NOIR Group was founded in 1997 in New York City. What started as a home IT business quickly grew to a management consulting enterprise and has now transformed into a business services provider. NOIR Group is all about making your business work and helping you grow your business. Our major paradigms include Communication, Marketing, Motivation, Networking, and Efficiency. We’re here to put you in the black.
Our Direction
In 2006, Apple Computer Inc had gained momentum with their Intel-based computers and their recently acquired UNIX based operating system OSX from 2001. This was a game and industry changing moment and NOIR Group wasted no time in being the new supporter of Apple Computer Inc as the next big computing platform. Today NOIR Group is a forward-thinking, efficiency-focused, open source supporting business services firm. Technology had always been a focus for NOIR Group but in 2006, Alexander Chiu had just finished his business degree and realized that success of firms that NOIR Group already supported hinged on management consulting paradigms. Several firms enjoyed the success that came from the NOIR Group business services and the NOIR Group concepts became key to the overall strategy of those firms. NOIR Group’s goal is to continue providing business services that produce a positive cash flow to it’s customers no matter how small or large their business is.
Our History
Originally a full Microsoft IT and consulting house, NOIR Group focused on mass-customization and quality customer service in order to discern itself from larger IT houses and even larger consulting houses. To compete with the best means benchmarking with success. The focus on mass-customization and quality customer service paid off as the NOIR Group quickly became a favorite solution provider for multiple investment firms in New York City. In 2003, Microsoft Exchange Server became a major communication platform and NOIR Group swooped in to take advantage of the technology to offer NOIR Exchange to its clients. In 2004, Linux and UNIX based operating system Ubuntu became the de facto industry standard for stable user environments which incited a small change for NOIR Group to start supporting a customized version of Linux as a high-end consumer/business operating system. Our tradition is providing quality customer service, innovative thinking, efficient communications, and a constant focus on success.
Alexander Chiu
President of NOIR Group LLC
Alexander Chiu owns and operates the NOIR Group as an energetic, self-taught, and creative entrepreneur. He is an advocate for open source computing and a firm believer in Apple Computer Inc. and Unix based operating systems. Alexander Chiu has also created resources for more open standards in the mobile telecommunications industry as well as motivational communication organizations. He is also a firm supporter of iOS and OS X from Apple Computer Inc. as well as Android OS from Google Corporation. Alexander Chiu firmly believes that open access to agile communication software and hardware standardization will lead to better diversity and success of technology for everyone. Afterall, communication and understanding are the heart of human race.
Samantha Chiu – Redhead Imaging
Redhead Imaging is a strategic photography arm of NOIR Group that brings produces high quality digital photographs, print, and digital videos worldwide. Samantha Chiu runs Redhead Imaging with her photographic savviness and her eye on value. Her use of artistic photography supported by her focus on quality and value has enabled her to become a photographic powerhouse for marketing. Her strategic approach to photography aims to capture the right moment at the right time, every time.
Samantha joined NOIR Group in 2011. She started her photographic journey early in life with a Kodak Instamatik 110 film camera. As her skills developed, she graduated to a Minolta SLR with a telephoto lens before heading to Savannah College of Art and Design. After starting Redhead Imaging in 2009, she has merged her brand into NOIR Group in order to leverage her skills with equipment and marketing exposure. Now, with NOIR Group, she is equipped with a Canon D550 to produce high impact photos for businesses and production studios.
Samantha’s strategic approach to her photography and imaging takes into account proper weighting, subject telemetry, scene construction, and kinetic timing. All of these factors combine to form her photography expertise. Her portraits, headshots, product shots, event shots, landscapes, and high speed action shots show a high level of skill and professionalism. For her, it’s all about “Capturing the right moment at the right time.”
