Background
Tucker, Fordham Frey was born on December 2, 1952 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edwin Walter and Jeanne (Fordham) Tucker.
Tucker, Fordham Frey was born on December 2, 1952 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edwin Walter and Jeanne (Fordham) Tucker.
Army & Navy Academy HS
University of Arizona, Economics
W.P. Carey School of Business | Finance, Magna Cum Laude
Mr. Tucker has over 35 years of wide-ranging experience in business planning, engineering, operations, consulting, and executive management. He has proven his ability to create and achieve business objectives for private, public, and government enterprises.
• Expertise in complex financial modeling, entity and intellectual property valuation, concept due diligence, cross-functional leadership, and large-scale, multi-entity project management.
• Co-managed business entity and technology acquisition teams in the U.S., Canada, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
• Held executive and senior advisory positions with organizations including IBM, MicroAge Inc., Hewlett Packard, 3COM, GTE, OMNIX International, Data Logic International, and Tronic International.
• Established and managed award-winning teams that delivered high-impact systems for Fortune 500, 100 & 50 companies and government entities.
• Identified potential domestic and international acquisition targets for Mr. Tucker’s employers and clients.
Performed due diligence and valuation analytics, negotiated terms, and facilitated deals with acquisition participants, including Clifford Chance, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, Prudential, and Deutsche Bank.
Notable clients include IBM, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, BearingPoint/KPMG, The U.S. Veterans Administration, Price Pfister, Morgan Stanley, Summit Banking Group, Wells Fargo Bank, The Equitable, the U.S. Air Force, Sandia, Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore Labs, and the Office of Naval Intelligence. State projects include Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
Fordham was the Co-founder and CEO of 3D Systems Integrators Inc. 3DSi has developed and deployed advanced field and portal systems to document existing architecture, telecommunication assets, and progress reports for large complex projects. These projects include hospitals, prisons, schools, manufacturing facilities, utilities, hotels, and public service organizations. Customers include the State of California, AT&T, Verizon, Fujitsu/TrueNet, Google/Alphabet Inc., PG&E, Con Edison, Ocean Spray, and the California State Lottery.
Mr. Tucker founded the RES business consulting group in 2020. The RES team is comprised of successful business professionals. RES is tailored for executives and stakeholders in existing or emerging companies.
IBM: Velocity Team Award
IBM: BestChoice Program Award
W.P. Cary School of Business Magna Cum Laude / Beta Gamma Sigma
Qualcomm: CDMA Award
3COM: Executive Advisory Team Member
3COM: Channel Value-Added Distributor Awards
3COM: Large Customer System Design & Implementation Awards
HP: Executive Advisory Team Member
FileNet: Value Added-Reseller / Distributor Awards
ABA-MWW Noteworthy Bank Executive Citation
Member of Arizona Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, Phi Kappa Phi., Beta Gamma Sigma.