Kim Wasson Email & Phone Number

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

Create and teach executive education classes such as Risk Management.

Provides consulting, training, and execution leadership in project/program management, process improvement, geographically distributed team management, agile process transition, and time management. http://www.ivybay.com .

My voice is layered with texture, warmth, and witty humor. From Commercials and Explainers to Technical & Medical Narration projects and eLearning modules, I deliver professional sound with conversational, real-person vibes. As an Audiobook and Documentary Narrator, I turn words on a page into believable, relatable moments, and I love to bring characters to life.

Create and deliver Project Management workshops.

Managed 5 departments of Project Managers; created personnel level descriptions and career development formats

Managed Operations, Customer Support, Program Quality, I/T, Business Systems departments

Created, staffed, and managed all technical organizations including Engineering, QA, I/T, Network Operations, Technical Publications, Training, Project Management, and Technical Support/Sales Engineering as original member of wireless internet startup. Managed directors, managers and individual contributors. Led creation, release and support of 1.0 and 2.0 versions of a Java-based product allowing secure live wireless access to internal corporate applications (sold to Fortune 500 companies). Created development, release, operational and HR processes including review process and position descriptions. Key member of Executive team, contributing to strategy, implementation and financing activities. Sinia was acquired by fusionOne in May, 2001.

Managed Engineering line-managers (Knowledge Engineering and Systems Engineering) concurrently with line/project management of departments delivering critical applications. Created and staffed Program Management department. Established and maintained cross-organizational relationships. Created position descriptions for four levels of Engineer plus Engineering line manager. Provided project and program management for strategic internet applications. All director-level functions performed, including planning, budgeting, staffing, and counseling.

Worked with Engineering, Build, and QA to redefine remaining short-term delivery schedule, defining dependencies and eliminating unnecessary work. Generated metrics for use in distributing workload, tracking changes, and estimating project completion. Managed six engineers. Managed Tabriz 1.0 program, a short duration (4 months requirements to ship) shrink-wrap release. Product shipped on time and to specification - the first in the division's history. Participated in high-level strategic and tactical planning at a divisional level. Led Process Team, creating Product Lifecycle process and obtaining buy-in to the process from all levels of the organization. Designed and managed patch creation process in balance with short-term programs for key customers.

Program Manager: Managed point release of SCO’s flagship product. Built project team, created program estimates, and defined program processes. Identified and escalated staffing and market window issues. Concurrently functionally managed two program managers. Re-engineered Product Lifecycle Phase Review process. Drove redefinition of business unit quality model. Program Quality Manager: Drove evolution of quality strategy from Quality Engineering with team leader to distributed model, including creation of the Program Quality Manager position. Partnered with program manager on SCO’s flagship project to cover risk analysis, requirements analysis, acceptance criteria definition and verification, schedule analysis, process analysis and process improvement. Created Worldwide Quality Team. Constant involvement in development process, manufacturing and release team activities, usability/human factors, productization, internationalization, and product management. Facilitated creation and drove implementation of change management process. Designed metrics for project tracking and projection of product delivery. Pioneered, architected, and participated in professional Self-Directed Work Team (Programs & Quality) which included ten professionals covering all aspects of program management, program quality, and program coordination/administration for SCO.

SW Engineering Manager: Managed programmers, systems analysts and contractors to support Materials and QA portion of Manufacturing business. Advocated and piloted implementation of empowerment principles and self-directed work teams in conjunction with traditional career planning and evaluation. Business management included budget management, yearly plan cycle, quality management, asset management, customer support at a management level, and re-engineering of Application Development & Maintenance (software engineering) process to comply with corporate instructions.Program/Project Manager: Drove application development and maintenance, operations, systems support, and telecommunications consolidation of accounting operations for all Western United States manufacturing, development, and research operations into a single location. Tailored and taught ISO9000 course to software organization; reconciled existing processes to ISO9001 standard.Programmer: Software engineering and systems analysis on midrange and large-scale systems

Ms, Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management

Bs, Computer Science / Business