Download Applying a Computer Science Degree to IT Market - Lecture Slides | CPSC 181 and more Study notes Computer Science in PDF only on Docsity! Applying a Computer Science Degree to the IT Market November 2008 1989 Graduate of Introduction Texas A&M – Department of Computer Science Compucom Practice Director North American Consulting Authored Works “When is it Time to d ”Upgra e “Plan for Success or Accept Failure” “A Tale of e-Collar Crime in Our Connected World” 1 Project Methodologies In a consulting context , “methodology” refers to the tools d th d d an me o s use by project staff to undertake the work of an engagement. This is the same practice you learn in developing programs My Career First Job – UNIX Administrator for Computer Science Corporation at Johnson Space Center NASA Network Migration from RS232 to LAN Worked to Develop first Virus Scanner for NASA Coax and AUI to 10baseT and Switched Ethernet Transferred from CSC to INET/WANG/Getronics/KPN/Compucom February 1990 1995 1998 2000 2005 Present 5 NASA Days Commercial World My Career (cont) Network Projects Worldwide Network Management Halliburton Royal Bank of Scotland Portfolio Marketing Consulting Schweitzer Maudit American General CCIE #4044 American Family AGFA ITIL Foundation Certified City of Houston Microsoft Ford Baker Hughes 6 ITO Market Positioning Tier I: Tier II: CompuCom’s Value Proposition: Deliver quality of a Tier I provider 9 at a cost of a Tier II provider. What Clients & Analysts Say About Us Financial Services Client “…surpassing our planned cost reductions while providing positive impact upon the business community.” Utility Client “…delivered year over year cost savings of over 50% ..setting all time high quality records” Everest Group “The acquisition of Getronics’ …is a material step forward for CompuCom in both scale and capability.” “…a viable alternative” Forrester Research “CompuCom has the cost structure, delivery capabilities, and management t t i d f ll d li ” T P hl VP I f ti 10 eam o w n an success u y e ver… – om o mann, , n orma on Technology Research CS Preparation Leads to IT Success “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure” – Confucius (What’s a car?) “Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success” – Henry Ford (Car Inventor) “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser (Race Car Driver) “To mitigate risk requires preparation and with preparation comes success” – Emmitt Wells (Regular Driver) 11
