Randy Sterba
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Cody Garvin
I don't know what it is about managers and Disney, but I get so lucky when it comes to them. The amount of plate spinning Randy can do at any given time is extremely impressive. He managed the PhotoPass team which consisted of three platforms and five projects minimum. Often there were future projects being planned at the same time. He handled all of these projects with finesse, tactfulness and professionalism. He also had a knack for seeing the edge cases and working through them before they became a problem. His handling and tracking of projects is unmatched. While the handling of technical aspects was awe inspiring, his people handling skills is on a new level I haven't witnessed in my career. His has a unique ability to tailor his approach to each persons skillset and brings out the best in everyone while doing it. He was always available to help guide to make the team synergistic and grow into the best possible workers. TLDR; "Amazing and unparalleled"
Shilpi Modi
Randy has been my manager at PhotoPass and I am privileged and honored to have worked under him. He is technically very strong and was instrumental in designing our PhotoPass web release guidelines. He worked very closely with the team to ensure that architectural decisions made had long term benefit for the application. In addition to his technical skills, what made him stand out is his leadership skills. He was genuinely interested is growing the talent of his team and assigned tasks to team members where they can grow, learn and succeed. This is what makes him a great manager.
Cody Garvin
I don't know what it is about managers and Disney, but I get so lucky when it comes to them. The amount of plate spinning Randy can do at any given time is extremely impressive. He managed the PhotoPass team which consisted of three platforms and five projects minimum. Often there were future projects being planned at the same time. He handled all of these projects with finesse, tactfulness and professionalism. He also had a knack for seeing the edge cases and working through them before they became a problem. His handling and tracking of projects is unmatched. While the handling of technical aspects was awe inspiring, his people handling skills is on a new level I haven't witnessed in my career. His has a unique ability to tailor his approach to each persons skillset and brings out the best in everyone while doing it. He was always available to help guide to make the team synergistic and grow into the best possible workers. TLDR; "Amazing and unparalleled"
Shilpi Modi
Randy has been my manager at PhotoPass and I am privileged and honored to have worked under him. He is technically very strong and was instrumental in designing our PhotoPass web release guidelines. He worked very closely with the team to ensure that architectural decisions made had long term benefit for the application. In addition to his technical skills, what made him stand out is his leadership skills. He was genuinely interested is growing the talent of his team and assigned tasks to team members where they can grow, learn and succeed. This is what makes him a great manager.
Cody Garvin
I don't know what it is about managers and Disney, but I get so lucky when it comes to them. The amount of plate spinning Randy can do at any given time is extremely impressive. He managed the PhotoPass team which consisted of three platforms and five projects minimum. Often there were future projects being planned at the same time. He handled all of these projects with finesse, tactfulness and professionalism. He also had a knack for seeing the edge cases and working through them before they became a problem. His handling and tracking of projects is unmatched. While the handling of technical aspects was awe inspiring, his people handling skills is on a new level I haven't witnessed in my career. His has a unique ability to tailor his approach to each persons skillset and brings out the best in everyone while doing it. He was always available to help guide to make the team synergistic and grow into the best possible workers. TLDR; "Amazing and unparalleled"
Shilpi Modi
Randy has been my manager at PhotoPass and I am privileged and honored to have worked under him. He is technically very strong and was instrumental in designing our PhotoPass web release guidelines. He worked very closely with the team to ensure that architectural decisions made had long term benefit for the application. In addition to his technical skills, what made him stand out is his leadership skills. He was genuinely interested is growing the talent of his team and assigned tasks to team members where they can grow, learn and succeed. This is what makes him a great manager.
