Henry Eckstein MSEE, EMRS, BBEC

Chief EMF/EMR Consultant Southeast USA

Professional Summary and Skills

  • 20+ years of IT leadership experience

  • Operations Optimization

  • IT/Business Alignment

  • Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Cloud Technologies

  • International Solutions

  • Aerospace and Insurance Sectors

  • Budget oversight to $20M

  • Multiple Teams up to 100 employees

  • Team Building

  • Strategic Planning

  • Project Leadership

  • Change Management

  • Resource Planning

  • Quality Improvement

  • SDLC

  • Agile

  • Compliance

  • IT Governance

  • Software System Architecture

  • SQL

  • Visual Studios

  • C++

  • JavaScript

  • Assembly and Machine Languages

  • Telecommunications Protocols

  • Real-Time Embedded Systems

  • Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist-EMRS


Professional Experience

HEALTHY INDOOR CONSULTANTS, INC., Founder of Environmental Safety Company serving commercial, institutional, & residential clients. Certified Building Biology Electromagnetic Radiation and Environmental Specialist (EMRS and BBEC): EMR and environmental surveys using professional and calibrated instrumentation to develop and implement mitigation, shielding, and safety plans.

Sr. VP of Strategic Technology / Chief Information Officer

YORK RISK SERVICES GROUP (Now owned by Sedgwick) Parsippany, NJ – 3/1993 to 10/2013

  • Slashed overhead costs by 20% by optimizing, integrating, and refining IT operations as well as successfully negotiating pricing and vendor fees, enabling York to experience rapid acquisitive and organic growth.

  • Planned and delivered technology and processes that ensured that York meet its goals. This included CPI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise software, business intelligence, technical training, project & portfolio management, and IT auditing.

  • Enabled tremendous growth from $5M to $600M during tenure by providing strategic leadership for technology solutions aligned with business priorities.

  • Facilitated M&A expansion providing York with rapid ROI by successfully integrating the technology systems of twelve acquisitions ranging from $1M to $140M.

  • Directed a $20M IT operating budget, a 100-member IT organization with six direct reports, as well as relationships with vendors and business partners, Supporting 2,500 employees in 90+ offices.

  • Architected one of the industry’s best claims management systems using Visual Studios/C++/SQL, a key factor in York’s success in attracting and retaining clients and reaching #3 position in a competitive market.

  • Led succession planning for the IT group including career path development for key staff and multiple software development teams. Attained zero voluntary loss of key IT talent during tenure saving York from punishing turnover costs.

  • Drove change, fostered an innovation culture, and shaped a fast and flexible global IT organization. Established hybrid cloud network, telecom systems, enterprise software, help desk, and systems training.

  • Strengthened executive decision-making through improved visibility into business processes and outcomes by developing metrics, KPI dashboards, Data Warehousing, and other superior business intelligence tools.

  • Reduced costs by instituting centralized service centers, offshore operations, and a paperless environment.


Additional Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Contract), ROCKWELL COLLINS AVIONICS, Cedar Rapid, IA

Programmed flight control/traffic alert collision avoidance systems for commercial aircraft. Programmed real time embedded systems involving ARINC 429, ARINC 629, and RS422 protocols.

Software Engineer (Contract), NORTHRUP DEFENSE SYSTEMS, Rolling Meadows, IL

Programmed real-time embedded test systems for the US Air Force.

Software Engineer, NORAND CORPORATION, Cedar Rapids, IA

Programmed network-level protocols for fiber optics serial loop network.

Software Engineer (Contract), BOEING AEROSPACE, Kent, Washington

Engineered telemetry system for communications between the space shuttle and satellites. 


References

Tom MacArthur – Former US Congressman, NJ 3rd District – Former CEO of York Risk Services Group

Chris Shaffer – Chief Operating Officer, George Hills

Raffy Daghlain – Executive Vice President, Athens Administrators

Jim Sweeney – Former Executive Vice President, York Risk Services Group

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, City College of New York

Industry Recognition & Presentations

  • Featured in Networking World: “Changing role of the CIO”, May 7, 2007

  • Featured in CIO magazine: “The Aquaman cometh,” March 1, 2001 • “CIO Profile,” March 1, 2002; • “The state of the CIO”, Dec. 15, 2005.

  • CIO Forum (Richmond Events), Marcus Evans CIO Conference, IASA, Presenter

  • CIO Forum: CIO of the Year, 2004

  • Yankee Group Networking Conference – Washington, DC: Roundtable Speaker, 2004

  • Forbes/Beyond Computing: IT Partnership Award for CEOs/CIOs, 1998