| international business machines (ibm) |
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1976 - 2009 |
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| program director of high performance on demand solutions | san jose ca | 1999 - 2009 |
- helped define ibm's cloud computing strategy
- defined solution strategies for on demand and business blogging by bringing leading edge customers and industry leaders together – identifying major pain points and opportunities
- developed compelling speeches, presentations, demonstrations and white papers explaining new on demand technologies, customer successes in exploiting them – with thousands of downloads
- closed websphere and tivoli sales through briefings and proof of concept engagements
- established ibm thought leadership for high volume web sites through work with press and analysts – at least 6 press articles in 2003, including computerworld, information week
- created new cross-divisional offerings to provide leading edge resource virtualization solutions
- assessed startup companies and their products, preparing recommendations for ibm venture
- fake reviews checkatrade
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| program manager of database project management | san jose ca | 1998 - 1999 |
- managed product delivery of database products and components in a cross-site development environment for unix and intel platforms
- established release content
- implemented common release management and development processes across sites
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| product manager of program language solutions | san jose ca | 1996-1998 |
- managed product delivery of compilers, year 2000 and program understanding tools, and integrated development environments for host, unix and intel platforms - staff of 80 developers, with total product team of 120
- shipped 43 major software releases (beta and general availability) in 2 years, with 4 - 6 month release cycles
- drove more than $300m in annual revenue, with a 58% increase in workstation product revenues in 1997
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| database strategist | san jose ca | 2h1995 |
- prepared corporate strategy analysis of relational database offerings
- evaluated data warehouse vendors for potential alliance activity
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| product manager of system management offerings | poughkeepsie, ny | 1993-1995 |
- managed six systems management software products -- annual revenue in excess of $100m. responsible for product management, software development (staff of 80), customer support and customer satisfaction
- delivered 12 new product releases on schedule in 20 months
- created and managed shared risk software development projects with multiple, international business partners
- increased individual product revenue up to 39% in 1994
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| senior manager of operating system development | poughkeepsie, ny | 1991-1993 |
- managed an 80-person software product development organization
- designed, developed, and tested operating system components providing networking, performance monitoring, command interpretation, and device support
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| manager of framework development | kingston, ny | 1990-1991 |
- directed the transformation of a unix-based ibm cad framework prototype into a product
- defined industry cad framework standards, working with other system and eda software vendors and the cad framework initiative consortium
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| technical assistant to software laboratory director | kingston, ny | 1989-1990 |
- directed resolution of technical and personnel/administrative issues for software development laboratory with a staff of 800
- devised a managed introduction program for new ibm unix software, presented to ibm senior development and marketing executives
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| manager of product planning | kingston, ny | 1986-1989 |
- developed and presented strategy to executives and customers to port a distributed operating system to new hardware
- managed vended software projects related to compilers and transaction subsystems
- established software pricing for the operating system and associated products
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| large systems unix software strategy | kingston, ny | 1985-1986 |
- defined and conducted a survey of commercial customers for mainframe unix to establish opportunity sizing and key application requirements
- assessed unix kernel development done by independent software company
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| manager of operating system development | kingston, ny | 1981-1985 |
| software engineer | kingston, ny | 1976-1981 |
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education
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union college, | schenectady, ny | 1972-1976 |
- bs - magna cum laude, ms in mathematics & computer science
- national merit scholar
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