David Lauderdale
Chief Technology Officer
In his role as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Lauderdale is responsible for the global CTO function for the combined businesses of the Galileo and Worldspan GDSs as well as the data center and IT outsourcing operation that supports several major airlines and many other travel industry businesses for Travelport.
Most recently, David was responsible for the merger of the Galileo and Worldspan operations when the Galileo data center operation was insourced, then later migrated the Galileo and Apollo systems to the former Worldspan Atlanta data center. The effort included a major technology refresh and resulted in dramatic service level improvements and cost efficiencies for Travelport and its customers.
Previously, David was CTO and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Technical Operations for Worldspan. In this role he was responsible for Worldspan’s worldwide data center operations; communications network planning and engineering; e-commerce infrastructure engineering; and large server computer systems software, storage and infrastructure planning and management. David set the strategy for Worldspan's technical architecture to include the latest development tools while maintaining high security, availability, efficient performance and low costs. His responsibilities also included migration to a second Worldspan data center to provide for improved disaster recovery.
David also served as the company's Vice President, Worldwide Technical Operations. Earlier, as Worldspan Director, Worldwide e-Commerce and Communications Infrastructure, he led an effort to TCP/IP-enable Worldspan’s global distribution network, resulting in significant product improvements and major reductions in infrastructure costs. As Director, Communications Software for Worldspan, David managed the e-Commerce Server Complex, along with mainframe communications software and hardware development, and implementation and maintenance activities.
Before joining Worldspan in 1993, David served as Manager, Technical Services for the PARS Service Partnership (PSP). His career began in computer systems management in 1984 as a systems programmer for DST Systems, Inc.
David is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and is a licensed pilot.