Robert J. Shaughnessy
Chief Technology Officer
Robert J. Shaughnessy brings more than 20 years of experience to Circadence as a technology executive, consultant, and practitioner in both the private sector and U.S. government. As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Shaughnessy's responsibilities include the Company’s Engineering and Development operations, strategic business development efforts, partnerships, and overall technical product strategy. Mr. Shaughnessy is a lifetime member of both the Association of the U.S. Army and IEEE, and is active in regional and national efforts to promote entrepreneurship and provide access to technology across economic and geographic boundaries.
Prior to joining Circadence, Mr. Shaughnessy was vice president, business solutions division of Reliacom, Inc., a leading IT consulting firm in northern Virginia, and was instrumental in the company’s being recognized in the annual Inc. 500 awards in back-to-back years. Principle areas of business included high-performance networking, low-bandwidth/high-fidelity remote audio and video, and complex heterogeneous network consolidation for a diverse client base, which included Verizon, AT&T, Land Rover, The General Services Administration, Discovery Networks, and the Washington Redskins. Mr. Shaughnessy directed the creation of Reliadesk, an Application Service Provider (ASP), as an independent subsidiary to Reliacom, and was an early pioneer in delivering secure web-based video/audio/data content to multiple users over multi-bandwidth networks. Mr. Shaughnessy has also been in leadership positions with several successful startup companies providing secure communications software, specialized IT consulting, and network security solutions.
Mr. Shaughnessy performed undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland and the University of Oklahoma, majoring in aerospace engineering, MIS, and foreign policy, and attended the Defense Language Institute. Mr. Shaughnessy has also completed certificate programs in applied foreign policy through the London School of Economics and graduate studies in engineering and business at the University of Oklahoma. His areas of expertise include disparate systems integration, application aggregation, and complex networking.
