Eddie Caine is a consultant, a national leader in the delivery and implementation of remote work programs. Eddie has been a telecommuting and telework consultant for more than 14 years. In that time he has launched, trained, researched and/or consulted to more than three hundred organizations developing and/or implementing telecommuting and telework programs. As a subject matter expert Eddie has worked with legislators, public officials and universities to better utilize telework as a viable work option and transportation alternative. For almost a decade Eddie oversaw marketing efforts advocating Telework and its many benefits to organizations across the state of Arizona. Eddie was instrumental in the development of Telework AmericaÔ, a national telework education, outreach and awareness campaign

Eddie is a past President of ITAC - the International Telework Association & Council - the leading nonprofit clearinghouse for telework information worldwide. He was a co-founder of the Arizona Telecommuting Advisory Council, a statewide resource and advocacy group supporting telework. Eddie is also a member of the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) task force for articulating best practices for CPA's who telework. For four years Eddie served as President and Chairman of the board of Arizona StRUT (students recycling used technology) providing equipment to teleworkers and educational opportunities for high school and college students in the field of technology (http://www.azstrut.org/).

Eddie has spoken at numerous local and national workshops, conferences and seminars on the topic of telework and telecommuting. He has assisted in the areas of planning, organizing, training and/or evaluating teleworking programs for employers such as:

Arizona Business Gazette, Arizona Republic, The Business Journal, Call Center Magazine, Dallas-Fort Worth Tech Biz 2000, Home Office Computing, PC Week, Phoenix Gazette, Self Magazine, Telecommuting Review, Telecommute Success, TeleTrends and Urban Transportation Monitor.