Swiss Army Knife & WebFossil™ - Web Marketing & Publishing, Business Development, Process & Solution Architect
United States
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- Director For Internet Content at TigerDirect/CompUSA
- Co-Chairman at Content Compliance Council - A Standards Body
- Founder/Owner at McGuinnessPublishing
- Owner at McGuinnessDesigns
- Owner at McGuinness Publishing
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- Vice President, Project Director at TOD Inc.
- Director for Business Development at The Verification Company
- Director for Business Development at Clear Image LLC
- Business Development & Regulatory Consultant at Tim McGuinness, Ph.D.
- Co-Chairman & Co-Founder at HCCO (HIPAA Conformance & Certification Organization) - A Regulatory Standards Body
- Senior Government Solutions Architect at TekInsight / DynTek Inc.
- Vice President for Development & Marketing at Omnicomm Systems Inc.
- Vice President for Internet Operations & Marketing at Global Direct Mail Corp,
- Director of Marketing / Catalog Manager at TigerDirect Inc.
- Director of Marketing / Product Manager at Computer Support Corporation
- CEO at Computer Showroom of the Americas
- Director for Product Development at BLOC Publishing - BLOC Development Corporation
- Director for Development at ROMOX / ITS
- Senior Research Engineer / Asst Director for Corporate Research Engineering at Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Warner Communications)
- Engineer at Plantronics / Zehntel
- Vice President for Operations at Britannia Systems S.A.
- Technician at Control Data Corporation
- Petty Officer at U.S.Navy
- Education
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- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- U.S. Dept. of State Language School
- U.S. Navy A School
- Diablo Valley College
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Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Summary
Tim McGuinness, Ph.D.
Web & Technology Business Process, Product, Marketing, & Business Development Professional - I make it happen!
A seasoned professional in various subject areas, with extensive experience in Marketing, Internet, Business Processes, Regulatory & Information Technology.
I continue to focus in Large Scale Internet Publishing, Business Development, Product Management, Marketing, Regulatory & Technology areas in my day to day professional capacity, and academic activities on personal levels. This profile include computer industry and business activities, and does not include academic or scientific activities.
As a seasoned professional for 30 years, Tim McGuinness has been inventing, developing, and deploying compliant technology, products, and processes to improve business and individual's daily lives. One such software product has been continuously published for OVER 22 years! That product FormTool™ is a top ten all-time best seller (for more details about his product history click here).
With 30 years experience and a primary focus on applying technology to the improvement of commercial technology products and business processes, in compliance with complex requirements and regulatory environments, I have been responsible for the successful implementation of numerous products and services in a broad spectrum of industries and market sectors from public to private.
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Specialties:
* Large Scale Internet Publishing & eCommerce
* Product Marketing & Management;
* Business Development;
* Business Process Outsourcing;
* Graphics & Advertising;
* Web Design & Development, and Web Business Operations;
* Requirements & Project Management;
* Business Process Analysis, Process & Workflow Design;
* IT Processes & Auditing;
* IT Security
* Regulatory Compliance;
* Technology Products;
* Authorship;
* Project Management
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Experience
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Director For Internet Content
TigerDirect/CompUSA
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SYX; Consumer Electronics industry)
February 2008 — Present (9 months)
Manage the transformation, and day to day operation of the Internet Creative processes, and develop new merchandising and consumer communities for products, product categories, and manufacturer relationships, within the context of a major online computer products retail organization.
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Co-Chairman
Content Compliance Council - A Standards Body
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
The Content Compliance Council is a standards body to explore and develop best practices and certifications for social networking and dating website content. Visit www.ContentCouncil.org for details
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Founder/Owner
McGuinnessPublishing
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)
Publishes Informational Websites & Online Business Directories
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Owner
McGuinnessDesigns
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 1994 — Present (14 years 9 months)
Internet design and consulting services under the WebFossil™ brand. Nominated Services Business Of The Year by the Tampa Bay Business Journal 2005 & 2007.
