John is a technology executive with a business focus. A career spanning a broad range of company sizes and environments has given John substantial experience at the strategic and general management level. John particularly enjoys creating business advantage by identifying the market, product and channel opportunities that offer business success. He has successfully of re-tooled organizations, technology platforms and processes on small and large scales with experience in hardware and software system design, implementation and operation. John's experience as an IT exec includes the selection and deployment of international ERP systems, data and voice network design, deployment and operation, Supply Chain design and optimization, and EDI systems. John's experience as a Business Unit General Manager includes market opportunity and sizing analysis, feature definition, technology acquisition and development, the development of sales and marketing programs and product rollout for both hardware and software products.
John's business history includes Hewlett Packard, and executive positions at Overland Storage. He currently leads the IT efforts at SpaceDev, an entrepreneurial aerospace company manufacturing satellites and rocket engines located in Poway , CA . SpaceDev's unique rocket technology powered SpaceshipOne, the first privately funded spacecraft to take a civilian to space.
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