David Black

Current

International Education IT Strategy at Apple Inc.

Past

Manager, Asia Region Consulting Engineers, Beijing, China at Apple Inc.
Strategic Education Solutions at Apple Computer
iServices Consulting Engineer at Apple Computer

Web Applications Developer at Nortel Networks
Co-founder at Webix

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David Black’s Summary

As a consultant with Apple who has worked with over 60 of the top schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America to help them better personalize learning through the use of new curriculum and technology, I'm continually seeking opportunities to expand my depth and understanding of how transformative, disruptive technologies can positively impact organizations.

David Black’s Specialties:

Consulting, education, change management, technology, program and project management, IT integration and strategy. Software application analysis, architecture, design, development, programming, software marketing, technical writing, vendor management.

David Black’s Experience

International Education IT Strategy

Apple Inc.

(Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Developing programs for education IT professionals to support 21st century learning
Manager, Asia Region Consulting Engineers, Beijing, China

Apple Inc.

(Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

August 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 1 month)

* Developed institutional technology strategies, roadmaps, training, and channel programs, to increase Apple's Education market share in Asia.

* Developed and deploy strategic systems architectures which promote the broad deployment of Apple's technology within educational institutions.

* Developed and provide targeted technology briefings to customers and the reseller channel.

* Developed and provide training programs to Apple and reseller sales engineers throughout the region

* Certified technology plans provided by Apple and reseller sales engineers
Strategic Education Solutions

Apple Computer

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Software industry)

August 2005 — August 2007 (2 years 1 month)

* Enhanced Apple's Asia marketing opportunities by developing and supporting a "showcase account" in Beijing, China.

* Discovered new, repeatable education technology strategies by working side-by-side with K12 digital curriculum managers at the Western Academy of Beijing
iServices Consulting Engineer

Apple Computer

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Software industry)

February 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 11 months)

* Led full life-cycle software development for a Fortune 100 company including application analysis, architecture, design and development.

* Led joint requirement and design sessions with key stake-holders including our customer's senior leadership

* Deployed distributed web applications using service oriented architectures and built with Java, XML, J2EE
Web Applications Developer

Nortel Networks

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 2000 (3 years )

* Co-designed and led the development and successfully deployed an HR performance management system which was used by 25K users.

* Contributed to the development of a global services-accounting portal which was used by over 10K users.

* Decreased custom software life-cycles by leading joint-application-design sessions intertwined with rapid visualization / prototyping.

* Produced rich web media and web content for the Indy Racing League and Dallas Cowboy's websites.
Co-founder

Webix

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 1995 — January 1998 (3 years 1 month)

Developed and executed traditional and web / internet marketing initiatives for a variety of clients. We focused on audience analysis, content development, and the design and implementation of various forms of media including print, CD-ROM, web, and video. We were the first turnkey QTVR (Quicktime VR) developer in the Southwest and provided this service to a variety of customers.