Global Software Development Team Management - Many years of experience with geographically
dispersed development teams. Successfully formed and led teams in the UK, Germany, Russia, and
India. Additionally, have successfully partnered with teams in Germany, Turkey, and Japan.
Software Product Development – Led software teams in a number of industries to build innovative
products of very high quality. Products ranged from high end fault tolerant servers to small consumer
electronics devices.
Development Life Cycle Improvements/Integration - A certified ScrumMaster since 2005, I
brought Scrum into Bose Corporation and made it work at Comcast/GuideWorks. Fitting the process
to the company is very important to success and I have been successful at it.
Product Quality Improvements – Despite the age-old adage that same manager cannot be
responsible for both development and quality functions because it is like letting the fox guard the
henhouse, I have filled this dual role in a number of positions that I have held since 1987. In every
case, the result has been a vast improvement in the relationship between the development and quality
teams as well as a demonstrable increase in product quality and vastly improved ability to maintain
schedules.
Metrics as a Management Tool - Believing in "building the quality" into the product rather than trying
to "test it in", I use metrics from the QA team to assess where errors are getting injected into the
product and then seek to fix the root cause. Using these metrics as active feedback to the success of
the process has paid huge dividends.
Broad Systems Engineering View - Primary expertise is in the software arena but have successfully
managed electronics, systems engineering, software quality (test) and program management teams.
Engineering Team Management – Have started and built software teams of up to 130 engineers
spread across multiple countries/continents.
Program Turnaround Management – Reorganized and re-energized teams that were significantly
under performing resulting in successful project completion and increased revenue.
Knowledge Management - Established a tiered technology management process within Northern
Telecom. Enabled core architects to exchange information and created a learning environment to
spread technical product know-how throughout the organization.
Ground Breaking Product Development – First iris recognition product, battery operated portable
copier/printer/fax, commercially viable Video On Demand (VOD) server, home theater product with
multi-stream audio, innovative hard drive music selection algorithms, and auto EQ adjustment to
optimize audio room characteristics, first ion-stream printer.
New Market Entry - Developed and participated in marketing and sales of DVD player reference
designs successfully to companies in Japan, China, and Turkey.
Demonstrable Vision - Have consistently demonstrated an ability to conceive and implement
innovative solutions to both technical and people problems thus enabling product and business
success.
Successful Program Management - Instantiated and managed cross-functional Program
Management team for Northern Telecom (NORTEL) Network Applications Systems Division.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Unix, Linux Java (embedded), RTOS, C/C++, assembly languages, embedded products, fault tolerant
systems and custom database applications, network security, biometrics, printing systems,
Audio/Video playback systems and high performance video servers , Development methodologies from
Defined (CMM) to Agile (SCRUM) – I fit the methodology to the company culture and the product
needs.
dispersed development teams. Successfully formed and led teams in the UK, Germany, Russia, and
India. Additionally, have successfully partnered with teams in Germany, Turkey, and Japan.
Software Product Development – Led software teams in a number of industries to build innovative
products of very high quality. Products ranged from high end fault tolerant servers to small consumer
electronics devices.
Development Life Cycle Improvements/Integration - A certified ScrumMaster since 2005, I
brought Scrum into Bose Corporation and made it work at Comcast/GuideWorks. Fitting the process
to the company is very important to success and I have been successful at it.
Product Quality Improvements – Despite the age-old adage that same manager cannot be
responsible for both development and quality functions because it is like letting the fox guard the
henhouse, I have filled this dual role in a number of positions that I have held since 1987. In every
case, the result has been a vast improvement in the relationship between the development and quality
teams as well as a demonstrable increase in product quality and vastly improved ability to maintain
schedules.
Metrics as a Management Tool - Believing in "building the quality" into the product rather than trying
to "test it in", I use metrics from the QA team to assess where errors are getting injected into the
product and then seek to fix the root cause. Using these metrics as active feedback to the success of
the process has paid huge dividends.
Broad Systems Engineering View - Primary expertise is in the software arena but have successfully
managed electronics, systems engineering, software quality (test) and program management teams.
Engineering Team Management – Have started and built software teams of up to 130 engineers
spread across multiple countries/continents.
Program Turnaround Management – Reorganized and re-energized teams that were significantly
under performing resulting in successful project completion and increased revenue.
Knowledge Management - Established a tiered technology management process within Northern
Telecom. Enabled core architects to exchange information and created a learning environment to
spread technical product know-how throughout the organization.
Ground Breaking Product Development – First iris recognition product, battery operated portable
copier/printer/fax, commercially viable Video On Demand (VOD) server, home theater product with
multi-stream audio, innovative hard drive music selection algorithms, and auto EQ adjustment to
optimize audio room characteristics, first ion-stream printer.
New Market Entry - Developed and participated in marketing and sales of DVD player reference
designs successfully to companies in Japan, China, and Turkey.
Demonstrable Vision - Have consistently demonstrated an ability to conceive and implement
innovative solutions to both technical and people problems thus enabling product and business
success.
Successful Program Management - Instantiated and managed cross-functional Program
Management team for Northern Telecom (NORTEL) Network Applications Systems Division.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Unix, Linux Java (embedded), RTOS, C/C++, assembly languages, embedded products, fault tolerant
systems and custom database applications, network security, biometrics, printing systems,
Audio/Video playback systems and high performance video servers , Development methodologies from
Defined (CMM) to Agile (SCRUM) – I fit the methodology to the company culture and the product
needs.
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Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Product Success Through Innovative
Engineering Solutions and Leadership
Engineering Solutions and Leadership
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