CTO, CIO, CINO
Overview
I have been energetically involved with technologies in many fields most of my life. I became engages in computer related technologies and online since around 1979 (what would later become the Internet). I have worked in almost every IT/CS related role over the decades from hands-on through C-level positions over these decades. Working as an independent contractor in corp-to-corp and W2 contracts, or as full-time dedicated employee for many startups from the ground up, through small-to-medium-businesses (SMBs), to large multinational corporate enterprise environments with 10,000+ employees, including Fortune 1000, 500, and 100 companies.
I am currently juggling a number of business ventures, some of my own making, and others that are the visions of others that I am helping them bring to reality and get across the technical finish line. I recently did a significant amount of work for LearningMate, and am currently working on other endeavors.
Currently (as of January 2023):
- Chief Technology Officer for ManufacturingPower and iNSUPPLi (startups)
- Founder, CEO, Executive Director, Chair, and CTO of the 501(c)3 non-profit charity RPG Research (200 volunteer staff across 6 continents)
- Founder and President of RPG.LLC and related enterprises. (startup with 6 employees)
- Founder and president of Dev 2 Dev Portal LLC and Hawke Enterprising dba.
My paper for the SANS Institute was greatly influential on one of Google's development team decisions related to Virtual Private Network technologies.
I am constantly pushing myself to learn new technologies with the goal of application for practical human or business needs. My technical resume is obnoxiously long from all of the different technologies I have implemented from starting at scratch and research and development (R&D) all the way through to high availability (99.999+%) production implementations.
Testimonials
Hawke is one of the "very few CTOs who possesses not only the ability to execute complex technical tasks, but the high-level soft knowledge that maintains team cohesion, communication with non-technical partners, and essential support in investor pitch meetings" --Ben Dobyns, CEO, The Fantasy Network, and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment - full letter here: http://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/hawke-as-cto-ben-dobyns-the-fantasy-network
"The Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming. He has been tracking and involved in the therapeutic and educational application of role-playing games longer than anyone else.” –Adam Johns, Game to Grow, Executive Director, Lead Facilitator.
"unequivocally recommend Hawke as a person of high integrity and one of the very best technicians that I have ever worked with." Phillip Hillian, Director of IT, Devon Energy -- full testimonial here: http://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/unequivocally-recommend-hawke-as-a-person-of-high-integrity-and-one-of-the-very-best-technicians-that-i-have-ever-worked-with-phillip-hillian-director-of-it-devon-energy
"Hawke is largely responsible for the developer I am today. " --Rob Zazueta, Developer -- full testimonial here: http://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/hawke-is-largely-responsible-for-the-developer-i-am-today-rob-zazueta-developer
As CTO, "Hawke was an outstanding leader with the highest level of integrity." --Brian Scardina, Director of Information Security at Global Payments Inc. -- full testimonial here: http://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/an-outstanding-leader-with-the-highest-level-of-integrity-brian-scardina-director-of-information-security-at-global-payments-inc
" I credit our success to the enterprise-level knowledge, support, and experience that Mr. Robinson brought to our company. " - Zombie Orpheus Entertainment -- full testimonial here: http://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/i-credit-our-success-to-the-enterprise-level-knowledge-support-and-experience-that-mr-robinson-brought-to-our-company-zombie-orpheus-entertainment
By The Numbers
- Uptime Standards I designed, built, and maintained: 99.999% (5 9's or better) for HA enterprise environments from 1998 onward)
- Largest startup fund began with: $47M (Fatbrain.com (number 3 in online book sales industry) -> MightyWords (became number 1 in eBook sales industry), acquired later by Barnes & Noble).
- Largest department/company budget I was directly responsible for: $20M/year (MightWords).
- Largest single check I signed for: $1.3M (MightyWords).
- Largest direct-report technical department I directly built from scratch and managed as CTO: 35 direct onsite (+20 offshore) technical reports (MightyWords). 2nd largest (as Senior Team Lead): 25 across USA and offshore (LearningMate).
- Largest company-wide direct reports (as Executive Director): 200 direct reports across 6 continents(RPG Research).
- Largest company enterprise infrastructure I single-handedly audited through direct contract (Dev 2 Dev Portal LLC) by employee count: 10,000+ employees (Devon Energy).
Fortune Companies Direct Work As Employee or Contractor
Example Fortune Companies I Worked For Either as FTE or Contractor:
Fortune/Global Top 10
Fortune/Global Top 50
- AT&T
- Microsoft
- Dell Technologies
Fortune/Global 100
- Dell Technologies
- Coca-Cola
Fortune/Global 500
- US West / Centurylink / Qwest
- Sun Microsystems
Fortune 1000
- Swire (Coca Cola)
Fortune Companies Worked On Projects With
Fortune companies I worked with in various degrees of partnership on projects:
Fortune/Global Top 10
- Amazon
- AT&T
- International Business Machines (IBM)
Fortune/Global Top 100
- IBM (Redbooks)
- Microsoft
- Oracle
Fortune/Global Top 500
Fortune/Global Top 1000
Managed Them As a Vendor/VAR
AT&T
US West / QWest / Centurylink
Oracle
Sun Microsystems
IBM