Program/Project Management/Strategic Planning
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Program Director/Project Management at Radioio.com
- Founder/Editor at Soul-Patrol.com
- Past
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- Vice President, Strategic Business Technology Integration/Architecture at Merrill Lynch
- Music Community Manager at Prodigy Online Services
- Manager of Data and Development Support at Rhodia
- Manager of Systems Architecture and Planning at AT&T
- Education
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- University of Pittsburgh
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Bob Davis’s Summary
Bob Davis combines 20 + years of experience as a world class Information Technology Executive with 3 different Fortune 500 companies with a passion for music, culture and global concerns.
He is an online communications pioneer that has successfully merged his professional skills with his private passions to create some of the most important communications and content platforms on the internet.
His commentaries on technology/culture have been widely read/published both online and in print, but have become an enabling force in the lives & careers of many people. His broadcasts and podcasts over the years have set the standard for music/information distribution via the internet.
Bob is a dynamic public speaker in both large and small settings. He has given speeches, multi-media presentations, served as a panelist and as a group facilitator in corporate board rooms, universities/high schools, business/technology trade organizations and on radio/television.
Bob Davis’s Specialties:
CMMI, JAD, Online Content Development, Online Communities/Social Networking Management, Search Engine Optimization, Radio Station Operation/Management, Gartner TCO Manager, Microsoft SharePoint, Various Process Engineering/IT Portfolio Management and Governance Tools
Bob Davis’s Experience
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Program Director/Project Management
Radioio.com
(Online Media industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Program/Project Management, Managed the feasibility, design, implementation and day to day operations of a 13 station suite of channels for RadioIO.com.
Performs Strategic Planning, Project/Program Management, Oral/Written Corporate Communications, Customer/Media Relations, Configuration Management, Release Management, Blog Management, Metadata Management, Vendor Management, Advertising Copy Writing, Radio Announcing, and Radio programming/scheduling functions. -
Founder/Editor
Soul-Patrol.com
(Online Media industry)
June 1996 — Present (13 years 7 months)
Visonary founder of Soul-Patrol.com which is the ONLY 100 percent African American (content and technology infrastructure) owned/operated Internet resource of its kind.
Soul-Patrol is listed as "required reading" in the course outlines at the Universities of Wisconsin and Indiana.
Consults with organizations such as; Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, R&B Foundation, Future of Music Coalition, STAX Museum, Black Rock Coalition, SistaFactory, Alliance of Native Americans, Universal Music, Concord Music, Shanachie Entertainment, Rhino Music, Philadelphia Black Heritage Festival, Purpose Records, Wake Forrest University, Berks Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall, Bergen Performing Arts Center, Keswick Theatre, Mann Music Center for the Performing Arts, Robin Hood Dell East, Birchmere Theatre, Carter Baron Ampitheater, BB Kings/Highline Ballroom and others.
Has created groundbreaking & award winning digital products ranging from the the Soul-Patrol Newsletter (1997) to the Soul-Patrol Digital/Virtual Album 1.0 (2007), all utilizing Structured Methodologies + Six Sigma/CMMI.
Been a featured guest speaker/lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, Dominican University, Burlington County College, National Association of Market Developers and at various music confrences, business and educational forums around the country.
Been interviewed/featured in Chicago Sun Times, Arizona Republic, Orlando Sentinel, Billboard Magazine, Air America Radio, Cleveland Scene Magazine, Pittsburgh Courier, Black Men In America, Bev Smith Nationally Syndicated Radio, Electronic Urban Report, Edison Media Research, VIBE Magazine, Elmore Magazine, Chiltin Circuit Magazine, Memphis Magazine, Pan African News Wire and others. -
Vice President, Strategic Business Technology Integration/Architecture
Merrill Lynch
(Financial Services industry)
December 1993 — February 2007 (13 years 3 months)
Senior Management Consultant: Developed/Implemented Strategic IT Plans for Global IT Organization, Managed/Implemented Organizational Process Definition, Governance, Business Process Re-design, Organizational Training, Organizational Process Performance Teams, Developed Architectural Frameworks and Templates, Developed IT Business Cases, Conducted Design/Development Workshops, Managed Risk, Change and Issues Management processes within a cross functional/multi-disciplinary Global IT shop.
Information Resource Manager: Managed & Implemented Portfolio Management, Product Integration, Requirements/Change Management, Configuration Management, Validation/Verification Process & Product QA/Deployment, Causal Analysis & Resolution and Data Management intranet based repositories across merged companies, organizations and functions. Developed and Implemented Policies, Procedures and Operational Templates. -
Music Community Manager
Prodigy Online Services
(Online Media industry)
April 1996 — January 2003 (6 years 10 months)
Prodigy Online Service - Responsible for management, content and development of the Prodigy Music web site, Message Board, News Group, Mailing List & Chat Areas.
Managed a team of 8 people responsible for the facilitation of a multi demographic content area which included Christian, Classical, Country, Jazz/Blues, Rock/Pop, and Urban music genres.
During this period, the Prodigy music area was the most trafficked destination for music on the internet. -
Manager of Data and Development Support
Rhodia
(Privately Held; Chemicals industry)
January 1991 — December 1993 (3 years )
Managed IT Department consisting of Data Administration, Joint Application Design (JAD), Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Project Management and Development Standards. Supported the integration 15 recently acquired chemical companies under the umbrella of Rhodia (Rhône-Poulenc USA.)
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Manager of Systems Architecture and Planning
AT&T
(Public Company; T; Telecommunications industry)
April 1979 — August 1991 (12 years 5 months)
Managed the AT&T Billing Systems Architecture that enabled the Reengineering of AT&T Card Services (Universal Credit Card and AT&T Calling Card) and the introduction/enhancement of several new telecom products.
Oversaw the large-scale introduction of PC based CASE technology into the systems development process, as well as the development of analysis methods and procedures. The data/process models produced were the basis of several large shared multi departmental DB2 databases.
Managed the development of four Departmental Data Dictionaries that saved millions of dollars in systems development costs by allowing development teams to develop high quality databases faster.
Developed logical models and systems specifications in support of the following areas: Customer Service and Billing; Tariffs; Financial Management; Credit Card Operations; Financial Management; Competitive Analysis; Human Resources; Product Information; and Network Administration.
