Experience

Undead Labs

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering and Technical Art Manager

  • May 2023 - Present

• Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2022 - May 2023



Seven Summits LLC

• Business Owner

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Flagstaff, AZ Offer a range of services in project and technical management: - Provide software development and systems engineering project management support for a variety of projects ranging from R&D projects and consumer electronics product developments. - Help clients define project scope and software requirements documents, develop sustainable project scheduling and tracking systems for initial product launch as well as subsequent product releases. - HR support for technical… Show more Offer a range of services in project and technical management: - Provide software development and systems engineering project management support for a variety of projects ranging from R&D projects and consumer electronics product developments. - Help clients define project scope and software requirements documents, develop sustainable project scheduling and tracking systems for initial product launch as well as subsequent product releases. - HR support for technical teams: hiring strategy and recruitment, compensation and retention analysis, internal communications and productivity assessments and improvements. - Comfortable with adapting many new software tools such as JIRA, Asana, Slack, and many other collaboration and project management tools. Show less



OKSI

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Projects Officer / Director of Engineering / Head of HR

  • Jul 2019 - Jun 2022

  As a small government contractor, our programs are often fast-paced, with vague requirements, and tight timelines. I support many different aspects of the business: * I lead a team of engineers and scientists, making sure they have the skills and resources they need to do a great job. I help them develop career plans, and provide feedback for personal and professional growth. * I drive and manage software programs by working with the customer (Gov) and partners (prime and/or… Show more As a small government contractor, our programs are often fast-paced, with vague requirements, and tight timelines. I support many different aspects of the business: * I lead a team of engineers and scientists, making sure they have the skills and resources they need to do a great job. I help them develop career plans, and provide feedback for personal and professional growth. * I drive and manage software programs by working with the customer (Gov) and partners (prime and/or subcontractors) to transform requirements into development plans. * I am responsible for all hiring efforts in house. I revamped the company's talent acquisition pipeline to find great candidates: reduce "false positives", make hiring decisions more efficiently, resulting in quicker hires with much lower turn over rates. * I am also overseeing everything HR related. From on-boarding to career coaching to talent retention, I am always looking at ways to improve our systems, either be the process we follow, the tools we use, or the outside resources we use. All in all, I support the company and the executives in building and growing the business as quickly as we can.

• Management Consultant

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2019



COBB Tuning

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Talent Development Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2019

  Ensure that COBB has the technical resources and skills necessary to execute our business plan. Focus on recruiting new talent to join our company, and on setting up and improving our on-boarding process for new technical team members. Work with each engineering team member to develop and execute an annual skills development plan to drive continuous learning and to ensure that we have the technical skills that we need to address both our current needs and our future technical… Show more Ensure that COBB has the technical resources and skills necessary to execute our business plan. Focus on recruiting new talent to join our company, and on setting up and improving our on-boarding process for new technical team members. Work with each engineering team member to develop and execute an annual skills development plan to drive continuous learning and to ensure that we have the technical skills that we need to address both our current needs and our future technical challenges. Establish a baseline for technical team members’ job satisfaction level, and tracking satisfaction levels over time.

• Director of Engineering

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2016

  Austin, Texas Area Oversaw the software/hardware engineering, hard parts engineering, and calibration teams. • Managed a team of 29 individuals within the Engineering organization with 6 sub divisions (software engineering, hardware engineering, reverse engineering, software QA, mechanical engineering, vehicle calibration) with first-line managers. • Helped grow the company from $5M to $33M in sales, and from 22 to 100 people. • Worked with other members of the Executive Committee (CEO, CFO… Show more Oversaw the software/hardware engineering, hard parts engineering, and calibration teams. • Managed a team of 29 individuals within the Engineering organization with 6 sub divisions (software engineering, hardware engineering, reverse engineering, software QA, mechanical engineering, vehicle calibration) with first-line managers. • Helped grow the company from $5M to $33M in sales, and from 22 to 100 people. • Worked with other members of the Executive Committee (CEO, CFO, Director of Operations, Director of Sales and Marketing, etc.). Provided weekly update on matters in the Engineering department. • Oversaw one complete hardware product development cycle. Handled all aspect of product development, scheduling of resources, R&D budgeting, as well as management of outside resources (contractors). • Managed one cost-reduction redesign of an existing product which reduced COGS by 66% and prolonged product lifespan by 2 years with improved component selections. • Managed many software releases of various magnitudes (brand new firmware to bug fix release), averaging 6-12 per quarter. • Collaborated closely with the manufacturing, production, and procurement teams to ensure products were properly developed after engineering hand off. • Implemented project prioritization mechanism within the company: FogBugz for defect tracking and preliminary task management (2010-2014), and Atlassian JIRA (2015+) as company grew and needed more sophisticated tool. • Forecasted, set, and maintained departmental budgets. • Provided technical and personnel guidance to team members. Conducted monthly 1-on-1 meetings as well as annual performance reviews.

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Mar 2010

  Salt Lake City, Utah Managed a team of 7 software engineers. Handled management and daily operational duties.



Trail Crest Brewing Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Financial, and Operating Officer (CEFOO)

  • Jan 2016 - Nov 2018

  Flagstaff, Arizona Area Chief Executive, Financial, and Operating Officer (pronounced see-foo, or sifu). • Managed all aspects of daily operations in both Front of House and Kitchen areas. • Handled all Human Resource related tasks including payroll, new hire onboarding, and termination. • Handled all Accounting related tasks.



Adobe

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2008

  San Jose, CA Managed a small team of 4 software engineers. Handled managerial and daily operational duties. Scheduled projects and resources, budgets, as well as managed cross-team communication with other technical teams.

• Project Lead

  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2007

  * Defined and implemented QE tools and harnesses for the entire component. Reviewed and provided recommendations on tool enhancements. * Managed project by understanding the delivery objectives and creating a project plan. Tracked project status using Microsoft Project. Provided project status to management regularly as well as identified and suggested mitigations for high-level risk. * Provided mentoring while effectively scheduling and delegating bugs and other testing tasks… Show more * Defined and implemented QE tools and harnesses for the entire component. Reviewed and provided recommendations on tool enhancements. * Managed project by understanding the delivery objectives and creating a project plan. Tracked project status using Microsoft Project. Provided project status to management regularly as well as identified and suggested mitigations for high-level risk. * Provided mentoring while effectively scheduling and delegating bugs and other testing tasks. Expert at setting realistic time goals for deliverables. * Acted as a liaison between development and quality teams. Worked with developers to define tests for all phases of development, from pre-submission to hand-off to regression. * Initiated, developed and drove adoption of quality process and improvements throughout the development lifecycle.

• Computer Scientist

  • May 2001 - May 2003

  San Jose Key member in a small quality team. Developed and maintained internal software tools. Developed and executed software test plans, analyzed and documented results. Collaborated with Development teams on the results.

• Member of Technical Staff

  • Mar 2000 - May 2001

  San Jose