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A results-oriented technology leader with over 25 years experience as a developer, project and engineering team manger with excellent human, administrative and communication skills. For the past 14 years, Robert has focused on defining the architecture, and managing the development of brand-enhancing marketing and e-commerce web sites, Rich Internet Applications and web-services and has excelled at managing high-performance web and application development teams for major global corporations.
In addition to effectively designing solid business solutions using commercial enterprise platforms and applications, Robert was an early adopter/proponent of open systems, and successfully utilized open source platforms and software to efficiently and effectively deliver ECommerce, content management, and CRM solutions and has consistently been able to reduce IT costs and drive savings into technology solutions that deliver real business payback.
On a recent customer engagement, Mr. Blau performed a web assessment for a client where he developed a charter, mission and vision for the company website that resulted in changes that helped increase online revenue growth by 50% within a two month period and defined an organizational structure to effectively manage and grow the site and the organization's ability to communicate more effectively with the its customers while reducing costs to the corporation.
Mr. Blau has experience in many different industries and has been a manager, architect or developer at companies such as CHANEL, Camdens, Pearson, Simon & Schuster, IBM and Lotus Development Corporation, as well as for financial services companies such as American Express, Goldman Sachs, First Boston, Citibank/Citicorp.
He can be contacted at: rblau@e-richards.com
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