CIO / VP Database, Application and Product Development / CISA
Application & User Interface Design, Database Management & Integration
SUMMARY
Creative Information Technology leader with expertise in IT Governance, SOX compliance, SOA, Web Services, web application development, user interface design & usability, database management & integration
Demonstrated ability to conceive, design and execute both revenue-generating products and internal systems that maximize operational efficiencies
History of building high-performing IT organizations by recruiting, training and motivating individuals to function as a cohesive and productive team
Experienced in SOX compliance, product management, sales support, project management, business development, M & A and strategic planning.
Skilled in requirements definition with excellent verbal and written communications
TOOLS
Personal: HTML, SQL, BPEL, Visual Studio, PhotoShop, COBOL, Assembly, MS-Access, RAMIS DBMS
Managerial: .Net, C#, ASP, XML, Java, eclipse, VB, C, C++, SQL Server, Oracle
EXPERIENCE
Collectors Universe (NASDAQ:CLCT, authentication and grading services for collectibles)
VP, Information Technology Newport Beach, May 2006 October 2008)
Reported to CEO; responsible all IT applications and infrastructure in department of 17
Oversaw VB, C#, .Net & SQL/Server developer teams locally and in New York to build and maintain custom workflow applications & high-volume web applications.
Responsible for all aspects of IT Governance and SOX compliance using COBIT framework.
Panacea Software (open-standards enterprise software vendor of SOA Web Services in BPEL)
CTO and VP Strategy (San Diego, April 2005 April 2006)
Managed .Net & Java developer teams locally and offshore to build suite of enterprise tools enabling BPEL (Business Process Execution Language)
Coordinated Product Engineering with OASIS open-standards Technical Committee
Responsible for Product Management & Marketing, developing client relationships and establishing strategic and operational partnerships
Primero Systems (Provider of pre-auditing services for Sarbanes-Oxley SOX compliance)
IT and Management Advisor (San Diego, Jan 2005 March 2005)
Consulted with public pharmaceutical company in Irvine to prepare for SOX audit focusing on IT aspects of SOX compliance utilizing matrix of control activities across control objectives with a goal of achieving a passing grade for audit
Engaged in activities such as: general project scoping; risk assessment; review of technology documentation; evaluation of policies & procedures and related documentation; customizing controls matrix to be specific to client; designing of testing strategy for controls; planning for remediation efforts.
PriMetrica, Inc. (formerly B2BData Corporation; 45-person venture-funded startup providing telecommunications market intelligence and sales leads generated from web research)
CIO, VP, IT & Product Development (Carlsbad, CA, June 2000 Dec 2004)
Co-founder, initially managed all aspects of the startup: financing, payroll, etc
Managed team of 6 developers working in Microsoft .Net, SQL Server, Unix & FileMaker and was hands-on in data and applications quality assurance and HTML creation
Re-engineered print publishing model into an online market intelligence service by designing and implementing custom browser-based content management system and client-facing web delivery system as well as establishing efficient operational procedures for data collection and distribution.
Accomplished acquisition of competitor; Set up partnerships with data providers and distributors; Managed vendor relationships for development tools and IT infrastructure
Ziff-Davis, Inc. and its division Computer Intelligence (Private integrated media firm; tech publishing, trade shows, market intelligence on technology) (total tenure: Feb 1982 June 2000)
Corporate Vice President, IT (New York, NY, August 1999 June 2000)
As corporate CIO reporting to COO, refocused IT group recently consolidated across multiple divisions and improved its performance and reputation within the corporation
Restructured IT organization of 130 people, improving accountability for results, aligning staff responsibilities with skills and rationalizing resources against existing commitments.
Met Y2K challenge, securing executive commitment, acquiring resources for key projects.
Managed IT due diligence for divestiture. Implemented programs to retain key personnel.
Rectified failing implementation of business-critical PeopleSoft HR by working with IT development resources and user groups to resolve conflicts and clarify expected results
Corporate VP , External Applications (La Jolla, CA; New York, NY; 1998 1999)
Reported to CIO; managed a national staff of 30 database & web application developers
Defined enterprise-wide approach to universal registration, establishing the information foundation for ZDs integrated marketing and media strategy
Created browser-based on-site self-registration registration system for ZD Events (e.g. COMDEX), resulting in reduced costs and an improved customer experience.
Improved integration between the various components of ZD Events registration architecture, resulting in improved flow, analysis and reporting of customer information.
Conducted a detailed evaluation of Siebel architecture and applications
Vice President, Information Technology (La Jolla, CA 1990 - 1998)
Reported to President; responsible for all IT development and infrastructure in division
Increased the divisions web presence by conceiving and leading the development of InfoBeads, a unique approach to packaging and selling data in small information packets.
Defined database integration consulting practice which enabled ZDMI to develop custom solutions to client requirements by matching, linking and cleaning data from multiple sources. Key participant in strategic sales calls and proposals (e.g. Oracle, Informix).
Managed vendor relationships including IBM, EMC, StorageTech and Comdisco.
Conceived, designed and led development of web-based client interfaces to CI database
Conceived and designed browser-based application integrating 34 separate data sets enabling marketing executives to analyze and segment B2B and B2C customer sets
Designed a suite of web interfaces for ZDMIs analytical data base products.
Director, Data Processing (La Jolla, CA 1986 1990)
Responsible for applications development, database management and IT infrastructure
Managed IBM VM/CMS mainframe shop; migrated applications to PC and client server
Key member of analytics team that built a statistically projectable data model.
Managed database relationships with external information sources (e.g. D&B, InfoUSA)
Led development of production automation and integrated order/shipping/billing systems.
Conceived and designed PC-based tool offering local access to CI Technology database.
Streamlined CIs fulfillment systems by integrating product sets and security models
Programmer/Analyst (La Jolla, CA 1982 1985)
Conceived, designed and developed online customer access to CI Technology Database; Promoted this new on-line system by providing client training and sales support
Built a custom Accounts Receivable system in use by the business until March, 1999.
EDUCATION
Coleman College -- BS, Computer Science, Honors, GPA: 4.0
Indiana University -- BA, Philosophy, With Distinction, GPA: 3.69
Continuing education courses in C, C++, Visual Basic, HTML, XML and user interface design
CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor |
