Manager Engineering
Resume:
CHRISTINA A. STOUT
Round Rock, TX 78681
*******.*****@*****.***
PROFILE:
Results driven Software Engineering Executive with a proven record of accomplishment managing domestic
and international development teams to deliver large scale complex systems. Successful at driving
organizational change and improvements through effective processes and strong communication with diverse
audiences.
LEADERSHIP:
Build High Performance Engineering Organizations by assembling diverse teams built on trust and
empowerment.
Execute Key Business Objectives by keeping teams focused on near term pr iorities while continuously
reinforcing the strategic vision.
Engineering Process Definition to foster a self-sustaining model that leverages Agile Development with
an emphasis on traceability, repeatability and incremental development.
SKILLS:
Engineering Management Skills
• Agile development, Rally Software, Sales Force, Rational tools, Siebel and Telelogic.
• Architectural and UX governance, matrix organization management, resource allocation, product
localization, customer facing interactions and negotiations.
Technology Skills
• C/C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and XML.
• iSCSI, Fibre Channel, TCP/IP, IPv6, and SIP.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
ShoreTel – March 2011 to Present
Senior Software Engineering Manager
• Project Manager in charge of all Engineering groups working on a project to release our products to
international markets. Translated program requirements into Engineering deliverables and
coordinated schedules for Engineering, QA, NPI, Publications and Training to align with Data Center
Operations, Sales, Legal, Customer Support, Billing, etc.
• Named Project Champion of an existing Billing & Business Operations agile software project.
Implemented new metrics and charts, aligned priorities, and restructured teams to increase efficiency
and accountability.
• Engineering Project Manager of a docking station project working with an overseas vendor for
software development and hardware manufacturing. Delivered the product several months ahead of
schedule.
• Engineering Manager of the Phone Software team working on the embedded firmware for the next
generation VoIP phones.
• Worked with Product Management and Sales to align resourcing and priorities with product roadmaps.
• Responsible for resource tracking across the entire Platform/Call Control organization.
• Worked with NPI to facilitate customer Beta trials of various products.
• Seamlessly transitioned the development and QA team to Rally Software and imported thousands of
user stories. Established clear and efficient processes which allowed the team to make the t ransition
with a positive impact to the project schedule.
• Improved project tracking and reporting mechanisms to greatly decrease the amount of manual entry
and increase clarity and predictability.
• Worked closely with QA and System Test groups to transition to a more integrated software
development and test process. Established test boundaries and criteria for code certification.
• Trained the Engineering department on Agile Processes and Rally Software using the Phone Software
team as an example to follow.
LSI Corporation – May 1998 to January 2011
Senior Software Engineering Manager, March 2008 to January 2011
• Engineering Manager of the Product Delivery Team (PDT) for the next generation storage management
platform for Unified Storage, reporting directly to the Senior Director of Management Software
Engineering.
• Responsible for Architectural Governance, User Experience, Agile (Rally) development plan and all
client platform development activities.
• Provided management leadership during architectural governance to define a REST based SOA
platform architecture with proprietary frameworks on the server side and a proprietary UI framework
built on top of GWT. Special emphasis on incremental development, software reuse, reduced TTM and
higher code quality.
• Managed a matrix organization of first level managers, architects, UX designers and UI developers and
balanced these resources with program priorities to drive the execution of key business objectives.
• With the product vision emphasizing a platform as opposed to an application, provided management
leadership for collaborating across the organization and supporting internal storage groups’ use of the
platform.
• Scrum Master for several development teams. Facilitated the Scrum meetings, iteration planning
meetings and iteration retrospectives.
• Acted as a change agent to adopt new technologies and processes that would transform our way of
developing and delivering products.
• Inspired and empowered the technical team to learn and apply new skills, take advantage of new
leadership opportunities and follow new processes to achieve a self-sustaining model of operation.
• Initiated team building activities and interactions to foster pride, dedication and an enjoyable working
environment.
Software Engineering Manager, September 2005 to March 2008
• Led international development teams of 10-15 developers through projects of various lengths and
complexities.
• Defined and implemented processes and best practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the
team, resulting in increased schedule fidelity and decreased scope creep.
• Worked with Product Managers, Architects, Engineering and OEM customers to define program and
feature priorities and roadmaps.
• Reduced open defect count by up to 50% compared to previous programs.
• Coordinated with the legal department, suppliers, and OEMs to get agreement on contract terms and
conditions for outsourced work.
• Increased the internal visibility of our driver development group which resulted in greater influence on
the software product roadmap and helped drive process changes.
Software Release Manager, January 2004 to September 2005
Senior Software Engineer, May 1998 to January 2004
Symbios Logic - June 1996 to May 1998
Student Test Technician
PATENT:
A Method For Recombining Unused Capacity For Use In Expanding a Volume's Capaci ty - Issued January 20,
2004
EDUCATION:
Wichita State University - Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, May 1998
• Dean’s honor roll
• President of Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
• Member of Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
The Oz Principle Accountability Training – Partners In Leadership, May 2014
Introduction to IPv6 – Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force, April 2012
Strategic Leadership Skills – Interaction Associates, October 2011
Leadership of Business & Execution – Harvard Management Mentor, January 2008
Leading Project Retrospectives - Esther Derby Associates, Inc., February 2004
Handling Conflict Constructively - WSU Center for Management Development, May 2002
Management Skills - Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center, Inc., May 2002
Motivating Employees - WSU Center for Management Development, January 2002
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