Manager Project

Greg L. Weinstein

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Milpitas, California 95035

****@*************.******.*************.***

home: 408-***-****

cell: 510-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Product or program management

Over seven years of PM experience; over 15 years of total product design and engineering experience

Specialties include: consumer software, web products, digital video, audio, and imaging, consumer electronics, retail, verticals, tools, peripherals

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Over $100M in sales generated through product lines, responsible as product manager or designer.

Simultaneously managed dozens of digital video, photography, and imaging products from concept to customer, successfully launching new titles on time, boosting sales some 5% each month.

Specified and oversaw creation of imaging platforms and products, developing more consumer-friendly and marketable products including developing MRD/PRDs, allowing better prioritization of resources.

Led development of 3D imaging technology and GUI while creating new corporate look-and-feel, combining R&D teams from merged companies, critical to success of the enterprise.

Identified product opportunities, features, and designs through competitive research, analysis, testing, investigation, and leading interdisciplinary teams, to produce best-of-class consumer products.

Paved way for successful startup though expert design, skillful architecture, and innovative leadership through the creation of a novel imaging system while managing its project team.

Designed, wrote, and retailed multiple software titles, consulting with game console maker.

SKILLS

Inbound, outbound product management (PM); product requirements specification (MRD); team leadership; R&D/problem-solving; award-winning writing; deep industry experience

Full life-cycle product development and cost/benefit decision-making, leading cross-functional teams; negotiating, building consensus, and executing cooperative plans in a dynamic environment

Creating vision, advocating technology, and representing the customer, while getting the job done; working closely with engineers, graphic artists, writers, product designers, PR, and management

Extensive software and hardware expertise includes: PCs, PDAs, embedded, DSP, 3D, animation, GUI, C/C++, assembly, Windows, MS Project and Office, and media tools such as from Adobe.HISTORY

Contractor / Consultant / Analyst / Reporter ? various 2002 - present

Short-term assignments including design, custom development, and troubleshooting, including wireless, LAN, imaging, and web. Writing, analysis covering consumer electronics/software/web and photo/imaging/video.

Senior Product ManagerArcSoft Inc. 2000 - 2001

Third largest creator of consumer digital video, imaging, and media titles, plus web services (PhotoIsland).

Planned web server-based line, developing MRD/PRD and creating a vision for the product line.

Owned entire retail/packaged/OEM software line, including quality, performance, and features ? over a dozen titles, each with many versions in shipment and in progress, with regular updating cycles.

Managed full life cycle, inbound and outbound, working with all departments on design, development, packaging, localization, GUI, manufacturing, and marketing, for timely release and success

Fostered consensus between groups, bringing clarity to the process, and tracking success.

Represented customer?s viewpoint, researching needs and competition, writing MRD/PRDs.

Prioritized and made trade-off decisions, estimating costs and consequences, while solving problems.

Built relationships with major partners, including outsourcing, joint marketing, events, and releases.

Supervised platform migration and major versioning; brought titles to XP logo-certification status.

Ran trade-show activities; evangelized products; served as internal product and technology expert.

Wrote or edited collateral, PR, catalogs, and sales literature, managing design and production.

Developed and maintained company?s short-term and long-term/strategic product roadmaps.

Developed standards for quality and releases. Oversaw development of full e-commerce capabilities.

Product Manager, iPIX Media ? Internet Pictures Corp. (iPIX) 2000

iPix is the creator of patented technology for full-360o "3D" digital imaging and video.

Owned end-user, web, and multimedia products, plus developer relations.

Wrote MRDs; led effort to combine resources of newly-merged team members at diverse locations.

Led cross-functional team, overseeing development of GUI for new corporate look-and-feel.

Developed the strategic roadmap, planning development of entire line of products.

Built relationships with major partners such as IBM and Windows Media Player group.

Formulated and tracked schedules, solving problems for timely success. Closely worked with QA, R&D.

Organized consensus-reaching process and approvals, including among top officers.

Windows product manager and Senior Software Developer19961999

Data Research and Applications Inc. (DRA)

A developer of vertical-market systems and software. Led Windows efforts, defining new products including imaging / 3D, Web-based protocols, and tools. Researched, specified (PRDs), and oversaw documentation. Architected, designed, and wrote software and APIs, solved problems, and supported customers.

Director of Product Development ? Ultimate Software1992 - 1995Group Ltd. (U.S. Group) merged w/ Strategic Image Systems Inc. (SIS)

Creator of PC-based imaging applications and drivers. Managed R&D team. Designed compression and transcoding software. Product-managed vertical-market apps. Trained field representatives. Oversaw alliances and internal R&D infrastructure. Organized, gave trade show demos. Supported customers.

Member of the Technical Staff (

MTS) ? Audio Animation, Inc. (AAI) 1990 - 1992

Key early developer of DSP-based embedded digital media solutions. Software architect, implementing major new platform with product planning committee. GUI designer. Cultivated strategic relations with major partners. Evangelized products. Created, gave demos. Developed first embedded Windows-based product.

Senior Software EngineerDigital A. V., Inc. 1987 - 1990

Developer of vertical-market solutions. Project manager; imaging system/WAN architect. Wrote imaging, LAN, printer, scanner, and telephony drivers. Consulted on TARGA (.TGA) file format definition.

assistant to International Product Manager 1984 ? 1987

Philips Home Interactive Systems, Inc. ("Magnavox")

Worldwide R&D center for game consoles, PCs, and PDAs, inventing CD technology. GUI/desktop designer for new console platform. Designer of early PDA. Drove software function and UI. Outsourced contracts. Wrote subsystems such as error handling. Oversaw typography. Developed demos, ran alpha/beta tests.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Author: books with Microsoft and Gateway; articles in Computer Graphics, MSX World, and others; Senior Editor, Web Developer?s Journal and PC Register; national award for best feature writing.

Active in professional groups, including: President, East Tennessee Computer Society; Sponsor, Tennessee?s Technology Conference; ACM SIGGRAPH chapter leader; IEEE Computer Society.

Part of team creating world?s first "Bank-at-Home" system, with Tandy, EMI, Hayes, and CompuServe.

Commercial software projects include: web, speech, educational toy, and embedded/game software.

EDUCATION

dual B.A., in both Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Cum Laude, University of Tennessee.

Designated "College Scholar" in special five-year "mini-Masters" program. Graduate work in cryptography, software engineering, and interface design. Coursework in business and accounting.

Member of Student Senate, honor committee, Dean?s Council, Vice-Chair of Central Program Council

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