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Alumni Profiles
Moira Collins ’84 :
Senior Vice President, Product Development, Gartner, Inc.
- Briefly, what is it that you do?
Responsible for the development and innovation of products serving the IT professionals market. I have also created and developed the Enterprise Program Management Office, been part of and have run worldwide Marketing and experienced several tours of duty in sales, operations and product type roles.
- What, if any, obstacles did you face trying to get your first job in this field?
Takes time to develop the background and expertise, not hard, but takes years of experience working in the field and in the organization to truly understand how to identify market opportunities and how to develop the products and services to meet those needs.
- What advice would you give to students interested in working in your field?
Being client-focused and understanding the market trends and needs is critical to successful product development and product growth.
- What are some of the activities you were involved in while at SLU?
Sang in the Sinners a capella group
One of the original founding members of Alpha Phi Omega, the service fraternity
- How can students best prepare themselves while at SLU?
Spend time understanding the world, its history, how people and societies work
Develop a baseline understanding of economics, accounting, scientific method
Enjoy learning – there is no better time to explore your interests and indulge your mind
- In retrospect, is there anything you would have done differently with regard to your
career?
I have been fortunate to travel in my career – I wish I had taken more time to “smell the roses” in those distant lands. I also wish I had taken the opportunity to work in another country for a few years.
- What are your future plans?
I will leverage all aspects of my product, operations, sales and marketing experiences in my future. At some point in time, I plan to take on a COO role with a small, rapidly growing company.
- Are you willing to talk with students interested in a career in your field? If so, how may
they best contact you?
I am happy to speak with students interested in my career – they can reach out to me via email at
moira.collins@gartner.com or call me at +1-203-316-6402
Additional Alumni Profiles:
John Marino, '83 : Vice President for Marketing, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, CA
Dawn Montanye, '89 : Manager of Conservation Economics, World Wildlife Fund Northern Great Plains Program, Bozeman, Montana
Amanda Valenta '04 : Senior Audit Associate, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Moira Collins '84 : Senior Vice President, Product Development, Gartner, Inc.
Bruce E. Seely '75: Professor History and Department Chair, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University
Mark Tavern '94: Director, A&R Administration at the
RCA Music Group, a unit of SONY BMG Music Entertainment and home of the J, Arista and RCA record labels.
Anthony (Tony) Ross '75, M'78: Vice President for Student
Affairs California State University, Los Angeles
George Ashline '89: Associate Professor of Mathematics, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT
Alissa Bibb '03, Program Officer: American Councils for International Education
Rick Persons, '83, Senior Television Producer, PGA TOUR Productions
Ronald T. Burkman, M.D., '65 Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ken
Dowling ‘84, Executive Vice President, Grey Worldwide
Advertising
David Dusek ’93, Senior Managing Editor
of golfonline.com
Noelle Laing ‘03, Senior Consulting Associate
at Cambridge Associates
Dan Lee 05', Investment Banking Analyst, Cochran,
Caronia & Co.
Armand A. Rapetti ’73, President, CEO:
JBS & Associates, Lakeland, FL
Ken Polk & '91, Major Accounts District
Manager: Automatic Data Processing, Williamsville, NY
Wendy Davidson Freihammer & #8217;94,
Financial Advisor: American Express Financial Advisors, Cambridge, MA
Mayela C. (Calabria) Harris '87, Family
Therapist (Social Worker): Hospice of Wake County, Raleigh, NC
Peter J. Dalton '94, Affiliate Support
Manager: Habitat for Humanity International
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