Rick Dalzell (born Richard Lane Dalzell on April 7, 1957 in
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
)
was the
chief information officer and senior vice president of
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential economi ...
from 1997 until November 2007. During his ten years at Amazon.com, he was the driving force behind the growth of technology, software and services. Dalzell had been a corporate officer at Amazon since August 1997, when he was named vice president (VP) and chief information officer (CIO). He was styled a senior VP in October 2000 and was named to senior VP, worldwide architecture and platform software and CIO, in November 2001. He retired from Amazon.com on November 16, 2007.
Prior to joining Amazon.com in 1997, Dalzell was vice president of information systems at
Wal-Mart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...
starting in 1990. At Walmart he developed their datawarehouse strategy from the ground up, giving their suppliers direct access to demographic sales information. From 1987 to 1990, Dalzell acted as the business development manager for E-Systems, Inc. Prior to joining E-Systems, Inc. he served seven years in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
as a teleprocessing officer. Dalzell received a B.S. in engineering from the
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...
at West Point in 1979.
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References
External links
Amazon.com's favorite fisherman
tribute by Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ''né'' Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former preside ...
"Amazon.com's IT Leader Leaving Huge Customer Service Infrastructure as Legacy"
at CIO.com
1957 births
Living people
United States Military Academy alumni
Military personnel from Kentucky
United States Army officers
Chief information officers
Walmart people
Amazon (company) people
20th-century American businesspeople
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