Jared Oates
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Jeremy Clute
Jared is a highly effective manager. His ability to manage multiple people and projects and never lose sight of the corporate goals is unprecedented. As a strategic visionary, Jared is adept at identifying the best new opportunities for a company and puts together well-formulated business plans for exploring those opportunities. As a manager, Jared represents his employees' best interests and effectively communicates executive management objectives to his employees. Jared is one of the most talented managers with whom I've had the pleasure to work.
Talin Bingham
Jared worked for me for over 4 years in various capacities. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer initially for me and was responsible definition, development, and test of major areas of the SirsiDynix product line. In addition to his engineering skills, Jared has a very strong business acumen, strategic product definition, and analysis skills. Jared owned and drove the visual and patron/user facing user interface and product strategy at SirsiDynix as Director or Product Strategy. His combination of dedication, work ethic, integrity, and skillsets are unmatched. I highly recommend Jared for any position he pursues and I would provide this as a job recommendation for any potential employer.
Jeremy Clute
Jared is a highly effective manager. His ability to manage multiple people and projects and never lose sight of the corporate goals is unprecedented. As a strategic visionary, Jared is adept at identifying the best new opportunities for a company and puts together well-formulated business plans for exploring those opportunities. As a manager, Jared represents his employees' best interests and effectively communicates executive management objectives to his employees. Jared is one of the most talented managers with whom I've had the pleasure to work.
Talin Bingham
Jared worked for me for over 4 years in various capacities. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer initially for me and was responsible definition, development, and test of major areas of the SirsiDynix product line. In addition to his engineering skills, Jared has a very strong business acumen, strategic product definition, and analysis skills. Jared owned and drove the visual and patron/user facing user interface and product strategy at SirsiDynix as Director or Product Strategy. His combination of dedication, work ethic, integrity, and skillsets are unmatched. I highly recommend Jared for any position he pursues and I would provide this as a job recommendation for any potential employer.
Jeremy Clute
Jared is a highly effective manager. His ability to manage multiple people and projects and never lose sight of the corporate goals is unprecedented. As a strategic visionary, Jared is adept at identifying the best new opportunities for a company and puts together well-formulated business plans for exploring those opportunities. As a manager, Jared represents his employees' best interests and effectively communicates executive management objectives to his employees. Jared is one of the most talented managers with whom I've had the pleasure to work.
Talin Bingham
Jared worked for me for over 4 years in various capacities. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer initially for me and was responsible definition, development, and test of major areas of the SirsiDynix product line. In addition to his engineering skills, Jared has a very strong business acumen, strategic product definition, and analysis skills. Jared owned and drove the visual and patron/user facing user interface and product strategy at SirsiDynix as Director or Product Strategy. His combination of dedication, work ethic, integrity, and skillsets are unmatched. I highly recommend Jared for any position he pursues and I would provide this as a job recommendation for any potential employer.
Jeremy Clute
Jared is a highly effective manager. His ability to manage multiple people and projects and never lose sight of the corporate goals is unprecedented. As a strategic visionary, Jared is adept at identifying the best new opportunities for a company and puts together well-formulated business plans for exploring those opportunities. As a manager, Jared represents his employees' best interests and effectively communicates executive management objectives to his employees. Jared is one of the most talented managers with whom I've had the pleasure to work.
Talin Bingham
Jared worked for me for over 4 years in various capacities. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer initially for me and was responsible definition, development, and test of major areas of the SirsiDynix product line. In addition to his engineering skills, Jared has a very strong business acumen, strategic product definition, and analysis skills. Jared owned and drove the visual and patron/user facing user interface and product strategy at SirsiDynix as Director or Product Strategy. His combination of dedication, work ethic, integrity, and skillsets are unmatched. I highly recommend Jared for any position he pursues and I would provide this as a job recommendation for any potential employer.
Credentials
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Certified Information Systems Security Professional
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Sun Certified Java Programmer
Oracle Corporation
Experience
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Niche Academy
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Dec 2014 - Present
Niche Academy is a is a learning management platform that includes ready-made content for specific niche markets. We build long-term relationships and have a reputation for customer delight. My main job right now is to craft our message and find our way into new markets. And to support our sales and content directors. And to offer occasional guidance to the dev team. I no longer clean the bathrooms. We make enough now to hire that out. Niche Academy is a is a learning management platform that includes ready-made content for specific niche markets. We build long-term relationships and have a reputation for customer delight. My main job right now is to craft our message and find our way into new markets. And to support our sales and content directors. And to offer occasional guidance to the dev team. I no longer clean the bathrooms. We make enough now to hire that out.
