Bernard Hirsch
Over twenty years experience in consulting and technology architecture. Master of Science in Computer Science with proven record of applying software technology to solve business problems and consistently achieving business objectives. Strong technical expertise in distributed computing, the Internet, eliciting business and technical requirements, architecting and developing software, and systems integration. Innovative thinker able to solve unique and complex problems using proven technologies and processes. Extremely strong verbal and written communications and conceptualizing skills. Comfortable in dealing with people at all levels, from engineer to CIO. Demonstrated capability to both sell and deliver profitable consulting engagements.
Technical Project Lead on a $1.3 million Internet Banking project to a top 15 United States retail bank.
Senior Technology Consultant on a $500k Requirements and Architecture for the Bear Stearns Research and Analysis Portal.
Senior Consultant to US West on their Internet strategy and Web Personalization plans and scenarios.
Designed and developed an HP Education Seminar for MIS Directors and Technology Architects, educating them on architecting open distributed applications, and establishing HP as a leader in this area.
Developed and marketed a stock trading application for the Open Software Foundation using the OSF DCE core technologies. This culminated in the worldwide announcement for OSF DCE in Paris.
Experience
Hewlett-Packard Company
Developed the architecture for Wall Street System's treasuryrisk.com Portal, providing outsourced treasury management services.
Performed a market analysis of B2B Portal technologies. Evaluating Business Portal Technologies introduces the business portal concept and landscape, analyzes and evaluates vendors’ portal products.
Consulted to CIBC on its Managed Services business strategy. The Business Alternative and Organizational Recommendations paper presents business alternatives, organization structure, skill sets, and getting started.
Re-architected and migrated legacy applications into a consolidated server and application architecture, resulting in 30-50% cost savings.
Designed software development and migration projects utilizing an Onshore, Offshore development model with SEI Capability Maturity Model Level 5, collaborating with colleagues in Bangalore and Chenai.
Owner for Internet Banking, collaborating with HP R&D teams to create Internet solutions for banks and brokerages. Performed market research and analysis and established relationships with 3rd party vendors.
Created HP’s Customer Service Delivery architecture for Financial Services, and a Demonstration Center integrating telephony and Internet delivery channels, enabling key worldwide sales wins for HP.
Designed and developed a Web-enabled knowledge base for HP’s consultants worldwide. The reusable tacit and explicit knowledge was used to win several consulting deals in the United States and Europe.
Trained HP Japan and Asia-Pacific salespersons and consultants on how to succeed in Systems Integration projects for Internet Banking, Call Centers, Security, and CRM.
Evaluated and established relationships with third party software vendors to complement HP’s products.
Technology advisor to Wal-Mart Corporation, on projects involving open, distributed computing.
Vortech Data, Inc. (now Kodak Medical Imaging)
Developed the satellite communications and bandwidth control software used by hospitals to communicate medical images, for remote medical diagnoses by specialists and sub-specialists.
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Developed CAD/CAE software -- Schematic Capture, Logic Simulation, Electrical Simulation, and Geometric Placement/Routing -- for the design and analysis of custom VLSI chips, prior to fabrication.
Developed a three-dimensional cross-section and solid modeling solution to view process simulations of integrated circuits. Technology Modeling Associates purchased this software for commercial use.
Invented, designed, and deployed an Automatic Error Notification Process, for instantaneously notifying TI worldwide software support about software defects, with no human intervention.
Edelman Systems, Inc.
Developed proprietary healthcare management software for an integrated medical information system.
Technical Project lead and mentor to a team of five software engineers.
Hospital Computer Systems, Inc.
Developed proprietary healthcare management software for integrated medical information systems.
MS, Computer Science, University of Texas, Dallas, TX
BS, Computer Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Authored technology and strategy papers for clients, academia, and industry conferences:
Evaluating Business Portal Technologies - Bear Stearns and Wall Street Systems.Business Alternative and Organizational Recommendations - CIBC, Managed Services startup venture.Using Standard Tools to Build an Open, Client/Server Prototype -- International DCE Conference.Mosaic and the Web as part of an overall IT Architecture -- HP IT Conference on Internet. Reflections on a Systems Integration Project for Internet Banking -- HP IT Conference.Internet Bank’s Security Strategy Safeguards Financial Data - U.S. Banker.
Chairperson for Systems Administration for Mission-Critical Client/Server Applications 1995 Uniforum Panel.
Adjunct faculty member of the Round Table Group Think Tank.
Computer Science Professor at SMU.
Techology Addendum
Software Development and Middleware
C, C++, SMTP, IRC, HTML, HTTP, CGI, NSAPI, SSL, Webservers, iPlanet, Web QOS, Firewalls, Java, JSP, EJB, J2EE, XML, WAP, WML, NCS RPC, DCE RPC, Encina, Tuxedo, IBM CICS, IBM ECI, IBM SNA, IBM MQSeries, TIBCO TIB, CORBA, ORB, SQL, Informix, Oracle, Sybase, TurboImage, Tuxedo, Public Key Cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Verisign, Kerberos, PGP, LDAP, Netegrity Siteminder, HP Oasys/Praesidium, Web-based Authorization and Authentication products, Object-oriented databases, Enterprise Application Integration
Portals
BroadVision Enterprise Business Portal, Viador Portal Suite, Oracle Porlets, EE21 Portal Master, FSPN, TIBCO Portal Builder, Corporate Yahoo!, Content Management, Personalization technologies, B2B, B2C, B2E
Internet Financial Services
S-1 Virtual Financial Manager (VFM/VBM), BlueGill 1-to-1 Server Bill Presentment, Broadvision SapphireWeb, OFX, JustInTime, AFP, Checkfree, Virtual Vault, B-1 Trusted Operating System, Insoft Videoconferencing, SET- and SSL-based Internet Payment Protocols/Technologies - Verifone ePOS/eGATE, Epiphany CRM, Triarch
Miscellaneous
Onshore/Offshore Development, SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Call Center technologies -- Customer Contact Manager (CCM), ACT, IVR, Process Management technologies, User Interface design, Knowledge Management.