R&D Project Manager/Software Dev Product Owner Resume

SUMMARY:

Seeking a challenging career in Colorado that benefits from and complements my skills and experience in project management, software development product ownership, and applications engineering. The positions most attractive are those from organizations that foster creativity and critical thinking for complex problem - solving.

SKILLS/PROFICIENCIES:

Software: Jira Confluence MS Project MS Project Server MS Office Suite Unity 2017

Languages: Java C# VB.Net

DBMS: MS SQL Server MySQL Oracle

Methodologies: Scrum Agile Waterfall

EXPERIENCE:

R&D Project Manager/Software Dev Product Owner

Confidential, Tallahassee, Florida

Responsibilities:

This project management position centered on project data aggregation, analysis, and reporting for projects and initiatives involving the creation or modification of software, firmware, and/ or hardware in an Agile development environment for the fuels/fuel management industry.
The primary responsibility of this position was to organize and track all engineering projects and initiatives for the purpose of strategic planning by company ownership.
The job roles that supported this effort include project status communication (written and oral), establishing project management best practices, establishing reporting protocols, developing project planning heuristics, facilitating project and program meetings, and fostering the maturity of project management across the organization.
In conjunction with the project management role, product ownership for a feature development team involved creation of epics and stories based on stakeholder requirements, prioritization and elaboration of assigned work tasks based on stakeholder input (backlog grooming), final product acceptance prior to demo, and presentation of deliverables to product stakeholders.
Contributed to the obtainment of a $10M+ federal contract through effective proposal response and organization
Improved time-reporting accuracy by 40% through data analysis/ reporting and management review
Redesigned the process from the ground-up for recording and tracking time toward projects and other engineering efforts.
Reduced product delivery time by leading QI team to redesign the beta test process (tasks, resources, and flows)
Assisted engineering department in meeting delivery goals for a major contract requirement through effective dev team leadership and task prioritization/organization.

Applications Engineer

Confidential, Tallahassee, Florida

Responsibilities:

This position focused on developing custom data-driven VB.NET applications and integrating third-party devices into company products.
Also involved was the interim management of project requirements and resources to support the primary project managers.
Management of multiple customer software/firmware beta tests, testing, third-party hardware integration to enhance unit functionality, providing third level support for high priority issues/customers rounded out the remaining responsibilities.
This role was given a large degree of autonomy and supplemental support when dealing with the customers and their respective issues.
A significant amount of travel was required for this position in order to meet directly with customers and expedite issue discovery and resolution.
Highlighted product capabilities through creative report-modeling to help secure a multi-million dollar government contract
Resolved a major flaw in hardware communication between third-party hardware and the main product resulting in a cost-savings for both the company and its customers.
Co-designed a report viewer that significantly decreased report-generation time and allowed for customer report creation and customization

Business Analyst/Project Manager

Confidential, Tallahassee, Florida

Responsibilities:

Lead business analyst and assistant project manager for all external development.
Creating project management plans, schedules, and budgets were the primary focus of this position.
Facilitation of all project meetings tracking/reporting all project progress to upper management was required.
Beyond the project management responsibilities, gathering customer needs and translating them to technical requirements for the development team was also incorporated into the position as were managing outsourced resources and developing test plans.
Co-designed and managed the production project of Trusteria.com in 2008
Co-designed a training and certification web application for law enforcement in 2007

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