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Next Monthly Lunch & Learn

Challenges Facing CTOs

vtSDA Offices

Our July Lunch & Learn will focus on the Challenges Facing CTOs! This will be a great opportunity for members and friends of the vtSDA to learn about the complex life of a Chief Technology Officer (sometimes called a Chief Information Officer), to see if you have what it takes to enter this field, and, most importantly, gather ideas for new applications in an underserved market.

This month's panel includes Bruce Miller, the former CIO of Resolution, Bill West, the former CIO NBC Television Network and Paul Dusini, the Assistant Vice President for Information Technology and Security at Champlain College. During their visit they will:

• Present a brief overview of their work
• Describe a typical day on the job
• Share some horror/humorous stories, and
• Let us know what drives them crazy about their jobs

This presentation would be applicable to anyone who manages or leads teams or individuals, not necessarily software development focused, or employees who would like to empower themselves to take charge of their own performance and skills development.

We expect this format will spur a lot of questions from the audience while also giving attendees ideas for new products and services.

We hope you can join us for this valuable discussion! 

Speaker Bios

Bruce Miller
Former CIO
Resolution, Inc.

Bruce completed all of his schooling in Vermont, graduating from UVM with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with Accounting as his Major.

Bruce spent six years with a major accounting firm at their offices in Albany NY, and Denver CO working in both the audit and tax departments.

Bruce then joined a NY Stock Exchange listed company in NYC as Director of MIS and Accounting.

Upon leaving the NYC, Bruce returned to Vermont and started his own consulting business before joining Bruegger's Corporation where he rose to the position of VP of Development then MIS. After the sale of Bruegger's, Bruce joined Resolution, Inc. as VP of Finance & Information.

Since then, Bruce has been self employed as a Technology Project Manager assisting firms in managing major technology projects including business continuity planning, firm expansions & contractions, major system upgrades, and system conversions.

Bill West
Former VP and CIO
NBC Television Network

Bill has over 30 years of experience in Information Technology including leadership roles in software development, data center management, and sourcing management.

Bill, now retired, was formerly Vice President and CIO for the NBC Television Network, a division of the General Electric Company. Prior to his role at NBC, Bill served as VP & CIO for GE's Global Exchange Services division where he oversaw its business applications, Six Sigma and Y2K initiatives. Bill also led software engineering and productivity initiatives for GE Corporate Information Technology and was instrumental in implementing GE's offshore development programs in India.

Prior to his work at GE, Bill was an IT consultant for Coopers & Lybrand and development manager at CHART Healthcare Systems, Union College, and the University of Rochester. He holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Union College and completed GE's Financial Management Program. 

Paul Dusini
Assistant Vice President
Information Technology and Security
Champlain College

Paul has worked in the technology field for more than twenty-five years and is currently the Assistant Vice President for Information Technology and Security at Champlain College. In this position he oversees all administrative and academic technology at the college. This includes all networking, business systems, internet services, VoIP, information security, media services and technology labs.

Paul has also worked as a Software Developer/Analyst at the University of Vermont, Programming Manager at IDX Corporation (now GE Healthcare) and Senior Developer at Champlain Software (a small educational administration software company).

He has taught a number of technology courses for Champlain and has a four year degree in Philosophy and Political Science, a two-year degree in computer programming and a Masters degree in Business Administration.

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