Managing Director and co-Founder
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Current
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- Managing Director and Co-Founder at Trexin Group, LLC
- Managing Director and Co-Founder at Trexin Consulting, LLC
- Past
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- Senior Vice President and CTO at Aon
- Managing Director and CTO at Lante
- Vice President and CTO at Systemhouse
- Vice President and CTO, E.Solutions at EDS
- Vice President and CTO Systemhouse at MCI
- Technical Architect at Oracle
- Technical Analyst at SHL Systemhouse
- Education
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- University of Manitoba
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Marvin Richardson’s Summary
Marvin Richardson is a business executive and technologist with extensive, publicly recognized, accomplishments. He currently provides operations, marketing and technology advice for Trexin customers and partners. Marv focuses on creating business value by effectively aligning the execution of business and IT organizations and by applying new technologies in the contexts of operations and marketing.
Marv's professional background includes roles in financial services, professional services, and software organizations. He has a deep understanding of insurance, banking and capital markets from his work with global leaders such as Allianz, Chase, and RBC Dominion Securities. Marv developed his technology management experience from his CTO leadership at corporate and entrepreneurial organizations such as Aon (revenue $10B), MCI Systemhouse (revenue $2B), and Lante (revenue $70M).
He has been a featured speaker at business forums such as the CEO Round Table and IT forums such as the CIO Summit and the SOA Executive Forum. His numerous articles have appeared in InformationWeek, CMA (Certified Management Accountants) Magazine, CIO Canada and other business and technology publications. He is a member of several advisory boards, including the InfoWorld CTO Advisory Council, and was recognized as "CTO of the Year" for Consulting Services in 2001.
Finally, Marv confesses to being old enough to have expertise in diverse technologies such as services, internet, client/server, and mainframe – but not paper tape.
Marvin Richardson’s Specialties:
Shared Services, Outsourcing, Technology Innovation, Asset Management, Contract Negotiation, Enterprise Architecture, Program Management, Service Management, Customer Relationship Management
Marvin Richardson’s Experience
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Managing Director and Co-Founder
Trexin Group, LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Trexin Group is a partnership that combines a management consulting practice with targeted investments in early stage companies. Trexin is different from a typical VC firm as we take an active operational management role in each targeted firm. As Managing Director I provide executive management, financial assessment, and IT-focused business consulting services across our management consulting firm (Trexin Consulting) and our investments.
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Managing Director and Co-Founder
Trexin Consulting, LLC
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
We assist customers with complex and sensitive business issues that require an experienced hand, a senior perspective and an innovative approach. Our client work is customer-centric and situational but generally fits into these three areas:
1) Drive Profitable Growth
2) Manage Effective Transitions
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Senior Vice President and CTO
Aon
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AOC; Insurance industry)
October 2002 — September 2005 (3 years)
Aon is a $10 billion, Fortune 200, financial services firm focusing on Risk Management, Insurance, and HR Benefits Consulting. I led application and technology strategy in addition to providing technology oversight for a $600 million outsourcing engagement. A sampling of key initiatives, in addition to outsourcing management, includes Secure Email for HIPAA compliance and global Identity Management.
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Managing Director and CTO
Lante
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; LNTE; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1999 — September 2002 (3 years)
Managed Lante's East Region with over $20 million revenue and 100 employees. Corporately responsible for technology strategy & marketing, delivery methods, technology intellectual property. Also fulfilled significant marketing responsibilities, including principal analyst contact, conference presentations and media interviews.
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Vice President and CTO
Systemhouse
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1990 — October 1999 (9 years 2 months)
Increased responsibilities for technology delivery and marketing, from individual project delivery to team leadership to company leadership. Rose from Senior Technical Architect to VP/CTO with global responsibility for Strategy, Technology Strategy & Marketing, R&D, and half of Systemhouse’s Global Practices.
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Vice President and CTO, E.Solutions
EDS
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1990 — October 1999 (9 years 2 months)
Globally responsible for technology strategy & marketing, delivery methods, research & development, E.strategy and complex solution support in the $2 billion dollar E.Solutions business unit. Lead technical executive for Systemhouse integration.
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Vice President and CTO Systemhouse
MCI
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MCIC; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1990 — October 1999 (9 years 2 months)
Same as Systemhouse
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Technical Architect
Oracle
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ORCL; Computer Software industry)
January 1988 — August 1990 (2 years 8 months)
Responsible for pre-sales technical resources, consultation, and classroom instruction for Oracle Western Canada. Advised client senior management regarding technology trends and options. Delivered major trade show presentations and was lead technologist for Oracle’s SQL*Connect (heterogeneous distributed database), mainframe and desktop products.
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Technical Analyst
SHL Systemhouse
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1983 — December 1987 (4 years 4 months)
Responsible for design and delivery of technically demanding distributed systems, including financial trading, group insurance, and law enforcement applications. Successfully implemented first client/server, 4GL, RDBMS system in 1985.
Marvin Richardson’s Education
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University of Manitoba
Bachelors, Computer Science (Honours), 1980 — 1984
Governor-General's Gold Medal for Highest Standing, Faculty of Science
Additional Information
Marvin Richardson’s Websites:
Marvin Richardson’s Interests:
The latest business and economic news, running 5K races
Marvin Richardson’s Groups:
Interwoven’s Board of Advisors
InfoWorld’s CTO Advisory Council
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Reinsurance - Insurance Professionals Worldwide (2,800+ Member) -
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LinkedMinnesota -
Aon Alumni Association -
SHL Systemhouse
Marvin Richardson’s Honors:
Judge for InfoWorld’s CTO of the Year awards (2002 to present).
InfoWorld’s “CTO of the Year” * - Consulting Services, 2001.
CTO Magazine’s “Top 25 Most Influential CTOs” *, 2001.
Former Solutions Integrator Columnist 1998-99, CIO Canada cover stories 1997, 1999*, quoted in publications such as BusinessWeek, The Globe and Mail, InformationWeek*, and ComputerWorld.
Featured speaker at forums such as the CEO RoundTable, BusinessWeek’s Conference on the Digital Economy, CIO Summit, InfoWorld’s Web Services Conference, COMDEX, etc.
Marvin Richardson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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