James Chambers Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

United States

▬ Manage the development and deployment of consumer-facing streaming applications such as Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ across a host of platforms, including Roku, Samsung, Xbox, PlayStation, Comcast STBs and many more.▬ Supervise application releases, coordinate development resources, and work with stakeholders both internal and external to prioritize & schedule new feature implementations.▬ Maintain delivery timelines, progress indicators, and partner communications and provide regular detailed status reporting.▬ Manage teams of project management professionals and ensure program and company directives remain on schedule.▬ Organize and/or conduct Agile and Waterfall SDLC tasking and ceremonies.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

▬ Manage multiple large-scale projects and releases simultaneously across numerous OTT, Mobile, and Web platforms.▬ Coordinate and manage ongoing communications with prominent media partners and vendors such as Google, Amazon, Comcast, Conviva, ComScore, Verizon Digital, Etc.▬ Manage all aspects of Atlassian Jira software development tool and documentation from creation of projects to retirement.▬ Create release plans, determine resources, manage communication with stakeholders, and ensure on-schedule deliveries for multiple projects.▬ Perform all Agile Scrum Master functions for multiple teams concurrently - removing impediments, identifying dependencies, running ceremonies, mitigating risks, and managing timelines.▬ Perform Program Management duties for digital video, including defining project teams, roles, and controls, identifying program risks, managing communication among stakeholders, and monitoring progress to plan.▬ Responsible for determining resource needs per platform and managing contractor accounts.

Oak Ridge, Tn

Project Manager, OPM Federal Imaging Project, 2008–Present▬ Lead team to design, implement, test, document & deploy large enterprise system - prior to the 3-year target date and below the $8M+ budget▬ Manage teams of 8–12 members through the entire project lifecycle, from creation of Project Charter to final UAT, delivery, and acceptance, ranging in scope from 3 months to 3 years, repeatedly delivering on time/budget and within stakeholder expectations▬Estimate/oversee project budgets in excess of $5M, determine needs & conduct procurements, continuously engage stakeholders & mange expectations▬ Establish/maintain schedule & release timelines, designate priorities, estimate task durations & prepare metrics/status reports▬ Determine HR needs, recruit applicants, conduct interviews, initiate the hiring/release of resources, provide performance data & develop team▬ Analyze, monitor & mitigate risks to ensure exceptional product qualityProject Manager, NNSA Web Application, 2010–Present▬ Lead team to overcome critical security implications on stalled project by conducting stakeholder negotiations, consulting security teams & implementing innovative design▬ Execute the full spectrum of project management processes in the areas of scope, time, cost, quality, communications & risk management to consistently achieve on-time deployments▬ Create & maintain all requirements, design, software description & test documentation▬ Conduct/manage application unit & integration testing for all version releasesSenior Technical Staff/Tech Lead/DBA/QA, OPM Enterprise Project, 2003–Present ▬ Perform Software Development Lifecycle tasking for dozens of project deliverables, including multiple new system deployments from conception to retirement▬ Gather requirements, define scope, draft functional spec & process flow diagrams, create milestones & monitor projects through design, development, QA & launch▬ Author/publish dozens of project and technical documents

Johnson City, Tennessee Area