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~ career profile ~

 

offer progressive career in software management, including extensive experience in software process audits, consulting, and engineering team development. ~ consistently achieve timely product launches and development phases through process improvement planning, program coordination, and management of testing, tools, it support, and configuration . ~ consistently improve productivity by directing recruitment, training, and development initiatives for r&d engineering teams . ~ possess an established track record of accomplishments in resolving cross-organizational issues. ~

 

  project & program management

  vendor/partner company relations

  configuration management

  software testing & audits

  employee training & development

  r&d operations management

 

~ key achievements ~

 

ö         within 2 months, successfully resolved major productivity issues such as unreliable ftp from verigy s contract manufacturer and unreliable remote access to production floor servers in china by arranging and leading weekly meetings with r&d, npi, and it, clarified objectives and setting up a dashboard.

ö         achieved a full implementation of automation at 2 high tech companies with respective 2009 revenues of $600 million and $3 billion by coordinating weekly meetings for customer accounts payable, it, and purchasing teams to streamline scheduling, training, and tools needed to implement accelim a/p automation.

ö         achieved more than 90% on-time delivery of up to 17 software releases to customers annually.

ö         successfully reduced software build time by 50% and eliminated contractor expenses for supporting configuration and build management.

ö         summarized state of software development in hp and culminated presentation to executive staff, convincing the ceo to charter a software engineering team to drive best practices company-wide.

 

~ professional experience ~

 

verigy (agilent spin-off), cupertino, ca                                                                                                                  2006-2009
r&d operating manager

drove and developed software release plans and defect tracking to meet strict product launch and update schedules.

 oversaw diagnostics and calibration software development, software testing, configuration management, and software tool operations to obtain licensure in california, colorado, and china.

partnered with executives from various departments including procurement, npi, r&d, it, legal, as well as vendor teams to resolve issues with software, firmware, and hardware product development.

led training and development of a key team of engineers responsible for developing and running extensive daily, weekly, and pre-release regression tests as well as automated configuration management and daily builds resulting in fully-tested software releases ready for delivery to customers every month.

spearheaded leadership development and coaching of a test engineer who was recommended as a candidate for project manager and mentored another engineer with long-term performance issues to improve performance and get out of the bottom performance band.

 

accelim, inc., scotts valley, ca                                                                                                                               2005-2006
implementation consultant

established processes for customer onboarding including a multi-phased project implementation plan and training materials for a bootstrap-funded startup providing web-hosted accounts payable processing solutions to silicon valley companies.

authored original versions of the company s operator s guide and user s guide which were implemented company-wide and termed invaluable for training and standardizing processes.

 

agilent technologies (hp spin-off), santa clara, ca                                                                                             1999-2006
r&d project manager

directed recruitment operations to reorganize and hire a team of r&d engineers and contractors to streamline development of software support for semiconductor memory test systems.

reduced contracting costs by building in-house expertise in software tests, builds, and configuration management, processes, tools management, and defect tracking with the development of r&d engineering team.

oversaw transition from a cumbersome in-house software configuration management process to an industry-standard process.

 

 

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hewlett-packard (hp), palo alto and santa clara, ca                                                                                                           1980-1999
software process manager

devised design, development, and managed launch of colorado springs division s first 2-year product development improvement roadmap.

completed more than 100 assessments for software development processes in hp r&d labs worldwide and managed an 8-person assessment team.

established hp as the first industry strategic partner of the software engineering institute.

directed activities of 15 programmers and administrators to develop materials database systems.

~ education ~

 

m.s., management of technology c national technological university

kellogg executive development program c northwestern university

b.s., occupational education c southern illinois university

~ activities~

 

manage bookstore monthly and train new volunteers for the local library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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address

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a senior software management capacity and am submitting my resume for your review. in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

i am seeking to utilize my more than 30 years progressive experience in software management, r&d operations management, and project management roles within your organization. throughout my career, i have streamlined long-term software development strategies for company growth with a passion for developing people, processes, and technology capabilities to advance business objectives. throughout my work history, i have established a record of bridging it & business divisions to achieve and exceed company growth through innovative change management, new product development and launches, and transitioning poor performance areas into successful divisions.

 

some key achievements include:

 

ö         within 2 months, successfully resolved major productivity issues such as unreliable ftp from verigy s contract manufacturer and unreliable remote access to production floor servers in china by arranging and leading weekly meetings with r&d, npi, and it, clarified objectives and setting up a dashboard.

ö         achieved a full implementation of automation at 2 high tech companies with respective 2009 revenues of $600 million and $3 billion by coordinating weekly meetings for customer accounts payable, it, and purchasing teams to streamline scheduling, training, and tools needed to implement accelim a/p automation.

ö         achieved more than 90% on-time delivery of up to 17 software releases to customers annually.

ö         successfully reduced software build time by 50% and eliminated contractor expenses for supporting configuration and build management.

 

i have a passion for building and maintaining cross-functional r&d and engineering teams through mentoring resources and staff training methods. i am a dedicated worker as well as persuasive trainer and coach with a reputation as a creative, effective change initiator and manager with impeccable interpersonal and relationship building skills which create success.

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. my goal is to transition my experience, creativity, and enthusiasm to your organization. i am confident that i could be a valuable asset, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

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