Cody Garvin
I don't know what it is about managers and Disney, but I get so lucky when it comes to them. The amount of plate spinning Randy can do at any given time is extremely impressive. He managed the PhotoPass team which consisted of three platforms and five projects minimum. Often there were future projects being planned at the same time. He handled all of these projects with finesse, tactfulness and professionalism. He also had a knack for seeing the edge cases and working through them before they became a problem. His handling and tracking of projects is unmatched. While the handling of technical aspects was awe inspiring, his people handling skills is on a new level I haven't witnessed in my career. His has a unique ability to tailor his approach to each persons skillset and brings out the best in everyone while doing it. He was always available to help guide to make the team synergistic and grow into the best possible workers. TLDR; "Amazing and unparalleled"
Shilpi Modi
Randy has been my manager at PhotoPass and I am privileged and honored to have worked under him. He is technically very strong and was instrumental in designing our PhotoPass web release guidelines. He worked very closely with the team to ensure that architectural decisions made had long term benefit for the application. In addition to his technical skills, what made him stand out is his leadership skills. He was genuinely interested is growing the talent of his team and assigned tasks to team members where they can grow, learn and succeed. This is what makes him a great manager.
Experience
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Platform Science
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sr Manager, Engineering
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Feb 2022 - Present
Managing the Integrations/Developer Experience team. Managing the Integrations/Developer Experience team.
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Autour Guide
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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Lead Software Engineer
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Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
• Lead engineer/architect on an app which serves the museum & cultural site industry • Programming & utilizing Flutter, firebase, crashlytics, backblaze, S3. • Lead engineer/architect on an app which serves the museum & cultural site industry • Programming & utilizing Flutter, firebase, crashlytics, backblaze, S3.
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Disney Experiences
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Manager
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Apr 2014 - Feb 2022
Working on mobile applications for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts business unit. • Manage, work, mentor, and coordinate with in-park, onshore, and offshore development teams of 30+ people, in multiple, worldwide locations – providing strategic direction, prioritization, project facilitation, and problem solving. • Deliver staffing forecasts, project status updates to senior executives, and work with other cross functional teams to ensure the end product delivers an enhanced… Show more Working on mobile applications for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts business unit. • Manage, work, mentor, and coordinate with in-park, onshore, and offshore development teams of 30+ people, in multiple, worldwide locations – providing strategic direction, prioritization, project facilitation, and problem solving. • Deliver staffing forecasts, project status updates to senior executives, and work with other cross functional teams to ensure the end product delivers an enhanced consumer experience. • Lead teams following an Agile development methodology with 2-week sprints, production releases, and daily scrums. • Shepherded the implementation of the multi-lingual web site execution for the Walt Disney World website driving increased worldwide sales. • Led the development of a new, more generic implementation of the Disney Photopass website which consolidates multiple properties & brands for the Walt Disney company resulting in lower maintenance costs. • Spearheaded new change management workflow to enable vertical development teams to perform deployments independently from one another resulting in more nimble project timelines. Show less Working on mobile applications for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts business unit. • Manage, work, mentor, and coordinate with in-park, onshore, and offshore development teams of 30+ people, in multiple, worldwide locations – providing strategic direction, prioritization, project facilitation, and problem solving. • Deliver staffing forecasts, project status updates to senior executives, and work with other cross functional teams to ensure the end product delivers an enhanced… Show more Working on mobile applications for the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts business unit. • Manage, work, mentor, and coordinate with in-park, onshore, and offshore development teams of 30+ people, in multiple, worldwide locations – providing strategic direction, prioritization, project facilitation, and problem solving. • Deliver staffing forecasts, project status updates to senior executives, and work with other cross functional teams to ensure the end product delivers an enhanced consumer experience. • Lead teams following an Agile development methodology with 2-week sprints, production releases, and daily scrums. • Shepherded the implementation of the multi-lingual web site execution for the Walt Disney World website driving increased worldwide sales. • Led the development of a new, more generic implementation of the Disney Photopass website which consolidates multiple properties & brands for the Walt Disney company resulting in lower maintenance costs. • Spearheaded new change management workflow to enable vertical development teams to perform deployments independently from one another resulting in more nimble project timelines. Show less
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Answer Financial
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United States
