Sales Quality Assurance
Resume:
Kevin
Watson I bring ideas to life by
A technically savvy individual who has experience designing, developing and delivering new
Career Development
technology solutions in startup, turnaround and growth situations. Technology experience
Director (9 years)
spans real-time commercial applications, defense, and B2B. Demonstrated ability to blend
Development Manager (6 years)
sales and marketing issues with engineering and product management effectively,
Supervisor (2 years)
transforming complex technology products into vibrant, compelling and easily
Developer (6 years)
commercialized, high value software.
Experience at a Glance
Accomplishments
Site Director for a team of 45
Delivered award-winning products for web, enterprise, mobile, and real-time markets.
managers, developers,
Developed commercial websites using e-commerce
technical writers, and support
Crafted a compelling product road map for a new market making technology laid off 60% of the
engineers.
developers - realigned core team - shipped product in less than 6 months.
Sexed up legacy products creating the buzz to attract Microsoft and Sun.
Contributing member of
Product Strategy Council Tripled product releases from 1 every 18 months to 2/year while increasing features.
propose new products, report Performed numerous technological due diligence assessments for acquisitions.
on status, and align Training to the US Dept of Defense [DOD], US Postal Service, NASA etc.
development efforts with
Technology
changing market requirements.
Developed operating systems, real-time embedded applications, middleware applications, websites, web
300% Increase in productivity
services, application servers, etc. using:
Web base technologies: AJAX, PHP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Java Servlets, J2EE, J2ME,
Reduced sick leave and
Web Services, XML, SOAP, Prototype
inaccurate vacation accrual by
Languages : Java (JSP, Java Beans, EJB, Servlets, Portlets), Java Script, C# (.NET), C++,
55%
VBScript, Ada, Java Swing, Unix/Linux shell, Assembler, Objective C (Smalltalk), LISP,
MySql/SQL (LAMP), UML
Develop product collateral
Operating Systems/Environments: real-time OS, MS Windows (Vista, XP, NT), Solaris,
Sharepoint, UNIX/Linux, Wind River (VxWorks), QNX, iSeries, zSeries, pSOS, Unison, Harmony,
Review & approve all hardware
Tomcat, GNU Tools, JBuilder, Visual Studio, MS Project, CVS, SVN
and software designs
Areas of Development: SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) development of real-time
operating systems, device drivers (low-level/embedded programming), emulators, database
Conceived, designed, and
adapters, web/application servers, websites, object oriented
developed 6 new products.
Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP, XML, SOAP, RS-232, Ethernet, SMTP, FTP, X-Windows
Revived ailing projects.
Special Skills
Supported sales initiatives by
promoting an anytime support 23 years experience has honed the following commercialization competencies:
attitude amongst staff. Responsible for technical architecture, design, new feature enhancements & product
management.
Support a 24/7 data center Monitored day-to-day activities of team.
Budgeted the expenses for a $3 million dollar development site
PMP Certified (2009) Managed & Leaded teams ranging from 4-45 people (located in Canada, USA, Israel)
Built teams by recruiting top notch developers (hired & fired)
Secret Security Clearance
95-54-4466
Employment History
Caerus Telesto, Senior Architecture and Developer, (06-present)
CLIENTS Developed 3 corporate websites (B2B, B2C, & B2B). These website(s) used AJAX/JavaScript to search
36,000 globally (20 million though database(s). The results were cached in the browser to provide a richer feeling for the end user.
users) representing 91% of Solution employs SOA, AJAX, Java, JSP, MySQL, & PHP
FP500. A Java daemon was developed to fill database with jobs from the newsgroups (NNTP)
TECHNOLOGY Director, Product Management/Development (May 07- Dec 08)
Linux, Windows, iSeries, TireStamp is an innovative tire data analytics company, which collects and analyzes relevant tire data to
zSeries, Solaris, SOA, AIX, reduce operational costs for commercial and passenger fleets. In this role, I am responsible for all issues
Series, J2EE, C++, .NET, relating to product development, architecture, design, maintenance, product management, SRED claims,
PHP, JavaScript, JSP. and manufacturing. Duties Include:
Prototype & evaluate new technologies using PHP, Perl, and Javascript
CLIENTS Research new innovative products and approaches using agile techniques.
36,000 globally (20 million Proprietary hardware located on vehicle transmits data using cellular technology to a .NET
users) representing 91% of portal; allowing customers to track a fleet s location on a map. Solution employs SOA,
FP500. AJAX, C++, and C#, SQL, & PHP
Develop the MRD, PRD, product roadmaps, and development schedules, and functional
specifications.
Develop custom interfaces using browsers, blackberries and windows mobile devices.
Manage a team of 6 software & hardware engineers.
