Manager Development

MARINA SHALMON

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H: 781-***-**** C: 617-***-****

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Program Manager with expertise in leading innovative, state-of-the-art software programs in new

and challenging technologies.

OVERVIEW

Driven numerous projects to completion with large, internationally distributed multifunctional teams.

Strategical perspective and vision in growing organizations and product lines.

Customer interaction experience, in all phases of product development.

Team building and leadership – hiring, motivating and developing people.

Conflict negotiation and Influencing skills, bridging gaps between teams and people.

Championed continuous improvement in software processes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AccuRev Inc, Lexington, Ma 2007 to 2009

Software Development Manager - responsible for process definition and improvement

Led the continuous process improvement effort in the company. Advocated and managed the full

adoption of Javadoc and Junit.

Managed the transition from a poorly performing off-shore team (India) to a team of the highest

professional standard (SoftServe in Ukraine).

Led the Java based and Web 2.0 based Graphical User Interfaces – with focus on the user

experience; the IDE integrations with AccuRev – Eclipse and IntelliJ plug ins (Java based); the

Issue Tracking Systems (ITS) bridges to AccuRev – Jira, Clearquest, Bugzilla, HP Quality Center

(Perl based); the Installation and Documentation teams.

WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, Nashua, NH 2005 to 2007

Engineering Manager - Program management and technical leadership.

Coordinated the efforts of multiple teams for on time delivery of VxWork releases: software and

hardware development, Integration and Test, Program Office, Marketing and Sales, Product

Management, Documentation, Customer Support, Professional Services; teams distributed

worldwide throughout US, Canada, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, China, and India.

Coordinated two off-shore teams (USB development and OS test) in India.

Managed the VxWorks development interface to Intel.

AVAYA, Concord, MA 2002 to 2005

Senior Software Development Manager - Program management and technical leadership.

Acted as the overall Program Manager for the development of a “Network quality monitoring and

path optimization” product, including the due diligence for the acquisition and the integration of two

startups. The product had a sophisticated web-reporting component. Ensured program kept on

course, identifying quickly and correcting any bottlenecks (40 engineers).

Program Leader for a high-density, high-availability IP-to-PSTN VoIP media gateway, with both an

embedded component and a web-based network management component. Coordinated the efforts

of all the R&D teams (~100 engineers), tracked and reported the program status.

Led the Platform and Layer 2 development for a high-speed ASIC-based Switching Router.

Program managed the overall releases for the whole product.

BELL NORTHERN RESEARCH / NORTEL NETWORKS 1987 to 2002

Software Development Manager

Led the Platform and System Infrastructure development of a high-speed Label Edge Router, in an

embedded UNIX environment (OS choice, Hardware interfaces, configuration and maintenance).

Built and led the Technical Support organization for a Nortel VPN product (30 engineers).

Built and led the Canadian Technical Assistance Center, supporting the installation of all Nortel

Networks products in the Canadian market (voice, data, wireless and optical).

Led the development of regulatory and custom features on the DMS-100 digital telephony switch,

including Electronic Surveillance software for multiple markets - US Government(CALEA),

Canadian Government, Germany and Australia.

Designed and implemented a light, real time, multi-tasking kernel, as well as the control, user

interface and communication firmware (X.25, X.400) for a multiprocessor based Digital Test Head.

EDUCATION

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Ph. D. in Solid State Physics

B. Sc. equivalent in Computer Sciences

University of Bucharest, Romania

Diploma in Solid State Physics (M.Sc. equivalent)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Development: Architecture, development and delivery for a wide range of application as well

as for embedded systems, including SCM, Web, Web 2.0 and desktop GUI development, web-based

network status reporting, network monitoring and optimization, network management and network

security, real time operating systems, hardware control, VoIP, switching/routing, wireless.

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, UNIX (HP-UX, Solaris, NetBSD), VxWorks, pSOS, Nortel

proprietary, DTHOS.

Languages: Java, C, C++, Perl, Python, Assembler, Nortel proprietary.

Tools: Project management (Microsoft Project, Excel, Rally, VersionOne), SCM (AccuRev, Clearcase,

CVS), ITS (AccuRev, Clearquest, Jira, Bugzilla), Build tools (CruiseControl, Maven, Ant), Web tools

(GWT, Apache Tomcat), Databases (Postgres, MySQL), Test tools( QTP, Rational Robot, ICE).

AFFILIATIONS

Member of ACM

Secretary of GBC-ACM (Greater Boston Chapter of ACM)

Secretary of ABC-ACM (Agile Bazaar Chapter of ACM)

On the board of directors of Boston-SPIN (Boston Software Pocess Improvement Network)

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