MARTIN THOMAS DARE

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LinkedIn RÉSUMÉ

SUMMARY

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:


Product management and marketing

New market-entry strategy

Cross-functional management, including international teams

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Web-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products

Agile software development practices (Scrum AllianceCertified Scrum Product Owner)


EXPERIENCE

03/10 – Present

SKIRE, INC., Menlo Park CA

Senior Product Manager / Product Owner

Managing development backlog for Facility Management / Real Estate online software products

Validating requirements and gathering direct feedback from customers and key stakeholders

Creating Functional Requirements Documents (FRD) for core web product feature releases


06/09 – 12/09

NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION, Berkeley, CA

Project Management Consultant

Led business plan development and coordination for non-profit organization

Developed 5-year pro forma budget for national restructuring


04/07 – 03/09

AUTODESK, INC., San Francisco, CA

Product Manager / Product Owner

Directed prioritzation of development backlog for multiple, international engineering teams

Solicited and analyzed direct user feedback on current work through demos, prototypes, surveys

Conducted competitive analysis / market-entry strategy projects

Created MRDs for Construction and Real Estate Industry Solutions SaaS suite of products

03/02 – 03/07

BAYTSP, INC., Los Gatos, CA

Senior Program Manager (01/04 – 03/07)

Analyzed production data and developed metrics to measure operational efficiency / success

Identified procedural gaps and established standardized protocols to improve quality of service

Led 5-person team responsible for QA / release process, production monitoring / troubleshooting

Product Manager (03/02 – 01/04)

Advocated separation of processes / services into distinct products with independent plans / budgets

Established customer support services and served as primary contact for initial major clients

Led requirements gathering, use-case documentation, product implementation and user training

06/00 – 08/00

BUZZSAW.COM, INC., San Francisco, CA (acquired by Autodesk, Inc. in 2001)

Product Manager Intern

Created MRD for hand-held applications and services specialized for the building industry

Executed market research survey to validate features and feasibility for funding

02/00 – 06/00

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – International Business Development, Thailand

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Strategy Consultant

Conducted on-site market-entry study for technology consortium (HP, Motorola, MIT Media Lab)

OTHER EXPERIENCE

1997 – 1999 P&T ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS LTD., Hong Kong SAR, China

1994 – 1997 YU WANG & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, Taipei, Taiwan

1993 – 1994 POWELL & PARTNERS, ARCHITECTS, San Francisco, CA

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – Haas School of Business

MBACertificates: Management of Technology, Global Management, 2001

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY – College of Environmental Design

BA (Honors) – Major: Architecture, Minor: History of the Built Environment, 1991

ADDITIONAL

Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

California Architects Board Registered Architect

Conversational Mandarin Chinese

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