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㰀搀椀瘀㸀㰀瀀爀攀㸀刀䤀䌀䬀 䠀䄀一䐀吀㰀戀爀㸀
80 Fitch Ave, Darien, CT 06820 §§ rickhandt@gmail.com
倀刀伀䘀䤀䰀䔀㰀戀爀㸀
Applied Analytics Executive who leads organizations to solve business problems and advance strategic goals by exploiting big data.
吀眀攀渀琀礀 瀀爀漀最爀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 礀攀愀爀猀ᤀ†攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀昀甀氀氀礀 攀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀椀渀最 愀渀搀 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 搀愀琀愀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀 琀攀愀洀猀 最氀漀戀愀氀氀礀⸀ 䄀 猀攀渀椀漀爀 氀攀愀搀攀爀㰀戀爀㸀
who is adept at operating at the highest levels of management by providing quantitative support to executive decision-makers and
攀砀琀攀爀渀愀氀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
椀儀漀爀Ⰰ 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀Ⰰ 一夀㰀戀爀㸀
1/13-3/16
䄀 最氀漀戀愀氀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 漀甀琀猀漀甀爀挀椀渀最 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 琀栀愀琀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀 椀渀琀攀爀愀挀琀椀漀渀 猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀㰀戀爀㸀
Vice President, Applied Analytics
䌀爀攀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀椀氀琀 愀渀搀 氀攀搀 攀渀琀攀爀瀀爀椀猀攀ⴀ眀椀搀攀 䄀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀 倀爀漀最爀愀洀 愀渀搀 最氀漀戀愀氀 琀攀愀洀 漀昀 㔀 搀愀琀愀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀洀甀氀愀琀攀搀 䄀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀㰀戀爀㸀
Program offering, strategy and direction.
∀†䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 搀攀攀瀀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀栀椀瀀猀 眀椀琀栀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 猀琀愀欀攀栀漀氀搀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Led efforts to productize analytic development.
∀†倀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀 爀攀猀甀氀琀猀 琀漀 愀氀氀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 愀渀搀 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀 攀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀 琀攀愀洀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Supported all analytics-related business development opportunities.
䄀挀栀椀攀瘀攀洀攀渀琀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀
• Improved performance within core business area, increased company margins and established credibility with existing
挀氀椀攀渀琀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Creation of the Applied Analytics Program gave the company competitive advantage in the marketplace, helping build
洀愀爀欀攀琀 猀栀愀爀攀 愀渀搀 甀渀挀漀瘀攀爀 渀攀眀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀椀攀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
Priceline.com, Norwalk, CT
䄀瀀瀀氀椀攀搀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀 䌀漀渀猀甀氀琀愀渀琀 ⠀挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀 爀漀氀攀⤀㰀戀爀㸀
• Established and focused contracted analytics team on key challenge facing primary product offering, promoting adoption of
愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀ⴀ攀渀愀戀氀椀渀最 瀀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Managed project, integrating analytics team with internal teams, code and systems.
∀†䔀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 搀愀琀愀 愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀愀挀栀 琀漀 椀洀瀀爀漀瘀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 搀椀最椀琀愀氀 愀渀搀 洀漀戀椀氀攀㰀戀爀㸀
channels.
∀†倀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀 漀甀琀瀀甀琀 琀漀 琀漀瀀 攀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 搀攀洀漀渀猀琀爀愀琀椀渀最 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀椀攀猀 琀漀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 最漀愀氀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀㰀戀爀㸀
applied analytics.
䄀挀栀椀攀瘀攀洀攀渀琀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀
• Change agent – established a cloud-based environment for analytics, which the mainstream organizational units began to
愀搀漀瀀琀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Established the analytics lifecycle (experiment, analyze, optimize/exploit) to improve digital hotel search result sort order.
∀†䤀渀 猀漀洀攀 甀猀攀爀 猀攀最洀攀渀琀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 猀琀愀琀椀猀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀 甀瀀眀愀爀搀 琀爀攀渀搀猀 椀渀 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀 挀漀渀瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 漀爀搀攀爀 漀昀 ⴀ㌀─Ⰰ㰀戀爀㸀
equating to roughly $10-$30M annualized additional revenue.
一攀琀攀稀稀愀 ⴀ 愀渀 䤀䈀䴀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 ⠀䤀䈀䴀 愀挀焀甀椀爀攀搀 一攀琀攀稀稀愀 ⼀ ⤀Ⰰ 䴀愀爀氀戀漀爀漀甀最栀Ⰰ 䴀䄀㰀戀爀㸀
Director, Advanced Analytics Products
䄀挀栀椀攀瘀攀洀攀渀琀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀
• Developed product that led to >$50M in additional sales in its first year.
