Robert J.

Leonard
56 Indian Pond Rd Kingston, MA 02364 781-585-8086 rl4e79da@westpost.net
CIO, Healthcare in Academic Research environment, VP, Engineering, early stage I
nternet software and services providers Fortune 50 experience leading R&D, prod
uct development, and systems integration across Internet, database, and PC produ
cts/applications career foundation in IT consulting.
UNIX, Oracle, MS OS's, SQL-Server, C, C++, IP, OO Programming, Client Server. .N
ET SAP, Baan, PeopleSoft, MS Business Systems, PhaseForward, Cerner/Galt Product
s
SEI, ISO9000, Six Sigma
MedDRA, Who Drug
Security technologies, PKI, LDAP, encryption services
BA, Physics, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 1975
Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA 2001-Present
Chief Information Officer
Responsible for all aspects of Clinical and Non-clinical information systems and
infratructure. As a member of senior company management, participate and/or lea
d a number of company wide strategic initiatives. Developed and executed IT thre
e (3) and five (5) year plans to create robust and reliable operational platform
for Clinical Data Management, Safety and business systems. Led system validati
on efforts. Directed creation and training for IT Standard Operating Procedures
and guidelines, strategy and training for adherance to prevailing regulations, G
CP, 21CFR part 11, ICH, etc. Managed all financial aspects of IT as a percent of
revenue targets.
KIDKIDS, INC., Newport, RI 2000 - 2001
VP Engineering
Led all aspects of engineering, including strategy, product development and deli
very, for a start-up targeting the high-end youth market with an Internet enable
d device (toy).
TRADESAFE.COM, Providence, RI 2000
VP Engineering
Drove all engineering for Internet payment/escrow service. Created organization/
product offering and ran operations. Completed two product releases.
CYBERTRUST, GTE, Needham Heights, MA 1998-2000
Early stage, $50M Internet security subsidiary of GTE, providing PKI software/se
rvices to Fortune 100-level US/international clients. Acquired by Baltimore Tec
hnologies in 2000.
Director, Engineering Product Development
Led Applications Integration group of 39 software and hardware engineers in thre
e sites developing UNIX/NT-based Internet security solutions and toolkits to sup
port the company's core digital certificate product, with a particular focus on
high value B2B transactions.
-Developed market's first comprehensive extranet/intranet security solutions*int
egrated firewalls, access control tools, web servers, LDAP directories, and digi
tal certificates.
-Delivered two upgrades of SafeKeyper, best in breed secure signing and key gene
ration device - increased speed 400%.
-Directed full solutions life cycle, from strategy through development and maint
enance
-delivered digital signing, secure e-mail, VPN, secure Extranet, and smartcards.
-Generated $1M in six months and leveraged additional $12M in sale of core produ
ct/services.
-Managed internal test group with 18 engineers*reduced field problems by 75%.
COMPAQ - DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Maynard, MA 1986-1998
$14B hardware, software, systems, and services provider acquired by Compaq in 19
98.
Worldwide Technology Manager, Production Systems 1992-1998
Set technology standards/policies for global IT unit with 1000 employees running
all internal information systems; direct reports included seven senior R&D and
applications engineers.
-Drove selection/implementation of major software/hardware systems. Ledcompetiti
ve evaluation, selection, and global planning for PeopleSoft HRIS installation.
-Negotiated/managed major third party software contracts*supervised Oracle and M
icrosoft contracts with combined annual value of over $250M.
-Designed/deployed common operating platform for internal computing infrastructu
re with over 20,000 VAX and Alpha servers worldwide*saved $50M/year in IT operat
ions costs.
-Adapted applications infrastructure to support multiple company reorganizations
- sustained functionality of over 2300 applications while IT headcount went fro
m 3200 to 1000.
-Served on Corporate Technology team*generated long-term IT strategy and policy.

Technical Director, Corporate IS Y2K Program 1997-1998

Selected to lead company-wide Y2K software conversion process.
-Designed/won approval for fully compliant operating environment/applications ar
chitecture.
-Managed vendor relationships-ensured compliance of over 300 critical software p
roducts.
Americas Technology Manager, Production Systems 1989-1992
Managed acquisition, deployment, and support of desktop and mobile computing sys
tems for 350 person IT organization in the US and Canada; $7M annual hardware sp
end; six staff.
-Defined Wintel hardware/software specifications and operating architecture.
-Won budget approval; rolled-out PC system-completed implementation in 15 months
.
-Launched/directed Quality initiative-improved SEI rating from "1" to "3."
US HRIS Development Manager 1989-1992
Staffed and led 20 person engineering team charged with creating a distributed i
nformation system with 8,000 users, supporting all Human Resource services in th
e US.
-Deployed Resumix on DECATHENA the first client server UNIX/IP system at Digital
. First system utilizing kerberos security
-Implemented Rapid Software Development process*cut project time by 50%.
HRIS/Operations Manager, Low End Systems 1986-1989
Directed IS support to HR organization with a $26M budget, serving the engineeri
ng group that developed semiconductors, workstations, terminals, printers, and t
he MicroVax computer.
-Created first information/intellectual property security program*adopted compan
y-wide.

HONEYWELL INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Waltham, MA 1982-1986

Global mainframe, mini-computer, and software manufacturer; division of Honeywel
l, Inc, a leading provider of process controls, aerospace technology, and inform
ation systems.
HRIS Manager, US Marketing & Services
Directed all HR information systems/support for US-wide organization of 3500 sal
es, marketing, and field service staff; seven direct reports.
EASTERN UTILITIES ASSOCIATION, Brockton, MA 1982-1982
Holding company of local wholesale/retail electric utility suppliers in MA and R
I.
Database Administrator
Charged with conversion of customer and billing databases to next generation tec
hnologies.
-Improved database integrity to 6 Sigma level*cut bill processing times to indus
try best.
KEANE ASSOCIATES INC., Wellesley, MA 1978-1982
IT consulting firm, focused on system/software implementation for Fortune 500 cl
ients.
EASTERN POINT FISHERIES, Watertown, MA 1975-1978