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Endpoints/Client Computing; PCs, Phones, Tablets; Related Cloud Services

ID: 731522 Massachusetts, USA

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Expert has spent the past 30+ years involved in the computer industry. Recent (past 15 years) experience involves working closely with computer makers and their suppliers, mostly from the hardware side, but with some exposure to software as well. With eight years running the PC program at market researcher IDC, Expert knows the players, technologies, dynamics of microcomputers and their heritors, phones, tablets, and other high-mobility devices. His own firm, Employer., was founded in 2005 and extends the coverage base from PCs to other "endpoints," single-user devices with human interfaces, and an IP address.

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
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.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2005 Employer: IDC Title: Vice President Department: Client Computing
Responsibilities:
Running and building the PC practice.
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.

Career Accomplishments

Publications and Patents Summary
He has written more than 200 editorials for Forbes.com as well as publishing in many other outlets.

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