Samuel Harper

As Head of Global Business Systems, I am ensuring that technology and data play a key role in fulfilling WWF's mission and performance - through improving the productivity, knowledge sharing, and engagement of all our staff and enabling new insights through data analysis I work closely with other C-level executives in over 62 offices to keep directly involved in helping to achieve our global mission and strategic goals.

Responsible for the creation, management, vision, and execution of key, mission critical technology projects and programs for driving organizational performance across the WWF Network. This includes user expectation management, technology innovation, project fundraising and championship, executive consensus building, as well as project execution.

Business Investigation is a software company based in Switzerland focused in the Business Intelligence space with their flagship product: Global Performance System. In my role as Global Account Manager, I was responsible for the technical pre-sales, business analysis and project management for clients world wide.

Since 1996, Third Millennium Business Systems (3mbs) has helping clients successfully plan and implement e-business, ERP, and supply chain solutions. In my role as Technology Manager/Senior Consultant, I leverage a rich mix of business qualifications to provide technical and business consulting to clients.

Managed technology, architecture, and research & development. • Designed, developed, and managed the main ecommerce products as well as the integration into third party account, CRM, and SharePoint systems. • Built and managed database and data warehouse in MS SQL. • Managed performance and scaling for three years • Upgraded from classic ASP to .NET • Managed overseas technology team.

Pyxis International was an international consulting company with offices in Switzerland, the US, the Czech Republic and India. Pyxis had a development focus on web-based applications. Founder, international consulting company that landed our first round of VC funding within one year of start-up. Sold and negotiated multiple million dollar deals in the US and Europe. Established and managed our two development centers as well as our sales offices spread throughout the world.

Responsible for client/project management for multiple projects in the Zurich area. Responsibilities include P&L management, project resource management, and client contracts. Clients include Zurich Insurance, Sunrise Telecommunications, and Nestle.