CHRISTINA A. STOUT

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Round Rock, TX 78681

512-***-****

acn56d@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE:

Results driven Software Engineering Executive with a proven record of accomplishment managing domestic

and international development teams to deliver large scale complex systems. Successful at driving

organizational change and improvements through effective processes and strong communication with diverse

audiences.

LEADERSHIP:

Build High Performance Engineering Organizations by assembling diverse teams built on trust and

empowerment.

Execute Key Business Objectives by keeping teams focused on near term pr iorities while continuously

reinforcing the strategic vision.

Engineering Process Definition to foster a self-sustaining model that leverages Agile Development with

an emphasis on traceability, repeatability and incremental development.

SKILLS:

Engineering Management Skills

• Agile development, Rally Software, Sales Force, Rational tools, Siebel and Telelogic.

• Architectural and UX governance, matrix organization management, resource allocation, product

localization, customer facing interactions and negotiations.

Technology Skills

• C/C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and XML.

• iSCSI, Fibre Channel, TCP/IP, IPv6, and SIP.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

ShoreTel – March 2011 to Present

Senior Software Engineering Manager

• Project Manager in charge of all Engineering groups working on a project to release our products to

international markets. Translated program requirements into Engineering deliverables and

coordinated schedules for Engineering, QA, NPI, Publications and Training to align with Data Center

Operations, Sales, Legal, Customer Support, Billing, etc.

• Named Project Champion of an existing Billing & Business Operations agile software project.

Implemented new metrics and charts, aligned priorities, and restructured teams to increase efficiency

and accountability.

• Engineering Project Manager of a docking station project working with an overseas vendor for

software development and hardware manufacturing. Delivered the product several months ahead of

schedule.

• Engineering Manager of the Phone Software team working on the embedded firmware for the next

generation VoIP phones.

• Worked with Product Management and Sales to align resourcing and priorities with product roadmaps.

• Responsible for resource tracking across the entire Platform/Call Control organization.

• Worked with NPI to facilitate customer Beta trials of various products.

• Seamlessly transitioned the development and QA team to Rally Software and imported thousands of

user stories. Established clear and efficient processes which allowed the team to make the t ransition

with a positive impact to the project schedule.

• Improved project tracking and reporting mechanisms to greatly decrease the amount of manual entry

and increase clarity and predictability.

• Worked closely with QA and System Test groups to transition to a more integrated software

development and test process. Established test boundaries and criteria for code certification.

• Trained the Engineering department on Agile Processes and Rally Software using the Phone Software

team as an example to follow.

LSI Corporation – May 1998 to January 2011

Senior Software Engineering Manager, March 2008 to January 2011

• Engineering Manager of the Product Delivery Team (PDT) for the next generation storage management

platform for Unified Storage, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Management Software

Engineering.

• Responsible for Architectural Governance, User Experience, Agile (Rally) development plan and all

client platform development activities.

• Provided management leadership during architectural governance to define a REST based SOA

platform architecture with proprietary frameworks on the server side and a proprietary UI framework

built on top of GWT. Special emphasis on incremental development, software reuse, reduced TTM and

higher code quality.

• Managed a matrix organization of first level managers, architects, UX designers and UI developers and

balanced these resources with program priorities to drive the execution of key business objectives.

• With the product vision emphasizing a platform as opposed to an application, provided management

leadership for collaborating across the organization and supporting internal storage groups’ use of the

platform.

• Scrum Master for several development teams. Facilitated the Scrum meetings, iteration planning

meetings and iteration retrospectives.

• Acted as a change agent to adopt new technologies and processes that would transform our way of

developing and delivering products.

• Inspired and empowered the technical team to learn and apply new skills, take advantage of new

leadership opportunities and follow new processes to achieve a self-sustaining model of operation.

• Initiated team building activities and interactions to foster pride, dedication and an enjoyable working

environment.

Software Engineering Manager, September 2005 to March 2008

• Led international development teams of 10-15 developers through projects of various lengths and

complexities.

• Defined and implemented processes and best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the

team, resulting in increased schedule fidelity and decreased scope creep.

• Worked with Product Managers, Architects, Engineering and OEM customers to define program and

feature priorities and roadmaps.

• Reduced open defect count by up to 50% compared to previous programs.

• Coordinated with the legal department, suppliers, and OEMs to get agreement on contract terms and

conditions for outsourced work.

• Increased the internal visibility of our driver development group which resulted in greater influence on

the software product roadmap and helped drive process changes.

Software Release Manager, January 2004 to September 2005

Senior Software Engineer, May 1998 to January 2004

Symbios Logic - June 1996 to May 1998

Student Test Technician

PATENT:

A Method For Recombining Unused Capacity For Use In Expanding a Volume's Capaci ty - Issued January 20,

2004

EDUCATION:

Wichita State University - Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, May 1998

• Dean’s honor roll

• President of Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society

• Member of Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

The Oz Principle Accountability Training – Partners In Leadership, May 2014

Introduction to IPv6 – Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force, April 2012

Strategic Leadership Skills – Interaction Associates, October 2011

Leadership of Business & Execution – Harvard Management Mentor, January 2008

Leading Project Retrospectives - Esther Derby Associates, Inc., February 2004

Handling Conflict Constructively - WSU Center for Management Development, May 2002

Management Skills - Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc., May 2002

Motivating Employees - WSU Center for Management Development, January 2002

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