Steve Bailey has well over 20 years of experience as a CTO and decades of experience serving in technology management roles.
Prior to becoming Mirador's technology advisor, Steve was the Chief Technology Officer for two PE-backed international, multi-product ERP software groups, Forterro and Consona (now Aptean). At both companies, Steve was responsible for the global engineering team and technology strategy. Steve also managed acquisition due diligence, the integration of acquired firms, and the continuous improvement of both R&D operations and product architectures in the US, Europe, India, and Morocco.
Earlier in his career, Steve served in technical management positions at several Fortune 500 companies, holding responsibility for software design, consulting, and global IT infrastructure growth. As director of architecture for 20th Century Fox, Steve developed the company's software development and IT infrastructure standards and practices. He also worked as director of the object-oriented consulting practice for Tier Technologies.
A published author and U.S. patent holder, Steve has designed and implemented multiple software operations, including the software development processes for a Siemens software factory unit, and the 24/7 operational processes for the No. 1 automotive Web site on the Internet, www.toyota.com.
Steve holds a B.S. in microbiology from Purdue University and an M.S. in molecular biology from Washington University in St. Louis.
