TIMOTHY J. HORGAN, JR.
77 West Main St
Westborough, MA 01581
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SUMMARY
Senior manager with extensive experience in successfully planning, directing, tracking, and managing complex projects. Successfully led development and evolution of several online businesses. Proven ability to manage in dynamic, fast-changing environments. Experienced in creating and leading teams from multiple disciplines and creating vision, strategies and plans in midst of rapid growth and change. Strong communication and team management skills.
Skills Summary:
- 17 Years Experience in Online Development
- 20+ Years Experience Building and Leading Teams
- Significant Complex Project Management Experience
- Healthcare, New Media & Financial Industry Experience
- Experienced in Site Development, Design & Operations
- Successful Technology Innovator
- Start-up Experience
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Online Community Development
EXPERIENCE
Healthcare Startup June 2007 - current
Community Director, Product Manager
As a member of staff of innovative healthcare start-up managed evolution of product and development of community management team. Created product roadmaps, product plans, project schedules, supporting intranet, operational policies and procedures.
Consulting Company Dec. 2006 - current
Project Manager (EBusiness)
Managed cross-functional project to implement dynamic messaging on corporate web site for major financial institution.
West Main Consulting Westboro MA
Senior Consultant May 2005 - Dec. 2006
As independent consultant worked with three primary clients, leading development of two new online businesses, and managed security-related proof of concept for major financial company.
- VP/Product Development for healthcare quality assessment start-up, responsible for definition and development of online products for consumers and healthcare providers.
- Responsible for product management, system requirements and specifications, site design, and overall systems design and technology development.
- Recruited and managed team of twenty professionals from multiple disciplines--technology, security, design, healthcare, e-commerce, QA and content
- Developed and managed project plan for product development and launch.
- Chief Online Officer responsible for publishing strategies, infrastructure deployment, technology and processes to support online business for NewsMarkets, a new media start-up.
- Project manager for proof of concept of large-scale fraud detection program. Responsible for project planning, budgets, vendor management, TCO models, and working with other groups and vendors
Key Achievements:
- Managed complete life cycle development from concept through deployment for
complex healthcare quality assessment system. System was completed on schedule and on budget.
- Completed fraud detection proof of concept on schedule.
- Site improvements at media company led to tripling of site traffic
in four months.
CXO MEDIA INC./ IDG, Framingham, MA
Sr. Vice President/General Manager - Online Oct. 1999 - January 2005
Responsible for managing all aspects of online business for major technology publishing company. Implemented content management systems, ad-tracking systems, CRM systems, e-commerce engines, newsletter systems, online communities, employment sites, and portals for executives. Responsible for strategy, product management, project management, content programming, audience development, information architecture, site design, systems development, operations and overall management of the online business. Properties developed into award-winning, highly profitable business. Member of corporate executive team with P&L and corporate strategy responsibility.
- Launched and evolved CIO.com, developing an audience of over 550,000 information and business executives.
- Managed launch and evolution of Darwinmag.com, a site focused on educating executives about technology.
- Managed launch and evolution of CSOonline.com, a site for security professionals.
- Managed launch and evolution of CMOmagazine.com, a site for marketing professionals.
- Developed and evolved e-commerce capability (the CIO Store).
- Developed suite of newsletters, blogs, discussion forums and other online services.
- Developed three major communities for executives:
- Created and led the xNet Consortium, a community for Internet professionals. Launched in 1999 this group included senior online pioneers from many major companies (IBM, Sun, Citigroup, Microsoft) and startups.
- Managed team responsible for the development of the CIO Best Practice Exchange, an online community launched in 2001 for CIOs.
- Managed team that developed database and community services for the CIO Executive Council.
- Leveraged technology, design and information architecture expertise within the group to create outsourcing capability. Launched and evolved BIO-ITworld.com.
- Responsible for definition, development and operations of content management systems, ad tracking systems, e-commerce capabilities, CRM systems, portals, site infrastructure, membership systems and other supporting systems and services.
