Practice Director - Consulting, Operations, and Sourcing
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Consulting Practice Director at RampRate
- Education
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- Columbia University - Columbia Business School
- University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Recommended
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4 people have recommended Steve - Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Steve Lerner’s Summary
Consulting Practice Director at RampRate:
The Wall Street Journal reports RampRate as the #2 Boutique IT Outsourcing Firm.
As Practice Director, I deliver business plans, product management, complex IT sourcing, benchmarking, and operational strategy/analysis. My client base consists of companies in the media&entertainment, technology, industrial, and financial services industries.
Examples include:
- IT operations and cost improvement
- Design of large scale internet business architecture
- Development and management of products and services
- Improvement of business management and culture
- Creation of business and launch plans, competitive analysis, and forecasting of revenue & cost
- Market sizing for products and verticals
- Diligence for investment or funding
Steve Lerner’s Specialties:
- Operations management
- Forecasting & data analytics
- Business plan development
- Digital media technology
- Product marketing
- Product & project management
- Sales: training, engineering, management
- Negotiations & vendor management
- CRM
- Revenue growth
- Turnarounds
- Software development
Steve Lerner’s Experience
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Consulting Practice Director
RampRate
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Business plans, product management, IT outsourcing, cost/performance benchmarking, sales strategy, forecasting, and vendor diligence
Steve Lerner’s Education
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Columbia University - Columbia Business School
MBA , Valuation & Operations , 2002 — 2004
Dual Campus w/ UC Berkeley
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
MBA , Valuation & Operations , 2002 — 2003
Dual Campus w/ Columbia University
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University of California, Santa Cruz
BA , Economics , 1988 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Electronic Sound Engineering Program
Campus concert and event management
Additional Information
Steve Lerner’s Websites:
Steve Lerner’s Groups:
DCIA
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Haas/Berkeley Alumni -
P2P Insiders -
CDN Industry -
Venture Capital Cafe (+5000 Members) -
NY Video -
New York Venture Community -
Web & Marketing Analytics Group - IQ Workforce -
Columbia Business School Alumni Network -
BCEMBA -
Digital Distribution Executives -
Benchmarking IT Infrastructure-Telecom-Managed Services
Steve Lerner’s Honors:
US Patent #6,801,576 System For Accessing, Distributing And Maintaining Video Content Over Public And Private Internet Protocol Networks
