Alan S. Michaels

Owner at Industry Building Blocks
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Binghamton, New York, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Certified Cash Manager
    -
    Jul, 1992
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Industry Building Blocks
    • United States
    • Information Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Owner
      • Sep 2001 - Present

      Lead a dynamic global information business focused on the development and maintenance of the best available industry segmentation of the global economy by line of business (leveraging Michael E. Porter's five forces industry analysis methodology). Specifically: Industry Building Blocks (IBB) is the FIRST and only company to provide five-forces-level industry information for the top 22,000 global industries (which account for over 99% of the global economy). Industry information at this granular level is superior for making corporate and business unit decisions. Each of the unique, non-overlapping industries in the Industry Building Blocks Industry Classification System [TM] is analyzed using the same industry template which includes: industry name, definition, size, competitors, substitutes, complements, vendors, customer types, channels, end users, buyer decision criteria, product / service varieties, industry trends, industry uncertainties, industry success factors, and more.In addition, Industry Building Blocks provides (objective) line-of-business information for over 12,000 companies (including over 2,500 public companies, and over 9,000 private companies). IBB uses the Industry Building Blocks Industry Classification System to normalize all company line-of-business information. This enables unique, side-by-side, apples-to-apples competitor analysis. For more information, please visit: http://IndustryBuildingBlocks.com.

  • OneBeacon Insurance Group
    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • VP Corporate Planning & E-Business Development
      • Jan 2000 - Aug 2001

      Responsible for leading and facilitating all corporate planning development activities including: . Corporate strategy development, . Group strategy development for 4 divisions, . Business unit strategy development for 35 lines of business, . Horizontal unit planning for all cost centers. Also responsible for strategically aligning all IT spending with corporate and business unit objectives.

  • IBM
    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Marketing Manager
      • Jun 1995 - Jan 2000

      Marketing 1999Strategy, All Industry Solutions 1997 - 1998Manager of Product Management 1995 - 1996

  • The Home Insurance Company
    • VP, Corporate Planning
      • Jan 1995 - Jun 1995

      Led all corporate planning activities for the $4 billion insurance company. This included leading the planning activities for each corporate division (for: personal lines, commercial lines, and specialty lines); for each of the 34 business units; and for each cost centers (including aligning IT plans and resources with corporate business objectives).

  • Pace University
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance
      • Sep 1994 - Dec 1994

      Taught Corporate Planning at Pace University's Graduate School of Business (Lubin School of Business).

  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • VP, Strategy - Corporate Banking
      • Jan 1985 - Jan 1994

      For what was: Manufacturers Hanover BankVP Application Development 1985 - 1989VP, Strategy - Corporate Banking 1990 - 1992VP, Strategy - Retail Banking 1993

  • McKinsey & Company
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Systems Analyst
      • 1983 - 1984

      Working for the CIO, analyzed all corporate systems to improve business - IT alignment and effectiveness throughout the company.

  • GE
    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 1979 - 1982

      Led the design and development of major systems for Fortune 100 companies. Excelled at holistic system design using Yourdon methodology.

  • Continental Insurance Company
    • Business & Systems Analyst
      • 1977 - 1979

      Worked on a special project for the CEO and the CFO to develop a massive corporate model using APL to forecast all cash flows for all 31 lines of business, including revenues, expenses, and premium investments.

Education

  • Binghamton University - School of Management
    MBA, Finance
    1976 - 1977
  • State University of New York at Binghamton
    MS, Computer Systems
    1976 - 1977
  • Binghamton University
    BA, Economics
    1972 - 1975

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