As a Product Owner of B2B Transactional Websites, I manage the entire development process. I work closely with the scrum team to ensure they are aligned with the needs. I manage and prioritize the backlog, plan sprints, ensure value delivery, manage budgets as well as communicate with stakeholders to ensure satisfaction.- Acting as primary contact - Listen, analyze, and understand the client's business needs and challenges- Translate business needs into user stories- Create and maintain the product backlog- Prioritize user stories (Backlog) by considering customer feedback- Define clear, measurable, and realistic sprint goals for the team- Overseeing development stages- Develop delivery plans and ensure the added value of each element of the projects (Roadmap)- Manage budgets and communicate the status with the customer

Manage the Research & Development Department responsible of new electronic access control products. Define and manage projects, resources, maintain legacy applications, provide internal and external support.- Built the R&D Department from the ground up into a thriving operation that currently develops and releases new products to the market on a quarterly basis. - Project Management (Definition, Planning, monitoring, QA and Delivery)- Manage Hardware Development Projects (External consultants)- Manage Certification Projects (UL294, ULC-S319, ULC-60839, IEC-60950, FCC)- Human Resources Management (Recruiting, hiring and performance evaluations)- Mobilize, Train, Coach and Guide Resources towards their objectives- Support company operations (Production, customer service, Training, Sales & Marketing)- Participate in sales and marketing activities (Tradeshows, training sessions, customer site visits)- Manage Governmental Grants (MDEIE, CNRC & PCCI) and yearly SR&ED tax credits- Creation of R&D processes and continuous improvement- Participate in Software Development (C++, C#, SQL Server, Web and Mobile Apps)- Atlassian Administrator (Jira, Confluence, Xray, Timesheets and Bitbucket)

Coordinated and supervised the R&D Software Development Department.- Managed the entire software development lifecycle, including analysis of the customer’s needs, WBS, scheduling, prototyping, implementation, validation and delivery- Established department structures and procedures that were extended throughout the entire R&D - Led the team through the database conversions (ParadoxDB, NexusDB, SQLServer)- Led the team in building new generation .NET applications to replace legacy applications- Developed and maintained the Centaur Access Control Software Suite- PC Software Development (C, C++, C#, Delphi, SQL Server)

Coordinated and supervised the Software Development Department composed of four software engineers and two testing technicians, while developing and maintaining commercial application and internal software modules.- Led the team in the development of multiple software modules- Designed and maintained the Centaur database architecture- Developed the Centaur communication component (RS-232, TCP/IP and Dialup)- Developed multiple modules of the Centaur Access Control Suite (reporting, time and attendance, graphics viewer, video Integration and user management software)- Implemented globalization and localization of the Centaur application and copyright mechanism- Developed automated installation scripts compatible with all windows operating systems- Collaborated in the development of in-house software applications used for production and testing- Executed unit testing and problem solving- PC Software Development (Visual C++, VB, Installshield Professional, Passolo, Aladdin, SQL development