A broad range of leadership, consultative, and technical roles in a wide range of industries for organizations large and small, for-profit and not-for-profit, established businesses and start-ups. I love anything involved with learning be it organization change, new strategy development and implementation, new technology development or adoption, research, teaching, or publishing. I love to be part of helping other people grow and learn. I have been fortunate to be involved in developing and placing several executives.

Vice President Information Technology and Chief Information Officer @ Responsible for all technology services provided by the CIO organization that includes teaching and learning, research, enterprise solutions, infrastructure, and communication/collaboration. A member of the president's cabinet and reports to the president of the university. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Advisor @ Advising the leadership team in the development Knod strategy and technology. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Vice-Chair of Board @ From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Bloomington, Indiana AreaAdvisor @ I have the good fortune of advising a terrific team of entrepreneurs who are determined to provide some quality flowchart/visualization products/services. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Advisor @ Focused on providing training to obtain certifications for a variety of industries. From January 2006 to Present (10 years) Board of Managers @ Very creative approach to helping utilities change how their customers use energy. Great leadership team. From August 2010 to July 2014 (4 years) Co-chair, Board of Directors @ Worked with board of directors to establish UEN's strategic direction in terms of who UEN is to serve and what those to be served were trying to do/accomplish; what services UEN is providing those they serve; and, how UEN will know it is doing a great job. Worked with executive director to plan board meetings, establish budgets (operating and project), and deal with any issues requiring board involvement. From March 2012 to June 2014 (2 years 4 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaChief Information Officer @ The position has responsibility for IT strategic planning, policy, standards, architecture and overall responsibility for the campus-wide IT governance process and supervises networking, unified communications, administrative computing, classroom technology services, the university webmaster, Web design, video production, duplication, streaming, research computing and services provided by the Center for High Performance Computing. Also shares responsibility for central campus data centers and IT infrastructure services, IT compliance, and operational security with the University Hospitals and Clinics. The director of UEN reports to this position. UEN provides educational programming and portals in conjunction with a consortium of public education partners, including USHE and its universities and colleges; the Utah State Office of Education, local school districts, the Utah Electronic High School and the state's library system. From May 2011 to June 2014 (3 years 2 months) Board Member @ Participate in the governance of the organization. From August 2011 to March 2014 (2 years 8 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaInterim Chief Human Resource Officer @ Responsible for the HR strategy, policy, and operations for all UofU staff and payroll for all faculty and staff. This is an interim role. Once we have hired the new CHRO that person will report to me. From October 2012 to March 2013 (6 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaInterim Executive Director @ Oversee all strategic planning, budgeting, and operations of UEN. Principal interface with legislature and board of directors. From December 2011 to September 2012 (10 months) Advisor @ Workday delivers the next generation of enterprise business services on-demand. From August 2006 to December 2011 (5 years 5 months) Advisor @ From 2008 to August 2011 (3 years) Advisor @ From 2000 to 2011 (11 years) SVP, Global Process Design and Operations @ I support the EVP of Operations and his team in designing and managing global processes for Ascent Media. This is a new position so we are all learning together. From November 2009 to July 2010 (9 months) Board of Advisors @ We preserve the best of the old - books by leading experts that are rigorously reviewed and developed to the highest standards. Then we flip it all on its head. Our books are free online. We offer convenient, low-cost choices for students – print, audio, by-the-chapter, and more. Our books are open for instructors to mix, mash, and make their own. Our books are the hub of a social learning network where students learn from the book and each other. Flat World Knowledge. Because great minds are evenly distributed. Great textbooks are not. Until now... From January 2007 to July 2010 (3 years 7 months) Chief Operating Officer @ Responsible for all revenue support and administrative functions. From August 2008 to December 2009 (1 year 5 months) Research Associate @ From June 2006 to October 2008 (2 years 5 months) Managing Director @ From June 2006 to September 2008 (2 years 4 months) Consultant @ Independent consultant helping organizations with strategy, technology, and change challenges. From January 1988 to September 2008 (20 years 9 months) Board of Directors @ From 2004 to 2007 (3 years) Chief Information Officer @ Under the direction of the Presiding Bishop and the Information and Communications Committee of the Church I am responsible for planning, implmenting, and evaluating the Church's IT investment. This includes coordinating all IT related activities across all the non-profit entities of the Church. Details about the Church and its operations are available through www.lds.org. From January 2002 to May 2006 (4 years 5 months) Vice President and Chief Information Officer @ Responsible for creating the CIO position and overseeing all IT planning, implementation, and evalution for the university and coordinating IT across the Church Education System. From January 1997 to August 2002 (5 years 8 months) Author @ Author of several research and professional papers and books including: Accounting, Information Technology, and Business Solutions (Irwin/McGraw Hill), 1st and 2nd editions NewViews Event Driven Business Solutions, Irwin Professional Publishing, 1992 123 From A to Z, with Jay White and Marshall Romney, 1987 From January 1987 to January 2002 (15 years 1 month) Advisor @ Helped advise the founders and management in establishing the business started by a former student. From 2001 to 2002 (1 year) Association of Physical Plant Administrators @ At large board member of the professional association for facilities leaders for higher education. From January 2000 to 2002 (2 years) Education CIO Advisory Board to Steve Jobs @ Steve Jobs invited a group of about 10 university CIOs to meet with him for a day about every 3-4 months to discuss various product strategies, react to products in development, and use of technology in universities. These were amazing experiences to interact with Steve Jobs and his leadership team. From 1998 to 2000 (2 years) Advisor @ Helped founders establish business and advised during early years. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Vice President and Chief Information Officer @ Created CIO position and was responsible for all IT planning, implementation and evaluation efforts. Reported to CEO. Oversaw a significant reengineering effort focused on moving the publishing process to be digital. From April 1995 to December 1996 (1 year 9 months) Associate Professor @ Faculty member in the Marriott School of Management with responsibilities for teaching information systems courses and conducting research on database design and the use of artificial intelligence technologies in business. Part of the team the redesigned the School of Accountancy and Information Systems core curriculum that won national recognition. From January 1988 to August 1995 (7 years 8 months) Research associate for David Andros, IBM Director of Global Business Systems for IBM @ Worked with David Andros' leadership team in developing an event-driven architecture for IBM's business systems. From July 1989 to December 1992 (3 years 6 months) Software Engineer @ Helped develope a variety of LISP based applications for the accounting, financial and insurance industries. From June 1987 to December 1987 (7 months) Lecturer and Ph.D Student @ Taught introductory information systems courses in the business school full time while pursuing a Ph.D in information systems. Dissertation focused on developing a computational model of the cognitive processes involved in determining the likelihood of material error for retail businesses. Awarded Coopers & Lybrand Doctoral Scholar. From August 1984 to June 1987 (2 years 11 months) EDP Auditor @ Helped develop various applications for helping auditors do analytical reviews of health care clients. From April 1984 to August 1984 (5 months)

PhD, Information Systems/Computer Science @ Michigan State University From 1985 to 1989 MS, Information Systems @ Brigham Young University From 1982 to 1984 BS, Accounting @ Brigham Young University From 1980 to 1984 Eric Denna is skilled in: Teaching, Research, Small Business, Business Strategy, Public Speaking, Start-ups, Courses, Curriculum Design, Business Planning, Entrepreneur, Lecturing, Non-profits, Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Management Consulting