Proven technology manager with responsibility for substantial budgets and system architectures at both startups and large companies.

Able to work effectively across time and distance barriers, and within diverse business, cultural, and technical environments.

Since 1976 Roland Alden has been the founder or co-founder of three technology startups; he has over 20 years experience in telecommunications and software engineering, project management, and business and venture development, strategy and finance. He has hands-on experience in software development (operating systems and programming environments), telecommunications protocols, standards development, and is a gifted manager of engineering teams. His experience includes large technology companies (MAI, Data General, AT&T) and classic Silicon Valley startups (Forethought, Go and Eo). Roland was the original developer of vCard, the “electronic business card” exchange format, is the author of several computer textbooks, and developed Internet services in Nigeria, Micronesia and Guam.