My Bio
My career focus has been on Leadership, Strategy, Innovation, Product Management, and Operational Excellence. I hold a B.S. in Systems Science from Michigan State university with graduate study in Artificial Intelligence, Process Reengineering, and Global Management.
Since 2002 I have been a practicing CIO and CTO and held leadership and consulting CIO roles at firms including IBM, Ford Motor Company, Fidelity Investments, Monsanto, Comerica, Trubiquity, Nationwide, and a variety of smaller firms and startups. From 2014-2022 I supported a portfolio of 20+ CIOs as a Senior Executive Partner in Gartner Executive Programs.
Over my career I have been involved in product development, marketing, consulting, and management roles and worked with Fortune 100 clients and the U.S. Government. I co-authored an IEEE network standard and a patent in Internet portals, engineered numerous innovative business solutions, and been product manager for a variety of first-in-kind network management, communications, collaboration, and information management software products.
I also have been a frequent speaker at a variety of industry and vendor sponsored symposiums including the IBM Palisades Executive Briefing Center, the Enterprise Architecture Conference, a Wall Street analyst conference, and Detroit TV, among others. I was a founding member and board member of Climate Interactive, and an advisory board member of several startups. Currently I average 20 speaking engagements per year with my clients, and their senior staffs and IT organizations.
For more complete professional background you can visit my linkedin profile at www.linkedin.com/in/mlrvpl
Since 2002 I have been a practicing CIO and CTO and held leadership and consulting CIO roles at firms including IBM, Ford Motor Company, Fidelity Investments, Monsanto, Comerica, Trubiquity, Nationwide, and a variety of smaller firms and startups. From 2014-2022 I supported a portfolio of 20+ CIOs as a Senior Executive Partner in Gartner Executive Programs.
Over my career I have been involved in product development, marketing, consulting, and management roles and worked with Fortune 100 clients and the U.S. Government. I co-authored an IEEE network standard and a patent in Internet portals, engineered numerous innovative business solutions, and been product manager for a variety of first-in-kind network management, communications, collaboration, and information management software products.
I also have been a frequent speaker at a variety of industry and vendor sponsored symposiums including the IBM Palisades Executive Briefing Center, the Enterprise Architecture Conference, a Wall Street analyst conference, and Detroit TV, among others. I was a founding member and board member of Climate Interactive, and an advisory board member of several startups. Currently I average 20 speaking engagements per year with my clients, and their senior staffs and IT organizations.
For more complete professional background you can visit my linkedin profile at www.linkedin.com/in/mlrvpl
