I help leading organizations find new ways to deliver substantial, profitable growth through technology.
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
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- President at Empire Software, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Information Security Director & Senior Software Developer at Wealth Management Systems
- Director, Windows Development at Hostway Corporation/Affinity Internet, Inc.
- Developer III at NTT/VERIO
- Senior Software Engineer at SoftMountain, Inc.
- Consultant at JM Family Enterprises
- Consultant at PartsBase.com
- Consultant at JTech Communications, Inc.
- Consultant at Fusive.com
- Consultant at Alpine Engineered Products
- Consultant at Registry Magic
- Consultant at Computer Concepts Corporation
- Software Engineer at Computer Associates
- Software Engineer (Internship) at Canon U.S.A.
- System Administrator at SUNY Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- University of Florida
- Coral Springs High School
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Mark Richman’s Summary
Mark Richman helps some of the world's top companies find new ways to drive substantial, profitable growth. We know that great results don't just happen. That is why lasting performance improvement at our clients is how we measure our own success.
We work with our clients to:
- Develop creative solutions to challenging strategic issues
- Achieve rapid, sustainable profit growth
- Develop robust and compelling strategies for long-term success
- Create specific growth initiatives that quickly drive the bottom-line
- Transform outline concepts into high-performing initiatives
- Establish alignment, accountability and engagement for successful change
Our clients include some of the world's top companies in their sector. They are successful organizations that are looking to drive future profit growth. We work across a wide range of sectors and have particular experience in E-Business and technology. We tend to work with CEOs, Directors of IT and Strategy Directors as our main client contact.
Mark Richman’s Specialties:
I generally target SME organizations of approximately 5 to 50 employees, or $250k to $5 million revenue. In practice, I have some clients who fly solo, and some with over 100 employees. I work with clients to maximize returns on their technology investment.
Mark Richman’s Experience
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President
Empire Software, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1998 — Present (11 years 2 months)
Mark Richman helps some of the world's top companies find new ways to drive substantial, profitable growth. We know that great results don't just happen. That is why lasting performance improvement at our clients is how we measure our own success.
We work with our clients to:
- Develop creative solutions to challenging strategic issues
- Achieve rapid, sustainable profit growth
- Develop robust and compelling strategies for long-term success
- Create specific growth initiatives that quickly drive the bottom-line
- Transform outline concepts into high-performing initiatives
- Establish alignment, accountability and engagement for successful change
Our clients include some of the world's top companies in their sector. They are successful organizations that are looking to drive future profit growth. We work across a wide range of sectors and have particular experience in E-Business and technology. We tend to work with CEOs, Directors of IT and Strategy Directors as our main client contact. -
Information Security Director & Senior Software Developer
Wealth Management Systems
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year )
Responsible for software architecture, development, datacenter operations, and information security for investment banking IT systems.
• Architect and implement secure web hosting and delivery platform for 401(k) to IRA and annuity rollover systems.
• Overall datacenter operations in a highly secure mission critical environment
• Information security responsibilities include software and hardware architecture, network security, compliance, auditing, and policy writing.
• Software development in a heterogeneous environment utilizing Microsoft ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, and Linux platforms.
• Database architecture and performance tuning resulted in increased performance, stability, and security and decreased hardware reinvestment.
• Reduced development time by 50% on key projects by refactoring and applying modern web standards and methodologies such as XHTML and CSS.
• Skills: C#, ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation, SQL Server, Linux -
Director, Windows Development
Hostway Corporation/Affinity Internet, Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 8 months)
As Director, Windows Development for Hostway Corporation, Mark was responsible for Product Management and Development for Windows-based web hosting products and services.
• Built and managed a $2 Million portfolio of products and services from the ground up.
• Worked closely with Executive Management, Business Development, Marketing , Customer Care, Operations and Engineering on Microsoft-related business decisions.
• Drove a team of developers, architects, system engineers, and system administrators.
• Served as Project Manager for key strategic initiatives.
• Architected and developed industry-leading Windows web hosting platform.
• Implemented Agile Methods across a development department.
• Advised Executive Management on industry trends, and provide thought leadership on corporate technology strategy. -
Developer III
NTT/VERIO
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years )
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Senior Software Engineer
SoftMountain, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
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Consultant
JM Family Enterprises
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Insurance industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
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Consultant
PartsBase.com
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
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Consultant
JTech Communications, Inc.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
November 1999 — March 2000 (5 months)
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Consultant
Fusive.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1998 — September 1999 (10 months)
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Consultant
Alpine Engineered Products
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
September 1998 — December 1998 (4 months)
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Consultant
Registry Magic
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1998 — September 1998 (7 months)
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Consultant
Computer Concepts Corporation
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; DIRI; Computer Software industry)
August 1997 — March 1998 (8 months)
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Software Engineer
Computer Associates
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1997 — August 1997 (7 months)
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Software Engineer (Internship)
Canon U.S.A.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
June 1996 — August 1996 (3 months)
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System Administrator
SUNY Stony Brook Health Sciences Center
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1995 — June 1996 (10 months)
Mark Richman’s Education
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University of Phoenix
MBA , Technology Management , 2004 — 2006
Summa Cum Laude
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State University of New York at Stony Brook
BS , Computer Science , 1993 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Hillel
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University of Florida
1992 — 1993
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Coral Springs High School
1988 — 1992
Additional Information
Mark Richman’s Websites:
Mark Richman’s Groups:
RailsBridge (http://www.railsbridge.org)
Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) http://www.ws-i.org
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International Association of Software Architects -
OPEN Forum -
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières -
NetSquared -
LinkedSEO -
KIVA -
BossTalks.com -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group) -
TEN - Top Executives Net -
Microsoft Dynamics CRM. -
Business Intelligence -
Ruby on Rails -
University of Phoenix Alumni -
Business on Rails -
Technical Recruitment -
CISO: Meaningful Metrics -
Service Oriented Architecture Special Interest Group -
The Enterprise Architecture Network -
Software Engineering Institute Virtual SPIN -
Git Development Community -
Friends Of Florida -
Gmail Users -
Technology Leaders Association -
Affinity Internet Alumni -
Technology Marketing Community -
Certified CISSP -
Jewish Professionals -
The 4-Hour Academy -
South Florida Interactive Marketing Association -
Stony Brook University -
Ruby On Rails Community -
iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com -
SaaS University -
RoR (Ruby on Rails) Open Source Network -
SUNY Stony Brook Alumni -
Guitar Players -
REST Architects -
Startup on Rails -
CISSP Training and Studying Materials -
Information Security Careers Network -
TEKsystems South Florida .net -
RailsBridge -
Value-Based Fees
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Getting Things Done® - Network of GTD® Enthusiasts
Mark Richman’s Honors:
Publications:
2004 Article: "Collection Serialization in ASP.NET Web Services"
http://markrichman.com/publications.html#article2
2001 Book: Professional XML Web Services
Published by Wrox Press, Ltd. (October 2001)
ISBN 1861005091
2001 Article: "Web Services Security Using Pluggable Providers"
http://markrichman.com/publications.html#article1
Mark Richman’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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