| Michael
S. Dunn 1152 Stillwater Rd. Stamford, CT 06902 |
| Objective: | To serve in an executive technology leadership role within a company that views technology utilization and the teams that supports it as a key component of its overall business success. | |
| Background: | Over 20 years of technology management and team building experience including a detailed working knowledge of Information Technologies, Software Development, and the Internet & eBusiness industry. Focused on complex technologies, architecture, strategies, competitive landscape, infrastructure, operations, production, product and developmental methodologies, standards and future technology direction. |
| Employment: | Encoda Systems
Inc. New York, NY & Denver, CO Chief Technology Officer, EVP (6/01 - present) Responsible for the leadership, teambuilding, product development and strategic guidance of every aspect of this Media Industry Software & Services Solution Provider's enterprise technology unit. Member of the Executive management group, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for a staff of 350, which is over a third of the company's global headcount, including the Information Technology, Research, Product Management, Development, Engineering and Program Management departments. Responsible for creating technology products, services and integrated solutions that address network, satellite, broadcasting, automation, advertising, cable and Internet applications. Time Warner Inc. New York, NY Chief Technology Officer of the Corporation (7/99 - 6/01) Responsible for the leadership, teambuilding and guidance of every aspect of this Media & Entertainment Company's enterprise technology effort. Providing enterprise-wide change-agent leadership for technology strategy, research and development, architecture, infrastructure designs, evaluating applications of new technologies and standards. Work closely with the management of Time Warner and via influence with its diverse business units, on Internet and Information Technology strategic direction. The technologist for Time Warner Digital Media's $1B Investment Fund, overseeing the technical due diligence of prospective investments, insure that they are both viable and fill strategic gaps. Member of the enterprise wide senior management technology governance council. Tasked as the lead executive for Time Warner in planning the Network, Infrastructure, Web & Operational migration for all divisions to AOL Technologies. Lead Security Executive for the Enterprise. Tasked with developing through influence a technology agnostic culture focused on leveraging a framework approach to technologies, toolsets and projects that support the business initiatives from "concept to production". Dell Computer Corporation Round Rock, TX Chief Technology Officer of the Online Business Unit (10/97 - 7/99) Responsible for every aspect of this PC manufacturing company's online technology effort. Senior technology leader of the online business unit that was responsible for delivering over 50% of Dell's global revenues which averaged $40+ million a day in transactions via the ecommerce Internet applications. Globally responsible for Internet and Web technology leadership, day-to-day site management, networking, infrastructure, architecture, performance and the setting of future direction. Responsible for building a scalable and sustainable Web Infrastructure and Architecture that allowed Dell to achieve an unparalleled eCommerce offering represented by the site's revenue, performance, uptime and growth. Served as the principal Technologist for due diligence for investments made by Dell Ventures. Key champion of Dell's investment in such companies as Red Hat and RIM. Responsible for all Internet & Web focused customer sales & educational briefings. Managed a number of diverse technology teams, such as: Site Management, Quality Assurance, Technology Program Management, Customer Interaction, Customer Integration, Development and Site Security. Responsible for the technology integration of all Internet partnerships, such as Amazon, Excite, Microsoft, Linkshare, Ask Jeeves and Cisco. Americast Los Angeles, CA Chief Technologist, Internet & Emerging Media (3/97 - 10/97) A joint venture start-up founded by Disney, GTE, Ameritech, SBC, SNET & BellSouth focusing on enabling Broadband Interactive TV & Internet Access. My role was as both a strategist and technologist, working with management and each partner's ISP, Broadband and online development group. Responsible for working with Internet technology manufacturers and our engineering teams to design and then deliver Internet capabilities and services for all our Telecommunication partner's Broadband wireline and wireless networks. Responsible for leading a large team of Architects, Developers and Electrical Engineers, tasked with developing state-of-the-art digital broadband networks, with every aspect necessary for implementing Internet capabilities as enhancements to these networks. True North Communications; TN Technologies; Foote, Cone & Belding Chicago, IL & Los Angeles, CA Chief Internet Technologist (2/95 - 3/97) Global Advertising Agency Holding Company focused on the transition the advertising business was making towards the interactive, new media and Internet media formats. Reported to True North Communication's corporate CIO, and was part of TN Technologies original management team, tasked with forming a new media company capable of servicing all our client's new media requirements. This entity is now the company called Modem Media. Globally responsible for setting the strategy, technology and partnership directions for the corporation, as well as being responsible for all day-to-day technical operations of both the internal and external Internet developmental groups. Turner Broadcasting Los Angeles, CA Director Information Technology - West (12/91 - 1/95) Global Entertainment Company focused on every aspect of the cable broadcasting and entertainment industries. I was responsible for all its technology efforts on the West Coast and Asia/Pacific regions. I was promoted to this position after Turner purchased Hanna-Barbera. Hanna-Barbera Productions Hollywood, CA Director Information Systems and Services (5/90 - 12/91 - acquired by Turner) Leadtec Systems Van Nuys, CA Hardware/Software Development Manager (2/87 - 5/90) Integrated Ceilings Santa Monica, CA Manager of Management Information Systems (9/85 - 2/87) Setco Culver City, CA Senior Programmer/Analyst (3/85 - 8/85) Progressive Data Consultants Long Beach, CA Programmer/Analyst (8/81 - 3/85) |
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| Boards: | Infoworld
San Mateo, CA CTO Advisory Board Part of a small group of key CTO advisors tasked with guiding this CTO-focused industry magazine towards the desires of its high-tech readership. Interviewed for the publication CTO Magazine on merger management related to the AOL & Time Warner merger. Internet Capital Group Wayne, PA Advisory Board A global B2B focused Holding company, guiding a portfolio of 80 partner companies. Their aim is exclusively on acquiring interests in and building business-to-business Internet companies. My advisory role is focused on assisting them in the evaluation of technologies and strategic capabilities inherent in their suite of companies. SRS2 San Francisco, CA & Shanghai, China Technical Advisory Board An integrated technology management company, focused on leveraging its 6000-resource workforce against offshore outsourcing and technology management projects. Qbeo Seattle, WA Board of Directors (Inactive) A Seattle based developer of digital imaging and video technologies, software and services. Migrating their focus to Broadband digital photo services for consumers, which should be one of the first killer service applications of the Broadband industry.(*Company is currently in hibernation due to economic conditions) Appgenesys San Jose, CA Technical Advisory Board A well-funded Silicon Valley based e-Infrastructure management service provider, focusing initially on complex ebusiness Application validation and deployment for Global 2000 companies. Zebware New York, NY Technical Advisory Board A Silicon Alley based Internet software Development Company, focusing on next generation dynamic web toolsets. Attempting to create tools to support a web analogous to the "Symantec Web" referenced in Tim Berners-Lee's book "Weaving the Web". |
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