Howard G. Hastings Email & Phone Number

Winters, Ca, Us

San Antonio, Tx

Delivering consulting services to end-user organizations, IT service providers and software publishers, leveraging deep experience in ITSM, ITIL, ITAM, data analytics and financial analysis. Primary focus is the optimization of IT expense through improved management of technology infrastructure, but my efforts typically include (re)design of processes and supporting policies, as well as customized internal workshops/education to facilitate ongoing operations and continuous improvement.

Inducted as an IAITAM Fellow during the 2009 IAITAM Annual Conference and Exhibition (ACE) in Henderson, NV.

The DMTF SLM Incubator developed a white paper focusing on the challenges inherent with discovering and enumerating software product usage, uniquely identifying the licensed software product(s) associated with a particular usage, and technically expressing product usage information of licensed product(s) for pre-deployment or reporting purposes, with the intent to enable the industry to manage licensed software products and product usage, and to move closer to interoperable solutions. For each… Show more The DMTF SLM Incubator developed a white paper focusing on the challenges inherent with discovering and enumerating software product usage, uniquely identifying the licensed software product(s) associated with a particular usage, and technically expressing product usage information of licensed product(s) for pre-deployment or reporting purposes, with the intent to enable the industry to manage licensed software products and product usage, and to move closer to interoperable solutions. For each of these challenges the Incubator identified real world use cases and scenarios, and created a taxonomy of existing or proposed solutions to identify licensed software products and product usage. Where existing and in-progress standards were able to address these challenges, they were enumerated. Where they did not exist, the Incubator establish requirements and made recommendations to fill in gaps required to address these challenges. Show less

Livermore, Ca

TagVault.org is a non-profit organization formed under the structure of IEEE-ISTO. TagVault.org is a membership driven organization designed to be the registration authority for software identification tags (SWID tags). TagVault provides a forum for information sharing resources among software publishers, tool providers and SAM practitioners, and provides a shared library of technical knowledge and software tools including consistent cross-vendor, cross-platform APIs. www.tagvault.org

Livermore, Ca

• Provide “thought leadership” in the form of White Papers, industry trade conference papers/presentations and trade press articles, expert advisement and customer advocacy, participation in national and international standards efforts, and teach ITSM/ITAM best practices and software compliance/auditing processes.• Support product marketing efforts, including training of internal and partner sales staff, development of product collateral and ROI models, industry analyst briefings and joint… Show more • Provide “thought leadership” in the form of White Papers, industry trade conference papers/presentations and trade press articles, expert advisement and customer advocacy, participation in national and international standards efforts, and teach ITSM/ITAM best practices and software compliance/auditing processes.• Support product marketing efforts, including training of internal and partner sales staff, development of product collateral and ROI models, industry analyst briefings and joint web casts, and competitive intelligence. Show less

Livermore, Ca

Acquired by CA September 15, 2007.• Designed IT inventory data normalization, classification, and enrichment technology and led creation of the supporting IT product knowledgebase, including the content research methodology and standard operating procedure documentation; managed 3rd-party content acquisition; provided “thought leadership.• Led delivery of enterprise-wide technology life cycle and service management programs including policies, processes, tools and organizational… Show more Acquired by CA September 15, 2007.• Designed IT inventory data normalization, classification, and enrichment technology and led creation of the supporting IT product knowledgebase, including the content research methodology and standard operating procedure documentation; managed 3rd-party content acquisition; provided “thought leadership.• Led delivery of enterprise-wide technology life cycle and service management programs including policies, processes, tools and organizational structure, and defense of 3rd-party software license audits; managed software reseller and "private label" sales partnerships; Taught ITAM/SAM best practices and software compliance/auditing processes. Show less

San Mateo, Ca

• Directed product strategy, marketing and business development plans, including identification and cultivation of technology/service alliances and channel partnerships.• Provided “thought leadership” in the form of White Papers, industry trade conference papers/presentations and trade press articles, expert advisement and customer advocacy, participation in national and international standards efforts.

Sf Bay Area

Delivering consulting services for optimization of expense and use of IT infrastructure, ITSM and ITAM, including processes and policies, technology architecture/tool selection, and TCO studies.

Mountain View, Ca

• Directed product strategy, marketing and business development plans for ITSM Suite, consisting of Asset Management, Change Management, Help Desk and Service Level Agreement (SLA), including identification and cultivation of technology/service alliances and channel partnerships; Led merger of two business units, including product end-of-life “exit strategy” and documented need for customer advocacy which resulted in establishment of Customer Advisory Council.• Designed and developed… Show more • Directed product strategy, marketing and business development plans for ITSM Suite, consisting of Asset Management, Change Management, Help Desk and Service Level Agreement (SLA), including identification and cultivation of technology/service alliances and channel partnerships; Led merger of two business units, including product end-of-life “exit strategy” and documented need for customer advocacy which resulted in establishment of Customer Advisory Council.• Designed and developed trademarked IT Service Management program implementation “methodology” together with supporting automation, including assessment tools, process models, and deliverable templates. Show less

Chicago, Il

Arlington, Va

Washington, Dc