Experience

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  PR Newswire

  • CIO

    • May 2008 - Feb 2010

    Chief Information Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Responsible for global IT strategic and tactical planning, budgeting, development and operational support for internal and outward facing systems, project management office, outsourcing relationships and contracts, managed services, and technology assessments of potential acquisitions.

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  Dow Jones & Company, Inc

  • Vice President and DIO

    • 1992 - 2005

    -Member of CIO's Strategic Planning Council.-Recruited to lead technology groups supporting the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and other publications. Responsibilities include all systems used by news, circulation and advertising to collect, process and distribute content to printing plants and customers. Directed 100 technologists across multiple locations. • Developed the technology to launch the strategic Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal. • Developed the technology to launch the Journal On the Go tabloid Europe, and Asia Wall Street Journal. Delivered on time and on budget.• Shutdown legacy systems and reenegotiated contracts with vendors saving over $500K• Rescued a project gone awry: Completed the installation of a 3rd party vendor advertising, sales and financial system.• Established strong relationships with news, circulation, advertising and finance partners. Developed 3-year plan to support business and technology initiatives.• Reorganized staff and established excellent relationships and working methodologies with centralized infrastructure teams. Led an organizational change that resulted in a more cost effective and efficient group.• The Harborside Desktop Support became a model for how demanding, real-time editorial customers should be supported.• The International Team, because of the number of remote locations, also became the model for building standardized desktop and network solutions that can be supported remotely in London. • Developed 4 key directors. Strong track record of attracting and retaining technical talent in a tight market and without the benefit of competing at the higher salary levels. Many of the staff developed, especially managers, now play key roles in other DJ business lines. • Delivered numerous projects that Improved the speed, availability and reliability of the multi-vendor systems that collect, process and distribute real-time newswires.

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  Bankers Trust Company

  • AVP, Project Manager

    • 1986 - 1992

    Technical support of systesm supporting the the Securities Lending and Pension Trust businesses. Ensured 24-hour system availability, development of new mainframe and PC applications, and base system enhancements. Reviewed technical specifications; wrote functional specifications; performed strategic and tactical planning, vendor reviews, staff hiring, review and development, and budget definition and tracking.

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  Financial Technologies International

  • Business Analyst

    • 1986 - 1986

    Software Development, subsidiary of US Trust. Worked with large bank business customers to understand their specific trust and pension business needs and designed and delivered solutions to the core FTI software to meet the requirements.

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  Key Financial Systems

  • Manager

    • 1982 - 1986

    Starting as a software engineer, programmed, tested and installed turnkey trust accounting systems for small and mid-sized banks.

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  St. Clares Hospital and Health Center

  • Medical Technologist

    • 1979 - 1981

    Medical Technologist (ASCP) and Clinical Laboratory Scientist (NCA) in hospital chemistry, hematology and blood bank laboratories.