!" STEM Degree & an MBA #" PhD in a STEM Field $" Career in IT
ously served as vice president of information systems at Pru- president and CIO at Georgia Pacifi c. Over his 22-year career
dential Financial, Inc., where he progressed through the ranks at Georgia Pacifi c, he held a series of IT positions at the busi-
from 1989 to 2000. He briefl y left Prudential to become chief ness, group and corporate levels. In addition, he was promoted
operating offi cer and CIO for
www.RealEstate.com in 2000, to a number of operating roles, including general manager of
and then rejoined the company later that year as vice president the transportation division and president of the lumber divi-
of information systems. Prior to joining Prudential, he served in sion. James serves as a board member at KeyCorp, the parent
the US Army Signal Corps for seven years. Morrison is a Clark company of Cleveland, Ohio-based KeyBank, and is also a
Atlanta University trustee, and he sits on the board of directors board member of the YMCA-Greater Saint Paul and Metropoli-
for the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. He was named to tan Minneapolis. James also serves as a member of Medtronic’s
US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine’s Most executive management team.
Important Blacks in Technology for three consecutive years
between, 2005-2007 and Computer world’s Premier 100 IT
Leaders in 2007.
METALS
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
ANTHONY R. BRIDGE !
RHONDA HOLT $
Vice president of O perations - East
Senior Vice President
Digital M edia Technologies
BS - industrial managem ent, Purdue University
BSEE - Purdue University-Calum et
BS - computer science, University of Florida MB A - Indiana Wesleyan University
Rhonda Holt has been a leader in hardware Since his appointment in March
and software product development through- 2008, Anthony Bridge has been active
out her 20-plus year career. Recently, she in the equipment of employees with
received a promotion and a new title. Now, techniques and standards in safety, envi-
she has oversight for the delivery of Turner’s web-based prod- ronmental compliance and professional
ucts, including website development, deployment, and opera- development. “At US Steel, the success of our company begins
tions for Turner’s new media businesses in news, sports, and with our people. Training them to perform their jobs safely, ef-
entertainment. Previously, as vice president, infrastructure and fectively and effi ciently every day is an important part of our ef-
operations, she oversaw operations of all Turner Digital media forts to be a leader in an increasingly competitive industry,” said
properties, including
CNN.com,
NASCAR.com, PGATour. Anthony Bridge, at the dedication of the Mon Valley Works
com,
CNNMoney.com,
CartoonNetwork.com, and
NBA.com. Training Hub in July 2008. Bridge began his career with Inland
Prior to joining Turner, she was vice president of grid engineer- Steel in East Chicago, Ind., in 1976, and rose through a series
ing operations at Sun Microsystems. When asked for tips on of supervisory and management positions before he moved
how tech students can prepare for a career, she urged them to: to Rouge Steel in 1995 as superintendent of iron making, a
add fl exibility to their skill set, take on challenging assignments, position he held until joining US Steel in 1998. Bridge serves
show leadership, learn to lead geographically-dispersed teams, on the board of the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the
gain global business experience, and, if possible, learn a foreign National Aviary. He is a member of the executive committee
language. Holt serves on the University of Florida, College of of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology.
Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board. She is also a member of
the IT Senior Management Forum, the National Association
for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications, and Women in Cable
MOTOR VEHICLES & PARTS
Telecommunications.
DELPHI CORPORATION
RODNEY O’NEAL !
MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT
Chief Executive O f ficer and President, Delphi
Corporation
MEDTRONIC
BS - industrial ad ministration, Kettering University
MB A , Stanford University
H. JAMES DALLAS !
CEO Rodney O’Neal, is a member
Senior Vice President, Q uality and O perations
of the company’s board of directors and
BS - accounting, University of South Carolina,
oversees the fi rm’s top policy group, Del-
A iken
phi strategy board. O’Neal, 55, began his
MB A - Emory University
automotive career at General Motors in 1971. Over a twenty-
H. James Dallas was named senior vice year period, he held a number of engineering and manufactur-
president, quality and operations in April ing positions in Dayton, Ohio, Portugal and Canada. He was
2008. In this role, he has responsibility for named director of industrial engineering for the former Chev-
executing cross-business initiatives that maximize the company’s rolet-Pontiac-GM of Canada Group in 1991. Three years later,
global operating leverage. He joined Medtronic in April 2006 O’Neal was named director of warehousing & distribution for
as senior vice president and chief information offi cer, with the GM Service Parts Operations and he was elected a GM vice
responsibility for developing and implementing information president in 1997. A year on, he became president of Delphi
technology strategies on a global basis. Previously, he was vice Interior Systems, and subsequently president of the dynamics,
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