Manager Project

Midori Lucas

Email: abqcbl@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** *** *** *****

City: Campbell

State: CA

Zip: 95008

Country: USA

Phone: 408-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $140,000

Willing to Relocate

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Midori M. Lucas

Phone: 408-***-****

670 Del Oro Court, Campbell, CA 95008

Email: abqcbl@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Seasoned product management/product marketing professional seeking for a new opportunity in high-tech industry. 15+ years of combined experience in product management, product marketing and partner relationship management. An expert of product life cycle management from concepts to launch including defining market requirements, product requirements, business strategy and go-to-market planning for various technology companies from start-ups to mid-large size corporations that developed applications, SaaS, SDK, and professional services. Passionate about turning the latest technologies into innovative and intuitive products/services by focusing on user experience and collaborating with internal and external teams and partners.

Experience

Good Technology, Inc. - Present

Senior Product Manager, Good Dynamics Network

Managing the company's Good Dynamics secure mobile application development platform developer community. Working closely with Engineering and Business Development teams to evangelize and promote the ecosystem of the platform thru the developer portal where the developers can download the SDK, build secure servers to deploy cross platform mobile applications, and collaborate with other developers as well as connecting with enterprise customers to deploy and manage cross platform mobile enterprise applications. Main responsibilities included defining, designing, and deploying the the portal with close collaboration with cross functional team. Contributed to increase the number of registered applications by the developers by70% in the last quarter (tripled from the previous year). Additional responsibilities included the definition for the requirements for business intelligence system to analyze the platform business performance.

Independent Consultant 2009 - 2012

Motorola Mobility, Inc.

Assisted the company's Carrier Branded Product Management team to define product requirements by translating the carrier specific requirements into the Motorola Mobility platform products.

Sonic Studio, LLC.

Helped the company with its start-up stage of the internet marketing strategy for the audio software from high level strategy to tactical planning including SEO, social media/online marketing campaigns, and social media marketing,.

ABBYY Software House, Inc., 2008 - 2009

Director of Product Marketing, Mobile OCR Apps & SDK

Led the team for the company's Version 1.0 mobile products (http://www.abbyy.com/mobile/); mobile OCR Software develop holistic UX/UI for the company's mobile application products for iPhone and Android platforms. Managed and orchestrated cross functional teams from the product concept to launch. Collaborated with global product marketing teams to define the product/market requirements. Made strategic recommendations to management team including the business modeling, pricing, promotions, placement, financial analysis on return on investment and profitability. Worked closely with the Business Development and Marketing Communication teams to develop licensing business plans for OEM and ISV channels, go-to-market plans for consumer and enterprise segments, and provided product training for sales and technical support teams to prepare for the product launch.

McAfee, Inc. 2006 - 2008

Senior Partner Product Manager, Consumer & Small Business

Defined partner product requirements (PRDs) for McAfee Internet Security Suite based on customer/partner feedback and company product roadmap. Working closely with global engineering teams in an agile development environment to deliver SaaS internet security solutions for consumer and small business through partner channels. Successfully managed partner relationship for product development and marketing for the company's next-generation products. Served as technical liaison for major accounts, such as Dell and Microsoft worldwide. Worked closely with each product component team to design unified user experience as a suite product from customer acquisition and retention perspective. Collaborated with cross-functional teams of sales, marketing, technical support, customer service, to execute partner programs. Coordinated and executed internal and external technical support training for partners worldwide (Train the Trainer programs).

Adobe Systems, Inc. 2002 - 2006

International Product Manager/Strategic Alliance Manager, Digital Video & Audio

Defined product requirements and out-bound marketing for video and audio application products focusing on international markets. Recommended approaches and solutions to executive management for company's global success in each customer segments of entry level, prosumers, and professionals. Worked with members of product management to initiate and redefine consumer version of video editing product. Worked with engineering and quality assurance team to ensure products meet the customer requirements in the international markets. Assisted the company's subsidiaries, distributors, and third party plug-in developers in developing/localizing plug-in software for Adobe Premiere for the global market with the main focus on Asia Pacific. Managed and led partner relationships with camcorder manufacturers, third party software developers, related service providers. Managed PC OEM relationship in product compatibility certification and marketing programs. Served as primary technical liaison for joint product development projects related to HD video hardware/codec and application solutions with the Japanese headquarters of Sony, Panasonic, JVC, and Canon. Executed joint marketing programs with the partners such as Dell and HP for the introduction of PC based HD video editing turn-key solutions (OpenHD).

Palm, Inc., 1999 - 2001

Product Manager, Palm OS

Responsible for defining global product requirements for PalmOS (awarded as Nikkei Best OS of Year, 2000) specifically in internationalization/localization and data synchronization. Defined and recommended global product strategy for wireless product plan including identification of target markets, product feature specification, development/manufacturing plans, pricing, and product launch plans. Conducted worldwide market trend and competitive research through user focus group, the public data source such as Dataquest and IDC, and customer survey. Collaborated with OS licensees and wireless operators in global product strategy including 2.5G/3G wireless product lines for new markets. Collaborated on business development to promote Palm Platform solutions. Gathered feedback from licensees to define technical specifications and scope of work for product deployment. Worked closely with Palm.net business unit to identify and establish partner relationship with PalmOS based wireless solutions including technical and marketing research on GPS and location based service integration.

Intellisync, Inc., 1995 - 1999

Director, OEM products

Started from the initial start-up stage of the company, defined the product requirements and established OEM relationships with over 20 hardware manufacturers, which, contributed to the company's IPO. Conducted market research, contract negotiations, defined deliverables, and executed joint marketing activities with OEMs and distributors worldwide to evangelize mobile computing and data synchronization technology. Developed product roadmap and product requirement documents by gathering customer feedback, market research, cost analysis, and return on investments. Initiated and managed software product development life cycles in an agile environment. Led localization team for user interface design, documentation, marketing collateral, and web site localization for Japan and Europe. Worked closely with engineering team on OEM custom engineering project; consulted on identifying scope of work, release schedule, and quality assurance. Worked closely with the management team in establishing subsidiary in Japan; served as a market expert and primary liaison with PC and chipset manufacturers.

Radius, Inc., 1991-1995

International Product Manager/Localization Project Manager

Worked closely with the engineering and operation team to define the product requirements and distribution logistics for the company's Macintosh peripheral products (graphic cards, displays, video capture cards) for international markets in Asia Pacific/Japan, Latin America, and Europe. Collaborated with the company's international sales and marketing team to promote the products through international distributors. Managed relationship with international distributors to execute marketing programs.

Education & Certifications

* Associate Degree, International Business, Sophia College, Tokyo (1982)

* Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, University of Phoenix (2000)

* Pragmatic Marketing Certification (2008)

* Master of Science Degree, Internet Marketing, Full Sail University (2012)

* Fluent in Japanese (native Japanese)

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