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SUMMARY |
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I am focused on creating business value. I am an enthusiastic team-player and a persuasive manager who will work actively with customers to understand their needs, as well as align cross-functional departments to work towards business objectives and priorities. I am a proactive problem solver who can synthesize information, identify sources and dependencies, and formulate actionable solutions. I have 8+ years of experience delivering online software solutions, and have worked with Agile software development teams for the past 3 years. My skill set includes: |
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▪ Product management and marketing |
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▪ New market-entry strategy |
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▪ Cross-functional management, including international teams |
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▪ Web-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products |
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▪ Agile software development practices (Scrum Alliance – Certified Scrum Product Owner) |
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EXPERIENCE |
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03/10 – Present |
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SKIRE, INC., Menlo Park CA |
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Senior Product Manager / Product Owner |
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▪ Managing development backlog for Facility Management / Real Estate online software products |
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▪ Validating requirements and gathering direct feedback from customers and key stakeholders |
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▪ Creating Functional Requirements Documents (FRD) for core web product feature releases |
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06/09 – 12/09 |
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NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION, Berkeley, CA |
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Project Management Consultant |
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▪ Led business plan development and coordination for non-profit organization |
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▪ Developed 5-year pro forma budget for national restructuring |
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04/07 – 03/09 |
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AUTODESK, INC., San Francisco, CA |
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Product Manager / Product Owner |
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▪ Directed prioritzation of development backlog for multiple, international engineering teams |
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▪ Solicited and analyzed direct user feedback on current work through demos, prototypes, surveys |
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▪ Conducted competitive analysis / market-entry strategy projects |
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▪ Created MRDs for Construction and Real Estate Industry Solutions SaaS suite of products |
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03/02 – 03/07 |
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BAYTSP, INC., Los Gatos, CA |
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Senior Program Manager (01/04 – 03/07) |
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▪ Analyzed production data and developed metrics to measure operational efficiency / success |
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▪ Identified procedural gaps and established standardized protocols to improve quality of service |
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▪ Led 5-person team responsible for QA / release process, production monitoring / troubleshooting |
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Product Manager (03/02 – 01/04) |
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▪ Advocated separation of processes / services into distinct products with independent plans / budgets |
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▪ Established customer support services and served as primary contact for initial major clients |
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▪ Led requirements gathering, use-case documentation, product implementation and user training |
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06/00 – 08/00 |
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BUZZSAW.COM, INC., San Francisco, CA (acquired by Autodesk, Inc. in 2001) |
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Product Manager Intern |
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▪ Created MRD for hand-held applications and services specialized for the building industry |
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▪ Executed market research survey to validate features and feasibility for funding |
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02/00 – 06/00 |
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – International Business Development, Thailand |
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Strategy Consultant |
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▪ Conducted on-site market-entry study for technology consortium (HP, Motorola, MIT Media Lab) |
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1997 – 1999 P&T ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS LTD., Hong Kong SAR, China |
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1994 – 1997 YU WANG & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, Taipei, Taiwan |
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1993 – 1994 POWELL & PARTNERS, ARCHITECTS, San Francisco, CA |
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EDUCATION |
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – Haas School of Business |
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MBA – Certificates: Management of Technology, Global Management, 2001 |
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – College of Environmental Design |
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BA (Honors) – Major: Architecture, Minor: History of the Built Environment, 1991 |
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ADDITIONAL |
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▪ Conversational Mandarin Chinese |
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© Martin Thomas Dare 2011. All rights reserved. |
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