Frank Dagnese

About Frank Dagnese

Integrated Enterprise Solutions Architecture:• Expert in design and development of integrative enterprise solutions with keen vision and experience in geospatial tools and big-data management, analysis, and visualization.Cross-Functional Organizational Agility:• Focused on empowering cross-functional agility in organizations to access and share information needed to make more effective business decisions. Multi-Million Dollar Program Development/Management:• Known for his skill at creating interdisciplinary/multi-organizational teams, developing a common vision, and delivering tools that provide knowledge in a context appropriate for business decision-making.• 25+ yrs history of innovation in enterprise mapping and collaboration and in the successful development and implementation of geospatial analysis and knowledge management projects with multi-million dollar budgets.Geo-Social Market Leadership:• Following launch of Google Earth, developed a geospatial social multimedia/news hub including design and architecture of back-end integrated systems in partnership with Google, NewsGator, Thomson Reuters, BBC, and The Guardian, called Earth Knowledge Portal.• Global recognition from Google, Social Media leaders, MSNBC, International Business Times, Reuters, USA Today and others.Authoritative Big Data Management/Visualization:• Long and distinguished history of directing interdisciplinary projects relying on big-data management, analysis, and visualization utilizing parallel- and enterprise-computing resources.• Has informed important decisions from corporations managing global supply chains to The White House. Technology Advocate/Evangelist:• Leadership in systems integration, big-data technologies, technical program development, geographic information management, and enterprise social collaboration has resulted in over 100 publications/presentations, including invitations to speak as a keynote lecturer and publish both nationally and internationally.

Experience

1. President CTO Co-founder

   Earth Knowledge

   Jun 2003 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US

   Dr. D\'Agnese is responsible for Business Development, Program Management, Product Management, and ongoing and Technology Development for the Earth Knowledge (EK) Platform.The EK Platform is being designed to provide easy access to millions of items of relevant multimedia world information across numerous disciplines and sectors yet the customized focus of “what matters most” for corporate and research enterprises. It customizes dynamic maps, visualizations, mobile tools, geospatial analysis (using ESRI ArcGIS platform), and Google Earth to simplify, organize, and share complex data. By anchoring information and people to “place”, the EK Platform provides a unique offering of Enterprise Social Networking, Media Management, and Collaboration tools that facilitate communication, integration, and collaboration between thousands of individuals in geographically dispersed teams and organizations using cloud-based tools that are optimized for business interactions to help people work better and more efficiently together.Beginning in the 1990\'s, D\'Agnese began developing the architecture, and ultimately filed a patent, for the design of an integrated enterprise technology platform forecasting the current multi-billion dollar enterprise social business software market.For a detailed description of Dr. D\'Agnese\'s efforts at Earth Knowledge, the many projects, use cases, technology development efforts, consulting projects, and a full list of publications and presentations please download his full resume.

Education

• Colorado School of Mines

  Ph.D., Geological Engineering / Information Management

  1991 — 1994

• Colorado School of Mines

  BS (with High Scholastic Honors), Geological Engineering and Environmental Science

  1985 — 1989

• Colorado School of Mines

  Masters of Engineering, Geological Engineering

  1989 — 1991

• Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell, NJ

  High School Diploma, College Preparatory

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Web Mapping
• Business Process
• Technology Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Scientific Visualization
• Content Partnerships
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Gis
• Enterprise Content Management
• Knowledge Integration, Management, and Dissemination
• Strategic Negotiations
• Google Apps
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Google+
• Strategic Partnerships
• Integration
• Social Networking
• Product Strategies
• Product Management
• Big Data
• Data Mapping, Management, and Modeling
• Google Maps
• Communication
• Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Program Management
• Knowledge Sharing
• Saas
• Google Earth
• Social Media
• Stakeholders/User Definition and Data-Needs Formalization
• Project Management
• Management
• Data Analysis
• Business Process Analysis / Process Re-Engineering
• Strategy
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing