{"id":2,"date":"2006-03-29T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T22:17:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-12-30T10:58:51","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T18:58:51","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bd.handspicker.net\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am Brian D. (BD) Handspicker.\u00c2\u00a0 I am an International executive with 20+ years of business and engineering management experience in enterprise, Internet and wireless software industries. As a respected motivational leader I attract and lead stellar corporate teams. I’ve managed internationally distributed groups up to 100 direct and indirect contributors with multi-million dollar operating budgets.\u00c2\u00a0 As a b<\/span>usiness and technical architect I develop successful enterprise and start-up business plans, product plans and product-line architectures. <\/span>I consistently deliver projects under budget and under schedule, including enterprise-class software on less than $250,000 that formed the basis for a $10MM company valuation. I’ve closed Fortune 500 sales, including with <\/span>Caterpillar<\/span> and <\/span>Microsoft<\/span>.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve led definition of new industry standards with <\/span>Digital<\/span>, <\/span>Microsoft<\/span>, <\/span>HP<\/span> and <\/span>IBM<\/span>. I’ve forged global consortia and strategic alliances, including demonstrating potential of secure web applications with <\/span>HP<\/span> and <\/span>Caterpillar<\/span>. I’ve changed industries to open opportunities for new products and hobble the competition. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


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If this sounds terribly serious and formal, it is because as an independent consultant I am constantly marketing myself for new consulting opportunities. I am also open to challenging full-time opportunities.\u00c2\u00a0 If you wish to know more about my career and background, check out my website at bd.handspicker.net<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you wish to know a little more about the man behind the business facade, check out my simple personal page at bd.handspicker.net\/personal.html<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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