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United States

Mclean, VA, US

• Responsibilities: iOS & Android architecture, code reviews, sprint planning, performance reviews, Product Management collaboration.
• Led 6 engineers thru successful rearchitecture & launch of modernized Swift design.
• Simultaneously scaled 3 feature launches (tax ID, address verification, dynamic product info).
• Improved team Swift-coding standards & code-review processes.
• Conceived & oversaw unit test quality-improvement project. Led LDT & end-to-end testing.
• Created & delivered performance reviews for direct reports during 3 review cycles. Presented performance summaries in management meetings from memory.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

• Responsibilities: iOS software architecture & implementation, sole proprietorship creation, new product conception, project management, marketing, website design with Google Analytics.
• Developed 4 native iPhone & iPad apps in Objective-C, deployed to App Store, and supported.
• Designed feature-rich user interfaces after analyzing dozens of competitors.
• Segmented 1st mobile app into 3 versions. Paid versions had 3:2 product mix despite 6:1 price ratio.
• Performed A/B testing by integrating Mobclix & AdMob advertising networks & instrumentation APIs.

Redwood City, California, US

• Responsibilities: iOS architecture & implementation, spec. writing, code reviews, issue escalation.
• Architected, led and implemented iOS Friend Matcher online dating feature.
• Improved app stability by spearheading replacement of old HTML-rendering component.
• Assumed increasing responsibility for varied app areas of critical NFT blockchain project.
• Quickly became subject matter expert for unpopular event-reporting functionality.
• Developed & continually improved comprehensive unit tests.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Responsibilities: iOS architecture & implementation, spec. writing, code reviews, product demos.
• Architected & implemented zero sign-on FIDO authentication using Face/Touch ID, encryption, QR code scanning, and OTP PIN generation.
• Spec’d, architected & implemented 3 watchOS apps (1 dependent, 2 independent) to generate QR codes, handle push notifications, and display device info from server.
• Researched iOS VPN technology and other content blocking techniques, created comparison matrices, and made recommendations.
• Implemented 80+ modularized & maintainable integration tests.
• Developed infrastructure to easily & reliably swizzle methods during unit testing.

Dublin, California, US

• Responsibilities: iOS architecture & implementation, spec. writing, code reviews, product demos.
• Established safe multi-threaded/GCD practices throughout app.
• Enhanced reliability & supportability through well-designed asynch BLE & Cloud code.
• Achieved lower bug count in iOS app relative to Android app developed by larger team.
• Minimized maintenance through careful code reuse, refactoring, and balanced decisions.
• Accelerated development of settings screens by creating generalized user interface library.

San Mateo, California, US

• Responsibilities: iOS software architecture & implementation, sole proprietorship creation, new product conception, project management, marketing, website design with Google Analytics.
• Developed 4 native iPhone & iPad apps in Objective-C, deployed to App Store, and supported.
• Designed feature-rich user interfaces after analyzing dozens of competitors.
• Segmented 1st mobile app into 3 versions. Paid versions had 3:2 product mix despite 6:1 price ratio.
• Performed A/B testing by integrating Mobclix & AdMob advertising networks & instrumentation APIs.

Dallas, TX, US

• Responsibilities: requirements analysis, spec. writing, sprint planning & coordination of iOS/Android developers, mobile design with UXD, iOS & Android software architecture & implementation.
• Led development, and released via app stores, several solid versions of iOS & Android apps.
• Proactively addressed design & implementation issues with Product Management and UXD.
• Conducted efficient sprint planning and scrum meetings with onshore & offshore teams.
• Elevated mobile programming standards by mentoring mobile developers.

Helped business school applicants improve their GMAT test scores. Prepared lesson plans, drills and exercises. Received GMAT test score in top 3%.

• Responsibilities: requirements analysis, spec. writing, sprint planning & coordination of 8 developers/QA, mobile design with UXD, FDA documentation, iOS & Android software architecture & implementation.
• Expedited product development by negotiating product requirements with cross-functional team.
• Collaborated with UXD to address design issues.
• Optimized sprint schedules to reduce implementation risk & deliver demos earlier.
• Differentiated product with powerful, visually appealing graphing functionality.
• Alleviated developer resource shortages by quickly getting up to speed on Android app development.

San Jose, CA, US

• Shifted company in consumer direction by identifying greatest customer need for smart phones.
• Created 45-page MRD & PRD describing why & how to elegantly extend product for iOS/Android.
• Successfully drove mobile and other projects to high quality completion with minimal resources.

Made short-term real estate investments with ROIs as high as 30%.

San Jose, CA, US

• Insightful Analysis:
• Developed Excel model to automate beta program requirements analysis.
• Modeled signup/disadoption rates in order to ration beta candidate pool strategically.
• Led database forensic discovery of problematic field installations.
• Identified & addressed product problem trends.Efficient Marketing Promotions:
• Increased survey participation with automated coupon promotion.

Durham, North Carolina, US

Full-time MBA student at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

• Evaluated portfolio company’s software engineers and managed a team of lawyers.Software Engineering Insight:
• Appraised engineering team, reengineering plans, and ROI during weeklong on-site due diligence.
• Improved product by hands-on testing and recommending improvements & QA tools.Efficient Project Management:
• Saved $10,000s of legal fees by carefully coordinating lawyers from 4 law firms.

• Directed 6 ironspeed.com developers and QA. Served as Project Manager and Product Manager. Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, and Support. Technology: C#,.NET, open source API, Visual Basic.Efficient Project Management:
• Credibly negotiated schedules with executives and fairly allocated resources.
• Improved productivity by forming cohesive and motivated team.Customer-Driven Product Management:
• Increased customers from 3 to 1,000, yearly revenue from $0 to $3 million.
• Differentiated product with usability study-inspired features and innovative HTML editor.
• Transformed product into international one by leading the localization effort.

• Enhanced mission-critical website and order fulfillment system. Technology: Java, Oracle, VB.Customer-Driven Product Management:
• Generated $1.8 million revenue with Internet promotion used by 500,000+ customers.
• Increased customer conversion and reduced fraud by improving credit card authorization.Proactive Risk Reduction:
• Persuaded Information Technology management to hire 1st QA engineer.
• Increased reliability of visible product launches by architecting website build and rollout process.
• Protected company's reputation by handling neglected customer emails.

• With 10 programmer team, implemented ecommerce website for publishers to sell high margin documents securely via DRM. Technology: ASP, JavaScript, SQL Server database, XML.Satisfied Publishing Customers:
• Minimized product’s computer requirements by preventing gratuitous technology adoption.

Completed competitive analysis, design, prototyping, and implementation of elegant software to map financial impact of earthquake damage. Technology: GIS Mapping, Turbo Pascal, Windows NT.

US

• Managed 4 engineers thru 2 product lifecycles. Created Web strategy & MRDs. Technology: C++, NT, UNIX.Satisfied Telecom & Enterprise Software Customers:
• Spent lunches with customers discussing complaints, afterwards lobbied engineers for resolution.
• Improved support responsiveness by creating escalation processes between Engineering and Consulting, Marketing, Support, etc.
• Reduced customer support costs by writing 100 pages of Internet security documentation in HTML.Software Engineer, 1996 - 1998Created PRDs. Enhanced IVR/telephony tools, application servers, and CGI networking programs.
• Received award from Edify CEO for quick ramp up.
• Identified as key contributor and promoted to Web Team Leader.

Mba, Marketing & Strategy

Finance

Bs, Computer Science