Christopher Herot

Christopher Herot

Visionary Entrepreneur and Strategic Consultant

Greater Boston Area

Current
  • Principal at Herot Associates
  • advisor at Daily Grommet
  • Chief Product Officer at VSee Labs
Past
  • Founder & CTO at Zingdom Communications, Inc. (formerly Convoq, Inc.)
  • Founder, Chairman, CEO at Message Machines, Inc.
  • Director of Advanced Technology at Lotus/ IBM
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Christopher Herot’s Summary

Visionary leader with comprehensive expertise in delivering interactive applications. Over twenty years experience incorporating emerging technologies into new products and services for organizations of all sizes. Proven record of successful management of all phases of a software project, from initial conception through development to deployment and support.

Christopher Herot’s Specialties:

• Strategic Planning
• Technology Acquisition
• User Experience Design
• Agile Software Development
• Rich Internet Applications
• Web Services
• Telecommunications
• Voice over IP
• Digital Video
• Social Networks
• eCommerce
• Data Center Operations
• Customer Support
• Patents
• Licensing


Christopher Herot’s Experience

  • Principal

    Herot Associates

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    Providing strategic and technical advice to clients worldwide in the areas of
    • Audio, including Voice over IP
    • Video, including Flash
    • Social Media

  • advisor

    Daily Grommet

    (Computer Software industry)

    2008Present (1 year )

  • Chief Product Officer

    VSee Labs

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    September 2008Present (1 year 3 months)

  • Founder & CTO

    Zingdom Communications, Inc. (formerly Convoq, Inc.)

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2002December 2007 (6 years )

  • Founder, Chairman, CEO

    Message Machines, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2000May 2002 (2 years 5 months)

  • Director of Advanced Technology

    Lotus/ IBM

    (Computer Software industry)

    19902000 (10 years )

  • Director, Advanced Technology

    Lotus Development Corporation

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; LOTS; Computer Software industry)

    January 1990September 1999 (9 years 9 months)


Christopher Herot’s Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    S.M. , EECS , 19721974

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    S.B. , Architecture , 19681972


Additional Information

Christopher Herot’s Websites:

Christopher Herot’s Interests:

Collaboration software, digital video, VoIP, SOA, Web Services, Sailing, Skiing

Christopher Herot’s Groups:

IEEE

  •    Supernova
  •    BlogOn
  •    PC Forum 2005
  •    Lotus Alumni
  •    Connected Health Community
  •    Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program
  •    The Global CIO & Executive IT Group (An MIT Sloan CIO Group)
  •    TEDx San Francisco Bay Area
  •    WRDLIVE
  •    Future Forward 2009

Christopher Herot’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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