Tony Bishop Chief Strategy Officer at The 451 Group

Founder and senior technology leadership for a number of Internet security, privacy and cloud data center organizations. Engineer by trade, but a huge fan of customer engagement in the design process, experience with prototype to market and pitching the big customers they should be working with a small innovative company. Currently sit on the advisory board at Entrepreneurs Forum (Atlantic Canada).

Software management is more art than science. Agile? Scrum? Lean? Kanban? If too many options makes you dizzy, call me to clarify the essential characteristics that make a development team click. Stanford Ph.D., Cornell engineer, and over 30 years in the computer / software / storage industry, I'll help you deal with your new role as manager / Director / VP of software or engineering. Author of the book, "Get Out of the Way" on managing high-tech people. Experience with Quantum, Apple, Tandem, DEC and over 20 years as a consultant. I hold 7 patents and do a lot of expert witness consulting in intellectual property, too.

I believe that a fractional approach to strategic consulting & technology leadership can pay big dividends. Can’t justify a full-time CTO (Chief Technology Officer) to provide the vision, innovation and strategy required for your business? Here is where my services may a good fit. My role is to assure the successful execution of the business objectives through the use of technology. My Aim is to provide the technology leadership & decision-making required to ensure a maximum return on investment and realize the full business benefits. Examples of how I can assist: Work with the company’s management to identify opportunities and risks for delivering the company’s services / products as a business, including identification of the competitive landscape, and opportunity for innovation with technology Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business Identify & evaluate technology platforms (including mobile, social, web and other technology) for delivering the company’s vision Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, press, analysts and other stakeholders