Senior Program Manager, Software Development

Professional Profile

Versatile background in project management, eCommerce, and web development

· Ten years software development and project management experience.

· Established and managed two offshore software development firms.

· Consultant on more than a dozen enterprise level eCommerce projects.

· Hired, trained, and managed software development teams.

· Designed and developed multi-tier interactive web sites and Intranet applications based on the Microsoft platform, ASP, VB, SQL, and JAVA.

· Technical skills include: Software development methodologies, Rational Unified Process (RUP), data modeling, software requirement management, developing practical use cases, project management, and process design.

Extensive business administration and finance experience

· Fifteen years of varied general business management experience.

· 5 years successful experience in a self-owned offshore software development business.

· Designed and developed Retail Banking and Portfolio Management Systems for multi-national banks and provided training.

· Taught undergraduate Computer Information Systems classes at National University, Los Angeles.

· Owned and operated high volume restaurants.

Education, technical, managerial, financial

· Advanced degrees in Computer Information Systems, Accounting, and Finance.

Core Competency

Responsibilities:

· Managed $20 million software development project following Rational Unified Process (RUP).  Formulated planning and project management strategies, designed solutions for project driven web site to provide best practices, code samples, overviews, project plans, tools, and process designs. Prepared project scopes, gathered and managed requirements. Prepared and administered project control guidelines, project plans, and presented project status to clients and internal team members

· Managed resources to ensure delivery within planned timeframes and budget.  Meet deadlines in short, fast-paced web development cycle of 6-8 weeks. Managed several dozen software and web development projects throughout lifecycle. Project manager, consultant, advisor, and support more than a dozen eCommerce websites.

· Served as a technical lead guiding web site development. Identified key issues and managed risks to ensure successful delivery. Perform design reviews, code reviews, for sites during initial deployment and extensions. Produced and reviewed QA test plans, test procedures, and test scripts. Revised and improved testing methods.

· Created documentation, written knowledgebase articles, training materials, made presentations to developers.  Implemented several tools and new methodologies and provided training to all team members.

· Lead project review meetings with clients and prepared regular status reports to facilitate client and team communication. Primary client contact for new projects, responsible for setting and managing client expectations

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  International experience, culturally diverse background, and multilingual skills.

Employment and Consultancy Experience

Employment:

Program Director                                                         Realty Plus Online

Enterprise Project Director                                        Rare Medium, Inc.

Manager Web Consultant & Support Services      Pandesic LLC, Subsidiary of INTEL/SAP

Director, Software Development                              Forbes Computer Technology Group

Director, Offshore Software Development              Compsoft International, Karachi Pakistan

Executive Director, Development & Operation       Stockcare Computer Mgt. Services, KHI, PAK

Consultancy:

Manager, established Offshore Software firm       eConnectives, NY, USA/Karachi Pakistan

Project Manager                                                          Volt Information Sciences, Inc.

Web Development                                                      Onlinecare.com & Xplica.com and Seniorgold.com

Academic Achievements

National University, San Diego, California

Master of Business Administration

Emphasis: Financial Management

Bachelor of Business Administration

Emphasis: Computer Information Systems

Bachelor of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude

Emphasis: Financial Accounting

Skill Set

Software Development Methodologies:

Experience and expertise in developing software using Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Microsoft Framework System (MSF)

Requirement Management and Team Collaboration Tools:

Rational RequisitePro, Dynamic Object Oriented Requirement System (DOORS V5.1), Use Cases, StarTeam by Star Base, Perfect Tracker, Also posses expertise in System Testing and writing test scripts

Database Environment:

MS SQL Server 6.5, Oracle 7.0, FoxPro, MS Access

Programming Knowledge:

Visual Basic, Basic, COBOL, Turbo Pascal, Visual FoxPro, MS Access, Oracle Developer 2000

Web Development Tools and Environment:

Visual InterDev, Front Page, HTML, ASP, VB & JAVA Scripts, JAVA, Adobe PhotoShop,

Accounting Packages:

SAP, MAS 90 and Solomon IV