Manager Developer

RYAN KENNEDY

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E XPERIENCE

TRILOGY/VERSATA (AUSTIN, TX)

Privately held company delivering business value to Global 1000 customers through technology-

powered solutions.

Director (2007 Present)

Most senior technical manager in Versata s sizeable Automotive business unit. Leader of

multiple technical teams within the Ford account. Single point of technical ownership across

multiple existing and newly-developed systems that are critical to Ford s business. Overall

owner of FordDirect.com applications, serving 3.5 million shoppers monthly and driving over

10% of Ford Motor Company s new vehicle sales. Directly responsible for technical delivery

of over $15M in software and services revenue each year through large global network of 45+

off-shore resources and 15+ outsourcing vendors.

Senior Technical Manager (2005 2006)

Helped customer executives prioritize and define applications and functionality. Defined team

development standards and processes. Delivered on-time releases to spec and budget in a

highly dynamic customer environment with shifting requirements and priorities. Mentored

high-potential team members into leadership roles. Designed patent-pending Flash testing

framework.

In 2005, was one of 8 high performers selected to lead the Trilogy University program in

Bangalore. We developed and delivered the curriculum of this intense 4 mon th training and

business incubator program for 100+ new hires from India and China.

Technical Manager (2004)

Technical Manager for FordDirect.com application, including 12+ large feature releases,

integrations to several 3rd party systems, and support for 100 s of affiliate websites. Oversaw

transition of applications and UI to support multiple brands and developed experience and

processes for managing IT and agency dependencies.

Software Developer, Integration Consultant (2000 - 2003)

Developed and delivered multiple projects within Trilogy s various businesses, including

Ford s eCoupon incentive management system, Automotive Owner Services, Nissan Build &

Price and Trilogy s Leadership.com. Joined FordDirect team in 2003 to help implement

inventory search functionality. Soon became lead developer on FordDirect.com (Java/JSP).

Developed expertise in UI implementation, quality processes, collaborative development, Java

deployment, and usability.

BLUESTONE SOFTWARE/HEWLETT PACKARD (MOUNT LAUREL, NJ)

Product Support, Quality Engineer (1999-2000)

Provided remote and on-site support for Sapphire Java Application Server and suite of J2EE

development tools. Supported customer e-commerce deployments through coding sample

applications, writing test cases, and authoring development guides. Debugged JSP/Servlet

container implementation with Senior Engineers.

JUMP.COM (ITHACA, NY)

Program Manager, Software Developer (1997-1999)

Member of executive strategy team that set product direction for one of the market s first web-

based calendaring/PIM applications. Managed project plan for initial public release and

conducted user testing of application prototypes. Lead developer for prototype desktop

application. Purchased by Microsoft and re-launched as MSN Calendar/Alerts/Invites.

E DUCATION

Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca NY

B.S. in Computer Science (Cum Laude)

T ECHNOLOGIES

Languages: Java, C/C++, ActionScript, JavaScript

Java Technologies: JSP/Taglibs, Servlets, XML (SAX/DOM)

Development Platforms: Win32, Linux

Servers/Containers: WebSphere, Apache, Tomcat, JRun, IIS

Version Control: Subversion, MKS Source Integrity, Rational ClearCase, CVS, PVCS

Web Technologies: Flash, DHTML/HTML, AJAX, CSS, RESTful Web Services

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