Project Manager Management
Resume:
ROGER BLATCHFORD
Torrance, CA 90503
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SUMMARY
• Software Development / Technical Project Manager with extensive experience in development of
complex software and infrastructure systems. PMP certified with proven success in leading projects,
building teams and delivering quality solutions on time. Strengths include: leadership, technical
knowledge, communication, team building and mentoring of development teams. Areas of expertise:
E-Commerce web site and application development in a Microsoft .NET environment. Strong
knowledge of system architecture, web services and client / server systems. Extensive experience
with outsourcing and off-shore projects. Worked in both consultant and permanent roles at major
employers: Citicorp, Reuters, Symantec, Capital Group and PennysaverUSA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PennySaverUSA, Brea, CA 7/2007-5/2009
Web Site, Classified Ads
IT Manager – Web Development
• Led an 11 member web development team in multiple projects to increase the functionality of the
company's ecommerce initiative. All projects were implemented in .Net using both Waterfall and
Agile methodologies. Project schedules were met on-time with high quality deliverables resulting in
nearly a 100% increase in departmental revenue over a 12 month period.
• Provided project continuity by serving as point of contact for marketing, customer service and
development groups. Managed all project phases including: project definition, requirements
gathering, scope definition, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, architectural
design, hardware acquisition, risk management, deliverables tracking, QA and release.
• Created a more collaborative environment which increased team efficiency and significantly
improved interactions between development and senior management. The team included an Architect,
Senior, Mid-level and Contract developers, a Graphics Artist, QA Engineer and a System
Administrator. Productivity increased dramatically in a 3 month timeframe.
• Built the team through hiring and mentoring of existing team members. Brought in 3rd party tools
resulting in significant reduction in development and delivery time
• Managed the team's PCI compliance and SEO efforts. Provided training for the team in SEO
techniques resulting in an immediate and significant increase in the product's Google SEO rating.
• Co-managed the company's offshore outsourcing development project which resulted in the
development of a new web site in a 5 month time frame and a dramatic decrease in the company's
operational costs.
• All development was done using ASP.NET, VB.NET and MySQL.
Capital Group, Brea, CA 3/2006 – 7/2006
Investment Management
Technical Project Manager – Contract Position
• Served as an Architectural Project Manager on a cross-functional, company-wide initiative to divide
the company into two separate entities. The project involved the duplication of all development, QA,
production and disaster recovery hardware environments along with the corresponding software
architectures.
• Worked with both internal and external groups on the development of a comprehensive project plan
which covered hardware requirements and procurement, software development schedules, rollout
phases, resource requirements and the impact of related projects.
• Provided Project Management at a high level for two development groups and detailed management
for one of them. Tasks included not only development of project plans but acting as a single point of
contact for the two groups, researching and documenting the software architecture, working with
development teams on interface changes and integration test scheduling, monitoring day to day status
and providing monthly status reviews for senior management.
• Developed and presented an options proposal to senior management and the Technology Operation
committee which resulted in the approval of a hardware implementation approach expected to exceed
$700k.
Symantec, Santa Monica, CA 5/2004 – 6/2005
An Internet Security Company
Development Manager
• With a goal of creating the company’s next major consumer / corporate software release including its’
new spyware product, led a 12 person team in the enhancement of the software infrastructure and
development of the spyware engine portion of the product. All milestones were met on or before the
due dates. Other responsibilities included:
• Working with internal and external teams in defining, estimating development efforts and
prioritizing requirements.
• Performing project management tasks including scheduling and assigning personnel, conducting
design and code reviews, monitoring /rebalancing work loads, holding daily staff meetings,
reviewing and assigning defects, handling integration issues with external teams and
communicating status to senior management.
• Serving as the groups main contact for QA and Product Management teams
• Created and gave an architectural overview presentation to Development groups, QA and the
Product Management organizations to increase the awareness of the product’s infrastructure.
Reuters America Inc., El Segundo, CA 1986 - 2004
A provider of stock market financial information
Software Advisor / Manager (1995-2004)
• To keep the Reuters Plus product current with the latest Microsoft technologies, served technical lead
in the conversion of the product to a web service. Project was completed in a 5 month time frame.
• Designed and implemented in 3 month time frame, a multithreaded, object oriented, .Net middleware
architecture, which included a memory resident data base written in C#. It provided .Net client
applications with an API to retrieve real time stock market data.
• Developed 5 COM components in a 4 month time frame, to provide charting data in a client/server
environment. All components were multithreaded (MTA) and implemented using IConnectionPoint
interfaces. One of the objects was a shared component which provided thread pooling and message
queuing.
• Served as lead engineer in the redesign of the company’s data delivery system to increase system
performance and remove data traffic bottlenecks. Resulting in an increase of system through-put of
30% and a 20% reduction in CPU usage.
• To provide a news service to the Reuters Plus product, served as technical lead and developer in the
creation of three ActiveX applications and a dynamic headline server. Project was completed on time
and the applications integrated seamlessly in the product’s environment.
Senior Programmer Analyst (1989 – 1995)
• Successfully created a reliable client/server news application, to provide broadcast headlines and
story data. Application was developed using Microsoft C in a Windows 3.1 environment, used a DDE
interface to retrieve story information in a query/response fashion and received broadcast headlines
dynamically via a TCP/IP connection.
• Developed a UNIX like message queue system as a Windows 3.1 DLL to provide UNIX applications
ported to the Windows 3.x environment with a similar API for inter-process communication. Project
reduced the porting time by 20%.
Senior Programmer (1986 – 1989)
• Developed a memory resident database, which was updated on a real time basis via TCP/IP LAN
connections or serial lines to provide applications with quick access to dynamic stock market data.
The result was significant reduction in access time and the load on the server.
• To reduce assembly time, designed, coded and debugged on time, a batch job submittal system
between a proprietary Quotron mini computer and a UNIX server.
CERTIFICATIONS
PMP Certification - Project Management Professional - Project Management Institute 9/2005
EDUCATION
B.A. in Business Administration
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
COMPUTER COURSEWORK AND SEMINARS
• Iterative and Agile Project Management - University of Management and Technology. 1/2009
• Work Breakdown Structures - University of Management and Technology. 5/2009
• E-Commerce and Projects - University of Management and Technology. 5/2009
• Attended Microsoft technology forums, classes in the areas of .NET development, web services,
COM/DCOM, ATL and MFC
• Attended Bruce Clay SEO training classes, SEOTools.com. 1/2008
• Attended Endeca Discovery Day Seminar 5/2008
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS
Platforms: Windows Vista/XP/2000/NT, UNIX.
Languages: ASP.NET, C#, C++, .Net, UML, COM/DCOM, ATL, XML, ActiveX, Win32, STL,
MFC
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