SUMMARY:

Global engineering product development leader with an accomplished career in project management, managing software development teams and processes across all areas of the product development life cycle — requirements, design, development, testing and product launch. Successfully brought 12 complex technical products to mass production.Strength in leading cross - functional teams to meet project objectives — hardware, software, global test, suppliers and test houses. Effectively develop and ship products with product management, program management, supply chain, and quality teams in a fast- paced development environment with aggressive deadlines. Commended for coordinating efforts of third party chipset supplier on critical escalations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE:

Technical Project Management

Project Schedules & Tracking

Communications, Negotiation Skills

Third Party Vendor Management

Cross Functional Team Management

Risk, Change Management

Product Development Life Cycle

Requirements Management

Microsoft Project, Google Smartsheet

Product Launch

Testing (Internal & Suppliers)

Android, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Launched all aspects of new product commercialization by providing technical leadership and ensuring requirements were met for carrier validation, regulatory agency approvals, interoperability testing, performance, and safety.
• Received Technical Acceptance from carrier partners which confirmed successful completion of carrier test activities (safe for network, carrier validation, LTE lab conformance, domestic field test, global field test, network interoperability testing, etc.) and triggered the start of product deployment to carrier stores and end users.
• Ensured quality goals were met by directing product test team activities. Managed key performance indicator testing, stability rack stress testing, security compliance, and Google compliance testing .
• Managed phone chipset supplier deliverables. Worked with Qualcomm to guarantee SW milestones were met, defects tracked, and top issues escalated.
• Accurately created detailed initial project schedules that defined hardware and software deliverables, test, certification regulatory activities, and carrier lab cycles.
• Achieved early/on-time deployment of product, accelerating carrier lab entry through technical acceptance. Managed lab entry checklist, software readiness review, quality approvals, factory deployment, over-the-air software deployment.
• Conducted fast track Google Android operating system software upgrades resulting in accolades in industry blogs touting Confidential 's speed in providing phone software updates
• Met carrier quality and lab entry goals by decreasing software and hardware defects through user trial report analysis and change requests resolution.
• Oversaw quality goal achievement and increased user perception, tracking and reducing customer reported issues pre- and post-lab submission.

Project Manager | Software Engineering Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements, provided estimates for implementation, developed new feature capability, validated functionality, resolved defects, and coordinated technical support through shipment to customer.
• Managed new technology integration - Adobe Mobile Client (AMC). Led complex, new technology feature. Enabled compelling mobile user experience using AMC, on-device native technology running lightweight, data-driven flash applications on P2K devices.
• Developed and maintained integrated project schedules.
• Headed Java framework (J2ME) technical team. Developed and deployed many new features and Java Specification Requests (JSRs). Managed remote development team and third party software supplier that provided Java (J2ME) framework environment on Confidential P2K software platform.
• Led Internet Browser development team that integrated full HTML third party browser (Opera Browser) on P2K device —technology first for P2K platform. Delivered per release schedule, managing large system feature in cross-functional organization by working with all impacted functional area teams and product groups (including remote development facilities).
• Coordinated third party suppliers, synchronizing deliveries for AMC, Java, and Browser projects. Led cross-team collaboration in co-developed software projects. Managed third party contract planning and execution including NDA, SLDA, SOW, and change/purchase orders.
• Implemented quality improvements by analyzing project metrics and formulating action plans. Decreased defect backlog seven fold by applying improved defect triage process that increased throughput of MOL team. Reduced escaped defects, new code defect density, and legacy code defect density.

Confidential, Arlington Heights, IL

Software Engineering Manager, Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed software engineering team on EMX 2500/5000 wireless switching system. Developed new feature capability, resolved defects, provided estimation quotes, and implemented process improvements.
• Championed process improvement team, enhancing new product introduction software requirements process. Clarified ownership and tracking of updates to requirements documents.
• Executed development of IS-2000 1X Concurrent Service feature. Headed large system feature (58 engineers over 388 staff month development/test effort) in cross-functional organization. Passed development process gates on or ahead of schedule and met all deliverables.
• Headed transition of Line Trunk Processor / Service Manager. Coordinated successful technology transfer of LTP / SVM EMX software functional areas.
• Acquired necessary technology to support feature development and problem resolution.
• Managed SMS Forward Originating Address on Paging Channel. Executed high priority feature required by Confidential .
• Completed fast-track feature ahead of schedule.
• Directed development of Mobile Terminated Short Message Service. Advanced set of features by meeting delivery date for domestic and worldwide markets, impacting several local and remote product groups.