Work History
Product Manager/Business Analyst, Rue La La, 2011 - present
CEO, RedPint: 2009 - present
#Co-Founder and Co-Creator of a mobile social media platform for craft beer enthusiasts
#Responsible for day to day operations of the business such as: project management, development management, QA management, legal, accounting, branding, marketing, product management, business partnerships and sales
#Head of product development and product design
# Launched iPhone application and website in October 2010
Project Manager, Oracle: 2009 - 2011
#Managed the development of a global application to automate the process of migrating customers from old Oracle licenses to new Licenses for Oracle Software Products
#Manged the development of a global application that automated the processing of Consulting Service Contracts for Oracle Customers
#Organized,managed, and prioritized project portfolios and multiple product backlogs
# Designed and established a Program Management Team for managing the Sun Micro Systems Integration initiatives for Global Contracts and Finances
Project Manager, PayPal & eBay: 2007 - 2009
#Managed the France Shipping integration Project with Laposte (France's version of USPS) to allow French eBay users to ship in France using the countries government shipping service. Involved 3rd Party Teams and a project team of 50 people. This project had an immediate impact in France once live, and helped users to ship easier in the country using Laposte.
# Managed the Global Seller Registration Projects to effectively streamline the registration process of eBay sellers without PayPal accounts. This feature was to allow eBay buyers with PayPal accounts to make payments using PayPal to eBay sellers who did not have PayPal accounts. Within the flow the buyer would be prompted to create a PayPal account on the fly, (to accept the payment) using all the information from their eBay account. This streamline process would allow for easy creation of new PayPal accounts.
# Program Manager for PayPal Shipping. Oversaw all the projects and users to ship in France using the countries government shipping service. Involved 3rd Party Teams and a project team of 50 people. This project had an immediate impact in France once live, and helped users to ship easier in the country using Laposte.
# Managed the Global Seller Registration Projects to effectively streamline the registration process of eBay sellers without PayPal accounts. This feature was to allow eBay buyers with PayPal accounts to make payments using PayPal to eBay sellers who did not have PayPal accounts. Within the flow the buyer would be prompted to create a PayPal account on the fly, (to accept the payment) using all the information from their eBay account. This streamline process would allow for easy creation of new PayPal accounts.
# Program Manager for PayPal Shipping. Oversaw all the projects and operational maintenance for the PayPal shipping solution for eBay Marketplaces. This involved teams of over 50 different people and 3rd party vendors, like USPS and RMG (Royal Mail Group) Britain's postal service.
# Managed The Project for Modernization of the eBay/Paypal Checkout flow. UI changes to the Check flow, to stay current with the modernization and style changes of eBay look and feel.
#Managed Mult-Seller Coupons for Buyer Incentives. This project allowed PayPal to create coupon codes and end users to apply those codes to multi-seller items in their eBay shopping cart.
# Non Program Specific Projects: Including, Pinless Debit, misc system projects for Database load reduction, Streamlined Buy it Now changes. Emergency fixes to the site falling in specific product areas, etc.
Technical Project Manager, I-ology: 2006 - 2007
# Designed, architected, managed projects for many B2B and%2s to the Check flow, to stay current with the modernization and style changes of eBay look and feel.
# Managed Mult-Seller Coupons for Buyer Incentives. This project allowed PayPal to create coupon codes and end users to apply those codes to multi-seller items in their eBay shopping cart.
# Non Program Specific Projects: Including, Pinless Debit, misc system projects for Database load reduction, Streamlined Buy it Now changes. Emergency fixes to the site falling in specific product areas, etc.
Project Manager, Oracle: 2001-2007
# Managed the OSO rollout: Opportunity to Order Fulfillment project.
Process Engineering and Improvements
Oracle: 2009 - 2011
#Converted the Development Team to Scrum and Agile development processes
#Defined project and product management processes and methodologies
#Managed the implementation of Liquid Planner (a Project Management Collaboration Tool) for use by the GCS Development Team
#Integrated Lean Development principles
PayPal & eBay: 2007 - 2009
#Established methodology for AGILE project management techniques within the Global Marketplaces Division.
#Created PMO templates & tools to add to the organization process assets for project managers.
#Sat on several process Steering Committees to help streamline inter-departmental efficiencies and drive application improvements for Project Management.
#Established methodology for AGILE project management techniques within the Global Marketplaces Division.
#Created PMO templates & tools to add to the organization process assets for project managers.
#Sat on several process Steering Committees to help streamline inter-departmental efficiencies and drive application improvements for Project Management.
#Created Backlog Software Defect Process for managing and correcting outstanding software defects and other site related issues.
#Created Change Control Processes for managing change requests during project execution.
#Improved interactions between eBay and PayPal, and helped define organization alignment processes to better align product and release initiatives between both companies.
I-ology: 2007 - 2008
#Designed and improved interdepartmental process flow diagrams to help streamline development processes. Improved interaction and work flow between independent departments.
# Designed and implemented a roll-out of Connectwise PSA software for automation of the companies Project Management, Support, Billing, and Accounting teams.
