Expert Details
Endpoints/Client Computing; PCs, Phones, Tablets; Related Cloud Services
ID: 731522
Massachusetts, USA
Study of buyer preferences for different computer form factors, done by isolating features and presenting a spectrum of possibilities to focus groups in multiple regions and buying segments.Study of the white box market in the United States.Brand positioning consultation for a major silicon supplier. Message tuning and testing for a growing computer services supplier.Product evaluation for a major computer hardware supplier.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1977 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Finance, Marketing | Institution: University of Chicago |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: BA | Subject: Music | Institution: Bennington College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Run the business, generate revenue, satisfy clients, stay up on technology trends, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2005 | Employer: IDC | Title: Vice President | Department: Client Computing |
Responsibilities:Running and building the PC practice. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 1995 | Employer: International LISP Associates | Title: COO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Running operations and the documentation side of a supplier of software to the NSA. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1979 to 1982 | Country / Region: Worldwide | Summary: Multinational accounts manager for the data communications division of Motorola, involved working with distributors in 45 countries. |
| Years: 1982 to 1983 | Country / Region: France | Summary: English language liaison for a French datacommunications distributor. |
| Years: 1997 to 2011 | Country / Region: Asia, Europe | Summary: Various trips to China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea while an analyst at IDC and Endpoint Technologies. |
Career Accomplishments
| Professional Appointments |
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| Trusted Computing Advisory Council; various corporate advisory boards. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has written more than 200 editorials for Forbes.com as well as publishing in many other outlets. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| French | He has passed for native, but today would characterize himself as fluent. He did a Swiss radio program in French in the past year. |
| German | He has a working knowledge, an ability to get around, in German. |
| Russian | He studied two years of Russian at Harvard and Tufts and can read, do some writing, and basic speaking |
| Others | With Romance, Teutonic, and Slavic exposure, he can read newspapers in Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian languages. |
Fields of Expertise
computer, computer architecture, computer equipment, computer hardware, computer processing, computer processor architecture, computer software, computer system, computer vendor, electronic mail, microcomputing, cloud computing, ecommerce, computer software licensing, multimedia software, Macintosh software, computer clock rate, computer analysis, pen-based computing, PIM software, embedded processing, word processing, machine development, application software, parallel computer processing, Microsoft Windows software, marketing, user interface, computer network