I want to express some gratitude for some of the people and events that made this past year special.

My beautiful little girls are of course my greatest blessing. Mia turned seven this year and Sophia turned two. (My wife and I, well, yes, we had birthdays too.) They truly fill my life with a lot of joyful mayhem.

I also am blessed with a wife who truly supports me in everything I do. I’d be a mere fraction of the man I am without her.

I am grateful to have finally finished my BS degree in Information Technology and was even more blessed to have my family surrounding me at the graduation.

I am extremely grateful to my clients for giving me the opportunity to do good work for them, but also for the chance they’ve given me to start this business, which is something I have wanted to do for a very long time.

I mostly want to wish everyone a healthy, prosperous, and joyous new year. I hope you all find what you want in your life.

written by Christopher Murray \\ tags: happy new year

Christopher Murray is a senior information technology professional with more than 12 years of systems and database design experience.

2007 to Present
Owner/Principal
The Northborough Group, LLC

2006 to 2007
Principal Information Architect
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

2005 to 2006
Director of Online Technology
CXO Media, Inc.

1999 to 2005
Senior Manager, Information Management
Lucent Technologies, Inc.

1995 to 1999
Web Architect/Webmaster
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

1990 to 1995
Technical Editor
Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Areas of expertise include:
Online Systems Architecture

• infrastructure
• systems and data migration

Enterprise-scale Design and Implementation

• requirements and tools analysis
• vendor selection and negotiation

Database Design

• analysis and logical design
• modelling and implementation

User Interface Design and Testing

• user acceptance testing
• support metrics and corrective action

Project Management

• vendor management
• cost control
• on-time, on-budget delivery

In addition to a later-life career in information systems and architecture, Christopher Murray also studied piano and composition at the New England Conservatory of Music and has travelled and performed extensively with many different groups primarily based in Boston, New York City, and Toronto, Canada.

written by Christopher Murray