Thomas J. Murphy Corporate Strategy Consultant 16 Mockingbird Lane Maynard, MA 01754 978_897_9112 tom@thomasjmurphy.com    Overview As a principal consultant to major corporations in strategy selection and investment decisions, I design and implement planning models that allow companies to prioritize strategic investments and decisions to gain maximum business results. These customized models have become the standard planning approach applied across geographies and divisions of major global companies and organizations. I have been a selected lecturer and a published author on the topic of IT strategy development and selection. A list of current and previous clients includes CIOs, CEOs and senior planning executives of large companies in the following industry segments: Hotel & Resort Food and Beverage Consumer Package Goods Retail Manufacturing The Pentagon Oil & Gas   Experience 2001-Present:                       Principal Consultant in IT and Business Strategy Development A planning consultant working with senior executives at major corporations to identify, rank and select optimal strategic investments and decisions. Specific planning assistance is given in the following areas, with tools customized for the unique decision criteria and goals of each client: Portfolio Mapping for IT Investment Decisions Developing IT Mission Statements Measuring IT-IQ Mapping Business Strategies   2000 – 2001:             Principal Knowledge Planning Architect Computer Sciences Corporation, Global Knowledge Services Design and Development of Knowledge Planning Services for CSC clients Presentations on knowledge strategy to CIOs and CKOs of corporations and government organizations Creation and delivery of a unique Knowledge Discovery Workshop for CSC client companies 1999 – 2000:             Director of IT Planning Research and Consulting International Data Corporation Research and forecasting strategic IT trends Published articles and reports on knowledge management strategies Published articles and reports on technology planning Speaker at national technology and CIO conferences Consultant to global companies on IT strategy and planning   1996 – 1998:             Global Education and Skills Development Manager Digital Equipment/ Compaq Computer Corporations: Managed 7 worldwide skills training managers Responsible for a global sales and marketing education program targeted at 3000 professionals worldwide Developed and managed 100 worldwide training courses in 80 countries Created and delivered Strategic Marketing seminars for marketing managers Winner of corporate awards for education impact on business success   1983 – 1996:             Principal Consultant in Corporate Planning Digital Equipment Corporation: Management Sciences Consulting Principal Consultant to the Executive Council on corporate planning and market development Consultant to global divisions on marketing improvement Consultant to global business units on strategy selection Executive Committee Award for impact on global network planning Digital Equipment award for product investment planning   Selected Presentations and Publications   Presentations to Senior Executives: SIMS Conference for IT Executives                      Boston September 2002 “IT Investment Planning”  CSC Technology Conference:                              Tampa May 2001 “Knowledge Strategy and Planning Services” CIO Magazine Annual Executive Conference:       Naples April 2000 “Developing an eKnowledge Center” IT for Wall Street :                                              New York March 2000 “The Evolving IT Organization” IDC Technology WebConference Series               Boston February 2000 “A Framework for IT Planning” Marketing Sciences Institute                               Boston October 1992 “Identifying New Market Opportunities”   Publications: “The Evolving IT Organization”                  IDC Research June 1999 “A Framework for IT Planning”                 IDC Research Feb. 2000 “Portfolio Approach to IT Planning”           IDC Research Oct. 1999 “Managing Information Overload”              IDC Research June 2000 “Developing the eKnowledge Center”        IDC Research Nov. 2000 “Knowledge Mgt. In Lodging Industry”       IDC Research July 2000     Partial List of Current and Prior Clients: The Campbell Soup Company     Global CIO, V.P. Campbell Kitchen Research, V.P. Sales Welch’s Foods                          CIO Sterling Commerce:                   Corporate CIO Aetna Insurance Company          Health Care and HMO Insurance Division Nabisco Foods:                         Corporate CIO Marriott Hotels Sodexho:            Global CIO The Pentagon:                           Office of the Joint Chiefs Hyatt Hotels and Resorts:           Corporate IT, CIO J.C. Robinson Company             Corporate CIO, CFO Northeastern University:              V.P. of Information Services University of Rhode Island:          Office of the President   Education & Development Bachelor of Science:      Chemical Engineering     Northeastern University MBA:                            Marketing & Planning     University Rhode Island MIT Sloane Executive Program: Corporate Strategy Development Marketing Strategies and Decision Making Corporate Consulting Skills Program   References available upon request