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Insurance
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director of Software Development
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Feb 2006 - Apr 2014
Set strategic direction and provided guidance on all software, computer telephony integration, and reporting projects, as well as provided oversight to other cross-functional development teams. • Designed and developed a better automated process to provide a more accurate valuation of the policies-in-force (PIF) for the agency – a process which replaced the older, manual process; saving hundreds of combined man-hours each month. • Led the architecture and implementation of web-based… Show more Set strategic direction and provided guidance on all software, computer telephony integration, and reporting projects, as well as provided oversight to other cross-functional development teams. • Designed and developed a better automated process to provide a more accurate valuation of the policies-in-force (PIF) for the agency – a process which replaced the older, manual process; saving hundreds of combined man-hours each month. • Led the architecture and implementation of web-based software • Managed and mentored a diverse group of up to 30+ analysts, developers and graphic designers to deliver innovative Java and .Net based internal and external applications. • Authored development standards, procedures, and change management processes that resulted in higher application quality and up-times of 99.999% • Imparted problem-solving expertise in building and implementing software solutions. • Drove definition of SDLC methodologies in highly complex environments. • Led configuration management and source control processes and methodology. • Built high performing teams under constant change and tight deadlines. • Managed executive expectations as a member of the leadership team.
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Director of Business Intelligence and Reporting
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Jun 2006 - Mar 2013
Interacted with senior management to review business operating performance metrics and insure projects and resources align with corporate goals and budgets. • Identified and delivered business operating performance metrics to ensure projects and resources aligned with corporate goals and budgets. • Conceived, designed, and managed the development of a patented, centralized reporting system which captured data from a variety of diverse applications and made it easily available… Show more Interacted with senior management to review business operating performance metrics and insure projects and resources align with corporate goals and budgets. • Identified and delivered business operating performance metrics to ensure projects and resources aligned with corporate goals and budgets. • Conceived, designed, and managed the development of a patented, centralized reporting system which captured data from a variety of diverse applications and made it easily available throughout the organization. • Provided weekly tracking and analysis of data that resulted in valuable business insights into corporate goals.
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Supervising Principle Architect
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Feb 2000 - Feb 2006
Served as Principle Software Architect for the company. • Technical lead during the “web end-to-end” initiative allowing the company web site to interface directly with insurance carrier systems to provide real time quotes and issue insurance policies online. We expected to have the first carrier live in 7-9 months; through my leadership and technical guidance, the team delivered 5 months ahead of schedule. • Conceived, designed, and managed the development of an automated sales… Show more Served as Principle Software Architect for the company. • Technical lead during the “web end-to-end” initiative allowing the company web site to interface directly with insurance carrier systems to provide real time quotes and issue insurance policies online. We expected to have the first carrier live in 7-9 months; through my leadership and technical guidance, the team delivered 5 months ahead of schedule. • Conceived, designed, and managed the development of an automated sales opportunity management system which expedited delivery of sales leads to agents, greatly increased the ease with which agents process them, and tracked the entire process so that all workflow performance metrics were visible to management. • Led the application architecture utilizing deep, hands-on experience in custom development, web development, UI design, database design, and reporting. • Originated application concepts, requirements definition, application design, scope, estimating, and managing software development.
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GMAC-RFC
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Studio City, CA
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Lead Business Technologist
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Jan 1999 - Feb 2000
While at GMAC-RFC, I led the development of, and programmed on, internal web applications - following the full development cycle from process discovery and analysis to web page development and programming. While at GMAC-RFC, I led the development of, and programmed on, internal web applications - following the full development cycle from process discovery and analysis to web page development and programming.
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BEST Consulting
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Programming Consultant
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Oct 1996 - Mar 1998
While at Best, I consulted exclusively at Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution in Minneapolis. While at Best, I consulted exclusively at Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution in Minneapolis.
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Education
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1981 - 1986
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Computer Science, Physics
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