Mike Blechar Former VP Distinguished Analyst Years of Experience Gartner associate until 03/2013 46 years IT industry Resources Contact Gartner Professional Background Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Director of Information Management and Development Center, 5 years CGI Systems, U.S. Product Manager, 5 years Ciba-Geigy, Data and Database Administrator, 5 years Industry Awards/Accolades 1963 New York City Junior Chess Champion 1968 U.S. Air Force Chess Champion 1986 CCLA North American Postal Champion 1988 CCLA North American Postal Champion