SUMMARY
Senior Project Manager with a technical software development background, PMP, and solid experience managing simultaneous large scale Engineering projects ($1M - $15M) through the full development life cycle (SDLC), from initiation to deployment. Skilled in communication and collaboration with both technical and business teams. Broad experience in different types of projects, including Consumer Electronics, VOD, Streaming, Metadata, Social, Ad Insertion, Internationalization, and more. Recently relocated to Austin, TX.
PROJECT MGMT SKILLS: Project/Software Dev Life Cycle, PMP/PMBOK, Initiation, Planning, & Execution, Requirements & Scope Analysis, Budget Estimation & Tracking, Schedule Estimation & Tracking, Process Improvement, Executive Level Communications
SOFTWARE SKILLS: MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, JIRA, Remedy, Clearquest, Microsoft Windows, Linux (Fedora)
DEVELOPMENT SKILLS: Java, C++, C#, SQL, PHP, Javascript, HTML, Eclipse/CVS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
DIRECTV – Engineering Project Manager (Level: Principal Engineer 2)
May 2007 – September 2013
El Segundo, California
*Simultaneously manage cross functional matrix teams on multi-million dollar projects (up to $15M) to deliver software and hardware solutions for Set Top Box (Embedded Linux), Mobile (Android, iOS), & Broadcast platforms.
*Negotiate conflicts between business strategies & technical roadmaps, defining the project scope, schedule & budget while prioritizing and managing executive & customer expectations.
*Collaborate with various groups including Engineering, IT, Product Management, Marketing, Ad Sales, Business Informatics, and Customer Care, working with localized and international resources.
*Oversee full software development life cycle (SDLC) including project initiation, requirements analysis, scope definition, solution design, development, monitoring & controlling, testing & validation, and deployment.
Project Highlights
*Initiation & Governance Program Manager: Manage and coordinate the initiation & planning phases for all Entertainment projects, including project charter, project management plan, scope, budget, and schedule.
*Customer Experience Program Manager: Coordinated incoming new feature requests from Engineering, Marketing, Customer Care, & Executive team to improve customer satisfaction with all DIRECTV platforms
*Reporting Program Manager: Managed numerous software development projects to obtain information for analytics on Mobile & Set Top Box platforms, via tools such as Omniture and internally developed systems.
*HD UI: Managed large scale effort to re-architect existing HD & HD DVR software in order to support High Definition User Interface on existing and new Set Top Boxes. Synchronize launch efforts with Marketing & Customer Care.
*Graphics R&D: Formed & managed a team of engineers to investigate possible graphic engines for future project.
*Smart Search: Led effort to launch new innovative Search experience on HD DVR platforms.
*NDS Middleware: Coordinated release of change requests developed by outside vendor for ...
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