October, 2008

My Internet Identities

Posted Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:24 by Erik

Quick links to the places where I am present most:
My profile on FriendFeed My profile on Linkedin Plaxo Facebook Me on Drupal.org Del.icio.us Twitter Skype

Welcome

Posted Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:40 by Erik

Welcome to my professional home on the Internet

I invite you to

learn more about me

see my presence

read my blog

read my resume

contact me
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About Me

Posted Tue, 10/07/2008 - 20:34 by Erik

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Resume Summary

Posted Wed, 10/22/2008 - 04:18 by Erik

Goal: Utilize my leadership expertise in building IT capabilities that are strategic to business performance. Build on my experience of over ten (10) years and $200M in IT solutions delivered, leading people and programs to drive IT strategy/value, enterprise architecture and solutions delivery that create competitive advantages.  Utilize my expertise in enterprise & web 2.0 solutions and practices to improve customer, employee and partner engagement. Core competencies include: Enterprise Architecture, Solutions Development, IT Strategy and Operating Model, IT Value Management & Governance, IT Sourcing and Talent Development.

Functional Competencies: See complete descriptions here.

  • Enterprise Architecture
  • IT Solutions Development
  • IT Strategy & Operating Model
  • IT Value Management (IT Portfolio, Program & Service Management)
  • IT Outsourcing
  • Talent Development

Chronological Work Experience: See here.

Functional Competencies

Posted Wed, 10/22/2008 - 04:20 by Erik

Also available in MS-Word format: Functional Competencies Bio

This highlights my individual competencies - as highlighted in my IT Leadership assessment.

Work Experience

Posted Wed, 10/22/2008 - 05:10 by Erik

Also available in MS-Word format:  Traditional Resume

2009
to
Present

Avotus Corporation                                                                      Mississauga, ON & Murray Hill, NJ
Acting CTO and CIO

Lead customer-facing product engineering as well as internal IT. Oversaw reorganization of engineering function to move all development & support to India, architecture & design in US. Established new product roadmaps to create unified technology platform. For internal IT, led initiative to implement a new MPLS/VoiP network infrastructure unifying global operations and optimization of hosted production environments.

2008
June
to
Dec.

Hinchcliffe & Company                                                                                            Alexandria, VA
Partner and Technology Lead

Sold and delivered rapid, actionable business results using our industry leading Global Services Consulting and Web 2.0 University Education Solutions. Redeveloped company platform for collaboration and service delivery, built on Drupal and integrated with a variety of social media services.

2004
to
May
2008

Accomplishments

Posted Wed, 10/22/2008 - 05:12 by admin

Follow the links below to review examples of some of my professional accomplishments. Most are written up in the form of case studies, presenting the situation, challenges, approach, results and my role.
 
Click Printer-friendly version to see all of these accomplishments in printable format, on the same page.
 

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Education

Posted Wed, 10/22/2008 - 05:19 by admin

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management                  1997

  • MBA, Entrepreneurship and Finance
  • Teaching/Research Assistant in Strategic Use of IT

 

IT Value Realization Program for Northrop Grumman

Posted Thu, 10/23/2008 - 19:47 by admin

I co-led this two-year program that improved IT's strategic level of engagement with the business sectors, while at the same time reducing overall IT costs by $100 million (nearly 10%).

Situation:

PSE&G IT Strategy and Business-IT Governance

Posted Thu, 10/23/2008 - 19:55 by admin

I led or co-led this series of initiatives, over a two-year period, which dramatically streamlined the IT organization (25% cost reduction) and also prepared it for considerable changes in business environment.

Situation: