Software Development
Resume:
Nicholas A. Rawlings
Guilford, CT 06437
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Summary
A recognized pioneer in computing technologies, with expertise in
efficient use of hardware and software, especially 2- and 3-tier
database applications. Strengths include software design and
development, understanding emerging technologies, and communicating
the impact to organizations. Mentor and team leader: an excellent
record of nurturing talented professionals. Worldwide lecturer and
consultant on database technologies and software performance.
Position History
Yale University. New Haven, CT
1997 - 2005
CTO and IT strategist for entire University
Chief Technologist, Pathology, Yale School of Medicine
Director, Technology and Planning, Central ITS
Director, ITS Administrative Systems
. Directed 100 person $25M conversion to C/S Oracle Financials &
HR
. Researched and championed 3 terabyte EMC Storage Area Network:
$2M purchase, with a positive ROI in 2 years
. Saved $1M by repurposing IBM RS6000's, with 50% performance
improvement
. Launched JAVA-SIG with single-sign-on uPortal
. Organized Windows2000 Active Directory conversion for the
University
. Chaired successful University-wide Y2K project for hundreds of
departments, within budget and with neither panic nor failures
. Negotiated grants and discounts with IBM, Dell, EMC, Apple, Sun,
HP, and Microsoft.
. Represented Yale by speaking at EduCause, Ivy+, IDC, and Gartner
conferences
Thomson Software International, Shelton, CT
1987 - 1996
VP for software development
VP, Research and Technology
VP, Research & Development
. Brought this $31M business to a profitable $65M software company
. Directed 65 software developers for groundbreaking 4GL: NOMAD
. Designed landmark extensions for RDB access and high performance
. Beat quota to close the most sales in new business ($15M in FY95
alone)
. Appointed, as top producer, to manage consultative relationships
with major F50 accounts, including Suntory, Motorola, Boeing,
and Exxon.
. Represented company at industry forums as lead speaker
. Evaluated acquisition opportunities for French parent company
Thomson
Dun & Bradstreet Computing Services, Wilton, CT
1980 - 1986
Senior Director, Research & Development.
. Led NOMAD development into support for multiple mainframe
operating systems, shared-database facilities, financial
modeling capabilities, DB2 interfaces and Client/Server
cooperative processing.
. Assigned to consult with Fortune 1000 customers to develop and
implement corporate computing strategies.
National CSS, Inc., Stamford, CT
1968 - 1979
Director, Software Development
Director, Product Marketing
. Co-founder of this time-sharing company, directing over 150
professionals with an annual budget of $21M.
. Managed the design and development of the NOMAD 4GL
. Initiated dozens of significant breakthroughs in OS performance
and user friendliness
. Brought NCSS to annual revenues exceeding $150M.
. Authored reference manuals and technical syllabi for many
classes
The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, CT
1961-1968
Manager, Systems Programming
Scientist Programmer
. Guided the design and development of the world's first
industrial time-sharing system
. Managed compiler design and scientific computing.
Related activities:
. Editor, Communications of the ACM, '78-'87.
. Technical Editor, Data Processing, for John Wiley, Addison
Wesley, and Prentice Hall publishers.
. Author of numerous articles in DBMS and IC magazines,
Datamation, Computer World and Information Week.
. Speaker at over thirty international DP industry seminars.
Education: B.A., Williams College, 1965 (sophomore level at age 16)
Triple major in Mathematics, Physics, and Economics
Graduate studies in management, computer science,
marketing, and finance
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