Derek Allen Email & Phone Number

Burbank, Ca, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Lead a team of Sr. Product and Service Managers to implement product strategies and portfolio transformations for an enterprise portfolio of SaaS and custom developed platforms and services. Manage and deliver results on complex transformative technology programs identified by CIO and executive leadership.■ Manage a team of Product Owners for an Enterprise portfolio of services including Rostr (Enterprise employee directory), Slack, ServiceNow, Collaboration Tools (Box, Dropbox, QUIP, Smartsheet), media SaaS vendors■ Responsible for identifying and executing technology consolidations, establishing and meeting synergy targets and performing market analysis and implementation of new enterprise technology tools■ Conduct market analysis, vendor evaluation, and product selection of a “Next Generation” Email Platform Service for internal and external Disney marketing campaigns■ Provide frequent communication and collaboration with cross-enterprise teams and executive stakeholdersSpecial Assignment – Strategic Enterprise ProgramDisney’s Acquisition of Twenty First Century Fox (21CF)April 2018 - March 2021■ Manage distributed teams (domestic and international) responsible for the integration of people data into Disney HR, email, and enterprise-wide systems■ Manage multiple projects responsible for establishing and implementing plans of action for consolidating duplicative technologies, vendor relationships and the migration of large sets of data between the two enterprises■ Manage execution of multiple TSA’s (Transitional Service Agreements) between 21CF, Disney and over three dozen of their subsidiaries

Burbank, Ca, Us

Define product strategy for a global user base that bridges the entire Disney enterprise. Design, build and implement Service Management frameworks for multiple enterprise technology offerings including custom developed and SaaS technologies. Translate long term goals into short term tactical features.■ Established Product Manager and Service Manager framework for an enterprise implementation of the ServiceNow Platform■ Designed, implemented and managed large product rollouts of Atlassian technologies (Confluence & JIRA), Rostr (enterprise-wide employee directory), and custom developed solutions■ Capture stakeholders needs from across the organization and distill them into executable product roadmaps■ Understand key Product User Experiences and develop a vision to drive improvements through those experiences especially where they include other technologies to ensure a cohesive user journey

Richardson, Tx, Us

■ Performed project oversight, budget spend, deliverable tracking, resource allocation across multiple development teams, sub-contractors, Federal Agencies, and reported to the highest levels of the Federal Government.■ Led a successful and highly visible $33 million multi-year contract encompassing several Federal task orders. The program met all technical and financial objectives in the face of challenging client hurdles and a technical approach that broke new ground. Ensured the program followed all Federal regulations, including strict reporting requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.■ Implemented a complex Federal program that enabled the Food and Drug Administration to convert variably structured legacy clinical trial data into industry standard SDTM datasets useful for systematic analysis across multiple drug trials

Richardson, Tx, Us

Developed and managed multi-million dollar, custom software implementations for the US Navy utilizing the agile method of project management and software development. As SCRUM Master, identified sprint deliverables and managed daily SCRUM meetings between large development teams consisting of business analysts, architects, technical developers, quality assurance personnel, domain experts and project stake holders. Anticipated, identified, and managed program risks. Developed appropriate mitigation and contingency plans and managed implementation of those plans. Lead cross-functional teams through requirements gathering, development, testing and market launch. Developed integrated project plans and work plans that encompassed all details of the project that included time lines, tasks and resources required.

This position required specific skills in people management, resource allocation, IT organizational design, vendor management, departmental financial planning, and project tracking. The position reported directly to the CEO.During my years here I managed multiple teams of engineers in the development of customizable tax assessment software for state and county government agencies and also directed all technological operational initiatives for the organization. My role also included activities of procurement officer, representing the company in the procurement process while working closely with county commissioners, county assessors and state representatives.

Managed, architected and implemented multiple custom developed client applications for this innovative software consulting company. Define, gather, analyze and report on key metrics throughout the SDLC on all software development projects. Position required specific skills in detailed systems analysis, project planning and computer programming. Learned and utilized several different programming languages to develop complex and proprietary applications. Core areas of expertise were process engineering and data modeling, program development and implementation, cost analysis, testing and configuration management, deployment, documentation and training.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration, Computer Science

Information Systems Diploma: Bee, Technical Information Systems