Experience

Cato Digital

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President - Customer Solutions and Partnerships

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Working with customers and Partners in the implementation, tailoring and deployment of ICE system into their enterprise realizing their maximum benefit and ease of integration. Working with customers and Partners in the implementation, tailoring and deployment of ICE system into their enterprise realizing their maximum benefit and ease of integration.



Retired & Advisor

• Santa Clara

• Senior Advisor

  • Nov 1982 - May 2013

  Retired from General Dynamics; President and owner of Valley View Ranch. Advising with Startups in the IT industry based on my experience as CIO, CTO, and VP on Engineering Retired from General Dynamics; President and owner of Valley View Ranch. Advising with Startups in the IT industry based on my experience as CIO, CTO, and VP on Engineering



General Dynamics Mission Systems

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

  • 1982 - May 2013

  Key positions included: • Vice President of Engineering (which included over 6000 engineers; 3000 - Software) • Chief Technology Officer – Led of all R&D, innovation and startups; cloud, big data with Hadoop, SaaS models • Management of Internal Information technology (CIO) • Process and quality in all disciplines for small agile teams as well as large projects. • Integration of mergers and acquisitions • Project lead (Large Software systems) and thought leader in Cyber, Big Data Analytics, As the head for Engineering, was responsible for the execution of GDAIS engineering development, process, and product delivery and cost control As the Chief Technical Officer, provided vision, innovation, and focus for strategic technology and business development that resulted in the expansion of current business and the penetration of new businesses. Ran the largest technology portfolio operating up to 1000 different projects at any one time. Evolved to the company’s current cloud, analytics, and Hadoop capabilities for Cyber and real-time image analysis. As CIO, responsible for operations, security, and future roadmap of the enterprise. Operations included managing over 100 sites country wide holding the benchmark of security, availability and cost control. Under the process and quality responsibilities, created one common set of business in merging approximately 20 different companies In Mergers and Acquisitions, ran program office to fully integrate the new companies Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with graduate studies in communication signals processing and telecommunications, experience in complex HW, Firmware, SW and System design. In 2004, Infoworld magazine awarded him as one of top 25 most influential CTOs. In 2011, He also was awarded patent: 7,987,151 - Apparatus and method for problem solving using intelligent agents. Multiple agency special access clearances since 1984. Show less