Dean Bender Partner, Data Science at Elevate Data

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Partner, Data Science

Elevate Data

Jun 2019 - Current (7 years 1 month)

- Defined strategy and services for new company focused on providing products and services for Data Science. - Responsible for product management and program management. - Led external/internal market research and competitive intelligence to define go to market strategy. - Negotiated partnerships in support of new business launch. - Responsible for product management interacting with sales, marketing, finance, and delivery/operations. - Defined product to support business data & analytics including data management, data integration, predictive analytics, statistical modeling, and data mining algorithms. - Delivered Data Science Strategy, Roadmap, and implementation of Data Science SaaS product to customers.

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Vice President, Data Science

ISM Guide

Jan 2011 - May 2019 (8 years 5 months)

- Built new company strategy and developed business plan to expand services for management consulting and Data Science. - Responsible for program management and account management. - Implemented Agile Program Management. - Guided clients to achieve increased revenue, profitability, and a sustainable competitive advantage. - Delivered client engagements for Management Consulting that included business strategy and governance, organizational change management, customer relationship management, sales effectiveness, and business operations improvement. - Responsible for new customers in Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing, Automotive, Wholesale Distribution, and Healthcare. - Clients included: Armstrong, AEW Global Real Estate

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Vice President

Excelacom

Jan 2005 - Dec 2010 (6 years)

- Instrumental in growth of consulting firm from $1M to $50M in revenue. - Worked with Excelacom’s CEO to successfully expand the business for new markets including Europe, the Caribbean, and the Cable industry. - Responsible for program management, account management, and delivery of business and technology consulting services for the Communications and Media markets. - Successfully led the delivery of strategic engagements for Fortune 500 companies including Comcast, ESPN, America Movil, Verizon, and Frontier Communications. - Successfully launched new products for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Ordering, and Test Automation. - Launched new Business and Technology Consulting services for product management, M & A, and others.

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Vice President

Sodalia

Mar 2001 - Dec 2004 (3 years 10 months)

- Instrumental in growth of company from startup to $30M in revenue. - Established North American operations including HR, finance, marketing, sales, and professional services. - Led core business strategies: company, product/R&D, pricing, packaging, strategic alliances, company/product positioning and messaging. - Repositioned, rebranded, and launched Sodalia products for service provisioning, fault & network management, performance management, and traffic engineering in North America. - Increased awareness of company and products through press, trade shows, analyst briefings, and advertising resulting in product being named finalist for Best Product at OSS World 2002.

Executive Director

Verizon

Jan 1998 - Jan 2001 (3 years 1 month)

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Director of Software Engineering

Sodalia

Jan 1993 - Jan 1998 (5 years 1 month)

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Project Manager

Tacit Knowledge Systems

Jan 1988 - Jan 1992 (4 years 1 month)

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Software Engineer/Team Leader

IIT Research Institute

Jan 1985 - Jan 1987 (2 years 1 month)

Dean Bender

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