GARY GRINEV
Cell: 571-***-****
Arlington, VA 22203 (relocating to San Francisco)
****@*******.***
SUMMARY
Innovative, results oriented product manager that brings many years of
synergy of business and technical skills of IT applications/product
management experience in quality-driven environments. Experience in product
vision, technology roadmap, benefit analysis, market/competitive analysis
prior to launch, and product requirements. Waterfall and Agile full
lifecycle experience in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) with a solid track record of managing multiple projects that
delivers value for the business and users. Leverage a collaborative
leadership style who is able to inspire and lead cross functional, multi-
disciplinary teams to drive projects from concept to benefit realization.
"Go Getter" attitude with startup experience and excellent communication,
presentation, analytical, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certified Project Management Professional Certified Product Manager (CPM)
(PMP)
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Contributor to "e-Business and
Rational Subject Matter Expert e-Commerce How to Program"
System Analysis & Design Certified Lean & Agile Principles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Five Grapes, LLC
Mclean, VA
Product Manager/ScrumMaster 2007
- Present
Led product management and development of customized, web-based application
for managing inventory, sales, and wine data for a retail wine start-up.
The application provides users with the ability to manage data and features
complex algorithms for managing relationships between wine data.
. Held the vision for the application of technology, translating ideas
into clear, actionable business requirements and recommendations that
formed, User Stories, Product Requirements Document (PRD), and System
Design Document (SDD)
. With the executive team and customer collaboration, developed and
managed the Technology Roadmap
. Performed Business Case Analysis on whether to launch a proposed
initiative, calculating ROI, potential growth rates, and market
penetration
. Worked with marketing group in creating wire frames/mockups and
launched corporate and retail websites
. Served as ScrumMaster and led cross-functional team of five developers
and testers (onshore/offshore); led to a transparency into procedures
to track and prioritize issues, define product releases, and metrics
for success
. Managed overall delivery of application including prototyping, design,
testing, and implementation by prioritizing 2-4 week agile iterations
. Managed overall budget, $500k, project plan, feature priority, and
development team to maximize efficiency in a constantly changing and
growing environment
. Incorporated usability testing and studies into the application to
enhance user experience
. Led integration of web-based application with QuickBooks Enterprise,
FedEx, and Linkpoint by leveraging Application Program Interfaces
(APIs)
Demonstrated Accomplishments:
. Launch of retail websites generated 24% increase in company revenue
over a six month period
. Enabled efficient online inventory management across several retail
brands reducing processing time by 77%
Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Washington, DC Consultant, Technology Integration
2009 - Present
Member of the Federal Government Healthcare Practice for the Department of
Defense (DoD). Served as Product Manager under the Director of Systems
Engineering within Military Health Systems (MHS).
. Assisted in the determination of long-term strategies, development
priorities, and fiscal viability of planned products
. Developed detailed business plan for new healthcare products and
subsequent releases to ensure maximum ROI
. Evaluated market trends and translated the analysis into product
features and benefits to ensure optimum product adoption
. Performed analysis on all new capabilities requested by various MHS
services to determine if a technology solutions is needed; materiel
solution vs. non-materiel solution
. Developed Functional Requirements Documents (FRD) to assess the needs
for new products, determine customer base, and plan the launch of new
products
. Created product plan to serve as the overall schedule consisting of
the rationale for development along with a schedule for the design,
build, test, validation, and release to end-users
. Conducted training sessions on DoD Web 2.0 technologies (AKO and
milSuite)
Demonstrated Accomplishments:
. Translated DoD 5000.02 Product Acquisition Lifecycle from a focus on
non-IT products to IT product lifecycle
. Reduced effort related to product documentation 54 documents to 16
documents
Beers+Cutler
Vienna, VA
Senior Consultant, Business Information Systems
2007 - 2009
Created customized, advanced platform from the ground-up for handling
company's litigation support practice.
. Defined database schema and built platform built MS SQL Server and
Integration Services
. Transformed raw data into case-critical information for litigation
team through a series of sophisticated analyses including advanced
data mining, sampling models, and statistical analysis
. Empowered financial analysts with easy access to data and running of
queries
. Trained internal members on using system and writing comprehensive SQL
queries
Functional lead in defining network reporting requirements for a large
wireless carrier.
. Oversaw requirements definition sessions with C-suite executives to
facilitate development of cutting-edge, next-generation mobile
broadband network
. Evaluated, overhauled, and redesigned processes and procedures of
future system to enable ease of use for all user levels, from
technical engineer to C-suite leadership
Demonstrated Accomplishments:
. Reduced damages by 10% ($80 million) through data mining techniques
. Established indexing and relational table to reduce processing time by
30%
Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Washington, DC Consultant, Technology Integration
2005 - 2007
Member of the Business team responsible in the gathering and management of
requirements for a custom J2EE financial system for federal government
client.
. Assisted in Joint Application Development (JAD) client meetings to
define functional requirements
. Developed wire frames using iRise
. Utilized UML framework to develop Use Cases and Activity Diagrams
. Assisted developers in the creation of Sequence and Collaboration
diagrams
Technical lead to enable seamless communication for a custom integration
between DoubleClick and Salesforce for a large network solution provider.
. Created the technical design documents and participated in JAD
sessions as the technical representative
. Developed test plans and test cases per functional requirements and
design specifications
. Led design session meetings with internal IT department for validation
by IT developers against functional specifications
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA April
2010 - August 2011
Masters of Science, Management of Information Technology
Courses: Enterprise Architecture, Database Management, Business Process
Management, Emerging Technologies,
IT Project Management, Project Cost Management, Service Oriented
Architecture, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Risk Management, Process
Integration, Strategic Management
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS, CT
September 2001 - May 2005
Bachelor of Science
Major: Computer Science GPA: 3.2
Minor: Business Administration GPA: 3.9
TECHNICAL SKILLS
OS: MS Windows 7 & Server Databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS
Programming Languages: SQL, HTML, C++, Access
XML, Visual Basic, PHP, Java CRM: SugarCRM, SalesForce, Joomla!
Modeling: MS Visio, IBM Rational System Testing: TestDirector, Bugzilla,
Architect, Sparx EA, ERwin, DIA, iRise Selenium IDE
Requirements Management: IBM RequistePro Other: MS Office, MS Project, QuickBooks
Enterprise Edition, VersionOne,
Agilefant, PivotalTracker
HOBBIES
Skiing Avid basketball/soccer player and fan
Fishing Ping Pong
Food and Wine Emerging Technologies