Mark Dietrich Email & Phone Number

Nazaré, Pt

Lisbon Metropolitan Area

Guiding EGI’s alignment with global open science efforts, initiatives of the European Commission, data spaces and data sharing initiatives in research and industry, and the broader cloud-edge computing continuum in Europe.

Toronto, Canada Area

Bloodstone Solutions advises companies, organizations and governments that want to build the digital infrastructure they need to supercharge research, development and operational improvement, enabling innovation, competitive advantage and global excellence.• For Mid-Market Firms in Established Industries: I help R&D and IT leaders combine the analytics, machine learning and computer modelling capabilities they need to accelerate revenue, stay ahead of the competition and improve… Show more Bloodstone Solutions advises companies, organizations and governments that want to build the digital infrastructure they need to supercharge research, development and operational improvement, enabling innovation, competitive advantage and global excellence.• For Mid-Market Firms in Established Industries: I help R&D and IT leaders combine the analytics, machine learning and computer modelling capabilities they need to accelerate revenue, stay ahead of the competition and improve profitability, without wasting time and money on bleeding edge technology.• For Public Sector Innovators: I guide governments, research universities and similar organizations on assembling the digital infrastructure that will enable their researchers and innovators to excel and compete on the world stage.• For Providers of Digital Infrastructure (Hardware, Software or Services): I counsel companies on how to shorten sales cycles and increase adoption by optimizing offerings for both public sector and corporate customers around the world.Bloodstone provides high value services and trusted advice, including strategic consulting, program design and management, operational improvement, specialized technology consulting in big data analytics, machine learning, advanced computing, as well as guidance in research impact, bibliometrics, research information services and grants management. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

I established Compute Canada as Canada’s national digital infrastructure (DI) provider, combining supercomputers, big data storage and analytics, artificial intelligence software and service solutions into a seamless platform used by over 11,000 Canadian researchers and over 3,000 research teams in all academic and industrial sectors. I worked with close to 40 partner institutions, the federal government and provincial governments to reverse a 9-year gap in capital funding, arranging $300… Show more I established Compute Canada as Canada’s national digital infrastructure (DI) provider, combining supercomputers, big data storage and analytics, artificial intelligence software and service solutions into a seamless platform used by over 11,000 Canadian researchers and over 3,000 research teams in all academic and industrial sectors. I worked with close to 40 partner institutions, the federal government and provincial governments to reverse a 9-year gap in capital funding, arranging $300 million for capital investment and operations. I also convinced the Government to Canada to make a further $572 million commitment to DI in Budget 2018.I set Compute Canada’s direction in the midst of significant stakeholder uncertainty and, sometimes, antagonism, since we were implementing a more concentrated model for DI, a model where there would be both winners and losers among our stakeholder institutions, but where all of our researchers would win through access to radically increased capabilities. Despite these anxieties, the community was kept involved at every stage, and decisions were made accountably and transparently, enabling a total refresh of Canada’s DI platform, going from 24 data centres and nearly 50 aging systems to just 5 supercomputers and data centres (June 2019 Top500 #69, #106, #256, #312, #350) offering an aggregate of 21.2 petaflops/s Rpeak. The refresh reduced annual operating costs by 40%, increased compute and storage capacity 10X, and allowed Compute Canada to meet demand growth of over 50% per year and user growth of over 25% per year. Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

For Ontario’s professional association for engineers, I strengthened OSPE’s member value proposition through increased advocacy, professional development and career services, increased non-government revenues by 20%, reversed a significant decline in membership, and brought the organization to record membership levels.

Toronto, Canada Area

$500 Million fund supporting 100s of university-industry research partnerships in genomics/bioinformatics, medical imaging, digital infrastructure (DI), IT, advanced materials and fabrication. I built lasting relationships with innovative companies, innovators, researchers and university leaders across Canada. I sharpened the ORDCF’s operations in grant management, current research information systems (CRIS) and impact measurement, including bibliometrics, and with the resulting insights… Show more $500 Million fund supporting 100s of university-industry research partnerships in genomics/bioinformatics, medical imaging, digital infrastructure (DI), IT, advanced materials and fabrication. I built lasting relationships with innovative companies, innovators, researchers and university leaders across Canada. I sharpened the ORDCF’s operations in grant management, current research information systems (CRIS) and impact measurement, including bibliometrics, and with the resulting insights, helped tune the Fund's focus to enable greater future impact. Show less

Greater New York City Area

VC-funded, web-enabled equipment monitoring systems for global electric power industry -- an early example of IoT. I raised $5 Million in new venture capital, created a disruptive product and achieved rapid market adoption. Acquisition provided exit for investors.

Greater New York City Area

VC-funded environmental control systems for global electric power and energy industries. Strategy, product management, marketing and business development. Negotiated and managed joint ventures with GE and ABB.

Greater New York City Area

Helped blue chip B2C clients such as Time Warner Video, PolyGram Classics & Jazz, John Wiley, Book-of-the-Month Club, Canadian Tourism Commission with their very first web-commerce initiatives, providing catalog management tools, promotional services, and back office order processing and fulfillment.

Greater New York City Area

Leasing and trading of mainframe computer and high-tech equipment for clients such as Chase, AIG, AT&T, Sears. Managed nationwide salesforce of 15, plus 2 regional vice presidents. Established COS’ visibility against competitors like IBM Credit. Increased margin 4x in 2 years, grew revenues 65% in 2 years, without increasing headcount or selling costs.

Greater New York City Area

Sale/leaseback financing of satellite systems, leasing and trading of mainframe computers. Arranged $110 million spin-off of Western Union's Westar satellite business, backed by Merrill Lynch.

Greater New York City Area

Taught graduate course in communications systems and technology.

Greater New York City Area

Management consultant (for CSP International, which was purchased by BAH) specializing in telecommunications, including appraisals of satellite transponders for sale/leaseback financings. Appraised over 100 satellite transponders with total value of over US$1 billion for clients MCI, HBO, GTE, Spacenet, RCA, Viacom and AT&T.

Field studies in UK and Philippines on the effect of improved telecommunications facilities on economic development