Dennis Tarwood
Executive Vice President of Technology at Big Ideas Learning, a Larson Texts Company
- Role
- Executive Vice President of Technology at Big Ideas Learning
- Location
- Erie, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dennis Tarwood
Nearly thirty years experience in educational technology and almost twenty years leading, transforming, and growing engineering and product teams through mission-driven servant leadership. Passionate about growing people and redefining what\'s possible for learners and educators.Modernized multiple instructional platforms at organizations large and small; created core instructional solutions; launched multiple supplemental products. Built engineering capability at three organizations, helping one organization build exceptional software development capabilities from scratch and another quadruple its engineering investment. Transformed aging instructional infrastructure for long-term success in a cloud-based world. Created new software solutions from whole cloth, leveraging external and internal capabilities. Extensive experience guiding legacy organizations through times of dramatic change in the industry, including the current emerging transformations around AI opportunities, interoperability challenges, and compliance needs.Additionally created product, project management, and R&D groups at multiple organizations while also leading information technology, marketing, print production, and other teams at various times.
Experience
Executive Vice President of Technology
Jun 2023 — Present · Erie, PA, US
Direct the company\'s technology and operations planning and development discussions, along with integrating technology within the product line to create innovative classroom solutions.Lead engineering efforts for all technology product, including software development, infrastructure, and quality assurance. Focus on development of currently unreleased groundbreaking software solutions leveraging the latest in cloud development, AI, and educational trends.Lead information technology efforts, including the transformation into a high-functioning data-driven team supporting distributed teams. Lead research and development efforts into AI, data analysis, and improving educational outcomes through technology.Manage an overall budget over $10 million.
Education
Arizona State University
MSE, Software Engineering
2010 — 2012
DePaul University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Secondary Education, Computer Science
1993 — 2005
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