Product Architect Director

• Jan 2020 - Present

Work with clients to plan, prioritize, scope, and refine software projects for mobile and web applications. Translate requirements into actionable work for development teams. Work with UX designers and lead engineers on user workflows and technical requirements. Promote shared understanding of the product from high-level to details among client stakeholders, product owners, project managers, designers, and development team members.

Senior Technical Requirements Manager

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

ScrumMaster

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Coach software development team of 4 developers, 1 user interface developer, 1 Software Quality Assurance tester, 1 Business Analyst and 1 Product Owner. Introduce and facilitate Agile Scrum ceremonies. Track capacity against velocity. Remove roadblocks to team progress by interacting with others in the organization to obtain training, assistance, materials, or anything else that is needed to keep the team moving forward.

Associate Director, Technology Planning

• Nov 2014 - Jan 2017

Develop and implement process for proposing and assessing new functionality to Silverchair's publishing platform. Manage process workflow. Analyze and assess new features and technology for inclusion in the platform.Develop and implement technical design process and templates in conjunction with technical leads on the development teams.Act as Product Owner for the search and browse portion of a large and complex site build using SOLR technologies for search as well as product verification and access. Show less

Lead Business Analyst

• Feb 2011 - Nov 2014

Analysis of client needs with regard to website design and creation, specializing in XML content analysis. Manage 2-3 additional content business analysts. Develop, document and implement content intake, auditing, analysis and loading processes. Act as ScrumMaster on a Scrum team.Certified ScrumMaster.

Co-Owner

• Jun 2008 - Dec 2011

3 Notch specializes in marketing consulting services to companies selling wired and wireless technologies to industry. We also offer technical writing and protocol consulting services for industrial applications. 3 Notch specializes in marketing consulting services to companies selling wired and wireless technologies to industry. We also offer technical writing and protocol consulting services for industrial applications.

Lead Product Manager

• 2004 - 2008

Managed 6 protocol analyzer products and accessories for Bluetooth, 802.15.4/ZigBee, USB, industrial, serial and Ethernet networks in a company specializing in wired and wireless communication troubleshooting tools. Coordinated efforts of engineering, marketing, sales and operations departments for product releases for all products. Developed and implemented systems for product releases, feature tracking, requirements development and Bills of Material for all products. Established requirements for hardware and software components of all products in conjunction with sales and marketing. Communicated those requirements to engineering and ensured that the end product matched the stated requirements. Participated in strategic planning process. Led creation of Product Management section of the plan in conjunction with the Engineering Manager. Show less

Application Engineer and Software Tester

• 1997 - 2004

Developed protocol decoders for Bluetooth, 802.15.4/ZigBee, USB, and several industrial market protocols, including Comli and DNP3. Offered internal company training on USB and UWB. Implemented company's first bug tracking database in Access.Performed functional black box testing of Frontline's software. Wrote bug reports, reproduced customer problems, and retested bugs to verify fix. Designed and wrote company's first website. Taught myself HTML and later used FrontPage to manage the site. Show less

Technical Writer

• 1996 - 2004

Wrote all technical and user documentation for all of Frontline’sWindows-based analyzer products, including user guides, the online Help system, and technical information for the support area on Frontline’s website. Edited DecoderScript User Manual, a 200-page guide to writing protocol decoders using Frontline’s proprietary scripting language. Assisted with writing datasheets and other technically-oriented marketing materials.