Mike Dow

A long-time veteran of Information Technology (IT) Management, project management and organizational change, Mike Dow has international business experience in Asia Pacific, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Australia. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he began his career as an internal auditor with global financial giant American Express, mastering the concepts of financial controls throughout operations in North America, Asia and South America. He spent over eight years in technology leadership for a large east-coast (U.S.) construction company.

As the president and owner of Tilson Technology Management, Mike now leads a team of 15-20 technology consultants (eleven employees) in projects ranging from IT organizational change to troubled IT project turnaround.

Mike brings his expertise to bear on identifying leading technologies, qualifying vendors, and negotiating win-win technology deals for his clients. As a working consultant in the business, he’s taken on the role of interim CIO and IT Director for a number of companies in the construction, banking, distribution and consulting markets. He regularly leverages his deep expertise in construction information systems, participating in consulting engagements for several of the largest and most successful construction companies in the U.S.