
Entrepreneur and Technology Consultant
Greater Boston Area

Entrepreneur and Technology Consultant
Greater Boston Area
My professional mantra is “domesticating information technology.” I show businesses how to identify and implement the simplest, most cost-effective IT strategies that will get them to the next level. I’ve developed a broad range of technical skills over the past 20 years, complimented by twelve years as an entrepreneur and consultant.
I like to describe my work history as a journey up the “information food chain.” I began my career as an instrumentation and controls engineer, designing and maintaining automated machine control systems. As technology advanced, I became more involved in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, interfacing with them to build ever more advanced data collection and reporting systems. Eventually, I transitioned into developing enterprise software and database applications (primarily focused in areas of process and quality control).
Developing software applications, aligning business and technology strategies, dulling the bleeding edge.
(Industrial Automation industry)
December 2004 — Present (5 years )
Serve on the executive board of the Boston Section for the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society of America.
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
September 1997 — Present (12 years 3 months)
Co-founded, built and operate software development company with products that currently manage data for nearly a thousand public water systems worldwide. Duties include day to day business support activities, sales, marketing, business development, accounting, project management, and software development.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
February 1999 — October 2002 (3 years 9 months)
Developed curricula for several computer programming courses, lectured on the material, created and administered tests, and graded work. Consistently received high marks for presentation style and clarity of presentation from student evaluations.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Plastics industry)
June 1994 — September 1997 (3 years 4 months)
Directed process control and information system engineering incorporated into the design of plastic recycling facilities around the world. Conceived and developed software product to compare production conditions to final product quality. Budgetary and purchasing authority for automation portion of multi-million dollar construction projects. Conducted on-site equipment start ups.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
May 1990 — September 1994 (4 years 5 months)
Designed, developed, implemented, and supported all aspects of sophisticated, customized manufacturing systems for copper clad laminate manufacturing company. Worked extensively with wide array of technologies including motor controls, switch gear, PLCs, VSDs, loop controllers, servo motion control, and SCADA systems for material handling and conveying, solvent incineration, web handling, pick and place, boiler, sheeting, HVAC, and clean room equipment.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Industrial Automation industry)
1990 — 1990 (less than a year)
1986 — 1990
1981 — 1986
Business development, technology implementation, camping, woodworking, wine making
Boston Chapter of ISA (Vice President),
The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society (ISA),
New England Water Works Association,
New Hampshire Water Works Association,
Process Control Systems Forum