About me
While studying at McGill University in the early 1980s, I took a course called “Computers in Music.” The course provided an introduction to programming languages such as Pascal, C, Prolog, and others. This was before the days of Microsoft Windows. We navigated through DOS prompts on “powerful” 8086 computers and managed to create bits and bytes of pure magic.
I quickly became obsessed with computers and embarked on writing software to teach basic music theory. Programmers were a rare commodity in those days so I soon began receiving requests from various organizations to write software and to create computer-based training courses.
That early “Computers in Music” course has led to a 20+ year career in computer technology. Throughout these years, I’ve worked as an application designer, programmer, Web developer, author, and analyst.
Since October 2000, I’ve worked extensively for Brandon Hall Research, first as an analyst, then to Director of Information Technology, to VP Operations , to Chief Operating Officer, and to my current position as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
In February 2008, I was named a Technobabble 2.0 Top 100 Technology Analyst for this blog, Analyzing Learning.
I’ve recently become a member of Operation Triumph. Formed in the autumn of 2007, Operation Triumph allows people to participate in the fight against cancer in many different ways, from seeking sponsorship in individual sporting events to organizing fund-raisers, to just helping to promote activities or volunteering in whatever capacity needed.
Email: richard AT brandon-hall.com
