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Benefits and FeaturesAn Expert Service Rich in Tradition and ValueYou'll be part of a distinguished network of world-class experts representing thousands of areas of science, engineering, medicine, regulation, and business. ORC International created the network in 1984. Since then, our experts have successfully completed thousands of interactions with clients. Our goal has always been to provide business and industry with a better way of tapping into the knowledge of the world's most gifted scientists, engineers, physicians, researchers and technical professionals.

Consulting ServicesAs an ORC International Expert Advisory Services® expert, you will have the opportunity to increase your revenue by providing consulting to clients who need your expertise. ORC International Expert Advisory Services matches consulting requests to appropriate experts according to the information provided in each expert's biography. When we find a match between a qualified request and an expert, we contact the expert regarding his or her interest and availability.

ValueORC International Expert Advisory Services generates requests through sales and marketing efforts to a targeted audience of business and legal professionals. In addition, ORC International Expert Advisory Services manages the paperwork, billing, web site security, confidentiality issues, customer service functions, and the overall administrative work behind each transaction. All you need to do is to write a detailed biographical profile, specify your consulting services, and interact with clients. We'll take care of the rest.

Expectations and CommitmentsORC International Expert Advisory Services's policy is to minimize rules and complex procedures for the work performed by our network of experts. We rely on the dedication, integrity and professionalism of experts to ensure that the service they provide is of maximum benefit to our clients.When you accept our agreement and sign up as an ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert, you will be asked to submit a biographical profile of your credentials, work history, consulting experience, etc. ORC International Expert Advisory Services's expert recruiters review every submission for completeness, accuracy, and fit. Our experts typically have advanced academic degrees and twenty or more years of practical experience in their area of expertise. Many have patents and publications in their name, and have consulted on their own for many years. We expect that ORC International Expert Advisory Services experts are current in their profession and that they do their very best to help clients find the right answers to problems.We ask that when contacted regarding potential client work all our experts make every effort to let us know of their interest and availability within 24 hours. We pre-screen all consulting requests and only contact our experts with legitimate opportunities. We also ask that our experts submit online payment requests for active projects on at least a monthly basis and keep their online biography current.If you have further questions, please read our Expert Guide. We view working with our experts as a true partnership and are deeply committed to developing and maintaining a close working relationship. We always welcome your ideas and input.

1. What is ORC International Expert Advisory Services?ORC International Expert Advisory Services is the name of the expert network from ORC International, Inc. It enables highly qualified experts to provide technical consulting services for leading companies and institutions. ORC International Expert Advisory Services also provides opportunities for expert witness consulting. Because of ORC International Expert Advisory Services’ prominent position in popular search engines such as Google, clients can easily find our expert's biographies on orcexperts.com.

2. What makes ORC International Expert Advisory Services different from other expert websites?ORC International Expert Advisory Services is a specialized site focusing on providing experts in the areas of science, engineering, medicine, technology, business process, and regulation. While other expert sites focus on the quantity of experts, ORC International Expert Advisory Services focuses on quality. Our experts have all been vetted and have impressive credentials and extensive experience in their respective areas of expertise. Our expert network has been used by over half of the Fortune 500 companies since 1984 to solve critical business issues. Also, ORC International Expert Advisory Services experts are increasingly in demand for litigation support, such as expert witness services. Accepted experts are part of a distinguished world-class network.

3. Who qualifies as an ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert?The ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert network is made up four broad categories of experts. The first category consists of highly distinguished professors, scientists, physicians, and researchers from academic institutions, national labs, and research facilities in North America and Europe. The second category includes top retired professionals from a wide variety of technical and business disciplines. They bring many years of practical experience. Third, there are experts currently practicing medicine or currently employed in industry with an authorization from their employer, if necessary, to participate in the expert network. The last category consists of independent and experienced consultants in a wide variety of technical, scientific, medical, and business disciplines.

4. Does it cost anything to register as an ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert?No. There are no costs involved to register. To become an ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert, applicants must invest time and effort in filling out the application forms, must agree to the terms and conditions of ORC International Expert Advisory Services’ expert agreement, and must be approved as an ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert. The time spent filling out the application forms will vary, but the most successful experts have invested extra time in order to have a biography which includes extra terminology relevant to their field. This terminology helps us connect experts to potential clients while establishing a high degree of trust from the outset.

5. What kinds of questions do people ask the experts?ORC International Expert Advisory Services users are typically business and technical professionals, lawyers, and insurance professional who need to consult with subject matter experts about a particular technology, process or product before making important decisions. Here are some examples of questions that experts typically get:

What caused this product to fail? What is required from a business process perspective to improve performance? What's new in this technology? Is this product patentable? How can we lower our cost on this product? How do these codes and regulations apply to our product? What materials meet these requirements?

6. How do customers contact and engage experts?An ORC International Expert Advisory Services Expert Network Specialist will facilitate the connection between the client and the expert based on project inquiries received. ORC International Expert Advisory Services handles all administrative work behind the transaction.ORC International Expert Advisory Services’s process is to work with the expert to define a scope of work proposal for the client. The expert establishes rates deemed applicable for the work and ORC International Expert Advisory Services then incorporates its margin. Upon successfully selling the project, ORC International Expert Advisory Services handles the invoicing and accounting paperwork.

7. How does ORC International Expert Advisory Services generate qualified requests?ORC International Expert Advisory Services’ goal is to be the premier expert network on the Internet. ORC International Expert Advisory Services has made a significant commitment to generate qualified project requests. ORC International Expert Advisory Services generates requests from three primary sources: a dedicated sales force, targeted internet marketing, mail campaigns, press releases, media coverage and advertisements, and direct requests from ORC clients. Since ORC International Expert Advisory Services is provided by ORC International, Inc., ORC International Expert Advisory Services also has research contracts in place with hundreds of companies who frequently use the ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert network. The ORC International Expert Advisory Services expert network is also an integral part of the services that ORC promotes and sells to an increasing number of corporations throughout North America and Europe. See ORC International's home page at www.orcinternational.com to learn more about the full range of services that ORC provides.

8. How do ORC International Expert Advisory Services experts make money?Experts receive revenue from consulting services. See the table below.

Product/Service Expert Commission

Project-based Consulting

As per the rates for a given project agreed upon between ORC International Expert Advisory Services (ORC International, Inc.) and the expert.

Quick Consulting In addition to project-based consulting opportunities, Expert may also receive optional Quick Consulting opportunities for a fixed fee (per expert accepted Event)

9. How do experts get paid?Experts use ORC International Expert Advisory Services’ online payment system to submit payment requests.