Mark A. Poese acuc3j@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-****

MARK A. POESE

***** ********* ****** **** ***

Redmond, WA 98052

408-***-****

acuc3j@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/poese

I have a very unique background, one that combines 25 years of professional high-technology experience and leadership along with a recent MA in Education and a year as the Academic Director in a Malaysian English school. I am currently exploring options in both education as well as commercial industry in the pursuit of finding a position that would take advantage of my wide breadth of experience. Though obtaining an MA in Education may not be a traditional life choice for a seasoned high-tech veteran, it is part of my desire to develop business and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) skills in professionals and university students worldwide. My objective is to enable others to participate in the international community by sharing with them my knowledge and insights in STEM and industry. At this point in my professional life, I feel a need to mentor others rather than simply continue to develop my own career.

A brief summary of my high-tech and education experiences include the following:

As detailed in my employment summary below, I have worked for large corporations (Microsoft, Apple, Philips) as well as small start-ups. I have held multiple positions in high-tech management, up to the director level in Silicon Valley, focusing on consumer electronics and professional services. In these positions, I have delivered countless products to market and have become very adept in methodologies such as Agile and Scrum, and I have become an expert in people management, including the ability to analyze and correct underperforming teams.

My career has included many years of working with individuals from around the globe, including diverse populations such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and others. I enjoy working with people of all nationalities and from all walks of life.

As stated above, for the last year I was the Academic Director in a Malaysian English school where I taught adult students in preparation for the IELTS exam. Additionally, I actively developed EST (English for Science and Technology) and EBP (English for Business Purposes) content for STEM and business professionals who needed to learn English for college or career.

My Master’s thesis, available here, focused on optimizing the teaching of STEM lexicon to adult Non-Native English Speakers (NNES).

During graduate school, I specialized in pedagogical enhancements to EST education based on structured, task-based, collaborative processes with an emphasis on multimodal techniques and universal design for learning (UDL), matters which perfectly complement and enhance my high-tech leadership skills. Through this experience, I had a chance to see how techniques such as scaffolding and technical mentoring can boost success in both an educational as well as an industrial environment. A case study describing the experience is available here. I am available for either FTE or contract positions in any location worldwide, and I am open to extensive travel. My compensation needs are very flexible as I am more concerned with job satisfaction than with simply maximizing monetary income.

In short, I am currently looking for opportunities that would enable me to combine the passions of my life, high-technology along with mentoring and teaching. Mark A. Poese acuc3j@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-****

March 2015 to March 2016: Awesome English Language Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Academic Director and Teacher

Developed teaching curriculum for NNES professionally employed individuals who needed to improve domain specific English.

Taught EFL to adult students at all levels, from true beginners through very advanced learners who would shortly be taking the IELTS examination.

In addition to EFL teaching duties, was appointed Academic Director and was responsible for developing intellectual property and content to be used by the institute. September 2013 to December 2014: Seattle University Graduate Student

Completed Masters of Arts in Education (TESOL) with 4.00 GPA.

Awarded lifetime membership in Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

Specialized in teaching STEM English to adult professionals and university students.

Held paid tutor position teaching technical English to Japanese foreign exchange students.

Worked as volunteer in Siedlce, Poland teaching English to children, youths, and adults, receiving Letter of Appreciation from Global Volunteers.

August 2008 to June 2013: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington Senior Program Manager

Contractor (August 2008 to February 2010) and FTE (February 2010 to June 2013) positions in Program Management for the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) Division.

Managed qualification, deployment, and sustaining efforts of the Test Control System used in Contract Manufacturing and Repair facilities for Xbox, Kinect, and Surface worldwide.

Utilized Scrum and Agile methodologies on a daily basis with US, Asian, and European centers. January 2006 to August 2008: Precision Audio and Video, Seattle, WA Owner, President and CEO

Purchased and personally managed an audio/video company consisting of 15 employees.

Provided configuration, installation, setup, repair, sales and service for audio/video systems. March 2004 to January 2006: Aventail Corporation, Seattle, WA Director, Engineering

Oversaw Engineering team of 30 reports in the development of SSL VPN remote access technology.

Restructured badly broken and dysfunctional engineering teams, bringing them up to peak performance levels. The chief reason I was offered this position was that I had the unique blend of both technical and people leadership skills to successfully turn these teams around.

Worked on a daily basis with company offshore development center in Bangalore, India. This included, among other things, managing follow-the-sun development and build efforts. September 2000 to September 2003: AboveNet, San Jose, CA Director, Product Engineering

Oversaw 25 first and second-level reports before the economic recession required reductions in force. As the economic situation changed, readjusted team goals and priorities to meet the needs of a scaled- back company as it went through bankruptcy and eventual emergence from Chapter 11.

Specialized in maintenance and efficiency improvements to enable “doing more with less.”

Designed and implemented company-wide product development & release process with Executive Management sponsorship.

October 1998 to August 2000: Telocity, San Jose, CA Director, System Development and Integration

Oversaw 25 first and second-level reports through all aspects of product development and release, including deployment of consumer DSL gateway (CPE) as well as back office (OSS) system.

Worked in company from small start-up stage through Initial Public Offering (IPO). Mark A. Poese acuc3j@r.postjobfree.com 408-***-****

October 1996 to October 1998: Philips Multimedia Center, Palo Alto, CA Director, System Integration and Product Release

Led team of 35 individuals (15 first and second level solid line plus 20 matrixed)

Directed all aspects of the product development cycle for new Pentium PC/TV convergence products.

Primary technical and business interface with numerous subcontractors and partners (Marantz, WebTV, Microsoft, and various US and Taiwanese sub-system suppliers) November 1994 to October 1996: Minerva Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA Director, Program Management

Directed all aspects of new product development in a startup company, providing MPEG encoding equipment to the professional markets (Laser Pacific, Pacific Ocean Post, etc.).

Oversaw hardware and software development, qualification, and SQA.

Responsible for all aspects of New Product Introduction, including the software installer, release notes, and product ramp-up.

Hands-on development experience with MPW, Visual C++, and MFC libraries. March 1988 to November 1994: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino CA Engineering Manager

Managed a department of ten engineers, technicians and coordinators throughout all phases of Design Validation Testing (DVT) on Macintosh PowerBook computers.

Developed Early Ramp Monitoring (ERM) program to audit early production units for tolerance variability and quality issues.

Implemented innovative Test to Pass/Test to Fail/Test to Reality qualification strategy.

Introduced STRIFE and HALT/HASS techniques into new product test.

Implemented Supplier Grading program in conjunction with Supply Base Management (Purchasing) to promote continual supplier quality improvement.

Managed the PowerBook Failure Analysis/Corrective Action group. United States Air Force

Engaged in aerial reconnaissance against the former Soviet Union.

Combat Crew status

Awarded Air Medal for “…meritorious achievement…under extremely hazardous conditions.” National Security Agency (NSA)

Russian Linguist

Top Secret SCI clearance

Received commendation award and financial remuneration for ESC 85-81001 “In recognition of an Outstanding Suggestion which has contributed significantly to the National Cryptologic Effort.” EDUCATION:

Master of Arts in Education, TESOL, Seattle University, 4.00 GPA o Appointed Lifetime Member of Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society

Bachelor of Science, Applied Physics (Nuclear Emphasis), University of California, Davis

Professional Sequence Award, Microsoft Windows Programming, University of California, Santa Cruz

Russian Language Certification, Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, Monterey, CA

Contact this candidate