Eric J. Bowden, Mba, Spc Email & Phone Number

South Jordan, UT, US

• Oversaw all Washington DC-area operations, including 12 contracts and 40 project managers and business analysts.
• Direct teams delivering systems integration for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) procurement and contract management system.
• Manage teams of business analysts in business process re-engineering, software development, configuration management, and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with various U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) departments, including Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, National Cemetery Agency, etc.
• Defined and deployed software interfaces between the Federal agencies’ Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS) and other external services.
• Improved company’s government CPARS (Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System) scores from Satisfactory to Exceptional by developing series of Best Practices for customer engagements from contract initiation to.

US

• Architected and brought to market Key2SafeDriving™, a technology that prevents driving distractions caused by mobile phones. This product included mobile phone software, specialized vehicle hardware and a web.
• Implemented sprint-based development strategy using open sourced systems to enable rapid deployment of features.
• Promoted products by speaking at industry events and supporting Department of Transportation initiatives to reduce vehicle accidents and deaths cause by mobile phone use.
• Defined, developed and deployed complex system that marries specialized hardware, mobile phone software and cloud-based web service.
• Supported mobile phone platforms including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile, bringing each platform to initial, new product launch before selling the company.
• Successfully and proactively shifted development effort from Nokia and Blackberry mobile platforms to Android and iPhone smartphone technologies, redirecting $45,000 a month to hardware and web portal development.

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Unified all 3D software and 3D model development teams to reduce costs by $500,000 a year and increase efficiencies in delivering 10 percent more products to published artists. Reduced development staff by five.
• Directed software development for DAZ|Studio, Carrara, Hexagon, and Mimic product lines on both Windows and Mac. Also improved fault tolerance and PCI compliance of web application development for DAZ3D.com eCommerce.
• Built scalable software development operation using Agile methodologies.
• Reduced costs by integrating near-shore & offshore teams into the development process.
• Increased sales from an average of $350,000 per month to over $450,000 by aligning software releases with 3D model sales.
• Broke logjam preventing revolutionary “Dynamic Cloth” technology from coming to market by focusing software engineers on smaller iterative tasks.

• Founded and managed operations for technology startup, having secured newly acquired Realm Systems identity management technology, including advanced FPGA-powered hardware and Linux-based operating system.
• Implemented low-cost hardware and software development efforts to refine prototypes.
• Wrote investor overview and positioning statements used in securing seed and $5M series A round of funding.
• Established core business services, including health insurance, payroll, office space, etc.
• Reinforced customer relationships through difficult company and product transition.

US

• Created focused quality management department for state-of-the-art identity management product.
• Increased software development efficiency by creating hardware and software QA department that was proactive, risk-based, and requirements driven.
• Built three distinct testing practices to address highest risk customer issues: Interoperability Lab; Enterprise Lab; and Compatibility Lab.
• Deployed Manufacturing Acceptance Test with contract manufacturers.
• Wrote product requirements for USB switch used in automating hardware testing.
• Created a number of best practice and process documents including: Support Service Definition; Defective Hardware Resolution; Realm Systems Style Guide; and Contract Manufacturer Testing Procedure.

US

• Managed testing operations and software quality assurance (SQA) consulting service delivery for the largest independent Internet testing facility. Expanded capabilities by doubled lab capacity and by opening a second.
• Improved deliverable consistency by restructured service delivery organization to support scalability and growth instead of relying on heroics and brute force.
• Created Best Practice document flow to support consistent and manageable service delivery.
• Executed the largest Internet load and stress tests to date for such sites as MSNBC.com and NYMex.com.Senior Director Marketing (August 1999 – January 2003)
• Managed all marketing efforts including marketing communications, press relations, tradeshows and events, collateral creation, and web design.
• Increased market exposure by acquiring BugNet online publication and using it to promote company capabilities, offering content to MSNBC, ZDNet, TechReviews.com, CNet, Seattle Sun Times, et al.

• Directed all editorial and testing functions relating to the hands-on evaluation of computer products and subsequent articles. Coordinated production schedules and deadlines between writers, copy desk, layout and.
• Hired and trained all lab personnel as well as cultivated freelance reviewers and industry contacts.
• Coordinated resource scheduling for lab equipment.
• Represented LAN Times at industry trade shows and events through tutorials, and keynote addresses; and moderated panels of industry professionals.
• Re-launched NetWare Technical Journal magazine.

Mba, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Organization Communications (Double Minor: Computer Science And Mathematics)