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Dublin 2, Dublin, Ie

Boulder, Co, Us

Boulder, Co, Us

Lakewood, Colorado, Us

Built and managed automation team, managed development team focusing on system issues, and oversaw the QA horizontal across all the engineering teams.

Englewood, Co, Us

Providence, Ri, Us

DESIGN, STRATEGY, AND IMPLEMENTATION │ INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP | SCRUM MASTERManaged full stack Agile software development teams including iOS, Android, Web, and API development.Led transition of cloud-based wellness platform provider’s outdated, ad hoc QA department into a cohesive, automated engineering department, while enhancing the integrity of seven Scrum teams. Assembled new automation team and designed strategy that organized test cases, illuminated redundant testing, incorporated standardized tools/training, and built a test automation pipeline. Formed guild that enabled newly built automation team associates to concurrently serve on Scrum teams. Managed 22 people (direct, indirect, and remote; Software Developers, QA Engineers, and Scrum Masters). Oversee QA processes across all teams. Manage teams across the US, Australia, Bosnia, and Belarus. Served as Champion and Scrum Coach.CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROCESS DESIGN Designed processes that un-siloed Scrum teams and built better bridges between Product and Engineering. Created and launched strategies that reduced support calls by 35% and drove predictability level to 100% across engineering.WORKFLOW MANAGEMENTEncoded process work into specialized Jira boards with complex workflows, enabling engineering and product to develop cohesive strategic plans that delivered value faster. POST-ACQUISITION INTEGRATIONManaged Australian engineering team post-acquisition. Helped hire and integrate local engineering manager. Led and managed integration of team of engineers and QA’s. Worked remotely, and in the Melbourne office.PERFORMANCE METRICSDesigned metrics that changed behaviors in engineering, resulting in 102% deliveries of commitments at the sprint level across all Scrum teams for two years running, a 75% increase. RESOURCE MANAGEMENTIncreased test coverage by over 500%, and improved release reliability without adding to headcount.QABuilt and managed a professional QA and Automation Team.

Boston, Ma, Us

PERFORMANCE DRIVEN LEADERSHIP │ TECHNICAL EXPERT │ GLOBAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTTransformed and developed underperforming teams for cloud-based backup/business continuity services provider. Led and managed team of 16 QA and Automation Engineers across 4 endpoint products developed for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android platforms. As technical leader, brought strategic discipline into the organization, and tore down silos at all levels. Managed QA and Automation development efforts in the United States, and Ukraine. TEAM LEADERSHIPTransitioned manual QA team to automation team.PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONLed creation and deployment of extensible and scalable automation strategy and framework for testing endpoint products and proliferated to other product teams within company. SOLUTIONS PROVIDERLed strategic initiative to rapidly develop mobility automation solution.PRODUCTION STRATEGIESDeveloped and executed strategies that reduced regression time by over 80% for the flagship product.

Natick, Ma, Us

ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE │ TALENT RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT │ AGILE STRATEGIESLed machine vision systems and vision sensors manufacturer’s engineering team of 15+ engineers. As technical leader, directed all facets of developing sophisticated test equipment including software, mechanical, and electrical, and led projects in remote locations (Asia, US, Europe). Managed NPI engineering activities to move highly technical products from R&D to high volume manufacturing. Developed and oversaw million-dollar annual operating and capital budget. ORGANIZATIONAL TURNAROUND* Developed modular architecture for software and test equipment to handle multiple product line growth and deployments; cut manufacturing of NPI test equipment and software development time 75% while increasing capabilities, and added many sophisticated features required for building best-in-class smart camera systems.PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT* Built a team of software engineers, hardware engineers and technicians from three to 17 with negligible turnover, creating a high-performance team capable of handling all operations projects internally.* Trained engineers as project managers and supervisors to handle growing team. Four engineers were promoted to engineering development leadership positions.* Improved satisfaction level of internal customers, resulting in buy-in from all business units to adopt set manufacturing standards, leading to more consistent and predictable new product introductions.* Recruited talent from other companies, top engineering schools, and internally resulting in a high-performance team respected throughout the company.NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION* Moved highly technical products from prototype to high volume manufacturing resulting in 10X increase in production capacity with negligible headcount increases.* Increased annual major product line releases and myriad derivative products from five to 21 (420%).

Natick, Ma, Us

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT │NEW PRODUCT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN │ TEAM LEADERSHIP Worked with marketing managers to develop product requirements. Managed development team of five software engineers. Developed engineering requirements and plans. GLOBAL BUSINESS PARTNER MANAGEMENTManaged key customer product development partnering in Sweden, Finland, Germany, and the US.NEGOTIATIONSNegotiated directly with OEM clients to develop new stereo machine vision technology. NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTLed development from concept to product resulting in 10 patents, and three new product lines.

Natick, Ma, Us

Drove Product Development, Negotiated Engineering Schedules, Interfaced with Software and Hardware development teams, Interfaced with Customers.

Natick, Ma, Us

Natick, Ma, Us

Natick, Ma, Us