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San Antonio, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Responsible for defining and refining product strategy and roadmap to drive Identity Automation’s vision and strategy and lead a small team of product managers, product owners, UX designers and documentation managers to guide development execution across all product lines and assure on-time delivery of committed features and capabilities. Continually survey the market and competitive landscape to define the product release schedule and capitalize on strategic market and sales opportunities. Research and refine pricing strategies and identify and recommend technology partners and acquisition targets in the Identity and Access Management market.Since joining Identity Automation I've defined, vetted, prioritized and brought to market numerous new product offerings and features to close competitive gaps and create unique differentiation for RapidIdentity. I've driven and managed several OEM technology integrations including Sisense big data analytics, Pendo user enablement and SpyCloud cybercrime prevention.

Houston, Tx, Us

Managed a $4M expense budget for Software Development, Quality Assurance, Product Management, DevOps and IT. Organized disparate and distributed design, development and IT teams into a single operating unit to maximize resource utilization and double development velocity. Adopted DevOps practices for the build, release and delivery of the eCommerce SaaS applications and related systems to reduce deployment time and improve release quality. Implemented rigorous agile process methodology and systems to provide complete transparency into development performance and took corrective actions to ensure developers complied with directives and achieved business expectations. Created a quarterly performance management process and doubled the development staff with a minimal increase in resource cost by replacing underperforming domestic resources with higher skilled offshore and nearshore resources. Established a formal Product Management team and methodology to orchestrate the development of disparate product lines dependent on and competing for the same resources. Introduced a quarterly feature release and launch supported by a monthly maintenance release cadence.

Managed a team of 14 mobile, full stack and front end software engineers and designers. Developed product strategy and roadmap to align development efforts with corporate vision and goals and implemented Agile Scrum processes to assure release predictability with complete visibility into development initiatives and progress. Product Management & Development:- Defined the initial requirements for both the mobile Augmented and Virtual Reality applications with support for Tablets, Head Mounted Displays (AR Smart Glasses and VR Goggles) as well as the complete SaaS backend systems and applications and designed the SaaS infrastructure leveraging AWS solutions to assure application performance, scalability and security. Also defined the development and corporate Policies, Standards and Processes to address key Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) CAIQ questions, protect system integrity and assure data privacy. IT:- Implemented and customized SFDC and Pardot Marketing and Sales Automation systems to support marketing lead generation activities and track sales effectiveness, developed sales pipeline and revenue forecasting using native SFDC capabilities and custom Apex triggers, Classes and Visualforce Pages to provide board-level visibility into sales performance and financial health and developed a custom GRC application within force.com to manage corporate policies, standards and processes from authoring, vetting, approval and distribution.

Managed a team of 40 developers, quality assurance engineers, documentation specialists and product managers. Developed product vision and strategy to support corporate goals and drive revenue growth through excellence in agile development and product management execution. Assured the on-time delivery of Bridgeway solutions based on product roadmaps and sales requirements and launched Bridgeway's next generation technology platform built with WEB 4.0 technologies.

Led strategic planning efforts including market and competitive analysis, customer segment selection, and related product positioning to ensure that products and services were aligned with corporate vision and goals from concept to sunset. Developed a brand identity for Bridgeway and directed strategic marketing efforts to meet both market share and revenue goals including analyst and press relations, advertising, trade shows, seminars, and events.

Houston, Texas, Us

Collaborated with senior management, industry analysts, media, and clients to effectively manage and market high-profile products representing more than $500 million in revenues. Developed solution messaging and worldwide marketing campaigns and programs designed to leverage a broad portfolio while maximizing spend and improving ROI.

Houston, Texas, Us

Managed a broad range of complex projects and directed highly diverse teams and professionals located across the globe to ensure solution quality and timely delivery. Developed and delivered sales artifacts, enablement materials, and sales training worldwide.

Houston, Texas, Us

Led product development, quality assurance testing, support, and marketing of 10 product families in the application, application integration, and application performance management markets. Managed the lifecycle of product activities from strategic planning for new initiatives to divestiture of mature products that exceeded their revenue potential across a diverse portfolio of technologies including mainframe and distributed systems.