AboutDonald Byrne Expertise I am comfortable with questions on the topics of: Business Continuity, Risk Management, Business Resiliency, Emergency Management, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Auditing (esp: NFPA 1600 and BS 25999), and related subjects.
I would also be comfortable answering questions on Sales Management, Sales Compensation, Marketing, Marketing Management, Business and Market Planning, Channel Sales, Direct Sales, and any area of Executive Management.
I am also comfortable working with entrepreneurs and answering questions about fund raising and company start-up.
I can also offer career advice in the above areas and especially in how to rise to the job of CEO.
Experience I have started 3 successful companies, managed the turn-around of 4 others and currently run a consulting firm (www.NorthRiverSolutions.com) in the area of business continuity and resiliency planning.
I am a contributing editor to www.continuitycompliance.com, as well as other "authority sites" and participate in various Linked'In discussions.
Prior to North River Solutions, I worked as a turn-around CEO, venture capitalist, and investment banker. I also spend 25 years in the computer business working with both large companies and start-ups.
I am a member of the Committee of Experts advising the ANSI National Accreditation Board and the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to Public Law 110-53: "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Report Act."
I am a member of the Technical Committee of the ASIS team developing the ISO standard for business continuity and resiliency; and the "Chair" of the "Legal, Compliance and Audit" discipline at the International Consortium for Organizational Resiliency (www.theICOR.org).
Organizations theICOR.org (Board Member and Chair of the Legal, Compliance and Audit discipline
St Joseph's Hospital, Board of Directors
Association of Contingency Planners, Chair of the Committee on Voluntary Certification
Former Chair, NH Chapter of NEDRIX
Publications Many
Education/Credentials I hold undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Philosophy, and have an MBA with a specialty in International Marketing.
I am a Certified Business Continuity Professional(DRII #8269) and a Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP).
I am a certified Lead Auditor and the Program Manager for Business Continuity Auditing at Perry Johnson Registrars, the 3rd largest company of its kind in the US.
I am currently in college and hoping to get MBA completed in next 3 years but i am going to do bachelor's first. I am yet to choose one from Accounting/Management or Finance. I really want to go management because i think i am good with managing businesses. I am not sure how my career is going to shape if i decide to bachelor's in management and then MBA. Like, what kind of job i will be able to start with and how long will it take me to a position of managing a big business.
Lets suppose that i have MBA and i wanna apply for job. What kind of job should i look for? provided that i have no experience.
Thanks a lot,
Arun
Answer Hi Arun,
I will give you a quick answer but suggest you consider submitting your question to someone with guidance experience.
I am afraid that your expectations are a bit off. While I fully support someone getting an MBA (I have one myself), no degree is going to get you a job and certainly not a senior level one.
What matters is what you have done and by that I mean - jobs you have succeeded at performing. After my first job, no one ever asked me if I even went to college.
My advice is to get a job, work extremely hard, rack up success after success and begin competing with the 100's of thousands of people who graduate every year with an MBA. People will judge you by what you have accomplished - not by what degree you have.
Bottom line, becoming an executive is 99.5% work experience and <0.05% education.
Remember - Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft never graduated college.
