Stephen A. Michael
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SUMMARY
V Visionary development leader with business savvy and deep experience in
creating and delivering profitable, large-scale, software-driven product
initiatives
. Includes concept, positioning, architecture, delivery, and
packaging
V Expert in cloud-computing architectures requiring large-scale, non-stop
operations
. Distributed, high-availability software and hardware solution
designs
. Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA)
. Multi-tenant SaaS / On-Demand delivery models
V Experienced in recruiting and directing super-productive solution teams
. Proven ability to build, lead, inspire, and motivate over-achieving
R&D teams
V Skills encompass a broad range of software development technologies
. C# .NET, C / C++, Java, and Web-based development environments
. Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs for Linux, Windows, and BlackBerry
. MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Berkeley Databases
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
V Conceived of and delivered pioneering web-based contact center service
cloud
. Thousands of distributed users per system instance and 24x7
operation
. Evangelized solution to co-founders, partners, and prospective
investors
. Built and directed the distributed R&D team that delivered the
service (SaaS model)
. Included workflow engine for skills-based routing of both voice and
messaging
. Sold to both Siebel / Oracle and EADS Telecom / Aastra - remains in
operation
. Technologies: Distributed and self-healing s/w architecture, C++,
Java services.
C# .NET, JavaScript clients. XML. Oracle DB. VoIP / SIP using
Dialogic and AcuLab media services. Windows and Linux servers
. See http://aastraondemand.com/ for latest product snapshot
V The MCI solution that interrupted dinners, yet made hundred$ of million$
for MCI Long Distance!
. Increased MCI's annually recurring revenue potential by an
estimated $400 Million$
. 20+ thousand blended agents across 12+ contact centers; 60M
calls/day capacity
. Conceived of the project, sold it to upper-level management, and
directed the distributed R&D team in rapidly delivering the
solution
. Mission-critical; if it failed, then users must be sent home. So
it did not fail!
. Adaptive real-time predictive forecasting engine that both
maximized agent efficiency while delivering the lowest abandon-
rates in the industry
. Technologies: Distributed architecture, C++, and Oracle Db on
Windows servers
V Google-like Search Engine designed to host 100K or more product links
. Support of ranked, keyword-based searches against large product
database
. Project conception, design, and successful implementation
. Technologies: PHP, Zend, MySQL, JavaScript, YUI, XML, RSS, Apache,
and Linux
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RightNow Technologies . Colorado Springs, CO . Apr 2008 - Dec 2009
Director of Product Management, Contact Centers
Aastra USA . Colorado Springs, CO . 2005 - 2007
Senior Director of Application Development and Chief Architect
EADS Telecom . Colorado Springs, CO . Nov 2001 - 2005
Director of Development, Chief Architect, and Product Mgmt roles (note:
Acquired by Aastra USA)
Ineto, Inc. . Colorado Springs, CO . Mar 1999 - Nov 2001
VP of Engineering and Chief Architect - co-founder (note: IP and team
acquired by EADS Telecom)
MCI Telecommunications Corporation . Colorado Springs, CO . 1995 - Feb 1999
Senior Manager 2, Lead Software Architect
MCI Telecommunications Corporation . Austin, TX . 1991 - 1995
R&D management, Software Architect, and lead development positions
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AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS
. Restructured product and processes to return RightNow Voice service to
profitability
. ICMI Best of Show, 2007: the Centergy Virtual Contact Center (SaaS-
based solution)
. Internet Telephony Product of the Year, 2002: the Centergy Remote
enterprise center
. MCI Circle of Excellence
. MCI Peak Achiever (2x recipient)
. Patent: Customer Communication Service Center: US 7106850 (co-
inventor)
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Science, Computer Science.
Memphis State University, Memphis, TN (now: The University of Memphis)
Professional Training
. Strengths Finder 2.0
. SIP: The Session Initiation Protocol. Real Solutions
. Future Directions in Telecommunications: Pace University
. Situational Leadership II: Blanchard
. Object-Oriented Design: System House
Keywords: C++, C, C#, C Sharp, .NET, DotNet, Java, JavaScript, Jscript,
PHP, MySQL, LAMP, Oracle, SQL, DBA, VoIP, Voice over IP, SIP, Distributed,
SOA, SOAP, web services, telephony, CTI, Dialogic, AcuLab, Intecom, Cisco,
Subversion, SVN, Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, IDE, Eclipse, SQL Server,
DCE, RPC, SourceSafe, Microsoft, Linux, Unix, QNX, Solaris, Berkeley,
Clustering, SaaS, OnDemand, On-Demand Replication, predictive dialing,
dialers, data warehouses, warehousing, search engines, affiliate marketing,
object-oriented design, non-stop, fault-tolerant, Zend framework,
BlackBerry JDE, Eclipse, Visual Studio, SmartPhone, SmartPhones, Product
Maanger, Product Mangement, BlackBerry, Android