Project Manager Management

Walter Parubrub

**** ******* *****, *** ****, CA 95118

408-***-**** Cell

abl978@r.postjobfree.com, Skype: walter.parubrub

Technical Project / Program Manager (PMP, MBA, BSEE). Experienced in

managing cross-functional teams (onsite and globally) for hardware,

firmware, software products and services. Ability to utilize and integrate

various tools to effectively manage programs, projects and products

throughout the lifecycle and across diverse organizations, locations and

cultures.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Product Development / Product Cross Functional Management: Product

Lifecycle Management (PLM): Management/Marketing, Sales,

Software, Firmware, Hardware Engineering

Planning, Integration, Execution, /Operations/Manufacturing/Logistics,

Control and Closing of: Scope, CS, OEM/Vendor Management, Technical

Schedule, Cost, Risk Management, Marketing and Publications, Legal,

Process Improvement Finance.

Project Management Tools: WBS (Work Customer Service/Support: Tech

Breakdown Structure), EVM (Earned Support, Field Support, Professional

Value Management, registers, Services, Repair Centers,

reporting, communication Education/Training and Management.

technologies, PERT (Program Program and Process Management Tools:

Evaluation & Review Technique) Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, MS

Operating Platforms; Microsoft, Project, Visio, MS Outlook,

UNIX/Solaris, Mac SharePoint, Live Meeting, Artemis,

Networking: Data (LAN/WAN), Voice, Oracle, Agile, ClearQuest, ClearCase,

Wireless, Storage Area Networking Team Track, Live Meeting

(SAN)

CAREER SUMMARY

INNOVATIVE IDEAS San Jose, CA 3/09-present

Consulting and project management, product development

Project/Program Manager / Consultant, San Jose, CA 03/09-present

. Feasibility studies and R&D for new ideas for the consumer market.

- Patent searches and market searches to evaluate similar products,

comparing features and costs.

- Analyzing whether or not product should proceed for initial

development or prototyping.

. Developing business plans (personnel and organizational resources,

financial investment analysis, market/business forecasting), patent /

intellectual property development, product development plans, and or

partnerships for new product development.

. Project planning, executing and controlling for project success

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS, San Jose, CA 9/05-3/09

Brocade produces storage, data center and file center networking products.

Senior Technical Program Manager for Storage Area Networking (SAN)

products (Hardware, Firmware/OS, and Manageability Software)

. Lead core team members (Product Management/Marketing, Sales,

Engineering /Operations/Manufacturing/Logistics, CS, OEM/Vendor

Management, Technical Marketing and Publications, Legal, Finance) in

the implementation of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLC / PLM /

PLCM) process.

- Concept/Initiation Phase (0): High level development and review of

the MRD (Market Requirements Document) or program charter

- Planning / Defination Phase (1): Iterations of the MRD to produce

the PRD (Product Requirements Document) and POR (Plan of Records)

with baselines for scope/features, schedules/time and budget/costs,

management plan for risks.

- Development Phase (2): Functional specs, Alpha and Beta test plans

developed, hardware prototyping and initial software or firmware

integration testing done, marketing, training and support plans

developed.

- Test Phase (3): Execution of product and process testing (Alpha,

Beta and regression), TOI (Transfer of Information) and readiness

reviews complete, GA (General Availability) complete.

- Launch Phase (4): Introduction of product to the market (OEM

launch), transfer of ownership to Sustaining, Customer Support

process stabilized, Marketing & Sales training.

- Sustaining Phase (5): Ongoing manufacturing and support, patch and

maintenance releases, initiation of EOL plans

- EOL Phase (6): Execution of EOL (End of Life) plans with

Marketing, Sales, and Operations/Manufacturing.

. Program managed multiple products: hardware (FX4-18i blade, 7500,

7500E) firmware/software (FOS-Fabric Operating Software) and

management application software (DCFM-Data Center Fabric Manager

Enterprise and Pro versions, WebTools, SMI-A, SMI-S)

. Improved processes with the implementation of approved best practices.

Processes were evaluated during staff meetings and Lessons Learned

sessions. Issues were discovered and analyzed, solutions and plans

developed with the input and approval of executive management to

mitigate the problem. Information and training were distributed

throughout the functional organizations to ensure quality and

consistency were achieved

. Performed monthly and quarterly program reviews. Presented program

highlights and dash board information to senior management, in

conjunction with functional managers or core team leads. Improved

presentation and review formats when needed with input and approval of

senior management.

. Scheduled and chaired weekly core team meetings to resolve issues that

impact cross-functional organizations.

