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Rick Carlson

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Vice President of Development at OpenText
📍 Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Rick Carlson serves as the VP of Development at OpenText, where he leads global R&D activities for key business units. With over two decades of experience in product management and strategy, he is a CISSP Security Professional with an MBA from Brigham Young University. Colleagues describe him as a driven, strategic, and visionary leader.

He is a listed co-inventor on a patent for a "System and Method for Cross Authoritative Configuration Management. "

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States
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Product Strategy
He has over 25 years of experience in product management, focusing on product direction, go-to-market strategies, and business planning for software solutions.
IT Security
As a certified CISSP professional, he has been influential in directing security efforts and oversees portfolios that include security and systems management.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Vice President of Development
OpenText
2-2018 - 9-2024
VP Product Management
Micro Focus
1-2014 - 2-2018
Senior Director, Product Management
Micro Focus
4-2010 - 12-2013
Senior Director, Product Management
Attachmate
Director Of Products
Novell
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Education
8-1995 - 4-1997
MBA
Brigham Young University
1995 - 1997
BS
Brigham Young University
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