SUMMARY

• Senior Technical Program Manager: I has lead numerous technical program management engagements involving multiple teams of engineering resources. I has worked wif Engineering organizations on many complex projects to produce customized software for customers using Agile and Scrumfall methodologies. Also direct interaction wif QA organizations to scope and track test cases to included test automation during teh development life cycle. I has an Agile CSM certification.
• Powerful Technical Management Consulting Skills: post merger integration, strategy formulation and implementation, workflow and process deployment, departmental risk analysis, initiative deployment, executive reporting and Agile migration.
• Professional Services Solutions Sales Expert: pre - sales scope definition, statement of work creation, requirements definition, partnering wif sales and marketing staff, scoping complex PS deals wif intensive SI HW and SW complexity.
• Rich technical knowledge of TV Anywhere and Cloud TV Migration: VoD, IPTV, multi-screen streaming, Content Management Systems, Cable and Telco billing systems, Title and Rights Management systems, MSO and Telco settop box testing, management, and deployment.
• Deep data networking background: regional/national telecom network transport infrastructure, IP/SDV/DWDM network knowledge.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Risk Analyzer. Process Creator. Vision Creator. Thought Leader.
• Highly organized Builder of Systems. Designer of Executive Initiatives.
• Senior Management Ambassador.
• Patient, unwavering Shepherd for Initiatives. Analyzer of costs and Builder of budgets.
• Mastery in teh art of teh 30-minute Senior Management 1-to-1. Implementing a Senior Executive’s Vision.
• Dealing wif problematic departments or teams.
• For you're teams: Counselor, Therapist, Listener, and Confidant. Cheerleader for Line Level Staff.
• Masterful at transforming a problem into a solution. Mirroring a Senior Executive’s management style.
• Creating accountability across disparate Teams.
• Builder of bridges to tie together contrasting Business Cultures.
• Agile Product Owner, Agile Product Roadmap Creation, Agile Sprint Planning/Backlog Scrubs, Agile VersionOne tool expertise, Agile migration from Waterfall
• Broadcast Network Design: MQAM/Coax /SDV/DWDM Broadcast Television Project(s)/Program(s) Deployment Business Process Improvement
• CMS Systems, Customer Liaison and Advocate
• Data Network Architecture, Digital TV Industry
• Engineering Application Development, Engineering QA Management
• International Program Management, International Project Management, IP Networks, IPTV (Telco/OTT), IPTV Operational Deployment
• Marketing and Communication, Metropolitan Area Networks, MSO and Telco Headend Design, MSO and Telco Primary Data Center Design
• Program Cost Modeling and Auditing, Program Executive Reporting, Program Global Team Management, Program Management, Program Risk Analysis, Program Risk Escalation to Senior Management, Project Cost Management, Project Delivery, Project Engineering, Project Resource Management, Project Roles and Responsibilities Definitions
• Sales Statement of Work Creation, Sales Professional Services Scoping and Upselling, Sales Solutions Architecture, Sales Requirements Definition, Sales Customer Cost Negotiations, Systems Engineering, Systems Integration
• Technical Workflow and Process Analysis
• Vendor Management, Video On Demand Operational Deployment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Oversite of 1.5 year project for Televisa Izzi based out of Mexico City to upgrade a STB UI, implement VoD, and implement restart/replay for 8 million STBs in Mexico City and Monterrey and supporting areas.
• M&A Management consultant running a team of 20 people for Charter's acquisition of Time Warner for 2 years.
• Management consultant for Rovi Corporation Engineering Services -Service Provider Organization
• Management consultant for Black Arrow Engineering
• Senior Program Director for Ericsson SATV EMEA managing UPC Broadband and Comhem
• Senior Program Manager for Ericsson SATV Americas Engineering managing Telekom Austria IPTV deployment
• Senior Project Manager for Ericsson SATV Americas Engineering managing CMS Application Development Team
• Management consultant reporting to a Senior Vice President overseeing workflow and process deployment of a division-wide initiative to automate testing for guide software for four major Rovi product lines: iGuide, Total Guide, Passport, Rovi Entertainment Cloud. Managed US on-shore application software development teams and off-shore QA test teams in Shanghai China using Agile Scrum methodology in teh roles of a Product Owner and Program Manager.
• Created a complex risk analysis for both Black Arrow Engineering and Rovi Corporation Engineering - Services Service Provider Division resulting in significant reorganization of both groups. Worked wif SVPs of both organizations to assist them in troubleshooting organizational issues.
• Managed all communication and deliverable flow between Ericsson SATV Openstream & CMS Engineering teams and Ericsson Vienna Austria Project Management teams and Ericsson Stockholm core engineering services groups.
• Senior Program Director for entire UPC Broadband account in Europe for Ericsson SATV EMEA organization. Managed a team of 15 onsite people, 10 simultaneous projects, 3 test labs, and globally distributed development and support teams. Delivered weekly CTO and Presidential level executive reports on deployment status.

Confidential, Consulting, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Company Description: Professional Services specializing in teh Broadcast Media Industry providing end-to-end systems architecture and program management for Video OnDemand operational deployments.
• Managed 70 site server deployment for Comcast Cable
• Managed $10 million dollar video-on-demand deployment from design through to commercial launch for Adelphia.
• Managed national Time Warner 50 site VOD upgrade.
• Managed complex VOD deployment for Rogers Cable, Canada.
• Management consultant for Spirent Communications for global professional services ERP application and process deployment
• Technology services identification, business development, market research for Terilogy-IT services, Tokyo, Japan.
• Responsible globally for all aspects of data networking as related to teh internal IT enterprise and networking wif vendors and cable operators. This company was an international video-on-demand startup.
• Turn-key network services packaging and network services deployment.
• Content Distribution network architecture.
• Video-On-Demand Interactive Digital Cable network architecture for an end-to-end VOD server system.
• DuShey Network Consulting, CA August 1995 - June 1997
• Company Description: Data network consulting firm providing systems engineering and systems integration contract professional services.
• Data Network Architect, Senior Project Manager, Data Center Move Management
• Projects:
• Technology move management for Charles Schwab corporate in San Francisco, CA involving groups of between 100-500 employees.
• Data network architecture involving highly complex systems integration for Charles Schwab.
• DIVA Systems startup company corporate data network manager and lead network architect. Managed all aspects of data networking for this seed capital startup.
• Designed and deployed a high-speed network backbone for DIVA as a rapid growth technology startup.

Confidential, CA

Senior Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Company Description: Professional Services Data Network Systems Engineering Startup Company
• Senior network architect consultant for INS clients nationwide. Pre-sales engineer for network management application and services nationwide.
• Projects:
• Data network project management auditor for a massive Wells Fargo major data center move wif 900 people on teh project.
• Lead architect and network implementer for a Stratacom based frame relay network throughout California for teh Bank of California.

Confidential, CA

Chief Security Officer, Lead Network Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of a large local area network, wide area network, and server farm involving 1000 users.
• Deployed large Novell network. Early adopter of a Cisco wide area network. Early adopter of Synoptics high speed Ethernet campus network migrating from Token Ring.
• Deployed high speed 3270 and AS/400 Novell gateways and implemented workstation terminal emulation to remove large numbers of dumb terminals.
• Responsible for all aspects of a large local area network, national US wide area network, and server farms involving 1000 users.
• Vendors Managed: Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Novell, Synoptics, Wall Data
• Deployed large Novell network. Early adopter of a Cisco wide area network. Early adopter of Synoptics high speed Ethernet campus network migrating from Token Ring.
• Deployed high speed 3270 and AS/400 Novell gateways and implemented workstation terminal emulation to remove large numbers of dumb terminals.