- Managed cross-functional team of twenty professionals, including technology, operations, design, editorial, e-commerce, marketing, information architecture and research staff.
- Key member of IDG-wide team responsible for online strategy and evolution.
Accomplishments:
- Every project completed on or ahead of schedule and budget.
- Online business had profit rate of more than 45% and annual revenue
increase of 35%.
- Quality of properties recognized through numerous industry awards,
including Best New Publication of the Year (CSO, 2004), Best Interactive
Community (ASBPE and Mins, 2004), Best Overall Web Publication (ASBPE,
2001 - 2003) and many others.
- Winner, CIO Presidents Award
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP., Maynard, MA
Held several senior management, technology, marketing and consulting positions. Work focused on use of technology to improve how people and companies created and shared information, and led to the development of one of the first large-scale engineering design management systems, and one of the first corporate intranets.
Technical Director/Senior Engineering Manager--Online Systems Group 1992-1995
As technology leader of global program to develop large-scale, enterprise-wide information utility identified opportunity to leverage web technology across company to improve corporate information sharing. Led development of one of the first corporate intranets including development of supporting tools and services to support wide-scale deployment, including resource directories, security tools, templates, consulting services and content management systems.
- Responsible for initial development, evolution and operations of corporate intranet site for Fortune 100 company.
- Developed internal consulting capability. Led development of consulting and training capabilities to evangelize use of Internet across business groups. Led education sessions across company.
- Managed staff of fifty-two engineers and IT professionals. Responsible for strategy, architecture, design, project planning, systems development, and implementation.
- Managed process of integrating components from multiple groups into an integrated, cohesive environment.
Senior Technology Consultant - Software Engineering Group 1989-1992
Senior technology consultant and advanced development team leader for complex time-to-market initiatives of major automotive and aerospace customers, including two-year assignment at major integration program at General Motors in Detroit. Assignment demonstrated strong consulting and team leadership skills, and ability to understand and meet complex customer requirements.
Marketing Technology Consultant/Advanced Development Manager 1987-1989
Manager of team responsible for developing technology strategy and innovation for engineering marketplace products. Authored "Engineering Application Integration Model" used as basis for engineering product and technology strategy and plans. Founding member and Director of CAD Framework Initiative. Assignment demonstrated ability to understand complex requirements, work with different groups and customers to create strategies to meet these needs.
Software Engineering Manager - High Performance Systems CAD 1983-1987
Senior manager of program to develop strategies, tools and processes to manage complex engineering design development environments. Managed distributed joint development project with external vendors to develop and implement new engineering design management systems in support of high-performance computing systems program. Recruited for this position by senior engineering managers who saw need for team who could deal with great deal of ambiguity and change within complex, high-stress environment, while successfully developing solutions. Managed project staff of forty software engineers in four locations.
EDUCATION
MBA, with High Distinction, Babson College
BS in Business, Magna Cum Laude, Suffolk University
Selected participant and graduate of IDG Publishers Institute
PMP Certification Program (Boston University)
COLUMNS, PUBLICATIONS PRESS & CONFERENCE TALKS
- Presenter, panelist, and moderator at many industry events
- Selected participant and graduate of IDG Publishers Institute
- Consultant to Ford Motor Co. and others on Internet strategies
- Presidents Award Winner, CXO Media.
- Contributor, Intranets: What's the Bottom Line? and Intranets by Sun: Getting it Right, Sun Microsystems Press
- Published author - CIO.com, Webmaster and other publications
- Program developer and presenter - Strategic Intranet Series (Sun, CIO)
- Judge/Lead Judge, Internet Open & WebBusiness 50/50 Intranet Awards
- Speaker at industry conferences, including CIO Perspectives, CIO Interact (Australia), Iceland/Norway DECUS, Boston Computer Society, IP495, JavaOne, Internet Expo, and at various educational and government institutions, including MIT, Boston University, University of Minnesota, Merrimack College, LaTrobe University (Australia), Oak Hills National Labs, NASA, Sandia Labs.
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