John Rhodes
CTO
CM First Group


Biographical Sketch:
As CTO and co-founder of CM First Group USA, John Rhodes helps customers turn business requirements into concrete technology, plans, and approaches. Rhodes has a particular interest in the automated discovery and migration of software components to help modernize IBM i/z applications. Prior to joining CM First Group, John spent several years as a principal architect and consulting manager for CA Technologies. He was responsible for the design and implementation of enterprise-scale software projects across a variety of industries. Before CA, Rhodes was a project manager and architect for Kraft Foods and Philip Morris of New York. John holds a Masters Degree in Information Management from New York University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M.