Alan Oatman
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Roni Trujillo
It's rare that you come across standout talent like Alan. Few people have the opportunity to work with an industry veteran as a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked with Alan. He is ridiculously talented in his abilities to solve problems, help others think outside of the box and create a solution that is a win-win for everyone involved. I continued to be amazed by his ability to handle a fluid situation effortlessly and always maintain the highest professionalism. While keeping me on track professionally, I really enjoyed working with Alan on a personal level. He is an empathetic leader always willing to listen and address challenges within a work environment. I would highly recommend him in any capacity in an IT organization and have compete faith in his abilities to lead a group and organization to the next level.
Nitha Ujwal
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager like Alan, who leads by example and is a reason to love their job. I have had the pleasure to work in Alan’s team at Dish for more than two years which involved major organizational changes. It was his exceptional skills that guided the entire team to adapt to those changes and work towards achieving desired business results. Being part of a diverse team where everyone has a voice made me transform myself to a better professional. Alan is best at conducting effective team meetings and one-on-one meetings. He is a truthful and dependable leader who consistently supports us to reach our full potential. Any team and organization would be lucky to have a remarkable leader like Alan.
Roni Trujillo
It's rare that you come across standout talent like Alan. Few people have the opportunity to work with an industry veteran as a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked with Alan. He is ridiculously talented in his abilities to solve problems, help others think outside of the box and create a solution that is a win-win for everyone involved. I continued to be amazed by his ability to handle a fluid situation effortlessly and always maintain the highest professionalism. While keeping me on track professionally, I really enjoyed working with Alan on a personal level. He is an empathetic leader always willing to listen and address challenges within a work environment. I would highly recommend him in any capacity in an IT organization and have compete faith in his abilities to lead a group and organization to the next level.
Nitha Ujwal
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager like Alan, who leads by example and is a reason to love their job. I have had the pleasure to work in Alan’s team at Dish for more than two years which involved major organizational changes. It was his exceptional skills that guided the entire team to adapt to those changes and work towards achieving desired business results. Being part of a diverse team where everyone has a voice made me transform myself to a better professional. Alan is best at conducting effective team meetings and one-on-one meetings. He is a truthful and dependable leader who consistently supports us to reach our full potential. Any team and organization would be lucky to have a remarkable leader like Alan.
Roni Trujillo
It's rare that you come across standout talent like Alan. Few people have the opportunity to work with an industry veteran as a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked with Alan. He is ridiculously talented in his abilities to solve problems, help others think outside of the box and create a solution that is a win-win for everyone involved. I continued to be amazed by his ability to handle a fluid situation effortlessly and always maintain the highest professionalism. While keeping me on track professionally, I really enjoyed working with Alan on a personal level. He is an empathetic leader always willing to listen and address challenges within a work environment. I would highly recommend him in any capacity in an IT organization and have compete faith in his abilities to lead a group and organization to the next level.
Nitha Ujwal
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager like Alan, who leads by example and is a reason to love their job. I have had the pleasure to work in Alan’s team at Dish for more than two years which involved major organizational changes. It was his exceptional skills that guided the entire team to adapt to those changes and work towards achieving desired business results. Being part of a diverse team where everyone has a voice made me transform myself to a better professional. Alan is best at conducting effective team meetings and one-on-one meetings. He is a truthful and dependable leader who consistently supports us to reach our full potential. Any team and organization would be lucky to have a remarkable leader like Alan.
Roni Trujillo
It's rare that you come across standout talent like Alan. Few people have the opportunity to work with an industry veteran as a coach and mentor, but I did when I worked with Alan. He is ridiculously talented in his abilities to solve problems, help others think outside of the box and create a solution that is a win-win for everyone involved. I continued to be amazed by his ability to handle a fluid situation effortlessly and always maintain the highest professionalism. While keeping me on track professionally, I really enjoyed working with Alan on a personal level. He is an empathetic leader always willing to listen and address challenges within a work environment. I would highly recommend him in any capacity in an IT organization and have compete faith in his abilities to lead a group and organization to the next level.
