Robert Kane
Senior Manager, Platform Delivery at Bridgestone Americas- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Six Sigma White Belt
Six SigmaNov, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Bridgestone Project Management Certification
-Aug, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum AllianceSep, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Bridgestone Americas
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Platform Delivery
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Oct 2021 - Present
• Establish operational objectives and work plans and delegates assignments to subordinates. Senior management reviews objectives to determine success of operation. Involved in developing, modifying and executing company policies that affect immediate operations and may also have company-wide effect.• Work on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives. Implements strategic policies when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Establishes and assures adherence to budgets, schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.• Regularly interact with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and/or customers. Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from, others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship.• Manage activities in multiple technology segments and departments. Exercise supervision in terms of costs, methods, and staffing. Show less
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Solution Delivery Analyst
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Oct 2020 - Aug 2023
• Product Owner for the reporting team that includes requirement gathering, creating report mock-ups and writing user stories for the scrum team. • Utilizing an Agile Scrum approach, the Solution Delivery Analyst will work with the Solution Delivery Manager and team to develop and review Agile stories.• Participate and lead face-to-face, remote or mixed location Agile teams, clarifying functional requirements, removing roadblocks, constantly communicating and gaining alignment around feature or product strategy.• Make recommendations about products and features that would support a positive, secure and efficient customer experience. • Analyze the 3rd party/product integration aspects of business requirements and be able to effectively work with internal Solution Engineers and vendors to implement such requirements.• Create business requirements documents/user stories which drive platform evolution. • Assist in the testing of new product features; design test cases to monitor system functionality and support system enhancements. • Partner with Solution Delivery Manager to monitor and evaluate processes and KPIs in order to improve the customer experience and internal reporting.• Work with other team members to help outline team roadmaps. Show less
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Business Strategy and Governance (BS&G)
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Dec 2017 - Sep 2020
As a Product Owner owner on an agile project initiative at Bridgestone, I work to:• Drive the strategy and the vision of the product• Apply Customer Centricity and Design Thinking• Collaborate with team to add detail to stories and acceptance criteria• Work with infrastructure and operational teams to get understanding of foundation activities• Coordinates dependencies with other Product Owners• Committed to delivering one or multiple Features• Write and refine Stories to stay ahead of development • Participate in Bi-Weekly Iterations Planning• Participate in quarterly 2-day Program Increment Planning• Participate in 15-minute Daily Stand-up• Attend Bi-Weekly Demonstrations • Participate in Bi-Weekly Retrospectives Show less
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Project Manager
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Oct 2015 - Dec 2017
Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountability:• Responsible for delivering projects on-time/on-budget/expectations met• Leads, manages, directs & audits project team resources & performance • Responsible for all PM artifacts (charter/schedule/finances/compliance) • Accountable for educating Project Team on SDF artifacts & process • Accountable for delivering all “project & product” deliverables • Audits performance of project plans, project artifacts, project teams, collaboration site, product quality, project financials & forecasts • Coach & mentor project team members, resolves issues as needed• Documents, communicates & manages project issues, risks & decisions . • Accountable for project financials (invoices, PRs, etc.) & project contracts (NDA, MSA, PSA, SOW’s) • Responsible for weekly Sponsor communications on project status/issues • Escalation point of contact for all assigned project issues Show less
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Firestone Airide
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sr. Business Analyst
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Aug 2013 - Oct 2016
Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountability: • Interfaces with Business Stakeholders and IT infrastructure teams to define, gather, and document business processes and needs, and translate into detailed functional specifications for development. Performs business systems and process analysis of existing and future systems/processes. Conducts interviews and requirements gathering workshops. Ensures sign-off of all artifacts. • Assists in testing, training plan development and training, support for users, and developing user documentation (i.e. web manuals, reference guides, etc.). Participates in QA process; identifies test cases; explains complex processes; aids in developing test plans. • Develops detailed business case, cost benefit analysis, benefits, and risk analysis. Works with the project team to manage project scope and timeline, from conception to implementation. Manages project tasks and project life cycle phases (i.e. defining requirements, documentation, process flows and specifications, etc.) to meet customer goals and requirements. • Coordinates relationship and communication with the client and prioritizes the delivery of IT services. Conducts root cause analysis using knowledge of applications, interfaces, and technology for defect resolution in a module or subject area. • Identifies key barriers/core problems and applies problem solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations. Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems. Makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, that produce effective end results. Independently performs assignments with instruction limited to results expected. Determines and develops approach to solutions. Receives technical guidance only on unusual or complex problems or issues. • Contributes to employees professional development but does not have hiring or firing authority. Show less
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Haverstick Consulting
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Business Analyst
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Mar 2011 - Aug 2013
• Requirements Analysis – Reviewed existing high-level and low-level use cases, storyboards, and technical specifications for issue resolution. • Current State Requirement Documentation - Created prototypes using HTML and CSS classes in Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft Publisher 2007 resulting in better developer understanding. • Integration & Test Phase – Performed functional testing, integration testing, and usability testing. • Batch Performance Testing - Managed a team of developers and system architects to test daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual batch schedules that consisted of one hundred and sixteen (116) batch jobs (with a max load of 6.1 million records) ran within a 10 hour processing window. Created business requirement document (BRD) that captured performance requirements. Documented each performance run, managed testing schedules, and communicated results to PMO. • User Load Testing - Managed a team of developers and system architects to test both the quality and quantity of response under continuous load. Created business requirement document (BRD) that captured performance requirements. Documented each performance run, managed testing schedules, and communicated results to PMO. Show less
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MultiNational Underwriters
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Analyst
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Mar 2009 - Mar 2010
• Responsible for gathering requirements from Marketing and Sales, creating mock-up designs, and documenting requirements in functional design and use case formats. • Initiate functional and user acceptance testing efforts, perform scope and vision analysis for new projects, and establish training outlines for end-users. • Perform critical web site performance analysis and establish load testing baselines. • Responsible for gathering requirements from Marketing and Sales, creating mock-up designs, and documenting requirements in functional design and use case formats. • Initiate functional and user acceptance testing efforts, perform scope and vision analysis for new projects, and establish training outlines for end-users. • Perform critical web site performance analysis and establish load testing baselines.
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OneAmerica
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Analyst
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2001 - 2009
(Web Solutions) • Primary responsibilities included requirement gathering, analyzing, and validating requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. • Proactively developed a communication plan for external and internal customers. • Created design mock-ups, process flow charts, and technical diagrams. (System Administrator) • Responsible for planning, directing, organizing, and implementing software releases. • Performed critical research and analysis resulting in quick software problem resolution. • Documented system administration processes, procedures, and created software help utility via Robo Help application. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2023
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner®, Project Management -
2001 - 2006
Indiana University Bloomington
Associate of Science (A.S.), Computer Science, Web Design, Database Design -
2018 - 2018
6Sigma US
White Belt Six Sigma, •Overview of LSS methods, •LSS positioning roles, •Variability introduction -
2013 - 2014
ESI - George Washington University
Masters Certification in Business Analysis -
2012 - 2013
ESI - George Washington University
Associate’s Certificate in Business Analysis, Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) -
2021 - 2025
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner -
Scrum Alliance
Facilitation Skills Workshop
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