BIOGRAPHY

Theresa Auricchio is the founder and president of AVIsion, also known as AVI Management Group, Inc., a multi-discipline professional services firm specializing in the use of technology to improve communications, intelligence, information sharing, operations, and the bottom line.

She is also CEO of Nine-A, a business unit of AVIsion that focuses on marketing communications, marketing technology, and business development and transformation.

Past Experience

Since 1985, Auricchio has served clients in a wide range of industries including government, education, healthcare, finance, high technology, marketing, and media. Prior to founding AVIsion in 2001, Auricchio worked for several organizations—including Syracuse University, the Gannett Company, and the American Foreign Service Association—before moving on to stabilize and shepherd a mortgage bank through a major acquisition as its VP of Management Information Systems (MIS).

As the CIO at BNFL, Inc. an environmental services engineering firm, she was a key player in acquisitions/mergers and developed a national technology infrastructure and a complex systems architecture that interconnected with subcontractors—including Bechtel—as well as parent company British Nuclear Fuels Limited. She also sat on the international strategy committee for technology that affected nuclear operations in the US, UK, France, and Japan.

While at Merant, an international software company, she was an early adopter of corporate portals, customer intelligence, and enterprise application integration. Auricchio's plan for communications architecture opened new capabilities, channels, and avenues for the company's sales, marketing, and CRM divisions.

AVIsion Performance

Under Auricchio's leadership, AVIsion engagements have supported communications, technology, and marketing efforts across several industries.
Successful projects include:

• Creation of architecture for a secure system to be used by the White House and of a software development model for the Executive Office of the President (EOP).
• Communications, marketing, and media mix plans for technology firms such as mm1Media (mobile), Bounce Technology, and the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
• Marketing campaigns for media companies such as TD Films and VueFinder.
• A cross-media and social media "touch" marketing campaign for print/marketing firm Quartier, including implementation of market analytics, database management, and print/marketing software solutions.
• Business intelligence, analytics, and dashboards for several medium-to-large businesses and government organizations.

Recent online projects include an e-commerce storefront; knowledge management systems; an enterprise portal; and web-driven, interactive annual report construction.

Auricchio is currently working with US federal contractors and commercial businesses in the US and India to improve their online presence and customer intelligence. She is also senior partner at Nectar Parters—a green and clean tech consulting firm—and a director of the firm's technology division in the practice area of technology.

Education

Auricchio is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Management at the University of Maryland, UMUC with a specialization in globalization and innovation.

She holds an MS from Syracuse University's School of Information Studies—a top ranked program for Information Resources Management—as well as a BFA in painting.

While at Syracuse, Auricchio was the editor of the UNESCO FID/ET newsletter, which disseminates information in support of education and training opportunities for modern information professionals.

Professional and Other Service

Auricchio has held board and advisory positions on a number of membership organizations, including ICS, Fieri, Hardware Plus, and the World Bank development gateway. She has spoken on e-business and e-commerce at Syracuse University's School of Management and has taught distance-learning courses for the University of Phoenix graduate MBA program.

A former professional coach, she continues to volunteer time as a mentor, assisting in athletic and academic development in a variety of ice skating programs.

Auricchio now divides her time between Upstate New York and Arlington, VA. In the past, she has lived and worked in Europe and has consulted and partnered with software companies based in Europe and Southeast Asia.