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General |
Richard has been involved in business leadership and
technology since 1986 with roles ranging from software engineer to
executive vice president and CTO. He has performed functions in
software development, product & project management, online services,
business development, financial services, monitizing web-content,
electronic commerce and various broadband applications. A skilled leader,
public speaker and technologist, Richard has been fortunate to be an early
team member in four entrepreneurial ventures. Today, Richard runs a
successful consulting practice leveraging skills learned from his many
years as an entrepreneur. |
| Current work
highlights |
 | Providing strategic and/or technical guidance as a
consultant to area firms |
| Ben Franklin Technology Partners - Technology
Advisory Committee member |
| Adjunct
Instructor for Temple University's Fox School
of Business |
| Volunteer for area economic development initiatives |
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The Network
Connection
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1999 - 2001 Philadelphia, PA
Strategic Business Development / Chief Technology Officer
The Network Connection (NASDAQ: TNCX) designs,
installs and maintains interactive entertainment systems for hotels,
cruise ships, passenger trains and corporate training / education.
Our innovative product offering is unique in the marketplace due to its scope and the ability to expand over time. The TNCi product-line
addresses such things as:
| Interactive video-on-demand |
| Electronic commerce |
| Laptop connectivity |
| Effective new revenue streams for our
customers |
Richard joined the company as part of a new 3-person
management team to "re-launch" the company from its pre-existing
hardware focus to provide a turn-key to the aforementioned vertical
markets. Responsibilities while at TNCi include:
| Corporate leadership |
| Strategic relationships |
| Technology vision |
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InteliHealth
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1996 - 1999 Blue Bell, PA
Chief Technology Officer
InteliHealth – a joint venture between Johns
Hopkins University and Health System and Aetna US Healthcare – provides
consumer health information, health-related products and diverse services
delivered using a variety of media including the World Wide Web. Richard
joined the company 2 weeks after it was incorporated February 1996. During
his 3.5 year tenure, he was responsible for everything technical. This
included:
| Staffing |
| Corporate infrastructure |
| Production systems |
| Software development |
Beyond his technology focus, Richard’s leadership
was expanded with a promotion to head InteliHealth’s distribution area.
The distribution department is responsible for finding and cultivating
partnerships for distribution of InteliHealth’s diverse content product
line. Responsibilities there include:
| Business development |
| Prospecting and sales |
| Contract negotiation |
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Reality Online
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1989 - 1996 King of Prussia, PA
Chief Technology Officer
Reality Online pioneered the concept of financial
services geared exclusively to the individual investor. During Richard’s
7 year tenure, he worked his way from an entry-level technical lead to
chief technology officer. Along the way, he worked on projects in
conjunction with large and small corporations, was involved in the
earliest stages of commercial online services, managed multiple technical
projects, ran an engineering department of 40+ engineers, lead a team of
product managers and ran the QA department for a short while. Skills
cultivated here include:
| Hands-on engineering management |
| Product management |
| Executive engineering management |
| Corporate management including executive
committee, board meetings, budgets, contract negotiations |
| Major technologies include Microsoft
Windows, UNIX, SQL, HTTP
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Cricket Software
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1986 - 1989 Malvern, PA
Technical Team Lead
Cricket Software was a ground-breaking software
development company that was among the first to develop computer graphics
applications for both the Macintosh and Windows computer platforms. These
included Cricket Graph, Cricket Draw and Cricket Presents. Each of those
application were brought to the early versions of Microsoft Windows 1.xx
& 2.xx operating systems. Richard was involved in many facets of
technology including Macintosh development, Windows development, software
design, engineering management and eventually product management. Skills
cultivated here include:
| Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows
software development |
| Software design |
| Engineering management |
| Project management
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NSWC
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1983 – 1986 Silver Spring, MD
Electrical Engineer
Naval Surface Weapons Center is a Defense Department
laboratory located in suburban Washington D.C. specializing in naval
ordinance. Richard worked as a co-op for three years while studying
electrical engineering at University of Maryland and continued working
there six months after graduation. During his tenure at NSWC, Richard won
numerous awards and was instrumental in developing new fusing technologies
that combined audio frequency signal processing and microprocessors.
Skills cultivated here include:
| Digital signal processing using Motorola
80C51 microprocessor |
| Miniature circuit board design and
development |
| Computer controlled testing |
| Wind tunnel instrumentation
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University of MD
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1986 Graduate College Park, MD
B.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Maryland was chosen because of its
highly acclaimed electrical engineering program. While at Maryland,
Richard was involved in their co-operative education program in
conjunction with his studies in electrical engineering. |
Temple University
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The Fox School At
the Fox School of Business, Richard conceived of and has successfully
taught a new course on innovation. His is currently active in teaching
both undergraduate and graduate courses. |
| Richard was inducted
on 10 January 2001 as a fellow in eBusiness
Institute within the Fox School
of Business at Temple University |
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Personal |
| Richard has been a community volunteer
for 12 years, the last seven years of which have been spent teaching
decision making skills to prison inmates for a program called
Thresholds of Delaware County |
| Married with 2 children ages 6 and 3 |
| Enjoys participation in sporting activities
such as mountain biking, basketball, racquetball and tennis
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