PROFILE
Over 50 years of professional management experience in Software Development with particular expertise in:
Software Development
| Information Technologies
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Business Management
| New Opportunity Development
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Total Quality Management
| Strategic Planning
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Human Resources
| Marketing/Merchandising
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A proven leader with the ability to comprehend complex technologies and issues quickly, able to set goals, provide vision and strategy. A dedicated manager who delivers on commitments, is willing to take calculated risks and try new approaches. A decision maker who communicates ideas easily with clarity.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Business Graphic Group. |
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2005 − 2018 |
President, CEO
| Pleasanton, Los Gatos, CA
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- Provided marketing support services, graphic design, and advertising with professional service.
- In business since 1989, BGG was a dedicated group of design professionals located in Pleasanton and Los Gatos, California.
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Xbridge Systems, Inc. |
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2001 - 2004
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President, CEO and Director |
Los Gatos, CA |
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- Re-started struggling mainframe software Development Company.
- Established focused marketing programs and built a direct sales organization.
- Re-built development and support teams.
- Provided leadership for development restructure of product.
- Generated over 5,000 leads, demonstrated to 200 prospects, & discovered a 18 month plus sales cycle
- Due to economic environmental factors and long sales cycle Xbridge was unable to sustain operations.
EVP & GM, Development & Technical Operations | Santa Clara, CA |
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- Delivered InterTrust's first production deployment ready products.
- Drove early adopter end-user experiences
- Led transformation from start-up to mature enterprise.
VP, Quality and Customer Satisfaction, Tandem BU | Cupertino, CA | 1998 - 2000
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- Led the Tandem Division's return to number 1 in customer satisfaction and loyalty.
- Drove key customer loyalty initiatives across Compaq
- Was an agent for change
Vice President, Operations & COO NonStop Software | Cupertino, CA | 1998 - 1998
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- Led transformation of NonStop Software into a SEI level 3 organization.
- Was responsible for infrastructure support.
Vice President, Marketing & Product Development | Sunnyvale, CA |
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- Completed development of the CDS 2000 and CDS1 S/390 compatible hardware systems.
- Launched the CDS 2000 Enterprise Server family.
Senior Director, Product Engineering & CIO | Cupertino, CA |
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- Transformed Taligent from a Research Lab. into product house.
- Certified and shipped Taligent's CommonPoint Rel. 1 to investors.
- Rebuilt productization and test team to support Taligent's product strategy.
- Designed and implemented maintenance support process.
- Conducted market entry assessment for embedded systems vendor.
- Conducted development process and quality assessment for large OO software developer.
- Developed product architecture for advance image capture framework.
- Provided Image market segment technology & requirements outlook.
Director, ImagePlus Systems Development | Bethesda, MD | 1992-1994
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- Architect of ImagePlus/2000 Strategy & Vision
- Developed and launched new Client/Server family of products
- Reinvigorated the marketplace perception of the ImagePlus brand
- Improved cycle time by 25%; productivity by 30%; through incremental development methodology
- Rightsized organization to achieve profitability
- Achieved ISO-9001 certification (first software provider in Image industry)
Special Assignment to AGM of Development | Somers, NY | 1991
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- Performed development audits, reviews, & consultation
- Addressed process, methodology, quality, and organizational issues
- Enhanced development quality of Application Solutions products
Director, Kingston Programming Center | Kingston, NY | 1989-1991
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- Managed 800-person software development organization
- Produced 40 individual products: operating systems, security, systems management
- Defined & sold high-end UNIX strategy
- Developed and launched two high-end UNIX operating systems (AIX/370, AIX/ESA)
Director, System Programming Strategies | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1988-1989
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- Developed a 5 year Operating System strategy
- Led senior technical staff from all divisions of IBM to evaluate and recommend product directions in support of strategy
Manager of VM/XA Product Development | Kingston, NY | 1987-1988
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- Developed and shipped first 31 bit commercial VM system
Manager of Systems Evaluation | White Plains, NY | 1986-1987
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- Developed National Language strategy and process for IBM software
Manager of MVS Systems Externals | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1982-1986
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- Revitalized system management product direction
- Defined product strategy for TSO/E that enabled it to achieve 80% market share penetration
- Represented IBM to the SHARE-wide technical steering committee
Manager, MVS Experimental Lab. | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1979-1982
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- Developed extended addressing implementation for MVS subsystems
MVS Software Development | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1971-1979
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- Various positions MVS operating system development (Architecture, Design, Coding, Testing, & Marketing)
Hardware Customer Engineer | Canton, OH | 1966-1971
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- Hardware Customer Engineer Mid-Range IBM computers, peripherals, and unit record equipment
MILITARY
Staff Sergeant US Air Force | Homestead, FL | 1962-1966
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- Missile Systems Analysts GAM 77 air to ground missiles, Strategic Air Command
EDUCATION
AFFILIATIONS
- 20-year participation--IBM representative to several projects, including MVS, VM, and UNIX, to SHARE at large, and to the SHARE Board of Directors
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