Martin Pytela

Professional Interests

Martin is a seasoned information technology professional with over 17 years of experience at the ever moving leading edge of the PC industry. He was involved in the early stages of desktop publishing, computer aided design and drafting, local area networks, document and image management, Web design and programming in a variety of technical, sales, and management positions.

He possesses a very quick mind and advanced communication skills, which allow him to quickly understand his clients’ needs, and how these can be addressed with current technology and management process solutions.

Martin is well read in current literature and trends in the information processing and business management fields. He has gained a thorough understanding of the Information Technology issues through his association with clients in a wide range of industries.

Martin has worked extensively in the following areas:

Web Site Design, layout, concept, copy, images, graphic design, functionality.

Internet Connectivity, secure commercial transactions, access, publishing, e-mail, research resources, firewall servers, database publishing and much more.

Document & Image Management, acquisition, processing, storage and retrieval of information.

Computer Aided Design, drafting, scanning and management of GIS.

Accounting Software, managing data processing in a variety of companies, data connectivity, executive information systems and reporting.

Business Plan Development, creating, editing, and formatting the ideas from strategic direction to detailed specific tactical tasks. Creating and formatting spreadsheets to represent company projections and balance sheets.

Work Flow Management, business process re-engineering, forms processing, electronic forms design.

Sales Force Automation, sales process review and restructuring, information sharing inside and outside of organization, client relationship management.

Personnel Performance Tracking, standardized performance review process and gain share programs.

Martin's own efforts in personal productivity have won him recognition as the highest sales achiever at Northwest Digital for three consecutive years. He has studied extensively in the field of personal performance and motivation. He is a practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and a skilled user of Personal Style Indicators.

He has worked extensively with the information technology involving engineering, biometrics, publishing, sign making, sales management, distribution, general office productivity and both local and wide area networks. He was a member of several teams implementing complex information technology implementations.

Martin has studied extensively in the areas of business process re-engineering and has successfully implemented leading edge management practices in small and medium size businesses. He has worked with the Direction Consulting Group on several projects implementing gain-share, tracking and personnel empowerment programs.

Martin received his formal education at the Institute of Economics in Prague as a BSc degree equivalent in Business Management and Computer Science.