Management Engineer

William A. Briggs

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Chicago, IL 60611

312-***-****

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Bill is a leader and innovator in technical and project management,

software engineering, object-oriented systems development, programming and

operations research.

Bill created CrossEyes - a Microsoft Word "add-in" that provides a

WordPerfect-like Reveal Codes facility. In addition, he recently

developed a comprehensive travel expense reporting and accounting

system for a law firm in Chicago. It uses Excel as a front-end and

then connects directly to and posts transactions to an IBM AS/400

accounting system. Earlier. he designed, programmed and installed

Craps, Blackjack, Roulette, Poker and Keno Revenue Accounting and

Management systems for a Las Vegas casino. Development utilized

VB, Access and SQL in Windows.

He completed the design, C and SQL programming and installation of network,

terminal and communications software for HUD single and multi-family

accounting and management control systems. That included online connection

of a mainframe UNIX and ORACLE multi-tier server to more than 1000 PC

clients, to service a caseload of 200,000+ properties nationwide. Other

consulting engagements have included the successful design, procurement and

staffing of a complete C AD/CAM center at a major aerospace corporation,

and the reconstruction of an IT support organization and data processing

center for a well-known railroad. This reconstruction included regeneration

of all the COBOL, Assembly and JCL code and operational documentation that

had been destroyed.

As Chief Computer Scientist at Bendix Field Engineering he was responsible

for the line management of 145 software engineers, providing real-time

communications and operations control software for a complex of 65

computers supporting 18 unmanned NASA spacecraft. Additionally, he had

full P & L responsibility for the direction of some 600 analysts and

engineers providing computer support to NASA and other US and foreign

Government agencies.

He was CIO and Executive Director of Information Services for Fiat-Allis,

reporting directly to the CEO. In that billion dollar/year multi-national

joint venture, he was responsible for the direction and operations of 32

data centers in eight countries, serving all corporate functions including

world-wide administration, finance, product distribution, engineering,

manufacturing, marketing and research. His span of control encompassed 254

international employees and an annual budget of $9.8 million.

Bill started, built up and directed a profitable management consulting

practice for Price Waterhouse in Minneapolis. He managed staff and client

personnel in engagements involving the development of financial, management

reporting and project control systems; cost reduction and control projects;

organization restructure; and notably in the repair of four large

administrative and manufacturing systems.

Bill earned BS and MS degrees in engineering, cum laude, from Ohio State;

then devoted two years toward a PhD in Industrial Management at MIT,

obtaining All But Dissertation. He is a Registered Professional Engineer,

and was a founding member of the Association for Computing machinery.

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