With a career characterized by innovation and initiative, Dr. McCord brings a deep level of expertise in analytics, business intelligence and relational database management to mLogica. Prior to mLogica he managed his own consulting business focusing on technologies for web services, databases and security. He has held executive management positions with several of the leading database companies including Ingres, Sybase and Oracle, with responsibility for architecture, development and products. He is also experienced in application servers and mobile/wireless technology.

At Sybase, Dr. McCord held the position of Senior Director of Product Management where he was responsible for the design and development of a high-capacity Analytic Appliance based on Sybase IQ and implemented by mLogica Consulting. Previously at Sybase, Dr. McCord was the Director of Server Product Marketing, where he was responsible for redefining the product vision and roadmap, reversing the decline in the company’s database business and significantly increasing database revenues.

Prior to Sybase, Dr. McCord served as Senior Director, Product Management at Oracle where he led the team that developed the market and product requirements for the Oracle Lite database and the Portal-to-Go wireless server. This positioned Oracle for entry into the mobile and wireless marketplace resulting in revenue growth from zero to $40 million. Earlier in his career at Oracle he led the product management team to refocus the Oracle Application Server away from a proprietary implementation and toward a standards-based (J2EE) implementation to be more competitive with WebLogic and WebSphere. This resulted in an increase in both revenues and market share relative to the leaders.

An excellent teacher and communicator, Dr. McCord is a frequent writer and presenter in the field of data management. He has extensive international experience, bringing multicultural leadership to gain the cooperation of decision makers in highly competitive environments.

He received a Ph.D. Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985, an M.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1976, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1974.