PAUL MASZY
*********@*****.*** 281-***-****
**** ******* ** #**** - *******, TX 77027
PRODUCT MANAGER - SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Strategic Senior Software Development Manager with a career history of
delivering customer-focused solutions that facilitate ease of use and drive
positive perception of product value. Engineers sophisticated software
applications that remediate weaknesses in technology processes and
structures. Excited by new technologies and skilled at leveraging these to
create solutions that support long-term business needs. Recruits, develops,
and leads top technology professionals and successfully aligns technology
strategy with business objectives.
Software Architecture, Development & Design, Product Management, Scrum /
Agile Development, Strategic Planning
Release Management, QA/Testing, Data Warehousing, Process Improvement Needs
Assessment, Mentoring / Training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
R1Soft - Houston, TX 2008 - Present
Fast-growing startup currently recognized as the #1 backup in the cloud
Software Development Manager
Define development processes and lead team of up to 10 in design and
development of web-based installable server and a C-based multiplatform
agent. Refine processes and improve code quality by leveraging Scrum
methodology, code review, and best practices. Collaborate with sales team
as well as customers to uncover product issues and enhance features. Mentor
engineering staff and develop training for technical support and QA teams.
. Launched new version of product that diversified sales opportunities
and propelled quarterly sales from $500K to $3M. Stabilized existing
product during rewrite and resolved issues using Agile development
processes.
. Established development processes to optimize productivity. Limited
scope to control quality and prevent future creep, allocated time for
unit testing and enforced scheduling to ensure smooth development.
. Introduced formal QA procedures, implemented testing, and formed QA
team to effectively launch with no major issues.
. Gained competitive edge by implementing Linux software driver build
system to effectively prevent loss of intellectual property while
enabling customer to access binary modules without having to build and
install headers.
Remote Knowledge - Houston, TX 2007 - 2008
Niche systems startup focused on developing internet router for use in
marine environments
Lead Software Engineer
Developed router software for satellite-based mobile aquatic router using C
on an ARM processor. Developed testing and QA policies including unit test
and black box testing. Implemented Agile development policies and
collaborated cross-functionally to determine planning and resource
allocation.
. Developed iptables-based billing solution and delivered package on-
time and under budget. Implemented bandwidth controls to limit costs
and routing mechanism to stop bandwidth loss.
NetIQ / Attachmate - Houston, TX 2004 - 2007
Developer of open source network security application; one of three for
profit secure shell products on market place
Software Engineer
Developed code in C/C++ to implement functionality and large scale changes
to a legacy product. Created code coverage and performance testing
infrastructure and built PKI Infrastructure codebase. Evaluated network
security and resolved security code issues.
. Collaborated in implementation of Scrum methodology, which accelerated
development process.
. Enhanced team performance by implementing code quality metrics and
analyzing patterns in code coverage and quality during code review.
Hewlett Packard - Fort Collins, CO 1998 - 2002
Global technology solutions leader offering hardware and software solutions
to consumers worldwide
Software Engineer
Developed functionality for network management product, HP OpenView.
Created script that managed backup of enterprise internal database Created
deployment mechanism to J2EE application. Authored training documentation
for support staff.
. Corrected issues and memory leaks using "Rational Purify" process.
. Ported 2M lines of code to C standard in support of release on new
operating system.
. Improved performance to both CPU-intensive and disk-intensive
subsystems by implementing threads and modifying file access timing.
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO
Software: UNIX / Linux, C, C++, C#, Windows, Visual studio, Java; Scripting
Languages: Perl, Shell
Hardware: Intel / AMD, HP/UX, AIX, Sun
OS: Unix / Linux, Windows, AIX, HP/UX, SunOS
EDUCATION
BS - Computer Science - Regis University - Denver, CO