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VP of Software Development

Location:
Monument, CO
Salary:
190000
Posted:
September 02, 2014

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JOHN PATRICK *

-- VP S O F T WA R E D E V E LO P M E N T - -

OF

Remarkably astute, dynamic, and seasonedexecutive with a track record of success in leading both

Fortune 500 and start-up organizations with a particular emphasis in media product development

and software engineering; strengthened with a passion for innovation and a drive to performing

beyond established goals and expectations.

I am a Senior Software Product and Engineering Executive with P&L experience who advances

organizational alignment to deliver operational excellence

I have a deep belief that the success of an organization resides on its leaders ability to build

trust with the team and to clearly articulate a strategic vision

I consistently deliver in dynamic, fast paced environments by relying on personal strengths in

technology, ability to build strategic relationships, and a passion for continuous improvement

through process revision

I am an enthusiastic leader, adept at managing group dynamics, as well as in motivating

multidiscipline, high-caliber teams of professionals toward successful attainment of goals

AREAS E XP E RT I SE

OF

Product and Program Management Client Relations and Customer Service

Software Product Development Mergers, Acquisition & Integration

Business Operations Technical Leadership & SDLC Process

Improvement

Innovative Cross-Organizational Leadership

P&L Management

PR O F E SS I O N A L EX P E R I E N CE

IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS, ENGLEWOOD, CO 2013–PRESENT

A WORLD-LEADING PROVIDER OF MEDIA SOFTWARE AND VIDEO INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS TO MORE THAN 3,000BROADCASTERS, MULTICHANNEL

VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS AND ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS GLOBALY

Managing Engineering Director–Media Product Engineering

2014–PRESENT

Tasked by our CEO to lead engineering for our Media Division and deliver on our strategic plan to

rationalize our product portfolio to a single platform. Responsible for a global R&D, Product

Sustenance, Testing, Tier-3 support and Quality Assurance organization of 225 engineers&

contractors.

Communicated our strategic product vision to key customers – through regional roadshows

and industry trade shows

Established strategic, global delivery partners for the multi-year migration project

Instituted common architecture, engineering and project management standards and key

metric capture

Established a UI/UX team to deliver an HTML 5/Angular JS/ responsive UIframework

supporting multi-platform deployment

JOHN PATRICK 2

Created a Shared Service team to write new and wrap existing business tier logic into a

SOA framework

Successfully completed implementation of the Landmark Sales Proposal application on the

centralize platform

Unified our QA function and established a PMO office for oversight of contract partners and

process improvement

Due Diligence lead for strategic acquisitions

Successfully migrated OSI Traffic & Billing Application to deploy in the Microsoft Azure

Cloud

Managing Director–Media Division

2013–2014

Executive responsibilities were expanded to include international product management ownership

for Imagines Media Division. Responsible for a $60M P&L comprised of seven major product lines.

Championed team to build a strategic plan to centralize our media product portfolio onto a

single, cloud based platform

Presented and gained support of our strategic plan from our incoming CEO

Rendered strategic oversight to the successful execution of agency software business

turnaround resulted in the achievement of$5.2M in positive cash flow from a previous year net

loss of ($3.2M)

Managed team and customers through a crucial carve-out from Harris Corporation

HARRIS CORPORATION, ENGLEWOOD, CO 2002–2013

HARRIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY SERVING GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL MARKETS IN

125 COUNTRIES.

MORE THAN

Managing Director– North America Media 2007–2013

Promoted to lead our North America Media organization with full P&L responsibility for a $40M

software product portfolio that included new product launches, sustaining systems, and end-of-life

solutions. Direct responsibility for service, customer support, engineering and product management.

Increased OSI platform revenue from $9M to $17M recurring

Operational excellence and innovation increased OSI Cash flow from $900k to $4M

M&A - Technology Assessment Lead for two successful product acquisitions ($40M+)

Steward transition of our Application Development to an offshore managed service delivery

model

Retooled Customer Service, Support & Training organization from single product focus to cross

product functional teams

Sunset 3 legacy products with customer retention rates exceeding 80%

JOHN PATRICK 3

Negotiated and closed major customer sales wins with single contracts in excess of $10M

Director–Software Engineering 2002–2007

Initially recruited by my former manager to turn around Encoda Systems flagship media platform,

suffering from instability and repeated failed release commitments. EncodaSystems was acquired

by Harris Corporation, at which time my engineering responsibilities were increased to lead

software engineering for the newly formed Harris Broadcast Division. Guiding a team of over 300

engineers and contractors, across 10 global development locations.

Quickly stabilized the flagship platform and successfully brought the long awaited v5.0 product

release to market

Established standard project tracking and oversight process that resulted in over 90% on-time

project release delivery

Standardized our SDLC and Continuous Improvement Process across 10 engineering offices

Lead the consolidation of engineering offices

Participated in Encoda Systems prep-for sale and management presentation to potential

suitors

Created an offshore Harris Testing Center focusing on system integration& regression

testing of next gen product suite

CHANNELPOINT, INC., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 1999–2002

A INSURANCE INDUSTRY WITH THE WORLDS FIRST WEB BASED INSURANCE BUY-SELL-

STARTUP COMPANY FOCUSED ON TRANSFORMING THE

UNDERWRITE EXCHANGE PORTAL

Director–Software Development

Held full accountability in managing all aspects of product releases covering middle tier, object,

and UIdevelopment; component, functional and performance testing as well as system

engineering and documentation.

Delivered CXP 3.0 and CXP 3.1 J2EE applications on-time with exceptional quality leading

to $24M in licensing revenue

Contributed in implementing the standard project management and SDLC methodology

Rendered strategic oversight to the successful implementation of a process utilized to

track earned value; instigated the corrective action plans on a weekly basis

EARLIER CAREER

ACAP, INC., TULSA, OK CLIENTS: SABER& SUNOCO INC.

Consultant 1998–1999

MCI COMMUNICATIONS, INC., CEDAR RAPIDS, IA AND COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 1993–1998

JOHN PATRICK 4

Senior Systems Analyst 1997–1998

Systems Analyst 1995–1997

Programmer Analyst III 1994–1995

Programmer Analyst II 1993–1994

E D U C AT I O N CREDENTIALS

AND

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Finance NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, TAHLEQUAH, OK

Executive Leadership Directions Program UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, CHARLOTTESVILLE,

VA

Certified Scrum Master: 2010 SCRUM ALLIANCE

AWAR DS HONORS

AND

Harris Golden Quill Award: 2009

MCI Peak Achiever: 1995

MCI All-Star: 1997

P AT E N T

Patrick, J. (2011). Patent No. 8069097. Location: United States Patent and Trademark Office.



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