SUMMARY:

• Accomplished Technical Project Manager that successfully delivers results that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Extensive experience in managing projects through all phases of the project lifecycle.
• As a former software developer that transitioned into project management, I understand the entire software development lifecycle.
• I enjoy working with teams to solve problems or to improve them to make those teams even more effective.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Experienced managing projects that utilize the following languages: Java, PL/SQL, C++, C#, Microsoft .NET, Perl, Node, JavaScript, XML, HTML.
• Successfully managed projects utilizing various Project Management Methodologies/Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) including Waterfall and Agile (Scrum).
• Accustomed to working in a dynamic rapidly changing environment while maintaining quality standards, schedules, and budget constraints.
• Comfortable in working in startup companies, established public companies, and very large enterprises (Walmart and Sears).
• Experienced in the following business domains: E - Commerce, Traditional Retail, Financial Services, E-Banking, Loan Origination, E-Learning, and Consulting.
• Experienced developing applications in the following languages: SQL, Informix 4GL, Perl, C, and UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Microsoft (Windows, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project) and Mac OS X.
• UNIX System Administration and Informix Database Administration.
• Application Administration: Atlassian (JIRA and Confluence), Zoom, and cloud-shared files.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

Project Manager/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed and delivered new common platform, existing legacy systems, and DevOps projects.
• Managed multiple projects concurrently and delivered over thirty feature related projects during my assignment.
• Managed various enterprise wide projects utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, in a dynamic startup environment.
• Created and reviewed User Stories for feature development, coordinated with product owner and project team on scheduling work into the appropriate Sprints and/or Epics.
• Triaged and followed up on production support issues, using Atlassian’s JIRA and NetSuite.
• Introduced and fostered adoption of Project Management Office (PMO) best practices, across all Colibri businesses to keep them apprised of engineering efforts.
• Technologies used: JIRA, Confluence, SmartSheets, Spreadsheets, Slack, Zoom, Skype, Agile/Scrum, daily stand ups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint planning, Node, Angular, .NET, and Amazon Web Services management.

Project Manager/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Confidentially consulted with my clients to address and resolve their Technology issues.
• Advised clients on establishing a web presence and Social Networking strategy.
• Worked with clients to manage their email domain.
• Helped clients integrate software to manage their workflow.
• Advised on information security and business process improvement.

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects originating from Engineering focusing on external facing website features, internal applications, site operations, networking, security, and software platform.
• Successfully delivered:
• FHA Rate Search: added FHA loan products to the customer facing website.
• CBP (Common Business Platform): moving the legacy application towards a SOA focused architecture, allowing code split to support Loans and Banking groups.
• BI/DW (Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing): updated the reporting tools, maintained scripts, and retired obsolete reports.
• SSO (Single Sign On): delivered security enhancements that grant access to internal applications and services (Identity and Access Management System).
• Disaster Recovery: managed test of Production site to DR site and then back.
• In addition to my traditional project manager role, I also performed the following functions:
• Chairman of the Change Control Committee.
• Crisis/Incident Manager.
• Tactical management of Site Operations and Networking teams.
• Strategic management of Software Development and Infrastructure initiatives.
• Managed monthly infrastructure maintenance windows.
• Introduced a Wiki as a mechanism to share documentation and served as the Wiki Master.
• Technologies used: Office suite, MS Project, JIRA, Wiki, Java, XML, HTML, Apache, Tomcat, Oracle, and Data Warehouse.

Confidential, San Mateo, CA

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved with all aspects of project management for this startup company, kept stakeholders apprised of project statuses.
• Successfully delivered:
• Security Manager: implemented a security framework that grants access based on a user’s role at both a page and an object level (Identity and Access Management).
• Reporting: enhanced the reporting mechanisms to provide each department the metrics they need to make informed decisions.
• Data Warehouse: worked with Statistics department to ensure that data ETL scripts were implemented and updated as needed.
• Platform upgrades: migrated from Resin application server to Tomcat and upgraded the Apache http server.
• Database: managed Oracle upgrades and communicated changes to keep developers aware of the new features.

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Assessed, provided recommendations, and documented client’s (Redback Networks) IT policy and procedures; performed gap analysis; delivered plans to address deficiencies in preparation of the client’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit.
• Utilized project management methodology to address the client’s SOX readiness.
• Worked with the client’s IT staff as well the Auditors to ensure that the deliverables were acceptable to both.

Engineering Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed projects that involved several cross-functional teams: Software Engineering; Technology Operations; Quality Assurance; Creative; Logistics; and Merchandising.
• Successfully lead and managed capacity planning efforts, which exceeded all prior year’s uptime numbers, along with no unexpected downtime during the peak holiday season.
• Successfully delivered:
• EAF (Enterprise Architecture Framework): re-factored the code base.
• Platform upgrades: Apache http server and Tomcat servlet container
• Fulfillment re-architecture: file transport and processing system.
• Struts conversion: customer facing web site to Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework.
• Caching: an internally developed caching and protocol mechanism.

Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and developed new programs, functions, and interfaces for the Store Management System (SMS) as well as the time and attendance management system (LaborMan).
• Created standard reports and ad hoc queries from the PeopleSoft system required by Human Resources, Payroll, or Finance.
• Managed the Year 2000 Certification project that confirmed that OSH’s SMS and LaborMan systems were compliant.
• UNIX System Administration and Informix Database Administration.