∀†倀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀 挀爀攀搀椀戀椀氀椀琀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀愀爀欀攀琀瀀氀愀挀攀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Delivered revolutionary performance and insight capabilities to clients.
∀†䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 瀀爀漀琀漀琀礀瀀攀猀⼀搀攀洀漀渀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 戀愀猀攀搀 漀渀 一攀琀攀稀稀愀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
11/06-1/13
⼀ ⴀ⼀㌀㰀戀爀㸀
• Led development and market readiness of the first analytic in-database product from Netezza (“Netezza Analytics”). This
瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 眀愀猀 最爀漀甀渀搀戀爀攀愀欀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
1/15-6/15
∀†吀攀愀洀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 匀愀氀攀猀 愀猀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 洀愀琀琀攀爀 攀砀瀀攀爀琀猀 琀漀 洀愀爀欀攀琀 椀儀漀爀ᤀ猠 䐀愀琀愀 匀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀 漀昀昀攀爀椀渀最猀⸀ 匀攀挀甀爀攀搀 渀攀眀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀㰀戀爀㸀
with Cisco, Legends, Vonage and DIRECTV.
䐀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀Ⰰ 一攀琀攀稀稀愀 䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 一攀琀眀漀爀欀㰀戀爀㸀
11/06-11/13
䌀漀渀挀攀椀瘀攀搀 愀渀搀 挀爀攀愀琀攀搀 愀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀椀渀最 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 渀攀眀 挀栀愀渀渀攀氀猀 琀漀 攀砀瀀氀漀椀琀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀ᤀ猠 洀愀爀欀攀琀氀攀愀搀椀渀最Ⰰ㰀戀爀㸀
massively parallel database appliance. Oversaw global data science team in support of analytics product.
∀†䔀砀瀀漀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀琀礀 琀漀 甀渀琀愀瀀瀀攀搀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀椀攀猀 琀漀 爀甀渀 椀渀ⴀ搀愀琀愀戀愀猀攀 愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀Ⰰ 栀攀氀瀀椀渀最 挀甀猀琀漀洀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 瀀愀爀琀渀攀爀猀㰀戀爀㸀
experiment, prototype and build their own analytic products.
䄀挀栀椀攀瘀攀洀攀渀琀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀
• Formation of NDN – a disruptive game changer for company, partners and customers.
∀†一䐀一 氀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀ⴀ搀愀琀愀戀愀猀攀 瀀愀爀愀氀氀攀氀 愀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 䤀䈀䴀 甀猀攀猀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Netezza Analytics contributed >$50M additional revenue in first year of release.
∀†䐀攀猀椀最渀攀搀 愀渀搀 戀甀椀氀琀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 洀愀挀栀椀渀攀猀 ⠀ᰀ匠倀唀䈀漀砀攀猀ᴀ⤠ 愀渀搀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀攀搀 琀栀攀洀 最氀漀戀愀氀氀礀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Developed a curriculum and conducted partner training sessions.
∀†吀栀漀甀最栀琀 氀攀愀搀攀爀 眀栀漀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀 愀渀搀 氀攀搀 甀猀攀爀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀爀 挀漀渀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Grew the Netezza Developer Network to >150 members and >2000 developers.
唀⸀匀⸀ 䐀攀瀀愀爀琀洀攀渀琀 漀昀 䨀甀猀琀椀挀攀Ⰰ 圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀Ⰰ 䐀䌀㰀戀爀㸀
IT Specialist/Special Assistant to the CTO
㈀⼀ ㌀ⴀ⼀ 㘀㰀戀爀㸀
• Supported creation of national intelligence-sharing infrastructure for Executive Order 13356, Strengthening the Sharing of
吀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀 䤀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 吀漀 倀爀漀琀攀挀琀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Delivered reviews and recommendations for DOJ’s CIO and staff on technology capabilities and investments at DOJ’s
挀漀洀瀀漀渀攀渀琀猀 ⠀䘀䈀䤀Ⰰ 䐀䔀䄀Ⰰ 䄀吀䘀Ⰰ 䈀伀倀Ⰰ 唀匀䴀匀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀⤀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Presented assessments on major program and application architectures to both internal Department audiences and the Office
漀昀 䴀愀渀愀最攀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 䈀甀搀最攀琀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Provided data architecture support for the national Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program (LEISP).
∀†䔀瘀愀氀甀愀琀攀搀 椀渀琀攀最爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀瀀瀀漀爀琀甀渀椀琀椀攀猀 昀漀爀 最愀渀最ⴀ爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 搀愀琀愀 愀琀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀瀀甀琀礀 䄀琀琀漀爀渀攀礀 䜀攀渀攀爀愀氀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Held Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
匀栀椀昀琀㐀Ⰰ 䰀愀猀 嘀攀最愀猀Ⰰ 一嘀㰀戀爀㸀
Development and Certification Manager
∀†䤀渀椀琀椀愀琀攀搀Ⰰ 搀攀猀椀最渀攀搀 愀渀搀 愀爀挀栀椀琀攀挀琀攀搀 愀渀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀氀 挀攀爀琀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 琀爀愀挀欀椀渀最 猀礀猀琀攀洀 昀漀爀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 挀愀爀搀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀椀渀最 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀㬀 挀氀椀攀渀琀猀㰀戀爀㸀
included AMEX, VISA, FDC, Chase.
