I have an outstanding record of leading and delivering $5M to $15M projects, including new software products, major and minor releases and participation in open source. I coordinate all aspects of development, from concept to delivery, consistently meeting or exceeding scope, schedule, budget, quality and business objectives.► I manage and build global multi-functional teams, using excellent motivational, organizational, written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills to inspire individuals and improve productivity of team and work environment. ►I am strongly committed to customers, ensuring prompt attention to product feedback, support issues, defects and documentation. ►I communicate clearly across a very large organization, team members, stakeholders and executives have the appropriate information.►I deliver software projects on time with committed functionality. ►HIGHLIGHTS:• Managed open source project, scrum and developers to contribute a new software project to Apache, resulting in a working codebase and 200+ press articles and tweets.• Led project team of 25 developers to deliver a major re-write of IBM Streams, allowing customers to have zero downtime and ease of configuration.• Drove all aspects of product creation and delivery for a new product, managing a worldwide team (including India, China, Russia and Norway), on time and in budget.►Expertise | Skills DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES: Agile, WaterfallLANGUAGES: familiar with Java, C++, HTML, JavascriptOPERATING SYSTEMS: Unix/Linux, WindowsTOOLS: Jira, Rational Team Concert, GitDATABASES: SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Apache DerbyBIG DATA, REAL TIME: IBM Streams, Apache EdgentTo network or discuss opportunities, email me at kathyssaunders@gmail.com.