Contact us:
KCIT
Chinook Building
401 Fifth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-263-7997
Fax: 206-296-6511

Strategic Advisory Council Members

Michel Danon

Michel 2012 – Present : Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii – HMSA – Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer in charge of all systems and infrastructure.

2009 – 2012: Sound Transit : Light Rail, Rail and Bus systems enabling mass transit in the Seattle/Puget Sound region for 52 cities across 3 counties. Chief Information Officer in charge of IT/network infrastructure, business applications & transportation/embarked systems.

2000 – 2009 Fluke Corporation / DHR Test & Measurement Chief Information Officer in charge of worldwide infrastructure and applications as well as head of Program Management Office for Acquisitions/Integrations: 24 companies/product lines integrated in 8 years.

1989 – 2000 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young: Information Technology Consulting and outsourcing in US & Europe, Aerospace and Manufacturing sectors. Eurocopter, Aerospatiale, Airbus, Air Traffic Control, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen. Outsourced Western Digital (Irvine, California) – Disk drive Manufacturer. Outsourced CSX (Jacksonville, Florida) – Railway transportation.
 
1984 – 1989 IBM National Account Manager Aerospace & Research sectors Eurocopter, Dassault, Atomic Energy research centers, Ministry of Research and Education.

Education

2001 - DBS lean certification (Toyota method)
1984 - M.S. Computer Science – Sup’Aero – National Aerospace University - Toulouse
1983 - M.S. Systems Automation – Franche-Comte University – Besancon
1982 - Professional pilot and fighter pilot certifications on Alpha Jet, Mirage IIIE, Mystere IV and Fouga Magister (part of reserve forces until moving to the US in 1996)
1981 - B.S. Aerospace Engineering – Air Force Academy – Salon

Dual citizenship: US & Europe/France