A chief technology officer ( CTO ) (also known as a chief technical officer or chief technologist ) is an officer tasked with managing technical operations of an organization. They oversee and supervise research and development and serve as a technical advisor to a higher executive such as a chief executive officer .
15-625: Not to be confused with Alerton . Allerton may refer to: Places [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] Allerton, Liverpool Allerton railway station Allerton, West Yorkshire , a suburb of Bradford, England Allerton Bywater , a village in West Yorkshire Allerton Mauleverer , a parish between Harrogate and York in England Allerton Castle Chapel Allerton , part of
30-688: A city located in Wayne County Allerton, a neighborhood in Hull, Massachusetts Allerton Garden in Hawaii, named after Robert and John Gregg Allerton Allerton, The Bronx , a neighborhood in New York City, New York Other [ edit ] Allerton Hotel , Chicago, Illinois Allerton (surname) Baron Allerton , a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom Topics referred to by
45-496: A corporate officer position, the CTO typically reports directly to the chief information officer (CIO) and is primarily concerned with long-term and "big picture" issues (while still having deep technical knowledge of the relevant field). In technology-focused organizations, the CIO and CTO positions can be at the same level, with the CIO focused on the information technology and the CTO focused on
60-498: A technology which had in the early 1980s been largely overlooked by the market's major players. The company developed their own control protocol, Ibex, and transitioned to using the license-free BACnet protocol beginning in 1995; in adopting BACnet, the company became the first to implement this protocol across an entire product line in the controls industry. Alerton was acquired by the UK building supplies company Novar in 2003; as part of
75-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alerton Alerton (sometimes misspelled "Allerton") is a United States company based in Lynnwood, Washington . It is a manufacturer of building automation systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning HVAC equipment. The company was founded in 1981 in Bellevue by three entrepreneurs from whom
90-470: Is where the idea of a CTO focusing on the overarching technology infrastructures originates. At that time, the director of the laboratory was a corporate vice president who did not participate in the company's corporate decisions. Instead, the technical director was the individual responsible for attracting new scientists, to do research, and to develop products . In the 1980s, the role of these research directors changed substantially. Since technology
105-448: The acquisition, "Alerton Technologies" became "Alerton", a wholly owned subsidiary of Novar Controls and part of Novar's Intelligent Building Systems division. The acquisition was aimed at being a growth opportunity for both firms, and Novar recognized Alerton as "a pioneer in the development of the BACnet protocol". Alerton became part of Honeywell in 2005 when its parent company, Novar,
120-598: The city of Leeds, England Chapel Allerton, Somerset , a village in southwest England Moor Allerton , an area of Leeds, England Northallerton , a town in North Yorkshire, England, formerly Allerton Allerton (wapentake) , an ancient subdivision of the North Riding of Yorkshire United States [ edit ] Allerton, Illinois , a village located in Champaign County Allerton, Iowa ,
135-450: The company's name was derived: Al Lucas, Cla ir Jenkins and Ton y Fassbind. Lucas was Jenkin's father-in-law ; Fassbind was the company's chief executive officer and chief technologist ; while Jenkin's succeeded Lucas as president after his retirement, and serviced as the lead business developer . Alerton's entry into the building automation systems market was through the application of direct digital controls in their products,
150-806: The core company and other supporting technologies. Depending on company structure and hierarchy, there may also be positions such as R&D manager, director of R&D and vice president of engineering whom the CTO interacts with or oversees. The CTO also needs a working familiarity with regulatory (e.g. U.S. Food and Drug Administration , Environmental Protection Agency , Consumer Product Safety Commission , as applicable) and intellectual property (IP) issues (e.g. patents , trade secrets , license contracts), and an ability to interface with legal counsel to incorporate these considerations into strategic planning and inter-company negotiations. In many older industries (whose existence may predate IT automation) such as manufacturing, shipping or banking, an executive role of
165-406: The roles a CTO holds vary from one company to another, mainly depending on their organizational structure. After World War II , large corporations established research laboratories at locations separate from their headquarters. The corporation's goals were to hire scientists and offer them facilities to conduct research on behalf of the company without the burdens of day-to-day office work. This
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195-755: The short and long term needs of an organization, and utilizes capital to make investments designed to help the organization reach its objectives... [the CTO] is the highest technology executive position within a company and leads the technology or engineering department". The role became prominent with the ascent of the IT industry, but has since become prevalent in technology-based industries of all types – including computer-based technologies (such as game developer , e-commerce , and social networking service ) and other/non-computer-focused technology (such as biotech / pharma , defense , and automotive ). In non-technical organizations as
210-450: Was acquired. In Honeywell, Alerton is part of the company's Automation and Controls group. Chief Technologist A CTO is very similar to a chief information officer (CIO). CTOs will make decisions for the overarching technology infrastructure that closely align with the organization's goals, while CIOs work alongside the organization's information technology ("IT") staff members to perform everyday operations. The attributes of
225-447: Was becoming a fundamental part of the development for most products and services, companies needed an operational executive who could understand the product's technical side and provide advice on ways to improve and develop. This all led to the creation of the position of Chief Technology Officer by large companies in the late 1980s with the growth of the information technology industry and computer (internet) companies. A CTO "examines
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