Steve Bowler

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978-***-**** acogjd@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

VP, EVP, SVP, CPO Software Product Management in small to mid-size private company

Summary

After a successful career in Program/Quality Management and Management Consulting for Fortune 50 companies, I went

into enterprise and Internet software start-ups to create and deploy enablers for the 21st century economy. I have deep

analytical experience and strong execution skills that have allowed me to be a strong contributor to building new

companies from the ground up.

Key Qualifications

• Early and mid-stage start-up with successful cash-out

• Expertise in Product Management, Program Management, Product Portfolio, Metrics, Quality

• Domain experience in enterprise software, SaaS, cloud, e-commerce, CRM, PLM, education, CM

• Process improvement experience in Financial Services, Automotive, Defense & Aero, Consumer

• Vast tool set including Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, SDLC, Big Data, Analytics

• Management of off-shore, outsource, insource, engineering and IT/Cloud

• Product marketing and sales training & support

Work Experience

Director Software Development Process December 2012 – Present

Charles River Development, Burlington, MA

Automates front- and middle-office investment management functions across global business lines, asset classes and

currencies on a single platform

• Manage development process for 30 Scrum teams including FIX Network, Middle Tier, DBA, and Trading

• Created and deployed end-to-end SDLC for industry-leading financial management software

• Facilitated exec staff through creation of strategic product portfolio initiative ranking process

• Established companywide Agile practices baseline assessments and resultant corrective measures

• Implemented company-wide web-based Product Roadmap, Agile and Test Metrics dashboards

• Formed and led improvement teams for coding standards, unit testing, QA testing, corrective action

• Hired the Agile Coach and managed Co-op CS students

Vice President Product Management (Co-founder, Investor) April 2011 - December 2012

HotChalk Inc., Campbell, CA

A software and services company with vast network of over 180 Internet properties serving K12 and post-secondary

education. Number one destination for education on the Internet

• Repurposed CRM application into a student recruitment platform resulting in 300% YoY increase in enrollments

• Implemented Agile / KanBan process and managed off-shore development team to bi-weekly releases

• Led outsource IT/cloud engineering supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform resulting in 99.99% UT

• Integrated 3rd party call center, analytics, email and social media modules

Consulting Vice President of Product Management January 2011 – March 2011

Backupify, Cambridge, MA

Industry leading cloud to cloud backup/restore startup

• Authored company strategic product roadmap

• Produced product briefs for Google Apps, Social Media and Search products

• Developed custom product management and support process plans, QA test plan

• Produced high level architecture document for backup platform on AWS

• Worked with CTO & Dev team on documenting SOAP/REST API’s

Founder, President November 2007 - December 2010

Venalytica, Inc., Hudson, MA

SaaS-delivered product selection software to improve online retail conversion rates. Fine grained analytical data for

consumer purchase trends in electronics, computers, autos, real estate, audio and fashion markets. Named by

MassHighTech as “A Startup to Watch” in 2009

• Defined and managed agile development of search software for TV’s and laptop computers

• Designed and released customer-facing eCommerce site integrated with major retailer product catalog

• Built team by recruiting CTO, VP Sales & Marketing, VP Finance, BOD and Advisory staff

• Wrote and filed patents and trademarks

• Established sales channels and trained sales representatives

• Finalist in multiple angel investment competitions

Director Product Management October 2006 – October 2007

ClearStory Systems, Inc., Westborough, MA

Award-winning content management software delivering marketing applications to the digital supply chain.

• Performed companywide SDLC process assessment

• Developed software development process to improve delivery performance in agile environment

• Captured requirements for approval workflow for digital media, presentation management and creative suite

integration modules

• Rewrote platform requirements for Enterprise Media Server (PaaS) and XML API’s

Vice President Product Management (Co-founder, Investor) April 2004 - September 2006

HotChalk Inc., Campbell, CA

A software and services company with vast network of over 180 Internet properties serving K12 and post-secondary

education

• Part of startup team, Co-Founder and investor

• Developed entire product roadmap for one of the first SaaS Learning Management Systems that served millions

of K12 teachers, parents and students

• Wrote patents and development plan

• Presented product at trade shows and supported early adopters

Vice President Product Management (Co-founder, Investor) April 2000 – March 2004

ProductFactory, Inc., Maynard, MA

A Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software vendor created to operationalize best practices in Program Management

and Product Portfolio Management

• Documented all requirements and managed development of product portfolio management software

• Built internal processes for development and test, sales engineering and documentation

• Wrote patents for innovations related to deliverables-based program management

• Identified and nurtured reference-able early adopters

• Assisted with acquisition and integration into Agile Corp.

• Led network of senior consultants available for nationwide on-site engagements post-acquisition

Division Director of Quality, Program Manager, Consultant July 1982 – February 2000

GTE, Magnavox, Varian, Raytheon, IBM, Boston, MA

• Process improvement and large-scale implementations of TQM, Six Sigma, SPC, DOE

• Delivered training and millions of dollars in process improvements across many industry verticals

Education

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Valedictorian

Fabius-Pompey High School, Fabius, NY

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