• Increased functionality, reduced management costs and improved reliability of a pension plan management company's systems though the design, construction and migration of a data center.
•  Improved reliability by 90% for database and trading research systems by utilizing high performance, high availability UNIX and OpenVMS environments.      
• Saved 75% in remote access costs by designing and implementing a network/security infrastructure. 

Vice-President - Technology, Digitask Consultants, Inc., New York, NY

• Planned and executed the conversion from a local token-ring to a multi-site Ethernet network with VPN based remote access for a major pension plan management firm;
• Project Manager for a major financial firm's data center design and construction; Wrote an internal resource utilization chargeback system for a money-center bank allowing the allocation of costs to business units;
• Configured, installed and implemented initial UNIX cluster increasing reliability for portfolio management applications;
• Managed the security audit process for a major pension plan management firm;Project Manager for a major financial firm’s data center design and construction

Director of Information Systems, Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co., New York, NY

• Investigated, determined the need and installed the first Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaVMS cluster on Wall Street providing a high performance high availability environment for trading and portfolio management;
• Managed two developers, three data entry personnel and the software development and data entry processes;
• Converted error prone dial-up 2780/3780 bisync Bear Stearns upload process to TCP/IP providing improved reliability and a reduced error rate improving efficiency of trading operations;
• Accountable for VAX and Macintosh management and operations as well as market data quotations system

Manager, Technical Services, CUC International, Trumbull, CT

• Managed staff of 4 systems administrators and worked closely with operations staff in implementing systems changes improving operational efficiency reducing costs and exposure;
• Responsible for the management, security, tuning of two high-availability VAX Clusters and business applications providing membership and fulfillment processing;
• Accountable for capacity planning and new capacity implementation, network and system security and new product evaluation and implementation providing a reliable environment

Network Manager, Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc., Stamford, CT

• Built Ethernet based DECnet network for business operations after evaluating the need for more efficient communications;
• Designed and implemented data center expansion and moved equipment with no downtime;
• Developed methods using FOCUS for efficient financial and operations reporting ;
• Managed operations and network management staff;
• Created a payroll direct deposit system using 2780/3780 bisynchronous on a VAX-PC pair

Systems Manager, CORSTAR Business Computing, Hawthorne, NY

• Managed VAXcluster systems including operations, DECnet networks, security and software installation;
• Managed technical client relationships and operations for 43 discrete client systems

Programmer/Analyst, General Signal Corporation, Stamford, CT  

• Reduced costs and improved reporting as project manager replacing DECSystem-20 systems with Digital Equipment VAX technology;
• Wrote 10,000 lines of code in one month for the reporting components of personnel and financial consolidation systems;
• Selected and administered CompuServe X.25 network allowing divisions to provide financials quickly and inexpensively

• M.S., State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY

1983

• B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

1977

• Editor and chief contributor for CxO InSights – a high level discussion of technology and technology trends
• Lectured on High Availability in UNIX and OpenVMS environments, and on Tru64 UNIX Clustering methods for Tru64 4.x and 5.x environments at conferences nationwide
• Chairman of the Interstate Sanitation Commission (NY, NJ, CT)
• Member of the Stamford Board of Representatives; Vice-Chairman of its Environmental Committee; Member of its Fiscal and Public Works Committees
• Member of the Stamford Environmental Protection Board
• Stamford Public School Technology Committee member
• Sailing, sailboat racing, gardening, home improvement