Richard Appleyard

Current

Business Technology Manager (CTO/CIO), Bureau of Development Services at City of Portland
WWW Development Instructor in the Multimedia/Web Professional Program at Portland State University
CIO at Ekatetra

Clinical Assistant Professor at OHSU
Chair, Internet Professionals SIG at Software Association of Oregon

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Past

Director of Disability Informatics at OHSU
Web Services Manager at OHSU

Education

Oregon Health and Science University
Washington State University
University of Oxford

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Information Technology and Services

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Richard Appleyard’s Summary

Richard is a Senior IT manager (CIO), proponent of Holistic Technology Management with a strong focus on the User Experience. His expertise includes Web Technology & Site Management, Health & Consumer Informatics, and Web User Experience (including Web accessibility and Section 508 compliance). He is passionate about helping companies to maximize the impact and effectiveness of their technology projects.

Richard Appleyard’s Specialties:

Web Accessibility, Web Usability, Web Program/Project Management, Web/IT Management, Business / Systems / Application Analysis, Large Web site Management, IT Continuity of Operations Planning, Technology Ethics, Information Privacy / Security, User-Centered Web Design, User Experience Design (UxD), Human-Computer Interaction

Richard Appleyard’s Experience

Business Technology Manager (CTO/CIO), Bureau of Development Services

City of Portland

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for the planning and coordination of the bureau’s IT including technology planning, providing consultation and direction on all technology related efforts and issues affecting BDS business services, managing office automation and desktop computing technology, administering the citywide Tracking Review and Construction System (TRACS), and acting as chief liaison to both the Bureau of Technology Services and third party vendors.
WWW Development Instructor in the Multimedia/Web Professional Program

Portland State University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

April 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

Teach course in WWW Development, Interactive Web Application Design in the Multimedia/Web Professional Program, School of Extended Studies, PSU.
CIO

Ekatetra

(Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

Chief Information Officer responsible for small startup company's IT hardware, software and services - currently the Web site, eCommerce and eMarketing services.
Clinical Assistant Professor

OHSU

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

May 1997 — Present (12 years 8 months)

Richard maintains an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology Department of the School of Medicine. His research interests center around the use and efficacy of online health information and the use and evaluation of technology to address needs of people with a wide range of abilities.
Chair, Internet Professionals SIG

Software Association of Oregon

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1997 — Present (13 years )

Current Chair of the Internet Professionals SIG of SAO, www.sao.org. Key contributor, as President and Board Member, to the success and growth of Internet Professionals Northwest (IPN, www.ipn.org) to become the leading Web/Internet association in Oregon before it merged to become a SIG of SAO.
Director of Disability Informatics

OHSU

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 8 months)

Richard held the position of Director of Disability Informatics within Oregon Institute of Disability and Development at OHSU. His work involved establishing a grants-based program to advance knowledge of the Web and other forms of information technology in support of people with various abilities and disabilities. He spearheaded efforts to better understand information technology as it relates to disabilities including improved Cognitive Web Accessibility guidelines and Online Health User Experience.
Web Services Manager

OHSU

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

May 1997 — November 2002 (5 years 7 months)

Richard spent five years as the OHSU Web Services Manager within the Information Technology Group where he coordinated and planned the Web infrastructure for the university, as well as assisted departments with how to use and leverage the Web.

Richard Appleyard’s Education

Oregon Health and Science University

Post-doc , Medical Informatics , 1995 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

Consumer Health Informatics
Washington State University

PhD , Biochemistry/Biophysics , 1989 — 1994
University of Oxford

BA , Chemistry , 1985 — 1989

Activities and Societies:

Exeter College