IT Director/Manager, Technology Innovator:• Senior-level IT manager with a history of delivering cutting edge technology solutions and building highly successful teams. • Strong business acumen and leadership skills leading to effective and innovative outcomes. • History characterized by combination of creative and technical pursuits resulting in a unique skill set ideally suited to innovative technology leadership roles.The long story:The key to my success in various IT and Music Technology leadership roles stems from my ability to embrace change and opportunities without the filters created by spending an entire career serving one specific industry.The foundation of my experience was forged in the startup world of Silicon Valley, and I was fortunate that my first role (end user technical support for Farallon, a network hardware/software company) was with a company that invested heavily in customer service training. Those people skills influenced my approach to everything that followed, and served me well as I advanced through the ranks of IT up to the manager and director levels.As a senior technology analyst in the computer industry, I wrote for popular magazines including PC Week, PC Magazine, and NewMedia Magazine. Outside of work, I have always followed my passions, including writing, recording, and producing music. Eventually, my technical and creative worlds began to overlap, as they have to this day with the editorial leadership and business management of MusicPlayers.com. I am also a published book author in the music technology space.When I’m not managing IT for my primary career or editing the latest product review or feature story at MusicPlayers.com, you’ll find me designing and building premium computer workstations for audio professionals through my personal brand, Different PC.
Listed skills include Leadership, Microsoft Operating Systems, Information Technology, Mac Os, and 70 others.
