Russ Savage

Current

Strategic Development Manager at Arizona Department of Administration

Past

Electronic Transactions Liaison at Arizona’s Office of the Secretary of State
Consultant at GITA
publisher/editor at Publisher of a web-based Government Technology Newsletter (Sole Proprietorship)

Commentator on emerging technology at  Radio Commentator
consultant at Small Business Consultant
Variety of IT management positions at Cor Pro, Inc.
Project/Product Manager at Valley Computer Systems, Inc.
Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer at Kitchell Corp.
Contract Programmer/Analyst at Contract Programmer/Analyst (Sole Proprietorship)
Variety of management positions at Alpha Graphics

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Education

University of Arizona

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Russ Savage’s Summary

I'm an Enterprise Architect/Strategic Planner engaged in probing for the solid business case when pursuing same or better service offering for same or less cost. The business case will be specific for the particular business services provided. Each business situation will require tracking specific technology trends that build on what the client has in use.

And currently noodling on the communications media divide between boomers and digital age adults.

Russ Savage’s Specialties:

Blending technical and financial analysis.

Russ Savage’s Experience

Strategic Development Manager

Arizona Department of Administration

(Government Administration industry)

March 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)

Enterprise Architect.
An architect: technology, social. Exploring the collective possibilities as technology shapes the social and the social shapes the technology.
Electronic Transactions Liaison

Arizona’s Office of the Secretary of State

(Government Administration industry)

March 2000 — March 2003 (3 years 1 month)

I led the state’s development of electronic signatures use policy and oversight practices.
Consultant

GITA

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

November 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 5 months)

Engaged as a consulting Planning Analyst with Arizona’s Government Information Technology Agency (GITA). Responsible for developing architecturally sound statewide IT policies and standards. Drafted the State’s Administrative Rules and standards for Electronic/Digital Signatures to implement new statute enabling legally binding use of Electronic Signatures by agencies. One of three workgroup leads for Arizona’s multi-jurisdictional Digital Government Working Group (DGWG) activities in 1999/2000. As a direct result of DGWG’s efforts, I was the primary technical drafter of Arizona’s Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and Arizona’s Electronic Notary Act both of which successfully passed into law in 2000.
publisher/editor
Publisher of a web-based Government Technology Newsletter (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

February 1998 — April 1999 (1 year 3 months)
Commentator on emerging technology

 Radio Commentator

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

January 1998 — April 1999 (1 year 4 months)
consultant

Small Business Consultant

(Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1997 — November 1998 (1 year 6 months)

Assisted businesses defining their needs and then installed and supported Microsoft networks and business software to meet those business needs. (member of Microsoft Developer Network 1996-98).

More of an architecture role off and on since.
Variety of IT management positions

Cor Pro, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1987 — June 1997 (9 years 9 months)

The company went through several major shifts in product focus. I was hired as Programming Manager of a staff that was developing and using bond investment modeling software. We were involved in issuing a billion dollars of securities and managing those as well as another billion dollars worth. As that market closed to us, we evolved to do: 1) contract work assisting organizations in upgrading their information systems, 2) joint ventures in software product development and marketing of finanacial and human resource applications targeting unique niche markets.
Project/Product Manager

Valley Computer Systems, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1986 — July 1987 (11 months)

Responsible for product design and leading a software development team supporting clients using a Time and Billing system for law firms. Also completed and installed a docket calendaring system to track critical action dates for active court cases.
Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer

Kitchell Corp.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 1984 — August 1986 (2 years 6 months)

Responsible for the design and implementation of Job Cost system, Project Cost and Prospect tracking. The Job Cost system was actually an oversight/asset management system for the large-scale California prison contruction projects audited by Kitchell at that time.
Contract Programmer/Analyst
Contract Programmer/Analyst (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 1977 — March 1984 (6 years 6 months)

Responsible for the design, development, project lead and support of several client IT systems.
Variety of management positions

Alpha Graphics

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1969 — October 1977 (8 years 3 months)

first operations employee, opened first location. role changed as the company grew.