William A.

Briggs
111 E. Chestnut #11D
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 498-4407
wb8e7cc4@westpost.net

Bill is a leader and innovator in technical and project management, software eng
ineering, object-oriented systems development, programming and operations resear
ch.
Bill created CrossEyes - a Microsoft Word "add-in" that provides a WordPerfect-l
ike Reveal Codes facility. In addition, he recently
developed a comprehensive travel expense reporting and accounting
system for a law firm in Chicago. It uses Excel as a front-end and
then connects directly to and posts transactions to an IBM AS/400
accounting system. Earlier. he designed, programmed and installed
Craps, Blackjack, Roulette, Poker and Keno Revenue Accounting and Management sy
stems for a Las Vegas casino. Development utilized
VB, Access and SQL in Windows.
He completed the design, C and SQL programming and installation of network, term
inal and communications software for HUD single and multi-family accounting and
management control systems. That included online connection of a mainframe UNIX
and ORACLE multi-tier server to more than 1000 PC clients, to service a caseloa
d of 200,000+ properties nationwide. Other consulting engagements have include
d the successful design, procurement and staffing of a complete C AD/CAM center
at a major aerospace corporation, and the reconstruction of an IT support organ
ization and data processing center for a well-known railroad. This reconstructio
n included regeneration of all the COBOL, Assembly and JCL code and operational
documentation that had been destroyed.
As Chief Computer Scientist at Bendix Field Engineering he was responsible for t
he line management of 145 software engineers, providing real-time communications
and operations control software for a complex of 65 computers supporting 18 unm
anned NASA spacecraft. Additionally, he had full P & L responsibility for the d
irection of some 600 analysts and engineers providing computer support to NASA a
nd other US and foreign Government agencies.
He was CIO and Executive Director of Information Services for Fiat-Allis, report
ing directly to the CEO. In that billion dollar/year multi-national joint ventu
re, he was responsible for the direction and operations of 32 data centers in ei
ght countries, serving all corporate functions including world-wide administrati
on, finance, product distribution, engineering, manufacturing, marketing and res
earch. His span of control encompassed 254 international employees and an annua
l budget of $9.8 million.
Bill started, built up and directed a profitable management consulting practice
for Price Waterhouse in Minneapolis. He managed staff and client personnel in e
ngagements involving the development of financial, management reporting and proj
ect control systems; cost reduction and control projects; organization restructu
re; and notably in the repair of four large administrative and manufacturing sys
tems.
Bill earned BS and MS degrees in engineering, cum laude, from Ohio State; then d
evoted two years toward a PhD in Industrial Management at MIT, obtaining All But
Dissertation. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, and was a founding mem
ber of the Association for Computing machinery.