William B. (Bruce) Macdonald
Board of Education
Incumbent

Email: os39029@aol.com

POSITION

I am seeking reelection to my position on the Board of Education. The Brookfield Board of Education needs leadership with vision and competent management experience to bring about positive changes in our town's education system. This year we made significant progress in improving the quality of communications and the quality of our televised board meetings, reducing our facility costs throughout the district, and bring to completion the High School renovations. I have over 30 years of business experience, as a senior executive in the areas of Information Technology, Finance, and Facilities. I have been instrumental in bringing specific accomplishments to the district that have contributed to more open communications and improving the level of transparency between the community and the Board of Education. Eighteen months ago I was appointed to fill an open vacancy created by Richard Cass' departure from the school board and I am asking for your support in November to continue the good work I have started!

BACKGROUND

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• I have spent the past 10 years helping federal, state, local governments leverage Information Technology to help inprove service, reduce costs, imrpoves usability via such offering as; E-ZPass (TM) electronic toll collections, Metro Card (TM) subway and bus fare collection system, ChildsPay (TM) child support payment processing, EBT Food Stamp Processing, Red Light Cameras, EMS, Firehouse, Court House, land records and Jury Selection automation software.
• Born in Bronxville, NY, grew up in Pleasantville, NY, graduated Pleasantville High School as a NY Regents Scholar and was the recepient of the W. Truslow Hyde Scholarship '
• Has lived at 39 Lake George Rd. in Brookfield for 24 years.
• Married 30 years to Diane Macdonald, BSN, New Milford Hospital Labor & Delivery Nurse.
• Three children:
  Daniel
  BHS Graduate 2006, practicing EMT-B, licensed in the states of CT and MA. Attends EMT-P class at Bridgeport Hospital.
  Kirstie
  BHS 2009 graduated #8 in her class, NHS, Spanish NHS, attending Villanova University in September, majoring in Chemical Engineering.
  David
  BHS Class of 2012, Student Counsel, Taekwondo Instructor, working toward completion of his Third-Degree Blackbelt.

EDUCATION

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA, Mechanical Engineering
• ITIL Master Certified
• Lean Six-Sigma Geenbelt Certified

BUSINESS CAREER

• Senior IT Executive for over 30-years having held positions in companies such as: National Semiconductor, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Service America division GE Capital, UBS Investment Bank, Lockheed Martin IMS, and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
• Founder and President Cyan Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT.
• Currently working as an IT Infrastructure Consulant at the United Nations in NY, NY, and Brindisi, Italy.
• Frequent speaker at IT conferences and recognized SME in the areas of Disaster Recovery, Information Lifecycle Management, and Cryptography.

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

• Board of Education — 1.5 years, appointed to fill a vacancy.
• Property Committee Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — 8 years.
• Cook and Server at Loves and Fishes, a soup kitchen in New Milford, CT — 5 years.
• Sponsor and Team Captain ACS Brookfield Relay for Life — 2009.
• Chaperone for Brookfield Parks and Rec. Friday night ski trips — 5 years.
• Sponsor and Team Captain Stamford Industrial Volleyball League — 5 years.
• Reader and Team Leader GE's 'Read to Children program', Stamford, CT— 5 years