Manager Software

Location:

Marietta, GA, 30068

Posted:

March 09, 2010

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Victor A. Ward, PMP

Certified Project Management Professional

Direct: 770-***-**** ***.****@*******.*** 1717 Nordic Trace

Cell: 678-***-**** Marietta, GA 30068

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Exceptional analytical and verbal skills Management Professional

Proven expertise in Project Management 30+ Years Experience with High Tech Firm

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EchoStar Holding Corporation (formerly DISH Networks), Atlanta, GA 2007 – Present

Senior Program Manager, EchoStar Data Networks

• Lead Program to develop and maintain software for consumer satellite set-top-box

o Interface with management and software development team to ensure timely release of software to

consumer set-top-boxes that match to marketing specifications.

o Maintain product software release roadmaps and present to management.

o Ensure proper testing is performed and review results to determine software readiness.

o Maintain all standard software release documents and obtain necessary signoff on all necessary

software release documents.

• Lead Program to develop a Commercial “Free-to-Guest” Satellite Television solution for the lodging

market making HDTV available via QAM and IPTV

o Lead software engineering team to design and implement software to allow the ViP 222 set-top-

box to be used in commercial applications.

o Employ standards in solution (IP, DTCP, OpenEPG, and UPnP) to make adoption by multiple

partners possible. Same software standards to be used for DTLA standard devices.

o Work with multiple partners to provide a seamless product to fit market needs.

o Represent the needs of the Commercial Sales organization in product planning.

o Help establish priorities for product releases.

• Provide Product demonstrations and solution explanations.

• Develop and teach programs on Project Management Fundamentals.

Hewlett-Packard Company, Atlanta, GA 1992 – 2007

Project Leader, Information Technology-Global Operations (5 years)

• Relationship manager for IT suppliers

• Led and managed project teams developing web based applications.

• Organized and lead world-wide strategic programs and present progress to Senior Management

• Developed the negotiation strategy for a major HP software supplier that resulted in a savings of $13M per

year

• Influence IT Business units to help develop strategic labor and staffing plans

• Assist teams in Mergers and Acquisition activities to integrate into HP.

• Consistently ranked as a Strong Performer or better for 15 years

Project Leader, Indirect Procurement-Global Operations (2 years)

• Manage relationships with strategic IT consulting suppliers.

• Influence Senior Management on tactics and approach to the engagement of Management Consultants

• Led projects to negotiated contracts in for Management Consulting Service that resulted in $2.8M savings

• Developed the strategy and plan for negotiating world-wide master contracts and specific Scope-of-Work

documents with world class suppliers resulting in over $1M Savings

• Develop method to track and report usage of negotiated “no cost” consulting services tracking over $6M in

negotiated savings

Project Leader/Information Technology Software Development Manager (8 years)

• Led and manage project teams of software developers using Software Development Life Cycle principals

o Develop Web based software applications

o Develop EDI software applications for world-wide Order Processing

o Develop Financial, Marketing, HR and other software applications

• Managed a staff of programmer analysts performing legacy systems maintenance functions.