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Owner
McGuinness Publishing
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 1982 — Present (26 years 4 months)
Internet Publishing www.McGuinnessPublishing.com
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Vice President, Project Director
TOD Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
March 2007 — February 2008 (1 year)
Development of new projects and services; management of internet marketing activities, business development.
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Director for Business Development
The Verification Company
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 2006 — March 2007 (11 months)
Managed Business Dvelopment activities, including development of new lines of business (Broadway Outsourcing Solutions; Benchmark Research Group).
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Director for Business Development
Clear Image LLC
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Computer products distribution company. I was responsible for all marketing & business development, including: the development of branding, new product lines, and internet sales. During my employment, I launched two new full product lines, and increased the company's initial order profitability by 20%.
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Business Development & Regulatory Consultant
Tim McGuinness, Ph.D.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
June 2002 — May 2005 (3 years)
Provide business consulting services in business development and regulatory compliance. Collaborated with or did contracts for: Unisys, Dr. Notes, Interllimark-IT, Tricare, States of Louisiana and Massachusetts, Florida Counties and Municipalities (City of Tampa, City of Lakeland, City of St. Petersburg, Pasco County, Lee County, City of Clearwater, City of Orlando, City of Miami, City of Tallahassee, Sarasota County), DoD DISA, Allstate Insurance, Pangaea, and more.
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Co-Chairman & Co-Founder
HCCO (HIPAA Conformance & Certification Organization) - A Regulatory Standards Body
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Policy industry)
June 2002 — April 2005 (2 years 11 months)
Original Co-Founder, and Co-Chairman for Privacy & Security, held numerous committee positions, and authored and co-authored certification programs - all relating to HIPAA (and related regulatory schemas, such as: GLBA, COPPA, and others). Was also active in WEDI/SNIP and SHARP organizations.
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Senior Government Solutions Architect
TekInsight / DynTek Inc.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2000 — July 2002 (1 year 8 months)
Developed unique Government technology solutions, provided business process analysis and engineering services, regulatory audits and analysis, IT security audits, web based application solutions design.
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Vice President for Development & Marketing
Omnicomm Systems Inc.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
August 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 1 month)
Managed and directly participated in the design, development, and delivery of Internet Based Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial Management & Data Gathering Application known as TrialMaster. Developed clinical trials work flow model now used as the standard in all web-based trials. Was personally responsible for the first two generations of the product (essentially the same as the current revision). Managed 11 member development team.
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Vice President for Internet Operations & Marketing
Global Direct Mail Corp,
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
February 1998 — February 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Promoted from TigerDirect. Managed and launched 29 division worldwide web operations. (also served as VP for EZbid.com a subsidiary I launched within the company)
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Director of Marketing / Catalog Manager
TigerDirect Inc.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry)
March 1994 — February 1998 (4 years)
Launched and managed dedicated specialty computer products catalogs. Conceived, launched, and directed GraphicsExpress catalog (including product acquisition, management, catalog creative, and lists), an profitable internal $6M business unit. Also created, launched complete graphics content and software product lines under the WorldArt, ProVektor, and BigFont brand names - 18 products total in line.
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Director of Marketing / Product Manager
Computer Support Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1992 — March 1994 (1 year 7 months)
Managed launch of numerous new software products, developed new sales channels. Responsible for conceptual development of numerous graphics products: Conversion of Arts & Letters Editor to Arts&Letters Express; JurassicArt; A&L SpaceAge; MAXart clipart products, and numerous others.
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CEO
Computer Showroom of the Americas
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1992 — April 1993 (1 year 4 months)
Managed and developed computer products marketing organization
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Director for Product Development
BLOC Publishing - BLOC Development Corporation
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 1985 — December 1991 (6 years 2 months)
Helped conceive, launch, and manage initial flagship product "FormTool", and 22 new products that followed. Helped launch TigerDirect mail order business unit.
