Summary

Highly qualified Project Manager with experience in Agile/Scrum and SDLC/Waterfall software development. Very proficient managing Telecom, Information Technology, Web/Cloud based and Telephony projects on time and on budget. An ideal candidate with strong Project Management, Engineering Management and Architectural experience coupled with solid sales, marketing, business administration and business analyst skills. Exceptional managerial, interpersonal, technical writing, presentation and oral/written skills and I am familiar with Lean, Kanban, and Extreme Programming XP . I learn rapidly and would prefer a telecommute position.

Professional Experience

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Project Manager

• Managed four concurrent software development projects using Agile/Scrum framework to enhance AT T's business services infrastructure. These 4 projects had a combined budget in excess of 16 Million USD.
• Led Scrum of Scrum meetings for all projects each with 8-10 Scrum Masters. Managed many cross functional Scrum Teams from AT T, CGI, Amdocs, Accenture and IBM located in the United States and offshore India .
• Worked closely with Agile Coaches to help transform AT T from Waterfall to Agile/Scrum software development. Became very proficient using Rally to manage the product/sprint backlog, sprints and releases.
• Coached AT T Solution Architects, Program/Project Managers, Product Owners and Scrum Masters on Agile practices and worked closely with these individuals to continuously groom the Product Backlog using Rally.
• I rapidly became the go-to person AT T executives turned to with questions regarding Agile, Scrum Rally.

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President/CEO and Project Manager

• Managed many software projects using Agile/Scrum and led all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews retrospectives. Wrote user stories and maintained the product/sprint backlogs.
• Served as principal architect and project manager. I led a team of programmers and graphic designers to develop this advanced equestrian site utilizing PHP, Java Script, Linux, Apache, MySQL and Zend Framework.
• Spun off the website's equine pedigree system as a separate cloud based service enabling horse registries and breeders to manage their database of pedigreed horses and display horse info pedigree charts on their site.
• Managed all the website's online advertising, social media marketing and search engine optimization SEO campaigns and became highly proficient using Content Management Systems CMS .

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President/CEO and Project Manager

• Managed all Information Technology I.T. projects for this startup company to facilitate the installation, set-up, and configuration of many types of I.T. products and networks including computers, servers, Cisco routers, switches as well as Voice, Data and Teleconference Telepresence networks.
• Successfully managed all projects using Microsoft Project and PMI PMBOK project management techniques.
• Built computer/server hardware and installed and configured Linux, Windows and Apple operating systems.
• Managed the customer service help desk to troubleshoot and repair all computer, server network outages.
• Proficient with Cloud Computing, Voice over IP VOIP , SIP, H.323, IP, IPsec, HTML, and LAN/WAN networks.
• Developed excellent IT project management, network administration and customer service/support skills.

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Principal Software Architect

• Charter member of the software architecture group. Initiated projects to define the architecture, design, features, functions and business case for the IP LaunchPad carrier grade unified messaging platform which enabled any-to-any messaging for voice, fax, email and instant messages.
• Oversaw all software architectural issues including software design specifications, selection/implementation of development tools/methodologies and determining which modules were designed using Java versus C .
• Developed the architecture which enabled the IP LaunchPad to access wireless/mobile networks using the Wireless Access Protocol WAP and H.323.

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Director of Next Generation Systems

• Spearheaded a new group within 3Com to develop a new line of products which would enable 3Com to compete in the Telco Carrier market.
• Managed a strategic long term project to define a new 19 carrier grade chassis product for large scale dial-up, ISDN and DSL internet access targeted towards major ISPs and telephone carriers.
• Served as principal system architect and product line manager for this new chassis and led a team of 20 senior engineers to produce high level designs and business plans for senior management.
• Led a series of C-Level meetings with strategic fortune 500 customers to evaluate their needs, desires and expectations for this new product.
• Defined the target markets, target customers, architecture, features, functions and projections for revenue, profit margin and cost.

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Director of Systems Engineering

• Directed the global System Sales Engineering team consisting of 40 system engineers located in North America, Europe and Asia. Became very proficient using Customer Relationship Management CRM systems.
• Under my leadership, this group dramatically increased sales by working with strategic fortune 500 customers to demonstrate how our products would improve their business.
• Assisted customers in the design of their network infrastructure and defined new/custom software requirements for engineering to meet customer requirements.
• Gave numerous C-Level presentations to customers and I was instrumental in closing most major accounts including those with strategic customers such as IBM, AOL, MCI, AT T, BT, Sprint, CompuServe and Prodigy.
• Led a high profile project to set-up a new state of the art demo room to showcase our products to customers.

Product Line Manager for Total Control

• Supervised all marketing activities and campaigns for Total Control, our flagship internet access product.
• Trained and coached the sales team, supervised the preparation of sales literature, insured that all revenue and profit goals were met or exceeded, set pricing, defined and prioritized new products and features, managed all advertising campaigns and promotions, and maintained inventory.
• Under my supervision, Total Control sales grew more than 500 and profit margins increased more than 20 .
• While in this capacity, Total Control rapidly became U.S. Robotics' most popular and profitable product.

Director of Network Development

• Project Manager and Director of the Network Development group responsible for the development of Total Control, a very popular digital chassis enabling large scale dial-up internet access via T1 and Ethernet LANs.
• Served as principal hardware/software architect and led a team of 30-40 engineers and engineering managers with an annual budget of approximately 3.5 Million.
• Managed all hardware/software development projects for the chassis, high-speed backplane, redundant power supplies, and plug-in cards for T1, PRI, DSU/CSU, Broadband Router and SNMP network management.
• Successfully managed all software development for these embedded systems using C and an SDLC/Waterfall methodology.
• Became highly proficient managing projects using Microsoft Project and PMI PMBOK project management techniques.

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Principal System Architect

• Supervised all hardware and software architectural projects for Gandalf's Star Master Data Switch.
• Coordinated and prioritized all Star Master development projects, authored all architectural specifications, defined new products and features, led research projects and approved all functional/design specifications.
• Developed architecture enabling Star Master to interwork with Basic and Primary Rate ISDN WAN trunks.
• Worked closely with project managers to creatively design system software using assembly language, C and a SDLC/Waterfall methodology.

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Manager of the CONFIDENTIAL

• Manager of Confidential Engineering Department consisting of a team of 15-20 engineers with an annual budget of approximately 2 Million.
• Served as system architect and project manager for all R D projects which include 2 time division TDM multiplexors, an IBM 3270 protocol converter and an intelligent I/O module.
• Our unique TDM multiplexors quickly became one of Star Master's most popular and best selling products.
• Successfully managed the design of all embedded system software using assembly language, C and an SDLC/Waterfall methodology.

Design Engineer

• Designed the hardware and software for many Gandalf Telecommunications products including a statistical multiplexor, a 19 chassis based drop and insert T1 multiplexor and a DSU/CSU.
• The T1 Multiplexor I designed became Gandalf's 2nd most popular and profitable product in North America.
• I received a patent for my design of Gandalf's first intelligent microprocessor based modem.

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Design Engineer -

• Hardware designer for the Micro Switch line of ultra-miniature thick film pressure transducers.
• Wrote the assembly language software for the Teradyne Laser Trim system which configured the thick film circuitry used in these transducers. This new software dramatically increased performance and reliability.