Whenever you have packages delivered to your door, it's likely that local successful Edison College alumni had something to do with labeling and tracking it.

Bert Hamilton, who graduated from Edison in 1978, co-founded Harvey Software, Inc., the innovative software that allows businesses to weigh, price shop, label and track parcels shipped by carriers like UPS, FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service. Harvey Software's clients include hundreds of retailers, Internet retailers and manufacturers, including an impressive list of heavy-weights: Wal-Mart, Honda Direct Line, Alibris, Milwaukee Tools, Atlanta Thread, Coats & Clark, Scotts Liquid Gold, Parker Hannifin, Christopher Morgan and Byram Health to name a few. They also include thousands of small to medium size businesses looking for reliable, cost-effective, seamless shipping solutions that help them optimize their parcel shipping.

Hamilton, along with Harvey Software, Inc., which has been doing business in Southwest Florida since 1983, is a strong supporter of local business development, government, education, environment and community improvement.

Hamilton's early experience at Edison College helped prepare him to develop and grow his company. "Edison College is an important asset that helps students prepare for real world employment. I still go back and take classes occasionally just to help keep me on top of ever changing times."

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