PRODUCT & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE ★ VP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Technical Engineering Acumen │ Stakeholder & Business Communication │ DC Based ► What I do: I typically work with senior business leaders from across the board to define product strategy and to organize the software development/engineering team to best execute this strategy. I have done this for more than 2 decades for major players like Microsoft and Oracle, and I have a special knack for optimizing software for the healthcare industry (most recently as VP of Product Development for Caradigm). ► My Development Philosophy & Approach: Technical and engineering expertise is only one part of the equation to deliver functional and effective software solutions. Effective communication with all stakeholders, a point that a lot of “techies” struggle with, is the other essential part that is required to succeed. The most difficult part of building globally successful software products is understanding and making sure that you build the “right thing”. If IT products miss the mark you can frequently track it back to the root that builders didn’t start with a clear understanding of the problem the software was supposed to solve. That is why communication and proper identification of the targeted scope is so essential. ►CORE COMPETENCIES: IT Management: Project Management │Budgeting │ Scoping │ Requirements Analysis │ Strategic Planning │Quality Assurance │ Team Leadership Technical: User Facing Software Applications (including Microsoft and Java EE Based Web Applications and Portals) │ Multiple Implementation Methodologies (including Agile) │Hardware Deployment Strategies │ Cloud Based, Distributed Environments