Development Manager
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CHARLES
BARBOUR
Summary:
Proven results-oriented software executive with over twenty years of widely varied technology experience. Outstanding record
of continuously providing innovative software and systems products, building
and improving teams, and working effectively across operational boundaries and
with major clients. Unique expertise in sustained very high growth, in multinational
and multi-site development, including off-shoring, and in highly-scalable
internet systems.
Many of the recent management
positions were in software companies that have been acquired, and I joined
these companies with the explicit intention to help build the business and
complete an acquisition. Have:
Completed extensive pre- and post-sales work, including
large deal-winning benchmarks and customer presentations.
Managed multiple product development functions, including
engineering, QA, project management, product management, large-scale server and
Cloud/SaaS operations, IT, professional services and
technical support.
Published
and presented invited technical papers on multi-tier client/server systems, and
on broadband content technologies and business models.
Worked
in three companies funded by large Japanese multinationals, in several funded
by venture capitalists, and in large publicly-owned companies.
Been
a founder at Apollo Computer and at FirePower
Systems, among others.
Led due
diligence and worked on business plans from both sides of investment and
acquisition transactions. Managed post-deal integration.
Started
European software engineering teams; fluent in German.
Managed
offshore teams in Japan,
in India
and in China.
Managed
over 120 employees with annual budget responsibility over $18M.
Areas of
technology expertise include: data analytics, database management, distributed
systems, multi-tier architecture, multimedia, enterprise software, Web 2.0,
SOA, security, e-commerce, consumer products, 3D graphics, operating systems,
multiprocessing system architectures and Agile development.
Accomplished at delivering competitive products, managing to exacting financial constraints,
and adapting organizations and infrastructure under conditions varying from
hyper-growth to stable/established to downsizing and mergers.
Experience:
Senior
Vice President of Development
SpaceCurve, Inc. 2012 to present Seattle, WA
Key executive in a pre-public,
round A Big Data cloud platform startup company (Linux, C/C++)
Independent
Consultant
(d.b.a. AGL Enterprises) 2009 to 2011
Consulted
for a variety of startup companies, including Sonoran Biofuels, World Series of
Golf, TASI, BSEC Planning, and Content Analyst
Director
of Enterprise
Gaming Software Development
IGT Slot
machine manufacturer 2008 to 2009 Las Vegas, NV
Casino
floor integration software, including online slots & tables, real-time
movement of money, highly secure & scalable, accounting, customer
loyalty/marketing, and analytics
Staff of approx 100 SW engineers in 3 U.S. locations and in Beijing
Completed
two major releases approved by gaming regulatory bodies worldwide
First
shipments of GSA standard-compliant software systems (open, interoperable,
server-based)
Recruited
and managed offshore team, a first for IGT
OLTP,
databases (MS SQL), MS (VB, C, C#, WCF, WPF), Java, Javascript, VMware
Director
of Entity Analytics Solutions Development & Customer Support
IBM(key role in acquisition of SRD by IBM in
2005) 2002 to 2007 Las Vegas, NV
Prior to IBM
acquisition, at SRD, was Senior Vice President of Development & Services
Managed all aspects of
product development, product planning, customer support, and professional
services for an enterprise software company that doubled each year
Delivered database
application/middleware which is unique in analyzing personal identity data and
detecting people networks using adaptive, self-correcting logic scalable to
worldwide populations with sub-second real-time responses
All RDBMS (Oracle,
DB2, MS-SQL, MySQL); many OSs (Unixes, Linuxes, Windows); C++, J2EE & Javascript GUIs;
SOA-enabled key releases for SaaS, VMware, LAMP
Server ops very large,
many Terabytes; negotiated acquisition of $8M server for free
Worked with
multi-million dollar prospects/customers intelligence, homeland security,
casino security, Fair Isaac, Choicepoint, Experian
Increased technical
staff by more than 5X, to 50
Had key role in
acquisition by IBM, including investment banker presentations, negotiations
Independent
Consultant
(d.b.a. AGL Enterprises) 1999 to 2002 Silicon
Valley,
CA
Consulted for a
variety of software clients, taking on interim line management roles including
acting CEO, COO, and VP of Development; example
Brought in by venture
capitalists & by startup founders
Accomplishments included
critical product releases, business development, mergers, closing funding
Senior
Vice President, Products & Services
Securant Technologies, Inc.(acquired by RSA Security) 2000 to 2001 San Francisco, CA
Key executive role in
a pre-public, round C Internet security (AAA) startup company selling
distributed enterprise software (Java, Javascript, RDBMS, multiple Unix &
Linux OSs)
Responsible for
R&D, professional services, IT, product marketing, training and customer
support.
Built staff from 30 to
100 in 7 months
Started product
marketing and QA departments; operated server farm running integrated 3rd
party SW
Direct customer
involvement included Lehman, Merrill Lynch, Cendant, among others
Lead role in venture
funding and in acquisition by RSA Security
General
Manager, HEAT.NET, Vice President, Sega.com
Sega, Inc.Multiplayer online games, Dreamcast online console 1999 to 2000 San Francisco, CA
P/L responsibility for
a major Internet multi-player game service, hosted ~150 games
Responsible for 2+M
members, 5th stickiest Website worldwide
Led significant change
in business model, ecommerce, bus dev, sales, all operations (500+ servers).
Sega closed this
business and discontinued Dreamcast console when MS X-box was released
VP of Development and SF Site Manager
Relevance
Technologies, Inc. (acquired by
Documentum, Inc.) 1998 to 1999 San Francisco, CA
Lead role in
acquisition and post-merger development and ops
Managed critical
staffing and first product releases of multi-tier web-based Java client-server
knowledge management product; DHTML GUIs
Managed engineering,
QA, PM, operations, facilities, and company IT
Customers mostly
Fortune 500, many financial services companies
Vice
President Product Development
LearnCom, Inc. (acquired by Docent, Inc.) 1997 to 1998 Los Gatos, CA
Joined founders to help
bootstrap business plans and operations, secure funding, recruit initial staff,
and plan and start development on e-learning infrastructure products, used by
Cisco, among others.
Chief
Operating Officer, Acting CEO
Theatrix Interactive, Inc. (acquired by Sanctuary Woods) 1997 Emeryville, CA
Hired as VP of
Development at Theatrix Interactive.
Managed 4 new kids
edutainment title developments until acquisition by Sanctuary Woods (OTC
SWMC )
Took acting CEO role in
the merger transition, including continued responsibility for product
development, plus business planning, operations, manufacturing, distribution,
facilities, MIS, and staff downsizing
Delivered major new
planned CD-ROM products in July and August exactly on schedule, in spite of
significant acquisition distractions
Also delivered
complete high-volume NFL football web site for kids (PlayFootball
on ) on schedule (Labor Day, start of NFL season) to high acclaim
Titles ran on Windows
& Mac, used Flash/Director and proprietary game engines, C and C#
Vice
President Product Development
MultiGen, Inc.(acquired by Computer Associates, Inc.) 1996 to 1997 San Jose, CA
Managed all product
development departments, including product marketing, programming, tech pubs,
QA, IT, training, etc. for premier realtime 3D
software company
Com
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