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Poway, California

Deployment and maintenance of computer network for arts and crafts retail store. Develop AppleScript applets, FileMaker Pro database, and reports in 4D-based POS system. Webmaster for website, blog, and Zen Cart-based online shop. Write press releases, produce marketing and advertising artwork.

Greater San Diego Area

Provided Scrum training and lead team producing air traffic analysis SAS; delivered unprecedented on-time deliveries to a satisfied customer. Managed internationalization of Semantica Professional and its localization into French and Arabic; developed localization tools in Bash; again delivered on-time to a satisfied customer.

San Diego, California

Program Manager/(Certified) Scrum Master, Mail: Concurrently supported multiple teams and projects including front-end AJAX performance, DHTML ad security, and back-end storage.Program Manager/(Certified) Scrum Master, Music: Concurrently supported multiple teams and projects including Personalization, E-Commerce, and Content Provisioning teams, and stabilization, integration, customer migration, and end-of-life of Musicmatch services.

Delivered successive releases of award-winning Musicmatch Jukebox, an MP3 and internet radio PC system. Introduced and championed change control process and procedures.

Palo Alto, California

Program management of Java servlet web application development, site content including partner database data loading, and build, stage, and release procedure definition and management, for the official public launch release of a new ASP Internet service

Cupertino, California

Program Manager (11/97-11/99): Manage all phases of product development from design through launch and sustaining releases. Deliver and maintain functional specification, create and maintain master schedule, identify and negotiate quality/schedule/cost tradeoffs, manage external deliverables and 3rd party development, steer product through Windows logo and Palm logo certification process, conduct cross-functional team meetings, conduct phase checkpoints, create and maintain project Intranet site. Coordinated Product Management, Marketing, Development, SQA, Technical Support, International Product Engineering, and Manufacturing to release products. Developed Web front-end to SQL defects database using ASP and JavaScript, refined Change Control process, introduced practice of "live fire" experience for Technical Support within "public Beta."Development Manager (11/96-8/97): Deliver and maintain engineering plan and engineering schedule, ensure execution to plan and schedule.SQA Manager (11/96-7/97): Deliver and maintain quality plan and test cases, ensure execution to plan through master certification.SCM Manager (9/96-3/98): Manage Software Configuration Management group responsible for building, mastering and release to manufacturing of all versions of ACT!.Project Manager (7/95-11/96): Drive adherence to Project Life Cycle (PLC), create and maintain development and master schedules, project team status reports, release notes, conduct phase checkpoints, manage 3rd party development. Introduced schedule management, change control, and bug tracking and management.

Santa Clara, California

Engineering Project Manager: Coordinated effort to produce Virtual Suite OpenDoc demos (included on Apple Computer's OpenDoc With SOM Developer Release CD). Initial bring-up of Virtual Suite under SOM. Plan and maintain development environment.Project Lead: Text engine sub-project within OpenDoc-based project, lead functional requirements investigation/analysis.Acting Project Manager: Demo version and bug-fix revs of MacWrite Pro.Software Engineer: Ported code for MacWrite Pro to Power Mac, including ADDit support through CFM, EGO (AppleEvents), QuickTime. Independently produced concept demo of QuickTime-based tutorial. XTND and graphic frames tech lead on MacWrite Pro. Handoff XTND to Apple/APDA. Contributed compound document design to XTND, added alternate (non-file) I/O streams support mechanism.

Oceanside, California

Project Manager: CalComp plotter drivers. Consolidated project into a parallel project to increase development efficiencies, reduce testing redundancies, and streamline scheduling.Software Designer/Engineer: Co-architect and developer of background printing/plotting server, print preview for printer driver kernel, installer for Hewlett-Packard PaintJet Interface Kit. Authored course material for Apple Computer's Macintosh Programming Seminar. Prototyped electronic warfare training simulator, provided Macintosh programming training.

San Diego, California

Sole Proprietor: Designed and developed front-end, coordinated integration with back-end, of "laser-jigsaw-cutter." Revised ResuméWriter for WYSIWYG pagination, added new forms capabilities. Designed and developed SignBank and SignBank Merge/Print.

Solana Beach, California

Project Manager/Software Designer: Engineering project manager and a principal designer of Nisus word processor. Managed development team which ported Cray/PC co-resident editor to Macintosh for San Diego Super Computer Center. Trained new employees in Macintosh program design and toolbox programming principles.Software Designer/Engineer: Designed and developed a Macintosh software updater product. Revised and created desk accessory version of keyboard reconfiguration program. Completed design and development of a file maintenance product.

Santa Ana, California

User interface design, programming, and build engineer on MacLion™ RDBMS. Designed and implemented on-line help facility and text editor.

Pasadena, California

Designed, developed and tested, installed, trained and maintained library circulation control program on Apple ][s utilizing the ABT barcode system. Designed and developed source-text preprocessor for Applesoft programming environment (internal tool).

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