Richard Ward
VP Global Partners at Oxlo Systems- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
I enjoyed my time working with Richard as he is extremely easy to get along with. He has a passion and desire to constantly innovate and improve the products he has a realm of influence over. He is a visionary that is always pushing those around him to improve the product. He also excels with the customer-facing interactions, and has excellent presentation skills. Always upbeat, Richard makes work fun!
LinkedIn User
I enjoyed my time working with Richard as he is extremely easy to get along with. He has a passion and desire to constantly innovate and improve the products he has a realm of influence over. He is a visionary that is always pushing those around him to improve the product. He also excels with the customer-facing interactions, and has excellent presentation skills. Always upbeat, Richard makes work fun!
LinkedIn User
I enjoyed my time working with Richard as he is extremely easy to get along with. He has a passion and desire to constantly innovate and improve the products he has a realm of influence over. He is a visionary that is always pushing those around him to improve the product. He also excels with the customer-facing interactions, and has excellent presentation skills. Always upbeat, Richard makes work fun!
LinkedIn User
I enjoyed my time working with Richard as he is extremely easy to get along with. He has a passion and desire to constantly innovate and improve the products he has a realm of influence over. He is a visionary that is always pushing those around him to improve the product. He also excels with the customer-facing interactions, and has excellent presentation skills. Always upbeat, Richard makes work fun!
Credentials
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Product Scrum Master
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Experience
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Oxlo Systems
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Global Partners
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Aug 2017 - Present
Seeking strategic partnerships to help shape the future of Automotive Retail. Seeking strategic partnerships to help shape the future of Automotive Retail.
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Dominion Dealer Solutions
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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VP Product Strategy
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Jul 2011 - 2015
DMS Product and DevOps. As part of the Dominion DMS team building a next generation solution Dominion DMX. Dominion is the provider of next generation IT solutions for the automobile dealer industry serving over 7500 dealerships throughout the US. This platform is based on Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM leveraging Dynamics 365 and Office365. As VP of Product provided strategic leadership responsible for overall product definition, UX/UI and platform. In addition to overall Microsoft relationship responsibility Richard managed the relationships with strategic partnerships, OEM and integration partners. His responsibilities’ included negotiating strategic contracts, managing the teams responsible for DevOps, Compliance and adherence to SLA terms.
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The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Information Services Strategy at Reynolds & Reynolds
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Jul 2006 - Nov 2008
Focused on identifying critical business problems that could be solved through the application of appropriate technologies. Managed the overall data services strategy as well as the Reynolds Certified Interface program for 3rd party software developers. Prior to this position, was the Global Director of OEM Strategy at Reynolds and Reynolds. Focused on identifying critical business problems that could be solved through the application of appropriate technologies. Managed the overall data services strategy as well as the Reynolds Certified Interface program for 3rd party software developers. Prior to this position, was the Global Director of OEM Strategy at Reynolds and Reynolds.
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director, Microsoft Corporation
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Jun 1991 - Jun 2006
Global Relationship Manager, Strategic Management Consulting Central Region Director, State and Local Government Sector Consulting Practice Manager, Consulting Services - Central Region Richard has been involved with technology adoption/integration, information systems design, development and management for almost 45 years. He pioneered the integration of multi-vendor systems and was involved in the design and development of the first twisted pair Ethernet products. His experience includes the deployment of some of the world’s largest computer networks and highly visible Internet eProperties. His team developed www.ford.com , designed and produced Victoria’s Secret WEB Casts from Cannes on www.victoriassecret.com and their Angel Fashion Shows as just a few examples of these new ecommerce initiatives. Strategic Management Consulting - Global Relationship Manager, As the Microsoft Director responsible for the partnerships with McKinsey and Company, Bain, The Boston Consulting Group and Booz Allen Hamilton. Richard has worked with many corporations to evaluate and develop strategic plans and helped shape strategies facing many businesses today. Including support for Mergers and Acquisitions, Information Technology Governance, Compliance Strategies, Systems Development Standards, Application Architecture, Systems Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing. Central Region Director, Microsoft - State and Local Government Sector, sales, consulting and support for State and Local Government customers in the 14 states that comprise the Central region for Microsoft. Consulting Practice Manager with Microsoft's Consulting Services Central Region, where he was responsible for the overall management of the MCS Practice of consultants and Technical staff.
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Education
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1973 - 1978
Bowling Green State University
BA Environmental Engineering, Design and Human Environments
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