SUMMARY:

• A proven leader with 15 years of experience leading software development projects by leveraging technical expertise and business acumen while developing relationships with project team members, key stakeholders and management.
• 10+ years of software development Project Management experience leading cross vendor and cross departmental teams in fast - paced environments within a globally distributed model, while collaborating with technical and product stakeholders to oversee technical solutions
• Managed multiple projects in parallel at various points in the development cycle that include working with web/mobile/connected device platforms
• Managed projects using Waterfall, Iterative and Agile methodologies. Led daily Scrum and Kanban meetings to clear roadblocks, spread transparency and increase team member accountability.
• Ability to learn new technologies, applications and processes quickly
• Project Management Institute certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Java
• JSP
• JavaScript
• JSON
• J2EE
• Struts
• Eclipse (MyEclipse)
• MS Project
• Functional Requirements
• Test Plans
• Use Cases and Process Flows - MS Visio
• SQL/Relational Databases - Oracle
• Sybase
• MS SQL Server
• MySQL
• MS Access
• RapidSQL
• C#
• C++
• VB.Net
• VB6
• Reporting - Business Objects Enterprise X11R2 (Universe Design
• Web Intelligence
• Crystal Reports)
• Testing - WinRunner
• LoadRunner
• JUnit
• Autosys
• Informatica PowerCenter
• MS Office (Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint)
• BMC Remedy
• ER Studio
• Adobe Pass thePlatform Video Content Management System
• Oracle Push Cloud Service (formerly Push IO) for mobile notifications
• Google mDialog Dynamic Ad Stitching
• Freewheel MRM Ad Management System
• Akamai Site Delivery Optimization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Systems Architect

Confidential, Playa Vista, CA

Responsibilities:

• Developed front-end and middle layer architectural designs for new features on the Fox Sports Go digital media application (iOS, Android and web platforms). New features include: 1) Preview Pass to allow end users to temporarily watch authenticated content 2) Big East Conference Campus Access to allow end users to watch Big East authenticated content while connected to a campus network
• Collaborated with executive director and lead developers to determine technical feasibility of solutions.
• Held design review sessions, which include technical, product team members and business stakeholders. Researched and presented technical solution options along with high-level scope of work.
• Met with 3rd party technical vendor to identify possible risks for abuse in using their product.

Director, Project Management

Confidential, Culver City, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed the development and testing of the C2 mobile iPad application to be used by Creative Executives for reviewing Motion Pictures scripts that can potentially be greenlighted and developed as a film.
• Managed the C2 Focus web application to implement key enhancements, such as new functionality and reports, for the Motion Pictures Production Finance group. Worked with key business stakeholders to analyze requirements. Coordinated with offshore development and QA teams for delivery of technical solutions. Applied Agile methodology for software development and led daily scrum sessions.
• Managed critical business continuity activities with the TV and Motion Pictures groups to recover from the November 2014 ‘The Interview’ security breach. Activities included recovering critical data as well as providing and provisioning loaner laptop/desktop equipment. Assisted in the recovery of tier-1 and 2 applications for the TV and Motion Pictures groups.

Digital Media Manager

Confidential, CA

Responsibilities:

• Increased the Confidential ’s digital media product offering by managing the technical activities for developing key initiative TV Everywhere consumer-facing connected device, mobile and website digital media applications.Activities included managing external 3rd party development Confidential and overseeing technical product delivery.
• Also performed site administration duties for Confidential cloud Windows and Linux servers to manage sites to allow end users to activate connected device applications by authenticating with a TV provider.
• Provided technical endpoint configurations to assist Confidential with application development. Activities included 1) setup of video asset feeds through thePlatform VCMS 2) configuration setup using ThinkAnalytics Search & Recommendations engine 3) setup of push notifications using Oracle Push Cloud Service (formerly Push IO) 4) setup of ad content through both Freewheel MRM and Google mDialog for dynamic ad insertion 5) code walkthrough of analytics code implementation with development Confidential .
• Developed and managed operational process for the Fox NEOD Authentication team to onboard new cable/satellite TV providers on Confidential TV, FOX NOW and FX NOW connected device applications that led to 100% cost savings instead of having an external vendor maintain the onboarding process.
• Facilitated the launch of the Fox Sports Go iOS application and Foxsportsgo.com site by managing the development of TV Everywhere authentication functionality and integrating several launch TV Providers. provided daily updates to all key stakeholders on issues and project status to manage expectations 2) worked with external Confidential to implement TV Everywhere authentication functionality within the application/site and facilitating/expediting resolution of issues/blockers 3) managed team of internal project managers, TV provider representatives and Adobe to implement configuration setup for various channel resources 4) managed QA team activities and worked with development teams to implement defect fixes
• Collaborated with FBC business unit to develop fraud prevention strategies to prevent end users from sharing their TV provider login credentials to access authenticated content across all Fox networks, including FBC, National Geographic, and Big Ten Network. Conducted research by meeting with external Confidential to provide industry technology offerings to FBC on potential fraud prevention solutions.
• Increased FOX brand awareness by managing project to display FOX local affiliate call sign when viewing FOX content on Hulu.com. Met with Confidential Distribution team to analyze requirements and develop product requirement specifications. Worked with external vendor, Akamai, and the Hulu development team to deliver a technical solution based on an end user’s geographical DMA mapping. Provided periodic status updates to the Fox Network Groups Distribution and Marketing teams, Hulu and Akamai teams from project inception to go-live launch.
• Developed technical solutions comparison analyses for executive level management to assist with vendor product selection of TV Everywhere authentication solutions.
• Partnered with Adobe engineering and product management teams to learn new Adobe Pass features and prioritize future roadmap functionality requests needed for existing and future projects. Assisted Fox Broadcasting Company team with product development strategy by sharing information on new Adobe Pass features and insight on the TV Everywhere industry landscape.
• Oversaw and managed working group sessions to resolve technical and authentication issues on Fox.com resulting in improved site performance and increased viewership. Working group sessions consisted of Fox Broadcasting Company business members, Fox.com web development, Analytics, Ad Operations and both internal/external QA teams. Key contribution: Reduced the number of authentication issues by 75%, improved site authentication performance and re-designed site user authentication flow over a 3-month period that led to an increase in site visits and viewership.

Project Manager/Business Systems Analyst/Senior Application Developer

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Confidential Reporting application to help business users adhere to global investment restrictions on a per country basis. Coordinated releases to implement additional reports. For each release, the main activities included: 1) Initiation - Obtained initial requests from business partners 2) Definition and Planning - Conducted risk and feasibility analysis 3) Design and Implementation - Created functional and technical specifications, monitored development and testing (QA/UAT) activities and coordinated with Reporting System Infrastructure Hosting and Rollout team to deploy new reports 4) Close-Out - Conducted lessons learned meeting and disseminated results.
• Developed the CGC Notes Utility, which is a C# desktop application converted from a predecessor AutoIT utility script. Created functional and technical specifications document for the AutoIT utility script as a baseline to be used for the CGC Notes Utility functional/technical specifications document. Worked with key stakeholders, Infrastructure and Operations and Altiris teams to coordinate requirements analysis, testing and packaging of the application.
• Completed the requirements, development and testing of the Notes Utility within a critical 3 week window to be bundled with Lotus Notes 8.5 as part of an enterprise-wide distribution.
• Managed and coordinated the software release process for the Tracking application to monitor employees’ personal investing activities.
• Introduced Altiris packaging into the Tracking application migration release process to automate installation, resulting in 80% increased efficiency in deploying and managing application releases.
• Documented the functionality of existing software to facilitate refining business processes with business users.
• Business users were educated on the new business process refinements and functionality of new disclosure software modules, which resulted in 60% increased efficiency for business year-end disclosure auditing activities and 50% increased efficiency for IT year-end disclosure support activities.
• Worked with external vendor, CrossMatch Technologies, Legal, Human Resources and hardware/infrastructure support teams to implement CrossMatch Technologies electronic fingerprint system to automate transmission of employees’ fingerprints during new hire orientation, resulting in 75% increased efficiency for new-hire fingerprinting activities.
• Wrote stored procedures and queries in SQL for business users’ ad hoc report requests.

Software Engineer

Confidential, Mission Viejo, CA

Responsibilities:

• Modernized and web enabled legacy mainframe applications by developing J2EE EJB middle-tier components.
• Developed front-end user interface clients using Java servlets and JSPs to communicate with host legacy applications through EJB middle-tier components.
• Led test team integration and QA activities for the Screen Modeling Object Studio application. Test team efforts contributed to UAT defect rate of less than 5% of all test cases.
• Participated in recruitment and retention activities: 1) Attended Cal Poly Pomona University career fair to outreach to students 2) Involved in mentor program for new interns and full-time hires