Development Project
Resume:
Jason Ling
Richmond, CA *****
Email: *****.******@*****.***
Phone: 818-***-****
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonling
Experience
Head of Product Management: Stealth: 3/2013 - Present
Responsible for Product Management and Development
. Managed day-to-day product development as well as external development
partners and project managers.
. Redefined and launched new product roadmap in 14 days
1. Published iOS Application
2. Published Android Application
. Operated on a "Build Fast, Build Often" methodology in a fast-paced Start-
Up Environment.
. Collaborated with stakeholders and engineering staff
VP, Product: Enthuse: 8/2012 - 3/2013
Responsible for Corporate Product Roadmap/Strategy, P&L as well as overall
Product Strategy.
. Managed day-to-day product development as well as external development
partners and project managers.
. Redefined and launched new product roadmap in 60 days
1. Published iOS Application
2. Published Android Application
3. Designed 3rd Party iOS and Android SDK
. Operated on a "Build Fast, Build Often" methodology in a fast-paced Start-
Up Environment.
. Worked with Business Development to secure the following partnerships:
1. University of Miami
2. Butler University
3. University of North Carolina
4. Cal Sate Monterey Bay
5. American East Coast Conference
Transitioned due to a change in the funding situation.
Consultant- Self: 6/2011 - 8/2012
San Francisco, California
Providing guidance to companies ranging from 2 man start ups to Fortune 500
Conglomerates in the fields of New Media, Mobile Technologies and Social
Networking.
. Consulted for a video diary startup, advising them on mobile
technologies, mobile product development/management, and overall product
strategy. Produced a consumer mobile application on both iOS and Android
. Consulted for a mobile advertising company, advising them on mobile
technologies, mobile product development/management, and overall product
strategy. Produced a consumer mobile application on both iOS and Android
. Provided consulting services to a number of large companies considering
investment in the mobile product space.
. Advised a number of entrepreneurs on their early stage startup efforts.
. Clients include MoveRadio, MobileDirt, xAD/GoTo, YourEvent, Tout, Kleiner
Perkins, Benchmark Capital, Bay Ventures.
VP of Product Development: HipLogic Inc. (Acquired by Zynga): 1/2010 -
5/2011
Fremont, California
Responsible for Corporate Product Roadmap/Strategy, P&L as well as overall
Corporate Product Strategy.
. Managed day-to-day product development as well as Director-Level Managers
and Project Managers.
. Developed Product Features for *Spark Android Application resulting in
600K+ downloads and a 4Star Rating in Android Market after 3.5 months.
. Operated on a "Build Fast, Build Often" methodology in a fast-paced Start-
Up Environment.
. Oversaw 3rd Party Relationships with OEMs and Carriers in regards to
Product Requirements and Deliverables.
Consultant- Self: 8/2008 - 1/2010
Los Angeles, California
Providing guidance to companies ranging from 2 man start ups to Fortune 500
Conglomerates in the fields of New Media, Mobile Technologies and Social
Networking.
. We help with Product Development, UX, Business Development, Marketing and
overall Product Strategy.
. Clients included Intel, Sun Microsystems, RipCode, NEA Ventures,
MoveRadio, MobileDirt, Sequoia Ventures, Hunt Ventures and Prism Ventures
just to name a few.
Head of Mobile Products and Technology: MySpace.com: 2/2006 - 8/2008
Los Angeles, California
Creator of the MySpace Mobile applications and WAP experiences.
. Responsible for the Mobile Strategy both on the product and technology
side of MySpace.com globally.
. Involved with high-level strategies and technological advances within the
mobile space for MySpace.com, Fox Interactive Media and News Corporation.
. Grew to 25mm Daily Unique Users on Native Applications
. Grew to 3 billion Monthly Page Views on Mobile Web
. Have been a keynote speaker at JavaOne Conference, eTel Conference, CTIA,
NetEvents Asia, Intel Developer Forum and several other emerging Mobile
Technology/Social Networking Conferences.
