Healthcare and Health Insurance
I have advised managed care organizations and was the CIO of a commercial health insurance company (Fortis Health.) I have assisted in the selection of Third Party Claims administrators, helped apply for authorization to operate Medicare Part “C” and “D” plans, oversaw the creation of a new health underwriting system, and performed systems consolidations which yielded substantial cost savings and won industry awards.
Manufacturing
I have been the senior IT executive and CIO for Fortune 500 and privately owned manufacturing companies including IBP and Bunge Corporation. My experience includes both job shop and continuous process manufacturing plants. I have worked for both branded and commodity organizations. Manufacturing environments that I have supported included highly clean (food processing) to chemical manufacturing. In my early years I worked as a Plant Engineer for Eastman Kodak.
Banking
I was the strategic IT architect and VP – Emerging Technology for Banker’s Trust Corporation. My experience includes financial instrument trading and introduction of new technologies such as optical storage and artificial intelligence.
Public Accounting
I spent five years as a Manager in Advisory Services for Ernst and Ernst. In addition to my role leading consulting teams I was also responsible for coordination and execution of the IT general controls and application controls reviews for all of the clients of the New York office.
Government
During my career in the Navy Reserve I spent many years at the Pentagon and regional staffs. I was assigned responsibility for Information Technology in many of these positions. In addition, my health care experience has led to numerous interactions with both Federal and State Health and Human Services agency personnel and systems.
New Ventures
In addition to starting my own consulting organization I have been a principal in two startups. I have experience with raising venture capital for funding new organizations.
Information Technology
Like many in the Information Technology industry I got my start as a programmer/analyst and a computer operator. I have held every position in an information technology department including: systems programmer, business analyst, project leader, project manager, department head, and CIO.
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Curriculum Advisor, Gateway Technical College, Racine, WI
Vice Commodore, MAST (sailboat racing club - Milwaukee WI)
EDUCATION
MBA (with honors) - Harvard Business School - emphasis in Marketing.
Managing the Information Services Resource - Harvard Business School
B.Eng.. - Major in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Electrical Engineering - Stevens Institute of Technology.
MILITARY SERVICE
Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve (retired), Reserve assignments included Commanding Officer and Executive Officer assignments and tours as senior staff with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, shore support and combatant commands.
Clearance: Top Secret – SCI
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
My primary business focus has been as a CIO/CTO and therefore the management of Information Technology organizations. However, I am also a technology hobbyist. I still write code and maintain a complex home network. You can visit my programming web site at my programming page for a sample of my activities.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A detailed chronologic resume is available by clicking on the My Detailed Resume link to your left.