
Consulting Principal at TaoPoint Associates, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Consulting Principal at TaoPoint Associates, Inc.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
More than 40 years in telecommunications and information technology services--as technician, programmer, engineer, salesperson, supervisor, manager, executive, and consultant. Technical, consulting, sales, and sales support experience in systems and solutions supporting healthcare, financial services, transportation, government, consumer retail, manufacturing, and telecommunications. Operations experience including operations management, total quality management, and efficiency.
Market research, analysis, & segmentation
Strategic planning & market positioning
Market & industry white paper development
Competitive analysis
Proposal development & management
IT & communications request for proposal development
CIO services
Technology futurist services
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Facilitate a variey of courses in the Undergraduate school of Business and in the Graduate MBA program.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1994 — Present (15 years 7 months)
Provide management and CxO consulting services to small and medium businesses and Fortune 500 divisions. Specialties include: Strategic planning; Strategic marketing, product/service placement, and business incubation; Market segmentation, and targeting; IT strategy and management; and Process improvement.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2007 — November 2007 (4 months)
Managed and coordinated the operation of the Proposal Excellence Centre, a central source of base proposal content and graphics covering EDS offerings and services for use in client proposals across EDS' global sales organization.
Retired after 34 years with EDS.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Market Research industry)
January 2002 — August 2007 (5 years 8 months)
Conducted competitive and market intelligence analyses including market determination, evolving technology, target enterprises, branding, partnering, technology required, investment required, revenue, margin, and strategic control.
Developed and monitored metrics determining organizational performance and early warning of performance problems.
Developed and deployed a Market Management Information Architecture.
Provided leadership for business incubation team. Provided subject matter expertise and training related to business quality management.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2002 — 2002 (less than a year)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years )
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1994 — March 1998 (3 years 10 months)
Information and Strategic Consulting to small and medium-size businesses.
Developed strategies for telecommunications product positioning.
Developed strategies for IT healthcare services positioning.
Developed IT strategy for multi-state healthcare manufacturing organization.
Developed IT architecture strategies for contingent staffing organization.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1989 — 1994 (5 years )
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1985 — 1987 (2 years )
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1983 — 1985 (2 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)
1979 — 1983 (4 years )
PhD , Organization and Management , 2003 — 2006
Concentration in marketing and decision-making.
Dissertation titled, "The relationship among decision-making approaches, system thinking, and decision speed: An explanatory study."
M.S. , Technology , 1994 — 1996
Concentration in IT, energy, and transportation systems.
B.A. , Psychology & Behavioral Science , 1972 — 1973
Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society.
Alpha Kappa Delta National Sociology Honor Society.
Chief Justice, Student Court.
Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities, 1973.
1965 — 1972
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