. Established and maintained executive-level relationships with all Mobile
OEMs, several global carriers as well as Sun Microsystems, Qualcomm,
Nokia and Intel.
International Program Manager: Infospace Mobile: 7/2005 - 2/2006
Los Angeles, California
As a Client Facing Manager, my responsibilities were to manage, and publish
existing content on both Web and WAP Platforms. I worked closely with
internal developers and manage my external Clients (Samsung, Bell Mobility,
US Cellular, Motorola to name a few) as well and negotiated contracts with
Music Studios and my Clients. I also coordinated with the technology group
to help set priorities for internal/external technical development and
strategy. My other duties were:
. Weekly Progress Reports.
. Content Refresh Calendars.
. J2ME/BREW Game development, testing, porting and deployment to European
Carriers.
. Building detailed project milestone schedules and product roadmaps.
. Developing long-term Content strategies as well as manage Sporadic
Promotional Microsites/WAP Sites.
Wireless Producer: Walt Disney Internet Group: 7/2004 - 3/2005
Los Angeles, California
My overall responsibilities were to manage, and publish existing content as
well as manage 3rd Party developers and designers, QA schedule and help
legal with contract amendments. I worked with external developers on
content design issues and occasionally write and edit mobile application
content. I worked with legal and other wireless teams to make developer
deals happen. I also coordinated with the technology groups to help set
priorities for internal/external technical development and strategy. My
other duties were:
. Building detailed project milestone schedules and product roadmaps.
. Managing the development of mobile applications/games with BREW, Java and
Symbian.
. Producer level credit on the following:
Kingdom Hearts Wireless Game
National Treasure Wallpaper Application
National Lampoon Wireless Application
Homies Wallpaper Application
. Managing multiple projects simultaneously
Forensic Behavioral Specialist: The United States Department of Homeland
Security: 2/2002 - 7/2004
Los Angeles, California
The Department of Homeland Security's Counterintelligence Center Analysis
Group
Responsibilities:
. Identifying, monitoring, and analyzing the efforts of foreign
intelligence entities against US persons, activities, and interests as
well as focusing on specific types of counterintelligence threats to US
national security which included Transnational threats, the
counterintelligence aspect of terrorism or the threats posed by emerging
or changing technologies to the US Government, intelligence operations,
and US Government information systems and Threats posed by foreign
intelligence services and their activities.
Web Producer: Vivendi Universal: 7/2000 - 1/2002
Los Angeles, California
As the Web Producer for Vivendi Universal's edutainment division "Knowledge
Adventure", my overall duties under the Director of Production were to
manage, and publish the existing content as well as the web developers and
designers, QA schedule, and decide which assets were needed. My peripheral
management duties were as follows:
. Assisted the Director of Production define and implement design and
technical goals for each project.
. Oversaw and developed all regular content and Graphic User Interface
updates based upon an established programming plan.
. Helped establish and maintain sources for new content and technology from
within and from outside of the Knowledge Adventure core assets.
Continuity Director: IBM: 11/1999 - 7/2000
Los Angeles, California
As Continuity Director for IBM's West Coast eBusiness Studio, my main
responsibilities were to be the liaison between the Technology SVP and the
Directors of the various in-house Creative Departments and spearhead the
development of new web technologies as they pertained to the IBM eBusiness
model. I was also responsible for the design, development, and
implementation of the web technologies and strategies for the in-house
eBusiness division which was responsible for the following projects:
. www.masters.org, www.tonys.org, www.amica.com, www.macys.com
. Project Lead for the in-house web development department
. DHTML and UML Principal Developer.
Education
05/1997 Technische Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany
M.Sc. Computer Engineering - Machine Language
M.Sc. Psychology - Applied Forensic Behavior
05/1995 NYU - Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York, NY
B.Sc. Computer Science
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