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Yesterday, the board of directors elected me to the OC Tanner board of directors. As a result, I was able to meet some of the board members I had not yet met as well as Dave’s executive team. What a remarkable group of professionals. It is an honor to be involved in such a wonderful organization. I look forward to many, many years of association.

I have the privilege of working with the three co-founders. Terrific leaders that get stuff done. Great vision and execution. Their names are going to be in lights.

Involved in a lot of different roles in professional services and strategic account management. Revenue responsibility. Helped create Health Catalyst University. Helped develop new offerings. Very involved with one of the founders, Tom Burton.

Took a leave of absence when I was asked to step in as acting president while the board found another president. Loved the experience. Great students, faculty, and staff, great school.https://news.svu.edu/2023/dr-eric-denna-named-acting-president-after-president-reed-wilcox-granted-medical-leave/Sep 30, 2023 is my last day.

Focused on providing training to obtain certifications for a variety of industries.

Mojo Networks is revolutionizing WiFi through the power of the cloud and open standards. We liberate networks from proprietary hardware and utilize the full power of the cloud to deliver cognitive WiFi: a self-driving network that makes things remarkably simple and reliable at massive scale. Mojo Network’s innovations empower IT with better user experiences, more options, and more velocity, all at much lower costs.

Responsible for all technology services provided by the CIO organization that includes teaching and learning, research, enterprise solutions, infrastructure, and communication/collaboration. A member of the president's cabinet and reports to the president of the university.

Advising the leadership team in the development Knod strategy and technology.

I have the good fortune of advising a terrific team of entrepreneurs who are determined to provide some quality flowchart/visualization products/services.

Very creative approach to helping utilities change how their customers use energy. Great leadership team.

Worked with board of directors to establish UEN's strategic direction in terms of who UEN is to serve and what those to be served were trying to do/accomplish; what services UEN is providing those they serve; and, how UEN will know it is doing a great job. Worked with executive director to plan board meetings, establish budgets (operating and project), and deal with any issues requiring board involvement.

Oversee all strategic planning, budgeting, and operations of UEN. Principal interface with legislature and board of directors.

The position has responsibility for IT strategic planning, policy, standards, architecture and overall responsibility for the campus-wide IT governance process and supervises networking, unified communications, administrative computing, classroom technology services, the university webmaster, Web design, video production, duplication, streaming, research computing and services provided by the Center for High Performance Computing. Also shares responsibility for central campus data centers and IT infrastructure services, IT compliance, and operational security with the University Hospitals and Clinics. The director of UEN reports to this position. UEN provides educational programming and portals in conjunction with a consortium of public education partners, including USHE and its universities and colleges; the Utah State Office of Education, local school districts, the Utah Electronic High School and the state's library system.

Responsible for the HR strategy, policy, and operations for all UofU staff and payroll for all faculty and staff. This is an interim role. Once we have hired the new CHRO that person will report to me.

Participate in the governance of the organization.

Workday delivers the next generation of enterprise business services on-demand.

I support the EVP of Operations and his team in designing and managing global processes for Ascent Media. This is a new position so we are all learning together.

We preserve the best of the old - books by leading experts that are rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards. Then we flip it all on its head. Our books are free online. We offer convenient, low-cost choices for students – print, audio, by-the-chapter, and more. Our books are open for instructors to mix, mash, and make their own. Our books are the hub of a social learning network where students learn from the book and each other.Flat World Knowledge. Because great minds are evenly distributed. Great textbooks are not. Until now...

Responsible for all revenue support and administrative functions.

Under the direction of the Presiding Bishop and the Information and Communications Committee of the Church I am responsible for planning, implmenting, and evaluating the Church's IT investment. This includes coordinating all IT related activities across all the non-profit entities of the Church. Details about the Church and its operations are available through www.lds.org.

Independent consultant helping organizations with strategy, technology, and change challenges.

Responsible for creating the CIO position and overseeing all IT planning, implementation, and evalution for the university and coordinating IT across the Church Education System.

Author of several research and professional papers and books including:Accounting, Information Technology, and Business Solutions (Irwin/McGraw Hill), 1st and 2nd editionsNewViewsEvent Driven Business Solutions, Irwin Professional Publishing, 1992123 From A to Z, with Jay White and Marshall Romney, 1987

Helped advise the founders and management in establishing the business started by a former student.

At large board member of the professional association for facilities leaders for higher education.

Steve Jobs invited a group of about 10 university CIOs to meet with him for a day about every 3-4 months to discuss various product strategies, react to products in development, and use of technology in universities. These were amazing experiences to interact with Steve Jobs and his leadership team.

Helped founders establish business and advised during early years.

Created CIO position and was responsible for all IT planning, implementation and evaluation efforts. Reported to CEO. Oversaw a significant reengineering effort focused on moving the publishing process to be digital.

Faculty member in the Marriott School of Management with responsibilities for teaching information systems courses and conducting research on database design and the use of artificial intelligence technologies in business. Part of the team the redesigned the School of Accountancy and Information Systems core curriculum that won national recognition.

Worked with David Andros' leadership team in developing an event-driven architecture for IBM's business systems.

Helped develope a variety of LISP based applications for the accounting, financial and insurance industries.

Taught introductory information systems courses in the business school full time while pursuing a Ph.D in information systems. Dissertation focused on developing a computational model of the cognitive processes involved in determining the likelihood of material error for retail businesses. Awarded Coopers & Lybrand Doctoral Scholar.

Helped develop various applications for helping auditors do analytical reviews of health care clients.