Michael Kucek Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

As Senior Product Business Operations Manager, I drive operational excellence and scalability across our product and technology value streams. I focus on enhancing the tools, systems, and processes that enable architects, product managers, engineers, and business leaders to deliver exceptional customer value. By implementing lean, digitally transformed solutions, I streamline operations, allowing our teams to concentrate on innovation and providing outstanding user experiences while aligning with Veracode’s business goals.My expertise lies in operational excellence, with a strong focus on detail, drawn from my extensive experience in product or technology operations within a SaaS environment. I am well-versed in agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and tools like Jira, Confluence, and GitLab. These technical skills, combined with my strong data analysis skills, guide decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. I collaborate across departments to ensure alignment on goals and processes and support governance and compliance efforts. My proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous learning contributes to Veracode’s mission of delivering secure and scalable solutions that our customers trust.

Houston, Tx

I led the product development of Veracode's Software Composition Analysis (SCA) solution, which enhanced open-source security and fortified software supply chains. I focused on innovating and accelerating customer adoption to manage risk in modern software portfolios effectively. As a Technical Product Manager, I guided tactical product development cycles, including sprint planning and requirement definition, ensuring timely delivery. I collaborated closely with engineering teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications and worked with product leadership to assess market impact.I managed and synthesized customer feedback to recommend product changes, deeply understanding customer pain points and how our product could address them over time. I implemented agile and lean processes, applying validated learning techniques and iterating on MVPs to gather early user feedback. As the primary technical liaison, I communicated technical constraints and possibilities to stakeholders, ensuring alignment between technical implementation and product goals.I prioritized the product backlog, contributed to technical decision-making, and created technical documentation, including API specifications and integration guides. I collaborated with Strategic Product Managers to ensure technical execution aligned with the overall product strategy. Software Composition Analysis tools like Veracode's SCA are crucial for identifying vulnerabilities in open-source components. They help organizations manage security risks and maintain robust software supply chains.

Houston, Texas, United States

I designed and developed curriculum for Veracode Security Labs that enables developers to learn, identify, and address security vulnerabilities in their code.

Houston, Texas, United States

I led a large team of educators in creating and developing coding curriculum teaching the fundamentals of programming, logic, and problem solving through video game development in blocks, JavaScript, Lua, Unity, and C#.I communicated with hundreds of franchisees in three countries to help ensure their success in implementing programs I developed. I worked closely with the technology and design teams to help develop education technology that is exciting and intuitive for young learners. I participated in user story development, sprint planning, and user acceptance testing to ensure the technology platform was meeting the needs of thousands of users on a daily basis.

I created and maintained a custom built Learning Management System that serviced the two largest school districts in Texas. Using React and Firebase, the LMS served hundreds of teachers and students on a daily basis. Teachers could create, assign, and grade quizzes and see the results in a detailed gradebook. They could use the assessments provided by the text book author or create and share their own with the other teachers in the system.

Houston, Texas

I formally appraised math and computer science teachers and coached first year and struggling teachers on classroom management, time management, curriculum, and data driven instruction throughout the school year. I led campus based professional development on the use of technology in the classroom, how to maximize instructional time, the components of a lesson, and implementing data driven instruction.I developed software that aided live classroom observations and streamlined providing objective based feedback. The tool could also track student tardiness so administrators could easily focus on areas for intervention.

Houston, Texas

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics