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Denver, Colorado, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Addison, Texas, Us

Managed Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) of RMG’s Enterprise software CMS and embedded media player suite. Develops product roadmaps, customer requirements, hardware and software vendors relationship, market research and positioning, PRDs, and product documentation while using Agile and Pragmatic Marketing methodologies. Assists application engineers and top-tier support on complex integrations while consulting network of industry experts. Provides sale’s assistance through co-selling, education, product marketing, go-to-market plans, production forecasting, competitive analysis, channel strategy, and custom integration guidance. Developed platform using .Net, DirectX, WPF, WMI, Powershell, HTML5/JavaScript/CSS3, REST, JSON, Flash, PHP, Windows Embedded Standard 7, C++, Microsoft Server, IIS, SQL, Microsoft Server, Active Directory, Ubuntu, iOS, Android, Apache, AWS, and Azure.• Consolidated hardware vendors and revamped entire hardware resulting in 23% savings YOY• Moved platform to new content aggregator • Released mobile platform to extend real-time data and employee communication • Released RMG MAX line of LEDs • Established Product Management department and PLM resulting in 25% more productivity from development of features and bug fixes • Managed channel and vendor relationships with Intel, AMD, Gigabyte, iBase, BCM, ASUS, LG, NEC, Samsung, Planar, Philips, Sharp, Quividi, Admobilize, Seneca Data, Screenfeed, Hauppauge, Advantech, Peerless, Chief, Avaya, Microsoft, Genesys, etc… • Managed technical divestiture of RMG Airline Media platform to Golden Eagle Entertainment.• Project owner of 3 major releases, 15 minor releases and hotfixes for the ES platform.

Addison, Texas, Us

Developed industry leading media players which are deployed in the majority of Fortune 500 companies and adhere to the tenants of reliability, security, and usability. Because the media players are in many cases considered "Business Critical" we hold ourselves to a higher standard and are constantly refining to improve our systems. This is done through extensive research and cultivated partnerships with companies including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, NVidia, Matrox, and Peerless as well other hardware OEMs and ODMs. Because of these invaluable relationships, we are able to drive the market and develop industry firsts.Managed complete development cycle through conceptualization, prototyping, supply, quality assurance, product marketing, and finally production. After release worked closely with our Product Marketing, Sales/Sales Engineering, and finally tier 1 and 2 technical support management team for training and ongoing support.Managed the technical aspects and support for the sales team at our larger tradeshows as well as searching for potential partners to add value to our systems. Responsibilities include managing the entire embedded hardware line of media players, developing the embedded OS, developing partnerships with hardware/software vendors for 3rd party integrations including direct view LED, video walls, SoC, IPTV / Streaming, AV distribution, Matrix switching, and interactive kiosks.• Designed and implemented RMG’s Executive Briefing Center • Designed, constructed, and ran RMG tradeshow booth for InfoComm, DSE, HITEC, and Digital Signage Show Shanghai• Developed 1U, Videowall, NUC form factor, and PoE AIO line of embedded players with Taiwanese ODM, using Windows Embedded Standard 7 replacing legacy XPe line resulting in increased sales and greatly improved margins.• Redesigned production process utilizing ImageX, networking booting, and assembly line to increase production capacity by 200%.

WNC is a privately held startup technology company engaged in the digital signage industry, specifically DOOH. It monetizes the displays by selling advertising focusing on the pharmaceutical and CPG companies.Manages Multi-Million dollar IT budget including IT team and company operations. Responsible for network health and security of 1232 nodes in over 265 locations in the Mid-West and South-East. Researches, evaluates, recommends and implements all new technologies concerning Digital Signage Industry. Reports current network status to company officers and recommends direction of all future hardware and networking solutions. Works with software development team to address and prioritize enhancements in relation to customers and company needs. Selects, implements, and administers all internal IS including company intranet, website, email, hardware, CRM, VOIP, PBX, and related software while maintaining usability standards. Serves as mentor to IT team to troubleshoot and repair wide gambit of computer hardware/ software, TCP/IP, database, server, data center, and ISP issues. Negotiates with hardware, software, and service vendors. Manages NOC team.• Led company to implement next generation integrated hardware platform for proprietary web based autonomous media player equating to upfront monetary saving $220,000 - 2008• Project managed entire deployment life cycle of 110 locations in 2007-2008• Implemented secure WLAN saving installation time and money• Developed installation protocols cutting installation times in half and reducing installation costs by $45,000 - 2008 • Developed relationships with 15 network affiliates (ABC,CBS,NBC,FOX) to provide hyper-local new transfers• Increased technician response time by 80% utilizing trouble ticket database• Recommended, developed, and deployed XP Embedded OS realizing savings of 30% for OS per node• Negotiated vendor services to realize 20% savings over previous year - 2009

Bs, Geology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science