Employment History
Chief Scientist, Verizon Network Technologies and Corporate Systems (11/2005-present) Information Technology (11/2000 to 11/2005)
Dr. Brodie works on large-scale strategic Information Technology (IT) opportunities and challenges for Verizon to deliver business value from advanced and emerging technologies and practices. He is concerned with the Big Picture including business, economic, application, and technical aspects of large scale, operational information systems, as well as emerging computing-communications-entertainment-business convergence.
Senior Technologist, VERIZON TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION (7/2000 to 11/2000)
GTE and Bell Atlantic merged to form Verizon Communications June 30, 2000.
GTE Laboratories (8/1994 to 7/2000)
Michael works on large-scale strategic Information Technology (IT) challenges for GTE Corporation's senior executives. His industrial and research focus is on large-scale information systems - their total life cycle, business and technical contexts, core technologies, and integration within in large scale, operational environments. From 1996-2000 he had the additional role of Chief Scientist (SAP Program) where his primary focus was GTE's SAP implementation and the related 200 Enterprise Planning and Management (EP&M) systems. He co-led the EP&M Information Technology Team for the GTE-Bell Atlantic merger and was responsible for over 300 EP&M systems required to support the merged entity. From 1997-2000 he was the chairman of the Global SAP Telecommunications Special Interest Group (TSIG), an international organization of 200 Telecom organizations focused on the evolution of Enterprise Resource Planning for Telecommunications.
Manager, Distributed Object Computing Department, GTE Laboratories (08/1987 to 08/1994)
The Distributed Object Computing Department within GTE's Advanced Systems Laboratory manages research programs in core technology necessary for the development and operation of future cooperative information systems. Research interests include: next generation computing and applications, and relevant emerging technologies such as distributed object computing, interoperability, cooperative information systems, database technology, artificial intelligence, programming languages, and computer communications / telecommunications.
Director of the Research, Research and Systems Division, Computer Corporation of America, (03/1982-07/1987)
Senior Computer Scientist, Database Environments Section. Research included a workbench for database design, integration of artificial intelligence and database technologies, and the application of knowledge-based technology to information system design (e.g., the Physical Database Design Advisor). Managed a large CAD/CAM DBMS project. Principal investigator for two projects on databases and artificial intelligence: one in 1982, which resulted in the book On Conceptual Modelling: Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Languages; another in 1985, which resulted in the book On Knowledge Base Management Systems: Integrating Knowledge Base and Database Technologies.
Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management and Computer Science, University of Maryland (1979-1982)
Research focused on semantic data modeling, information system design, and applications of artificial intelligence to databases. Served as a consultant and lecturer for several government agencies and commercial organizations in more than ten countries. Chaired an ANSI committee on standardization of relational database technology.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Canada (1978)
Visiting Professor, Fachbereich Informatik, Universitt Hamburg, Germany (1978)
Visiting Professor, Depto. de Informatica Pontifical Universidade Catolica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1976)