David Burden

Current

Director, Global Marketing and Portal Solutions at Hitachi Data Systems

Past

Director at Distinct Interactive Limited (Sole Proprietorship)
Solutions Architect at UPC Media
Product Manager at Virgin Media (formerly ntl: Interactive)

Project Manager at Channel 4
Developer at Home Office

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Education

De Montfort University

Recommended

23 people have recommended David

Connections

340 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

David Burden’s Summary

A global web and technical director with wide and successful experience in the areas of dot.com, telecom, technology, data storage and international media sectors. A problem solver with a high rate of achievement and an appetite for new challenges. A dedicated and results‐oriented management professional with an extensive record of driving improvements in the performance of web related activities and personnel through leadership, communication and problem solving skills.

Record of achievement that includes building and leading top performing teams with integrity and respect for the individual. Committed to constant learning and self improvement with a firm belief in the value of practical knowledge gained through hands‐on experience. 15+ years of IT/web experience in aligning technology with corporate and business goals.

David Burden’s Specialties:

• Managing and developing high performing global and distributed teams through effective collaboration
• Driving enterprise web change across an organization
• Process improvements, advocate of strong processes and SDLC compliance
• ISP, marketing, product management, strategy and media company exposure
• Program management of substantial company initiatives

David Burden’s Experience

Director, Global Marketing and Portal Solutions

Hitachi Data Systems

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2003 — Present (6 years)

HDS is a market leader in enterprise storage solutions. I am steering the implementation of the Enterprise Portal project, bringing multiple web instances and technologies together and driving change. Implementing E2.0 communities, implementing an Enterprise CMS.
Director
Distinct Interactive Limited (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1997 — August 2003 (6 years 8 months)

With much opportunity around, I created a new media consultancy and design company (www.distinct.co.uk) to tackle focused, short-term assignments.
Solutions Architect

UPC Media

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 4 months)

UPC Media is a provider of high-speed bandwidth internet and interactive TV (iTV) services in Europe. My main remit was to stabilise the application and product development initiatives undertaken by the division on the broadband PC and iTV platform. UPC’s branded broadband portal in Europe is chello.com. The role was technically multi-disciplined across three main European offices with a matrix management of marketing, delivery and development teams.
Product Manager

Virgin Media (formerly ntl: Interactive)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 5 months)

ntl: is the UK and Ireland's largest cable operator and a leading provider of broadband and communications services. Today ntl has over three million telephone, mobile phone, TV and internet customers, a third of which are broadband subscribers. Role was to develop and manage the delivery of PC, iTV and WAP based applications and content within the ntl platforms.
Project Manager

Channel 4

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1996 — 2000 (4 years)

The Channel Four Television Corporation is a publicly-owned not-for-profit broadbaster operating in the UK. The main public service channel, Channel 4, is a free-to-air service funded entirely by advertising and sponsorship. Channel 4 transmits across the whole of the UK, except some parts of Wales, which are covered by the Welsh language S4C. It is available on all digital platforms (terrestrial, satellite and cable) as well as through traditional analogue transmission.
Developer

Home Office

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Executive Office industry)

June 1994 — September 1995 (1 year 4 months)

The Home Office objectives are:
- protecting the UK from terrorist attack
- cutting crime, especially violent and drug-related crime
- ensuring people feel safer in their homes and daily lives, particularly through more visible, responsive and accountable local policing
- rebalancing the criminal justice system in favour of the law-abiding majority and the victim
- managing offenders to protect the public and reduce re-offending
- securing our borders, preventing abuse of our immigration laws and managing migration to benefit the UK