
CTO/ChiefArchitect at MDot
Sarasota, Florida Area

CTO/ChiefArchitect at MDot
Sarasota, Florida Area
CTO/Chief Architect with over 23 years of experience in software development and architecture. Currently working on SOA, BPM, EA, cloud computing, Web 2.0, and Open Source initiatives. Mike writes for CIO.com, SOAInstitute.org, and performs freelance research and training for various companies. Mike also presents at various technology conferences. Mike is the Director of Social Technologies for the CAEAP (Center for the Advancement of the Architecture Profession)
Executive IT leadership, product development, Enterprise Architecture, technical sales, SOA, BPM, cloud computing, turnarounds, outsourcing, web development, data warehousing, high volume transaction processing, distributed systems, open source technologies.
(Non-Profit; Architecture & Planning industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Active board member of the CAEAP. Main responsibility is promoting the value of the CAEAP through the use of social technologies and networks. Also an active member of the EA Maturity Roadmap team.
(Wireless industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Part of executive management team responsible for product development, IT strategy, Enterprise Architecture, & technical sales. Responsibilities include defining overall architecture and strategy, selecting key technologies, budgeting, presenting to VC's and angel investors, and defining product roadmap.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Independent consultant with over 23 years of IT experience including 12 years in leadership positions. Expertise in IT Strategy & Planning, Organizational Change Management, BPM, SOA, EA, Web 2.0, Cloud Computing, Business Intelligence, Outsourcing, and turnarounds. In addition, I am a free lance technology writer and researcher including a weekly SOA blog on CIO.com, a cloud computing blog for a startup, and quarterly white papers for SOAInstitute.org. I also am available to speak at conferences or corporate events.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Responsible for architecture strategies and direction, process improvement, vendor evaluations, and other enterprise initiatives.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1995 — August 2006 (11 years )
(Information Services industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years )
(Public Company; Information Services industry)
1989 — 1992 (3 years )
MBA , Business , 2007 — 2008
Earned graduate certificates in Change Management, Business Management, and Business Administration..
MS , Information Systems , 2006 — 2007
Earned Graduate Certificates in Database Management, Networking & Telecommunications, Systems Analysis & Design, and Project Management.
BS , Computer Science , August 1985 — November 1988
AAS , Computer Science , August 1983 — May 1985
Reading, Fishing, Softball, Golf, New Technology, Leadership, Mentoring
CAEAP (Center for the Advancement of Enterprise Architecture)