Synopsis

Senior technologist with strong management experience.

Technology-wise, my core focus is on application of the Microsoft .NET development platform, and Microsoft's SQL Server database.

On the management front, I am experienced with roles ranging from team lead, to customer liaison, to CTO (and even CEO for smaller technology-based businesses).

This blend of technical and business understanding places me especially well at the boundary points of business and technology;

• As Project Manager, between a company's internal technical staff and its internal customers
• e.g. Equity Residential Properties
• As Product Manager, between a company's product design/development staff and its external customers
• e.g. Sygnal
• e.g. Information Resources
• e.g. SignMeUp
• As a Technology Advisor emerging technology specialist, focusing on platform and competitive edge development in a technology-driven industry
• e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica
• e.g. Sony
• e.g. Sygnal
• As chief Systems Architect
• e.g. Citicorp
• As CTO, responsible for all business technology decisions
• e.g. Tranzact

Highlights

• More than seventeen years of professional experience in Information Technology.
• Unique mix of business and technical experience, which allows for effective management of both business needs and technical challenges.
• Excellent communication using verbal, written, and interpersonal methods.
• Ability to function in a technical leadership role as a CTO, Strategic Technology Advisor to the Board, Lead Project Manager, Lead Systems Architect, or Lead Application Developer.
• Expertise working with clients, suppliers, and internal business units to identify business problems and define effective solutions.
• Expertise managing full project life cycles—from discovery, design, development, testing, and system implementation to documentation and user and support staff training.
• Strong understanding of both enterprise systems and retail product development.
• Proven management experience. Have personally overseen the design, development, testing, and support for more than 180 consumer CD-ROM products internationally, more than 100 websites, and very large-scale systems with teams numbering up to 50 persons.
• Industry and peer recognition. Several projects have received awards and accolades internationally.

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