∀†䴀愀渀愀最攀搀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 猀琀爀甀挀琀甀爀攀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀ᤀ猠 猀漀昀琀眀愀爀攀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀 搀攀瀀愀爀琀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
• Provided customers and partners with technical details, compliance education and understanding of certification APIs.
䌀愀渀瘀愀猀 䰀愀戀猀Ⰰ 匀甀搀戀甀爀礀Ⰰ 䴀䄀㰀戀爀㸀
Founder, Product Development
∀†吀栀爀攀攀ⴀ瀀攀爀猀漀渀 猀琀愀爀琀ⴀ甀瀀 昀漀挀甀猀攀搀 漀渀 渀攀眀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀洀攀渀琀㨀 瘀椀搀攀漀 愀渀搀 搀椀最椀琀愀氀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀 昀漀爀 栀愀渀搀栀攀氀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀㰀戀爀㸀
Hewlett Packard Advanced Solutions Lab, Burlington, MA
倀爀漀搀甀挀琀 䴀愀渀愀最攀爀㰀戀爀㸀
5/01-5/02
∀†䘀漀甀渀搀椀渀最 洀攀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 ᰀ吠栀攀 䄀搀瘀愀渀挀攀搀 匀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀 䰀愀戀ᴀ†ጀ†洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 琀漀 戀攀 愀 挀栀愀渀最攀ⴀ愀最攀渀琀 愀渀搀 攀砀瀀愀渀搀 䠀倀ᤀ猠 䤀洀愀最椀渀最 愀渀搀㰀戀爀㸀
Printing Group offerings.
∀†䐀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀搀 昀椀爀猀琀ⴀ漀昀ⴀ愀ⴀ欀椀渀搀 洀攀搀椀愀 搀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀 瀀氀愀琀昀漀爀洀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀攀搀 渀攀眀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀 漀渀 䠀倀ᤀ猠 栀愀渀搀栀攀氀搀 搀攀瘀椀挀攀 ⠀琀栀攀㰀戀爀㸀
Jornada). Created and delivered product JetSet Sports’ clients at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
䰀愀瘀愀猀琀漀爀洀 䄀渀愀氀礀琀椀挀猀Ⰰ 䌀愀洀戀爀椀搀最攀Ⰰ 䴀䄀㰀戀爀㸀
Product Architect/Project Manager
⼀㤀㘀ⴀ㔀⼀ 㰀戀爀㸀
• Led and directed product development, on-site installations, and training for customers’ first-of-a-kind Internet systems and
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• Harmonized diverse client groups (on-site and remote) with internal Lavastorm development and management teams.
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• “Employee #4,” instrumental in building the company and culture to more than 200 employees.
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12/02-12/03
匀栀椀昀琀㐀Ⰰ 䤀爀瘀椀渀攀Ⰰ 䌀䄀㰀戀爀㸀
8/93-12/95
吀攀挀栀渀椀挀愀氀 匀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 匀瀀攀挀椀愀氀椀猀琀㰀戀爀㸀
• Supported IT professionals and non-technical end-users, often during high-stress and production-critical situations.
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• Gained insights into how end-users learn and interact with applications, and how applications integrate with a larger customer
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6/91-3/93
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• Provided 24/7, frontline tech support to court reporters, often under high-stress deadlines, and performed end-user training.
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EDUCATION AND SKILLS
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Systems and Skills:
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Azure)
倀爀漀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀㨀 伀洀渀椀最爀愀昀昀氀攀Ⰰ 嘀椀猀椀漀Ⰰ 䄀搀漀戀攀 䌀匀Ⰰ 䰀椀渀甀砀Ⰰ 圀椀欀椀Ⰰ 䜀漀漀最氀攀 䐀爀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 䐀爀漀瀀戀漀砀Ⰰ 䌀愀洀琀愀猀椀愀Ⰰ 䨀䤀刀䄀Ⰰ 䈀愀猀攀挀愀洀瀀Ⰰ 倀爀攀稀椀Ⰰ 嘀椀搀攀漀㰀戀爀㸀
Conferencing, OpenOffice, Mac, Windows
䤀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀猀㨀㰀戀爀㸀
Water polo - Former Head Coach/Assistant Coach, Harvard University NCAA Division I women’s water polo team
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