Nitha Ujwal
Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager like Alan, who leads by example and is a reason to love their job. I have had the pleasure to work in Alan’s team at Dish for more than two years which involved major organizational changes. It was his exceptional skills that guided the entire team to adapt to those changes and work towards achieving desired business results. Being part of a diverse team where everyone has a voice made me transform myself to a better professional. Alan is best at conducting effective team meetings and one-on-one meetings. He is a truthful and dependable leader who consistently supports us to reach our full potential. Any team and organization would be lucky to have a remarkable leader like Alan.
Experience
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ActiveVideo
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United States
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Program Manager
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Jul 2020 - Present
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Dish Networks
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Greater Denver Area
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Sr Manager
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Apr 2016 - Jun 2020
Managed team of test engineers supporting Sling TV, an early live video streaming product. Support transitions from waterfall to agile, to Scaled Agile, and into Silicon Valley Product Group Product Manager-centric operation. Focus areas include realizing meaningful, efficient test results; 'systems' approach to troubleshooting/ root cause analysis; and professional development for team members. * Worked with a broad variety of streaming and mobile devices; Roku, AppleTV/ iPhone, Android, LG TV, Samsung TV, Chromecast * Applied scrum and kanban work processes * Close collaboration with both end user support and multiple Product Owners Show less
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Level 3 Communications
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
Led team of Business Analysts and 3rd party development organization to operate and enhance the capabilities of the Resources and Services Inventory system to support a variety of communication products. Led team of Business Analysts and 3rd party development organization to operate and enhance the capabilities of the Resources and Services Inventory system to support a variety of communication products.
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Sempera Consulting
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Comcast Media Center, Centennial, Colorado
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Senior Engineer
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Apr 2013 - Dec 2014
Responsible for leading provider onboarding for an enterprise VOD ingest system that receives mezzanine (high quality source content), consolidates VOD transcoding and ingest processing for distribution to cable, internet, and mobile subscribers. • Defined launch preparation process for coordination with content providers to deliver mezzanine source files • Contributed to mezzanine specification definition and application • Coordinated provider preparation discussions and integration activity • Performed review of test content and metadata; verified specification compliance and troubleshooting • Acted as Scrum Master and Product Owner proxy for an agile team of 4-8 distributed across the Northeast US • Responsible for backlog, user story creation and grooming • Team representative for Scrum of Scrums and Executive reviews Show less
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Comcast
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director, Systems, Test, and Infrastructure
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Jan 2002 - 2013
Leading systems engineering and validation efforts for a product development organization with multiple locations leveraging agile systems development methods. Systems Engineering and System Testing functions with strong collaboration across multiple organizations. Led team through transition into Agile (Scrum, Kanban) system development methods. Identified and executed method for adoption of lean test principles within a classic waterfall broad development program. Oversaw build of new lab facility to support system development, testing, vendor evaluation, and new product development. Prior - Led small (4 people) cross functional group to build business proposal process and brief engineering evaluations. Team responded to more than $1B in potential opportunities; each proposal submitted led to face to face negotiations. Prior - Led team of 14 systems integration and test professionals. Created and deployed a tailored test approach; Business Process Assurance to organize focus of test resources to business priorities. Oversaw rapid growth of automation in integration and testing activites. Show less
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High Speed Access
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Greater Denver Area
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Director Project Management
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2000 - 2001
Led team of (up to) 13 project managers responsible for a variety of development and deployment activities ranging from enterprise software deployments to field trial management. Led team of (up to) 13 project managers responsible for a variety of development and deployment activities ranging from enterprise software deployments to field trial management.
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CSG
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Systems Engineering
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1998 - 2000
Led teams responsible for Systems Engineering and System Testing associated with cable and internet services billing and back office systems. Led teams responsible for Systems Engineering and System Testing associated with cable and internet services billing and back office systems.
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Telecommunications, Inc
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Greater Denver Area
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Director, Field Engineering
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1996 - 1998
Deployment preparation and execution for a new internally developed billing system. Defined process and organization; hired staff for execution. Deployment preparation and execution for a new internally developed billing system. Defined process and organization; hired staff for execution.
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Director of Field Engineering
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1996 - 1997
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Chicago Transit Authority
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager
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1990 - 1996
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Senior Systems Engineer
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1989 - 1991
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Senior Systems Engineer
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1983 - 1989
Flight Simulation Flight Simulation
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Education
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1979 - 1983
Washington State University
BS, Electrical Engineering
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