Michael C. Clark, Principal
Managerial Qualifications
 Over 30 years experience delivering technical solutions to business problems in vendor, commercial and education settings, serving user communities small and large, technically sophisticated and non-technical.
Track record for defining solutions with quantified payback. Able to quickly assimilate the business context, translate business needs into technology solutions that improve the way business gets done and have a positive impact on the bottom line. Can develop detailed, predictive budget models; determine ROI for information technology. Regarded as knowledgeable by financial staff.
Respected manager in both line and staff roles. Over 20 years of management experience; responsibility for all aspects of unit operations including budgeting and financial performance, personnel recruitment and management.
Innovator and catalyst for organizational and technological change. Solid track record in creating positive changes in difficult environments. Know how to bring together disparate groups, often with competing agendas, to solve problems. Practical experience with organizational development, Business Process Reengineering, and Total Quality Management.
Proven project management skills. Able to deliver in environments characterized by rapid change and growth, tight resource and time constraints. Creative in finding ways to get the job done on time and on budget. Demonstrated ability to create high performance teams.
Exceptional communication skills. Demonstrated ability to present complex concepts in terms that are easily understood. Have authored numerous strategic technology plans, project plans, presentations, systems specifications, and many other kinds of business and technical documents.
Technical Qualifications
Comprehensive knowledge of business technology. Have delivered voice, video, document management, and data services; mainframe and distributed services in commercial and academic settings with as few as 2 to as many as 60,000 users. Proven implementations from planning through setup to ongoing operations and support.
Considerable experience in a variety of specific technologies, including local area networks, computer hardware, operating systems, telephone systems, document management systems, programming languages, tools, and applications.
Extensive experience in hardware and software acquisition. Able to quickly assimilate telecommunications and computer hardware/software product capabilities and relate to business need. Able to assess vendors for financial stability, market position, technical quality and ability to support their products. Extensive experience with RFPs and contract negotiations, up to $2M.
Particular expertise in accounting systems. Very familiar with low- and mid-market accounting systems/vendors, including Quick Books, MYOB, Peachtree, Solomon, Great Plains. Have helped evaluate and select products, VARs, and create suitable operating environment.
Particular expertise in Information Resource Management including strategic Information Systems planning, data modeling, and database technology.
Extensive experience in all phases of system development. Extensive software engineering experience; practical experience with many methodologies. Able to select and employ methods appropriate for specific development environments.
Education
University of Michigan. Bachelor of Science Cum Laude, Chemical Engineering, 1976. Post-graduate work toward Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, 1976 - 1977
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