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Richard Ladson is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in leadership, consulting, and technical training. He has worked with various companies, including Veteran Computer Consultants, Software AG, and Unisys, and has taught computer science at several universities. His expertise includes IT strategy, team building, and vendor management.

Experience

    • Owner, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
      • Jan 2010 - Present
      • United States

    • Principal Consultant
      • Apr 2011 - Sep 2011

      Middleware consultant at the Internal Revenue Service and ACN, a major communications provider

    • Middleware consultant (B2B and EAI)
      • Jan 2001 - Mar 2011

      Conducted 20 consulting engagements for CSC, Accenture, Delloitte, webMethods and SoftwareAG. Focused on middleware (B2B, EAI).

    • mentoring coordinator
      • 2010 - 2011

      I coordinated several mentoring groups for unemployed persons who were seeking mutual reinforcement in gaining employment.Helped over 200 unemployed members of TPNG (Technology Professionals Networking Group) become more effective in their job seeking efforts.

    • Corporate Trainer
      • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

      Trained new webMethods clients how to use middleware tools for B2B and EAI integration projects. Taught the following webMethods products:• Integration Server• Developer• Broker• Modeler• Trading Networks• Workflow

    • Adjunct instructor of Computer Science
      • Sep 1975 - Jun 2001

      Taught computer science at graduate level at:• St. Joseph's University• LaSalle University• Villanova University• Penn State Graduate Engineering School• Penn State Graduate Business School

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Technology Manager
      • Jun 1960 - Jun 2001

      • Technology Manager for Unisys Corporation• Tested software for Convair Astronautics (Atlas Apollo 7) • Developed software for NASA Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO)• Developed software for NASA Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO)• Participated in Project MAC (first timesharing system) at MIT• Managed software research for Unisys• Developed applications for Unisys OS-1100 (first commercial time sharing OS)• Technology Manager for Year 2000 millennium project (Y2K)• Supported bar code data collection applications for Unisys• Installed and supported 911 emergency dispatch software for Unisys• Independent consultant, specializing in webMethods integration software• Corporate instructor for webMethods Corporation• IT consultant for CSC, working with IRS

    • Manager, Advanced S/W Development
      • 1960 - 2001

      As manager, Advanced Software Development, I planned and executed strategies for keeping abreast of current technology in the I.T. field for the second largest computer manufacturer (Univac). This covered applications, languages, operating systems, and database management.

Education

  • 1973 - 1977
    Temple University M.B.A.
    MBA
  • 1967 - 1971
    Penn State University M.S.
    MS
  • 1954 - 1959
    Wayne State University B.S
    BSEE

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