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Director for Development
ROMOX / ITS
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 1982 — October 1985 (3 years 4 months)
Managed software development, product management, and publishing of consumer video games products. Initially in Campbell California, and later in Tokyo Japan, and Edinburgh Scotland. Also helped co-invent and deploy first ever Software Download service designed for home computers in 1983! Managed technology transfer to the U.K. and Japan. Established new development and manufacturing teams in the U.K.
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Senior Research Engineer / Asst Director for Corporate Research Engineering
Atari Inc. (subsidiary of Warner Communications)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)
July 1980 — July 1982 (2 years 1 month)
Computer hardware and software engineering, and co-manager of Corp. Research team. Developed Atari Home Computer product line (400-800-1200 series, and peripheral products), and numerous software products.
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Engineer
Plantronics / Zehntel
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
October 1978 — April 1980 (1 year 7 months)
Electronics Engineer and programmer, and certified quality engineer
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Vice President for Operations
Britannia Systems S.A.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
January 1975 — September 1978 (3 years 9 months)
Managed all technical aspects of computer import and sales company, including aquisition and transport, installation and setup, customer service and support, customization and programming
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Technician
Control Data Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)
September 1973 — September 1974 (1 year 1 month)
Mainframe systems support technician & programmer
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Petty Officer
U.S.Navy
(Military industry)
September 1970 — September 1973 (3 years 1 month)
Nuclear Electronics
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Education
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Florida Gulf Coast University
EMBA, Regulatory Compliance, 2002 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Privacy & Security Regulatory Compliance Management
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Universidad de Costa Rica
Ph.D., Archaeology, 1980 — 1985
- Activities and Societies:
- While living in Costa Rica (1975-1978), and later on numerous returns - Performed field work in Peninsula del Osa, and Guayabo. Special focus on regional gold, jade, and stone artifacts. Developed thesis on functional production methods for Diquis Stone Spheres (see www.mysteryspheres.com). Lead two expeditions into northern Nicaragua searching for southern most Maya city. Identified probable settlement in Northern Nicaragua (unpublished).
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Universidad de Costa Rica
MA, Anthropology, 1976 — 1978
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Universidad de Costa Rica
BSEE, Electronics Engineering, 1975 — 1976
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U.S. Dept. of State Language School
Language, Spanish, 1975 — 1975
- Activities and Societies:
- Languages
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U.S. Navy A School
ET, Electronics, 1971 — 1971
- Activities and Societies:
- Electronics
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Diablo Valley College
AA, Computing, 1969 — 1970
Additional Information
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Websites:
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Interests:
Web Design: www.CoolNewWebsites.com™ / www.WebFossil.us™ Archaeology: www.PrecolumbianGold.com / www.PrecolumbianJade.com www.MysterySpheres.com / www.Cryptoarchaeology.com
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Groups:
Scientific
• Society for American Archaeology SAA.org
Web & Internet Industry
• The Content Compliance Council www.ContentCouncil.org
• AIPA
Marketing
• American Marketing Association
• Telecom Association
Regulatory Compliance/Privacy/Security
• HCCO - HIPPA Conformance Cerification Organization
• WEDI
• URAC
Other
• LinkedInnovators
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Content Management Professionals -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals -
Advertising Professional -
Content Compliance Council -
Information Security Community -
Google Group -
eMarketing Association Network -
Online Advertising Professionals -
Startup Specialists -
Game Developers -
E-Commerce Solutions -
Outsourcing to Peru -
Adobe Software Users -
Atari Alumni Association -
DynTek / TekInsight Allumni -
TigerDirect Alumni Group -
Bloc Development Corporation Alumni Group -
Ancient America Archaeology Group -
Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) Alumni
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Honors:
DoD Defense Information Systems Agency DITSCAP Examiner Certification,
DoD DISA DITSCAP Certified Approval Authority,
HCCO HIPAA Certified Business Associate,
Pangaea Certification HIPAA Compliance Officer,
American College of Forensic Examiners Inst. Certification in Homeland security,
Certification in 21cfr11 Electronic Records,
Co-founder HCCO - HIPAA Conformance Certification Organization
Dr. Tim McGuinness’s Contact Settings
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