Ken  Norland

Ken Norland, MS

Adjunct Faculty Member

Office Hours: By Appointment

About

 

Ken has been a strategic leader in information technology for many years, and in many roles.  He has led significant teams in professional services, product development and large program/project management.  He has participated in several mergers and acquisitions.  He also started and grew a specialized technology company and led the move to have it acquired by a major consulting firm.  His experience has been divided beween positions in both industry and consulting.  His industry positions were in IT Management and Development, R&D Management, Enterprise Architecture and Financial Services.  Consulting positions included National Parther for R&D, CTO of a Mobile Practice, and large project QA program management.

He has also mentored many startup entrepreneurs in the recent years, both through the CLU Entrepreneurship Cener and his SCORE affiliation. 

Past employers include: Tech Strategies, LLC, Bank of America, Countrywide Financial Services, Cap Gemini, Ernst & Young, Distributed Systems Solutions Inc, Citicorp, Honeywell Information Systems.

Education

BS Physics, University of Kansas

MS Computer Science, University of Kansas

Expertise

Areas of expertise include:  Information Technology, Financial Services, IT Applications Selection, Implementation and Support, Custom Development, Project/Company Assessments and Due Diligence,  Strategic Planning, Technology Product Development, Operations, Planning, Large-Scale Program Management, C-Level Executive Coaching, Startup Methods Guidance andEntrepreneurship.

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