Work with Sales & Marketing to formulate a strategic product direction
40 Cadillac Rd.
Plan & schedule product releases using agile development techniques.
Chelsea, PQ.J9B 1B9
Responsible for hardware design, development and manufacturing.
Approve functional specifications, hardware/software designs, and deliverables.
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TireStamp is a startup company that has grown from 3 to its current size of 25.
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Director, Engineering Ottawa, (97- 07)
NetManage acquired Simware & WallData in 1999, at that time; the R&D staff swelled to 200+ developers,
managers, directors, etc. Two years later, NetManage shed all but myself and a core team of handpicked
people who where charged with reviving its lagging product line. I spearheaded several initiatives to infuse
the product line with robust functionality making it more appealing. Reporting directly to the VP of
Engineering in Haifa Israel my role was to:
Responsible for the development of PRD s, use cases, schedules, training material, and seminars.
Responsible for technical & sales support.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Worked closely with sales and marketing to define MRD & product roadmaps.
Performed competitive analysis on various product lines.
Technical architecture of middleware application server used to bridge IBM mainframes with more
In 2005
modern interfaces such as Web services, .NET, J2EE, SOAP, etc.
NetManage has been chosen
Built a team environment that allowed everyone to contribute to the requirements, design, and beta
as winner in IT Weeks Top 50 phases of the project.
Innovators. Programmed a development environment using Java swing, SQL, etc.
Managed a team of 45 managers, team leads, developers, QA, & technical writers
Project managed a virtual team located in USA, Israel, and Canada.
Responsible for staff reviews, hiring and firing people.
Streamlined departmental processes to increase efficiency and productivity to team.
Reduced sick leave and inaccurate vacation accrual by 55%.
Reduced expenditures by reviewing support & maintenance agreements.
In 2005 Industry Day-to-day monitoring of work & deliverables; adjusting plans when necessary.
analyst ZapThink noted that Software was used by governments and companies for mission critical applications.
NetManage's OnWeb is well- Developed applications that have been used by more than 20 million users.
positioned to help implement Responsible for technical sales support.
service-oriented architecture
ShowBase, Vice President of Engineering (96-97)
(SOA) and help build the future
ShowBase specialized in providing easy to use database publishing solutions for the Internet
generation of composite
Startup company funded by venture capital (15 employees)
application
Negotiate 3rd party technology transfers from University of Waterloo and Regina
Mentor junior staff members by training them on Visual C++ and Java.
Developed database publishing engine using C++, Visual Studio, Active X.
Managed developers, Quality Assurance, Technical Writing, and Support.
Created 3 new web based products in less than a year.
In 2005 OnWeb Mobile was Re-designed initial product offering in an effort to make them easier to use & sell.
recognized in Computerworld s Eight months after bootstrapping ShowBase, the product received an award from Windows
Magazine.
first annual Computerworld
Horizon Awards.
DY4 Systems, Supervisor of Technical Support (94-96)
Recruited to prevent the loss of several major military contracts:
Maintaining military hardware and software products in an ISO9001 company.
Managed 6 support engineers and software developers.
PERSONALITY Track and fixed bugs and technical problems reported in the field.
Thoughtful, Focused, Implemented customer-tracking system to better track bugs, issues, technical notes, etc. System
Driven, Mentor, resulted in an increase customer care satisfaction.
Developed software device drivers using C and Wind River Systems.
Articulate
Multiprocessor ToolSmiths, Senior Developer (89-94)
Multiprocessor ToolSmiths developed real-time operating system for DSP marketplace.
Designed, developed and commercialized real-time operating system & tools based upon research
done at NRC & Carleton University.
Startup that grew from 3 to 20 employees
Key developer/architect of a million line UNIX real-time operating system & development tools
written in C and assembler (Motorola 68K, Intel 860, 960, Sparc).
Created pSOS device drivers using C for the following devices: TCP/IP, RS-232, video cards,
debuggers, X-Windows drivers, etc.
Duties included development, training, sales support, technical support, product direction,
documentation, and co-ordinate & managed the activities of sub-contractors.
Carleton University, Research Associate (87-89)
Joint research project (Carleton University, Ottawa University, and Algonquin College) tasked with
the studying CASE tools & O.S. for embedded real-time systems.
Researched, designed, & developed tools for real-time developers using C.
Education
40 Cadillac Rd.
Bachelor of Computer and Systems Engineering, Carleton University, (85)
Chelsea, PQ.J9B 1B9
PMP certification (09), Advanced .NET Threading models, J2EE Programming Techniques,
********@**************.** Software Project Management, Various Management Courses
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Awards
eWEEK COMPUTERWORLD
(Top 50 Innovators)
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