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Verisk Property Estimating Solutions (formerly Xactware)
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Lead Software Engineer
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Mar 2013 - Dec 2014
Led the team that built the Android version of the Xactimate claims estimation product using the Xamarin Mono for Android framework. Led the team that built the Android version of the Xactimate claims estimation product using the Xamarin Mono for Android framework.
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Kahoa
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Practice Manager / Sr. Software Engineer
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Nov 2010 - Mar 2013
Wrote a database editor using Spring MVC, Tiles, and Hibernate. Led development for system integration projects using both RESTful and SOAP web services, a continuously running test suite using Hudson and Maven, and multiple Android applications. Provided organization-wide quality assurance oversight. Wrote a database editor using Spring MVC, Tiles, and Hibernate. Led development for system integration projects using both RESTful and SOAP web services, a continuously running test suite using Hudson and Maven, and multiple Android applications. Provided organization-wide quality assurance oversight.
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SirsiDynix
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United States
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director of Product Strategy
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Sep 2008 - Sep 2010
Built customer confidence with eleven on-time product releases.Delivered five strong reference accounts within three months by taking direct ownership of cross-functional implementation process.Created the business case, product requirements, market strategy, pricing, and packaging for six major new product initiatives. Hired, trained, and managed a team of four product managers.Recaptured industry mindshare through publication interviews and as primary contributor to corporate blog. Reduced product costs by renegotiating contracts with strategic partners.
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Product Manager
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Nov 2007 - Sep 2008
Delivered requirements and managed the implementation of a new product that generated over $1M in new annual subscription revenue within two years.Sparked sales volume around new products by leading sales product training and conducting customer demos for key accounts.Created a compelling new product vision based on customer feedback, market trends, and competitive landscape. Won approval for a complete technology transition in the flagship public-facing product. Delivered consistent on-time releases by resetting product scope and redirecting resources as necessary. Maintained executive confidence with regular project status and competitive analysis reports. Restored customer confidence in an existing product line by addressing critical product issues, communicating effectively with the customer base. Defined, prototyped, and then developed new features based on competitive analysis and close collaboration with key customers.
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Senior Software Engineer
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Aug 2005 - Nov 2007
Implemented Java servlets, a large scale data model normalization, ASP.NET user inteface, server logic in Visual Basic, a Swing administrative UI, and a customer-facing UI using Struts, JSP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, JSON, and JSR 168 portlets. Preserved $500K in recurring revenue by delivering releases on time and with key new features despite a complete transition of development staff and the relocation of production SaaS servers.
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Managing Partner
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Jul 2004 - Jan 2006
Conceived, coded, and deployed an efficient risk management expert system in less than a year. Defined a niche-focused marketing plan combining both online and direct marketing that was responsible for all Silkthread sales. Created market analysis and projections that led to the decision to wind down operations. Managed budgets and expenditures to close books with a positive balance. Conceived, coded, and deployed an efficient risk management expert system in less than a year. Defined a niche-focused marketing plan combining both online and direct marketing that was responsible for all Silkthread sales. Created market analysis and projections that led to the decision to wind down operations. Managed budgets and expenditures to close books with a positive balance.
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Symantec
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Aug 2001 - Jun 2004
Implemented Java servlets and complex SQL for business intelligence reports. Led the delivery of security product updates by coordinating the efforts of multiple teams, functions, and offices. Invented and co-filed a patent for a risk level analysis algorithm that reduced the cost of evaluating high volumes of network security events.
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Technical Writer
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Jan 2000 - Aug 2001
Designed and delivered a database describing hundreds of identified security threats that was used by multiple security products. Increased value to business by acquiring two key industry credentials: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Sun Certified Java Programmer.
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Documentation/QA Liaison
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Oct 1999 - Jan 2000
Coordinated the efforts of testers and technical writers leading to a successful new product launch. Created and delivered online end-user documentation for these products. Coordinated the efforts of testers and technical writers leading to a successful new product launch. Created and delivered online end-user documentation for these products.
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Ancestry
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Featured Database Coordinator
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Dec 1998 - Sep 1999
Launched four new high-profile online databases by creating the messaging and user interface designs and by tracking and reporting on project milestones. Collected market research for executives and created a reference database with findings. Launched four new high-profile online databases by creating the messaging and user interface designs and by tracking and reporting on project milestones. Collected market research for executives and created a reference database with findings.
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Education
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1997 - 1999
Brigham Young University
MA, English Rhetoric -
1993 - 1997
Brigham Young University
BA, English/Spanish
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