Project Manager Program

KURT D. ANDERSON

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Los Gatos, CA 95032

Phone: 408-***-**** *******@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

Resourceful IT Program Manager, SaaS evangelist and highly rated public speaker. Extremely skilled

communicator especially respected for ability to work with international clients. Recognized for deep customer

focus. Have developed strong reputation for creative problem solving and for delivery, planning, organizing, and

deploying. Particularly adept at program management and working within a resource constrained, matrix

organization to create the desired result.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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SaaS Software as a Service

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Cloud Computing Single Sign On

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Cisco Telepresence Business Video

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Smart Cards Software Development

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Physical Security Software PACS (Physical Access Control Systems)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QUANTUM SECURE, San Jose, CA 2010-Present

Portfolio Director, Customer Engagements

Responsible for successful deployment of the SAFE software suite for all worldwide customers

including Visa, AT&T, and Oracle.

• Ensure Functional and Design Specifications meet requirements, and Project Schedule is adhered

to for SAFE deployment.

• Reviewed and negotiated sub contractor contracts and financial sharing agreements.

• Work with customer IT to ensure hardware and network configuration adequacy.

• Matured project management tools and methodologies to improve project communications both

internally and externally.

PFIZER, New London, CT 2003 – 2010

SaaS / Cloud Computing Evangelist

Established the SaaS Center of Excellence (COE) at Pfizer.

• Interviewed by Information Week on Web Single Sign on (SSO) strategy.

• Modified Enterprise Lifecycle (ELC) to allow for SaaS deployments to follow corporate IT guidelines.

• Put SaaS applications in place that satisfied EU Data Privacy and Safe Harbor Laws. Worked to

ensure the PII (Personally Identifiable Information) was protected and controlled.

Telepresence Program Manager

Responsible for global implementation of Cisco Telepresence Video Conferencing System.

• Created business plan, TCO / ROI calculator, and justification dashboard for Telepresence adoption

and deployment.

• Coordinated facilities, network, communications, training, and scheduling.

• Led a team to develop the right mix of video conferencing technologies across the enterprise.

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Security Systems Program Manager

Initiated the shift from on-premise to SaaS applications, for visitor management and incident reporting.

• Led Pfizer’s Smart Card initiative, responsible for development, technology and deployments. Coordinated

the issuance of 85,000 Smart Cards to entire Pfizer Global Research and Development (PGRD) division.

• Used PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) credentials to enable digital signatures, allow global cross-site access,

and remote VPN access.

Information Protection Plan Global Project Manager

Recruited to prioritize, schedule and manage the remediation of all R&D applications, servers, and

networks globally.

INSURITY, East Hartford, CT 2001 – 2003

Senior Director, Commercial Intellisys Internet

Led a team of 15 developers to create the first Web-based Commercial and Personal Lines insurance application.

ENRON, Houston, TX 1999 – 2001

Director, Worldwide eSolutions

Recruited to create and manage software platform for B2B market maker, and grow business through

customer acquisition and service provider participation.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree in Technology, Excelsior College, Albany, NY

(matriculation Summer 2012)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Presented SaaS Security Methodologies at SecureCloud 2010 conference, Barcelona, Spain,

March 2010

• Presented Pfizer’s SaaS COE at SaaSKon, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2009

• Presented to CIO and Leadership Team of British Petroleum, London, UK, September 2009

• Distinguished Speaker on SaaS vs. Cloud Computing, at SaaS Summit, San Francisco, CA, March

2009

• Presented on SaaS in the Fortune 50, at SaaScon Conference, Santa Clara, CA, March 2009

• Presented on Converged Access Using Smart Cards, ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April

2008

• Presented on Smart Card Best Practices, CardTech SecuraTech Conference, San Francisco, CA,

May 2007

• Presented on RFID and Smart Card technologies, IVT Conference, San Francisco, CA, August

2006

• Presented on Smart Card ROI, CardTech SecuraTech Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 2006

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