Experience

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  Concordant Group Inc.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • CEO

    • Apr 2001 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    Due diligence into investments and acquisition of technology companies. Consult on FinTech-payment systems, serve on executive boards, and coach senior executive teams.

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  Miradiant inc

  • Greater New York City Area

  • CTO & COO

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Greater New York City Area

    Overall design, creation and management of a global payment settlement system for businesses in this start-up funded by J P Morgan.

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  COVANSYS Inc.

  • Detroit & New Jersey

  • Executive Vice President-ConsultingDivision

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Detroit & New Jersey

    Manage over 400 professionals to grow nation-wide consulting practices in Technology Strategy, System Architecture & Implementation, Enterprise Software Systems. Prepare the company for eventual acquisition by CSC Inc.

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  Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telec...

  • Brussels Area, Belgium

  • CIO &COO

    • 1993 - 1999
    • Brussels Area, Belgium

    Overall responsibilities for highly secure fund transfer and network services provided to over 3000 global banks.Turned around organizational credibility through dramatic improvements in security,reliability, availability and price of S.W.I.F.T. services provided by a staff of over 1000 personnel...

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  C.I.T.

  • Livingston, New Jersey

  • Senior Vice president, Systems& Technology

    • 1988 - 1993
    • Livingston, New Jersey

    Responsible for all systems and technology infrastructure and services in the company.Turned around the entire systems organization from insular to user driven.Enabled consolidation of two Factoring businesses with sales of over $ 7 billion to operate on a common system, re-enginered the factorin...

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  American Express

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Corporate CIO

    • 1979 - 1988
    • Greater New York City Area

    Corporate CIO, responsible for keeping entire company's technology up to date and cost effective,negotiated corporate technology procurement realizing annual savings of over $157 million. Guided technology strategy assessment at all subsidiary companies. Evaluated and initiated new technologi...

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  American Airlines

  • Senior Director, Data Processing& Operations Research

    • 1970 - 1979

    Managed development and implementation of all analytical systems and computer operations. The analytical systems included the first generation of overbooking & yield management, increasing revenue by $30 million. Operational systems included crew scheduling, fuel ferrying, staff scheduling &a...