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Dale Vecchio
Research VP
Belleville, IL USA
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Years of Experience
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11 years at Gartner
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34 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
Dale Vecchio is a research vice president in Gartner Research, where he works in the application development area of the Research Advisory Service. He specializes in tools, processes and methodologies for development of composite applications reusing legacy systems. Composite applications represent a blend of legacy applications and new distributed technologies to enable e-business capabilities. He also helps organizations implement application modernization decisions, including platform migrations (particularly mainframes), application re-implementation and transition to packaged solutions. Tools and processes to improve maintenance and support of legacy systems are also part of his coverage area.
Previous Experience
Previously, Mr. Vecchio covered year 2000 tools and strategies and consulted with many of the largest companies around the world on year 2000 conversion programs, contingency planning, risk assessment and software testing. He spent five years helping organizations understand their application portfolios and integrate existing systems with new application development. Prior to joining Gartner, he served as vice president of product marketing for Viasoft, where he was responsible for managing the company’s technology and services to help companies assess, plan and manage the year 2000 century turnover problem, as well as the European currency conversion initiative. His 30 years of experience in the computer industry also include positions at Systems Center and Cincom Systems. Mr. Vecchio has spoken at many Gartner Events and industry conferences around the world, including spring and fall Symposia, application development and integration conferences, Guide International, IDC Government, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Software Productivity Group, Comdisco, and the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses.
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Viasoft, Vice President of Marketing, 5 years
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Systems Center, Director of Marketing, 5 years
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Cincom Systems, Director of Marketing, 8 years
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Education
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B.S., Psychology and Mathematics, Loyola University of Chicago
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M.S., Data Processing, Washington University of St. Louis
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