Name: Raymond Bordogna
Title/Employer: Chief Strategy Officer/Liquid Hub
Age: 36
Education:
BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a MSE from Stanford University and earned an MBA with Distinction from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he dual-majored in strategic management and finance. Mr. Bordogna is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and ScrumMaster (CSM).
Tenure In IT industry: 14 years
First Tech Job: Embedded systems design
Current Role:
Manages consulting operations for 450-associate consulting firm. I evaluate and implement firm's strategic options.
What's been your best job and why?
Current job as I can leverage both business and technical skills
What do you think is the number one non-IT skill IT professionals need today?
Time management /focus. Many IT professionals lack the ability to focus on delivering on business value, they still get too caught up in creating solutions that will help accelerate the delivery of the required solution.
What do you credit your career success to?
Good work ethic.
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What are the top three skills a high-level IT manager needs today?
- Business sense / networking with business clients
- Vertical expertise
- Must remain abreast of technical developments.
What's your favorite IT resource site and why?
Gartner as it's the best analyst site.
What is the best career advice you've ever received?
To network with people outside of your industry.
What's the top advice you'd give to a new IT staffer?
Focus on completing projects.
What would you advise someone looking to find the type of role you currently have?
Always keep pursuing educational opportunities and certifications.
What is the one career decision you would change if you could?
Pursue an MBA in mid-20s instead of late 20s.
If you had the choice to jump into any other job, tech or non-tech, what would it be?
Alternative energy or private equitylike everyone else!
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