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| Donald E. Blair, Senior Consultant has over 25 years' experience in senior IT positions, mostly in the banking industry. As Director Advisor for Experton-Group and as Senior Consultant for Meta Group Middle East, he has had responsibility for supporting business development personnel throughout the region. He has been Automation Senior Manager for Riyad Bank, consultant Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche, and Executive Vice President for Automation at two US banks. |
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"Consulting's not a 'regular job.' That's why I love it. Every assignment is new: new people, new challenges." |
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Recent assignments Project Office Manager for a service-oriented architecture (SOA)
project (Dubai Municipality)- Needs assessment and strategic planning for a community arts organization  Best practice coaching in IT management and governance, based on
Balanced Scorecard and CObIT (Kuwait national petrochemical company) Program management for one of the world's largest bank
automation projects, including-- developing IT Systems Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan -- instituting a Technology Training Program -- managing acquisition of financial, technical, and human resources -- steering all projects (19 IT, 3 operational) through to completion -- managing development of a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. |
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"Other things I've been doing recently are teaching an online college course on information security and restoring the historic old hotel and general store in Norfork, Arkansas." |
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| Areas of interest - Service-oriented architecture (SOA) - IT governance, program and project management, solutions development, and business operations - IT security and contingency planning - Strategic planning - International technology transfer - Coaching, teaching, and training in IT and education |
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"For fun, I read: history, archaeology, and ancient cultures, mostly. And with all my overseas experience, I keep up with what's happening in the world, especially the Middle East." |
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| Education - BA, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas - MEd, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio - Doctoral work, Miami University - Seminars, courses, and workshops in IT, banking, management, leadership, manpower development, strategic planning, re-engineering - Certification in Compensation and Benefits - Certification in Employee Psychometric Testing |
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