Ed Dodds

Current

• Consultant|Owner at Conmergence
• Programmer, Technical Analyst, Web Developer at Compuware Corporation

Past

• Information Systems at HealthStream
• Director of Technical and Office Operations at Disciples of Christ Historical Society

Education

• Abilene Christian University
• Freed-Hardeman University
• University of Minnesota - Morris

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Recommended

7 people have recommended Ed

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• http://blog.conmergence.com
• Linkedin Open Group Invites
• World Convention

Ed Dodds’s Summary

I'm a programmer, strategist and web develper who has performed intranet and web development for Data Management & Research [HealthStream], Deloitte Consulting, Deloitte Services, Disciples of Christ Historical Society, EDS, General Motors, HCA, Healthways, LifePoint Hospitals, Marubeni Steel, Peregrine (for such clients as Andersen, Bank of America, Citigroup, Delphi, Johnson & Johnson, MorganStanley, Pearson, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Saturn Corporation, St. Mary's Bookstore, United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee, and the World Convention of Churches of Christ.

I'm currently working with the Deloitte Information Technology Services Communications group.

Ed Dodds’s Specialties:

information technologies which enable collaboration

Ed Dodds’s Experience

• Consultant|Owner

  Conmergence

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

  Maintain several technology blogs with over 2,200 page views per month. Perform fundraising, market research, publication, promotion, and web analytics and development for nonprofit organizations and small businesses. Provide strategy and advice concerning infrastructure development, open source and open standards to both. Clients have included the Innovation Network (Nashville, TN), the Medical Banking Project (Nashville, TN), United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee (Nashville, TN), and the World Convention of Churches of Christ (Nashville, TN).

• Programmer, Technical Analyst, Web Developer

  Compuware Corporation

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

  December 1999 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  Corporate intranet development for Conclusive Marketing, Deloitte Consulting, Deloitte Services LP, General Motors, HCA, Healthways, LifePoint Hospitals, Peregrine (for such clients as Andersen, Bank of America, Citigroup, Delphi, Johnson & Johnson, MorganStanley, Pearson, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Saturn Corporation and St. Mary's Bookstore.

• Information Systems

  HealthStream

  (Public Company; HSTM; Research industry)

  August 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 5 months)

  [Data Management & Research, Inc. was acquired by HealthStream Research] Corporate intranet site development using Microsoft technologies. Cardiff Teleform Elite/Basic Script scannable survey form creation and scripting. Remote data collection, conversion and report production for physicians-owned clinics. Hardware and software support and training for Windows 95/98/NT LAN.

• Director of Technical and Office Operations

  Disciples of Christ Historical Society

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  March 1994 — August 1998 (4 years 6 months)

  Instigated the library digitization project for the official library and archives of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which houses 35,000 volumes and 50,000 files plus personal and institutional collections; created website, search tools and indexes. Assisted $3 million fundraising project, created used books and document delivery e-commerce program, processing financial data and provided data-related supervision, coordination and training for staff and volunteers. Served as Managing Editor of the Society's scholarly journal (c. 6,000) and newsletter (c. 19,000).

Ed Dodds’s Education

• Abilene Christian University

  MA, Missions, June 1986 — August 1989

• Freed-Hardeman University

  BA, Bible, 1982 — 1986

• University of Minnesota - Morris

  General Studies 1981 — 1982

Additional Information

Ed Dodds’s Websites:

• http://blog.conmergence.com
• Linkedin Open Group Invites
• World Convention

Ed Dodds’s Interests:

collaboration, communication, convergence: Cloud|Grid computing; Medical Banking; Open HealthCare; World Convention (Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples of Christ); Admin of LinkedIn groups: ebXML, Medical Banking, Open Education, Open GRID, Open HealthCare, Open Journalism, Open Mobile, Open VOIP, Project Net-Work, Technology Nashville, World Convention (Christian - Churches of Christ - Disciples of Christ)

Ed Dodds’s Honors:

Dean's List, Life Scout, Ad Altare Dei, National Forensics League

Ed Dodds’s Contact Settings

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