SUMMARY:

Developing software has become my passion. I particularly enjoy taking a product from concept to launch, taking an active role in the entire life - cycle of the product. I have well over 10 years of software experience, with 7 years using Scrum/Agile for antivirus and financial services software, including Scrum/Agile coach. I have close to 20 years of Project Management experience which includes marketing and manufacturing responsibilities, typically managing 12-15 man teams and more than one team at a time.

PROFICIENCIES:

• Scrum/Agile
• SaaS/Cloud
• Market Research
• SDLC: Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall
• UI/UX Design
• Marketing Strategies
• User Personas & Stories
• Electronic Signature
• Marketing Collateral
• MRD & PRD
• Financial Services
• Marketing Campaigns
• Product Launch
• Antivirus & Security
• Pragmatic Marketing
• MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio,
• SharePoint 2010
• SharePoint Designer
• TestTrack
• Camtasia
• Photoshop
• Balsamiq (Wireframes)
• VMware
• VersionOne
• SQL/Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Product Manager, eContracting Product Owner

Responsibilities:

• Defined a brand identity to encapsulate all products and services called the “Digital Deal.”
• Created a marketing brand identity for the Digital Deal, incorporating all products and services underneath with content for printed collateral and website.
• Created marketing collateral and materials.
• Developed a new website.
• Ongoing marketing and PR actions.
• Sales solutioning for eDocs (electronic document submission), eSign (electronic signatures at the dealership), eVault (secure electronic transfer of the finance contract).
• Just signed two Top 10 banks to contracts and about to sign several more.
• Developed specs for ADP and Reynolds & Reynolds for DMS functionality
• Working with our dev team to define detailed product requirements and manage to product launch.

Confidential, Clearwater, FL

Project Manager & ScrumMaster

Responsibilities:

• Wrote the functional specs for the first release of VIPRE Antivirus (v3.1) to document our Scrum implementation.
• Project Manager & ScrumMaster for Ninja Bladewith product updates released every two weeks. CentOS Linux
• Project Manager and ScrumMaster for VIPRE v4, Enterprise and consumer. C++, C#, .NET
• Concurrently released numerous SRs for v3.1, including Windows 7 certification.
• VIPRE Business v4 realized a 40% YOY increase in revenue. VIPRE v4 consumer chosen exclusively by HSN.
• Project Manager and ScrumMaster for VIPRE Gateway (renamed MailEssentials Complete Appliance), designed to be the “Barrcuda Killer,” replaced Ninja Blade. Ubuntu Linux.
• Project Manager for MailEssentials Complete Online (development team in Scotland).
• Project Manager and ScrumMaster for ClearCloud DNS. Backbone on Linux servers, C++ pop-up utility for desktops.
• Wore both ScrumMaster and Product Owner hats as required. Rolled out Scrum/Agile to R&D worldwide. 200 devs & QA in four countries.
• SharePoint Administrator for R&D and created SharePoint site for R&D worldwide.
• Launch responsibility for VIPRE Business Small Office & VIPRE Business Online (Cloud-hosted management console with endpoint antivirus).
• VIPRE v6 added Android & iOS Mobile Device Management and patch management.
• Market research for VIPRE Business v6 resulted in new marketing strategies, campaigns & PR. Defined the new strategy. 3X increase in trialware downloads at v6 launch.
• Researched and changed pricing model from perpetual license to subscription.
• Continuously tested and benchmarked antivirus competitors: consumer, Enterprise, Cloud.
• VersionOne for Scrum planning; TestTrack for bug tracking.
• Managed teams from 2 to 20; yearly budgets to $2 million.

Confidential, Clearwater, FL

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Real estate investments and sales. Owned and grew a real estate brokerage from start-up to 24 agents at the market peak.

Confidential, Clearwater, FL

Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Moved the company, machine shop, inventory and employees from Phoenix to Florida and set up the Florida facilities.
• Installed several new CNC machines plus additional equipment.
• Managed the machine shop, assembly, testing and shipping of the completed semiconductor devices.
• Doubled shipments in two years.

Confidential, Auburn Hills MI

Senior Dimensional Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead Dimensional Engineer for underbody launch in three assembly plants.
• Personally responsible for Underbody dimensional quality for the Confidential (10 sub-assembly lines).
• Gauge and tooling repeatability,
• 6-sigma data analysis, troubleshooting and correction. The St. Louis launch team achieved the best dimensional score for a new vehicle launch.

Confidential, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Consultant, Principal

Responsibilities:

• Created several software manuals.
• Wrote software specs, including the precursor to the Segway.
• Dimensional Management engineering & training.

Confidential, Troy, MI

VP Engineering & Marketing

Responsibilities:

• Product Manager for Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software specializing in 6-sigma statistical analysis of dimensional variation. 1D & 3D versions. MRDs & PRDs, wireframes, menu layout, QA.
• Created marketing campaigns for software and consulting services. Designed software brochures, wrote the copy and created all collateral. Developed the first website for DCS.
• Responsible for all trade show activities.
• Wrote several white papers and presented at technical conferences.
• PR and media relations.
• Negotiated with Autodesk to become a Mechanical Desktop partner.
• Landed several major accounts, including Alcoa, Ford and the Chrysler Concept Vehicle.
• Project Manager for Alcoa on the Plymouth Prowler and Ferrari F360 Modena.
• Consulting Engineer on the Chrysler Concept Vehicle. Factory floor presentation to the CEO and VPs of Chrysler.
• Technical Advisor to Chrysler on Dimensional Management and Project Manager for six vehicle programs: Intrepid/Concorde, Neon/PT Cruiser, Minivan, Dodge Truck, Dodge Viper and Plymouth Prowler. Managed 70 engineers with a budget of $7 million.
• Responsible for university affiliations and jointly responsible for recruiting/hiring.
• Wrote several training manuals for GD&T and Dimensional Management. Wrote the first manuals for applying GD&T to automotive body structures and interior trim.
• Responsible for our university affiliations and created a graduate hiring relationship.