Mike Tedesco

Current
  • VP Technology at World Wrestling Entertainment
Past
  • CTO - Chief Technology Officer at dLife.com
  • CTO - Chief Technology Officer at GT3
  • CEO & Founder at Omnyscient Technlogy
  • Director of IT at Priceline.com
  • Principle Software Engineer at Venturesoft
  • IT Auditor at Aetna
Education
  • University of Connecticut
Connections
480 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Mike Tedesco’s Summary

Senior technology executive/CTO with 15+ years of experience in building B2C and B2B platforms for electronic commerce and digital media.

Mike Tedesco’s Specialties:

• Content and Asset Management
• Site Design and Transformation
• Monetization and Yield Management
• Application Development
• eCommerce Transaction Processing
• Strategic Technology Planning
• IT Risk Assessment & Management
• Project and Budget Management
• Data Warehousing
• Infrastructure Management and Operations
• Security Reviews and IT Audits


Mike Tedesco’s Experience

  • VP Technology

    World Wrestling Entertainment

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Entertainment industry)

    January 2008Present (10 months)

    VP Technology in Global Digital Media

  • CTO - Chief Technology Officer

    dLife.com

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    August 2005January 2008 (2 years 6 months)

    Managed advanced open-source web technology and team with responsibility for online marketing.

  • CTO - Chief Technology Officer

    GT3

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2002August 2005 (3 years 8 months)

    Merged 4 companies into 1 to create the leading transaction processing product in its marketspace. Architected the technology integration and managed development and operations of the technology team.

  • CEO & Founder

    Omnyscient Technlogy

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2001January 2002 (1 year 1 month)

    Invented and licensed enterprise database software. Patents pending and issued, including # 7,058,622. Sold several to Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures.

  • Director of IT

    Priceline.com

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; PCLN; Internet industry)

    December 1998January 2001 (2 years 2 months)

    Lead technical developer/manager for the original airline ticket booking system, customer service subsystem, data warehouse, and ERP system. Oversaw development and operations pre-launch through post-IPO period.

  • Principle Software Engineer

    Venturesoft

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    June 1995December 1998 (3 years 7 months)

    Founder of software consultancy, scaled to 10 team members at peak.

  • IT Auditor

    Aetna

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AET; Computer Software industry)

    June 1993July 1995 (2 years 2 months)

    Certified Information Systems Auditor


Mike Tedesco’s Education

  • University of Connecticut

    BS, MIS, August 1990May 1993


Additional Information

Mike Tedesco’s Websites:

Mike Tedesco’s Interests:

Music, Jazz

Mike Tedesco’s Groups:

dLife.com - Advocacy for a diabetes cure
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cub Scouts

  •    Ruby on Rails
  •    HDTV Group
  •    University of Connecticut Alumni Networking Group (1000+ alumni)
  •    Atmel AVR Developers

Mike Tedesco’s Honors:

Patents Pending and Issued including: 7,058,622
Certified Information Systems Auditor


Mike Tedesco’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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