Senior Engineering Project Manager for management software on SAN

products

. Applied PLM process in tangent with SDLC (Software Development

Lifecycle) to project manage the development of multiple products and

versions of SAN Management software tools

- Utilized SDLC / waterfall model (Requirements, Design,

Implementation, Verification, Maintenance) to develop plans,

product features, project schedules, milestones (EVT, DVT, SVT)

with engineering leads for SAN products: EFCM (Enterprise Fabric

Connectivity Manager) SANplicity, SANvergence Manager, SMI-S

- Executed, monitored and controlled plans and deliverables

throughout the PLM phases and processes.

- Forecasted and tracked development costs and budgets, utilizing

Artemis in conjunction with MS Project as the PMIS

. Moderated weekly onsite and offsite meetings with the team leads (GUI

Engineering, Database Engineering, Architecture, Test Engineering,

Packaging & Release Engineering, and Offshore Development) to ensure

software development, test/QA, OEM and customer issues are resolved.

. Interfaced with the core team members (Program Management, Product

Management, Legal/Contracts, Manufacturing/Operations, Account

Management, Service & Support, Technical Publications, Education) to

ensure product criteria were met.

. Presented bi-weekly and quarterly updates and repors to Senior and

Executive Management

INNOVATIVE IDEAS San Jose, CA 2/03-9/05

Consulting and project management for product development.

Project Manager / Consultant

. Consulted to develop business plans, patents (intellectual property),

and partnerships for new products that were distributed to the market

. Lead team members to develop new ideas/ inventions resulting in new

products and product lines to be manufactured and marketed.

. Performed feasibility or research studies to evaluate the success of

the product within the market.

. Utilized various tools (MS Project, MS Office, MS Outlook, EVM-Earned

Value Measurements) to manage the projects.

NORTEL NETWORKS / BAY NETWORKS Santa Clara, CA 9/98-2/03

Nortel Networks produces data networking and telecom equipment.

Senior NPI Program Manager

. Matrix managed New Product Introduction (NPI) teams, resulting in the

deployment of 6 to 18 products (software, hardware, wireless LAN,

voice, data / information technology) per year.

. Ensured Product Lifecycle (PLCM) process were planned and managed from

introduction through end-of-life (EOL) within the Small Business

Solutions product lines (BayStack, Passport, and Alteon), hubs,

switches, and small routers.

. Program managed the Service organization for service readiness of

Small Business Solutions products (BayStack hubs, switches, routers,

clustering, load balancing, security/SSL, wireless).

- Facilitated weekly team meetings and monthly phase reviews with

global support organizations: Tech Support, Field Support,

Professional Services, Repair Centers, Education/Training and

Management.

- Planned and managed deliverables, risks, action items and

escalations to and from the NPI representatives (Product

Management, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Operations, Compliance

and Regulations, and others) to keep projects on track

. Improved the NPI Service processes, resulting in more efficient and

streamlined controls.

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, Santa Clara, CA 5/88-9/98

Manufacturer of servers, storage systems (disk arrays, RAID, tape systems),

and Solaris operating system

Systems Engineer, Technical Services 8/96-9/98

. Designed, developed and maintained the worldwide patch database on Sun

servers and storage systems that increased the performance and

capacity by over 200%.

. Ensured quality and consistency of the patch distribution to worldwide

customers by obtaining feedback from Sun's worldwide technical

services organizations and implementing fixes and updates to the patch

database.

. Trained Support Engineers in using and navigating the patch database.

Technical Support/Escalation Engineer, Corporate Technical Escalation

10/94-8/96

. Resolved high or critical customer's problems resulting in the

retention of multi-million dollar business contracts.

. Supported Sun's hardware products (deskside, desktop, servers and

peripherals) on UNIX, Solaris OS)

Test Engineer, Customer Service Logistics 07/91-10/94

. Qualified contractors to perform repair on Sun hardware products,

which increased output by 22%.

. Chaired ECN and ECO meetings and interfaced with engineering,

manufacturing, logistics and management to improve quality and

reliability of the performance of the monitors/CRTs.

Production Engineer, Supplier Base Engineering 05/88-07/91

. Supported and qualified Sun's original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)

and auditing line, reducing monitor failure rates by 25%.

. Design and development of test systems to qualify and maintain the

quality of Sun monitors

. Training of line technicians to perform quality tests and procedures

on monitors

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

. PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI (Project Management

Institute)

. MBA Technology Management, University of Phoenix

. BSEE (Electronics Engineering), De Vry University

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