Isaac J.

Harris
EDUCATION

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA

Master of Business Administration – MBA 5/2009
 Concentrations: Finance, Operations, Marketing
GROVE CITY COLLEGE Grove City, PA
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering – BSEE 5/2000
 Student Government Association, Varsity Track and Field Team, Dr. Rea Walters Memorial Essay Award Winner
 Senior Design Project: Home lighting automation via Linux-based network appliance
 Internship: Aircraft instrument prototyping, and revision control using AutoCAD and in-house database tools.

EXPERIENCE

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERISTY / SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Pittsburgh, PA

System Administrator: InterACT Lab Linux Servers and Data Acquisition Systems 4/2006 – Present
Analytical Problem Solving:
 Identified poor utilization of computing resources as a contributor to recurring lab expenses.
 Consolidated services and removed legacy systems. Negotiated favorable fee structure for visiting researchers.
 Reduced annual computing costs by 25% while increasing service levels by 30%. Lowered visitor fees by 70%.
Collaboration and Teamwork:
 Recognized demand for a standards-based interface between lab software systems and external customers.
 Worked with grant partners to integrate CMU’s speech software with IBM’s Information Management system.
 Provided grant writers with a compelling demonstration of academic and commercial software integration.
Strategic Planning:
 Discovered that a researcher required a non-invasive means of collecting speech data for his PhD thesis.
 Developed a mobile phone-based image and audio acquisition system and performed data collection.
 Enabled the researcher to test his theory, complete his thesis and graduate.

HARRIS SOFTWARE CONSULTING, LLC Pittsburgh, PA

President 4/2005 – Present
Entrepreneurship:
 Requested by Teradyne to help address customer product needs.
 Formed a company to develop a remote control system for customers’ manufacturing equipment.
 Negotiated software licensing terms and delivered final product on time and on budget.

TERADYNE, INC Boston, MA

Applications Engineer II / iCell Lead Applications Engineer: Design, Support, Project Management. 8/2000 – 3/2005
Passion for Technology:
 Perceived that Teradyne’s proprietary communication software was limiting future growth.
 Participated in an industry standards consortium and championed standards adoption across product families.
 Resulted in promotion to iCell Lead Applications Engineer position.
Leadership and Teamwork:
 Discovered that software quality problems were threatening the success of a joint venture.
 Headed a three company, Quality Improvement Team that resolved all software issues impeding deployment.
 Resulted in $300,000 in derivative product sales in 2003.
Strategic Planning and Innovation:
 Identified customer concerns with Windows-based manufacturing equipment.
 Implemented best-practices training for Teradyne’s global IT support team. Commercialized class for customers.
 Assuaged customers’ concerns, speeding adoption of new platform. Consistent revenue stream created.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical Skills: Linux/UNIX, Mobile and Client/Server application development, TCP/IP, web, NIS, file and license server
administration, Industrial Automation.
Interests: Running, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, computers.