Management Development
Resume:
Larry W. O’Connor – Resumé
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Professional Objective
Technology is revolutionizing every aspect of commercial and personal life. Successful companies in all
marketplaces are those that see opportunity in the marketplace and implement a strategy that allows its
customers to perceive the value of their solution and make it an essential part of their lives To do so, they
need well designed tools to sustain and succeed. Proliferation of information and media are changing the
way consumers think about their life experience. My goal is to work with a company that understands and
leverages this proliferation through quality products for its corporate mission and financial success.
Professional Experience
• I have spent my career in the technology industry in the business of designing, implementing
and innovating applied software technology.
• In 2010 I assumed the position of Chief Technology Officer for a growth-funded company that
expanded from $4 million in revenue with 6 developers to a $25 million company with 30
developers in 4 teams.
• Validated 4 POS products and 1 eCommerce product for PCI Compliance.
• During that time, working with my team leads, all products were redeveloped using 3-tier
architecture and agile development cycles.
• My most recent project was implementation of a food and beverage e-commerce platform using
Service Oriented Architecture. Online ordering hosts millions of orders for restaurant operators,
delivered seamlessly to the in store point of sale, while inheriting menu item changes, pricing,
and loyalty offers directly from the in store POS.
Work Experience
Diamond Touch, Inc. dba Granbury Solutions July 2010 – January 2015
Chief Technology Officer – Granbury Solutions is a company focused on point of sale,
ecommerce, above store loyalty and management tools for retail markets. It currently offers product lines for general retail, restaurant, coffee shops and wineries. All products, brought into the company via acquisition, were re-engineered using modern development tools, and seamless end-to-end connectivity for in-store, above-store, and multi-location consolidation during my tenure. Duties included:
• Daily Oversight of 4 development teams, in conjunction with Product Managers, totaling 30
people. We succeeded in introducing new, up to date products in 4 different marketplaces
• Institute and Maintain product release cycles including full QA, documentation, release management, and technical content documents to be used by sales, marketing and support.
• Oversaw full product lifecycle for all marketplaces
• Created Customer Retention Strategy for 10,000 businesses that use Granbury legacy
products. All users had clear migration paths to the company’s modern flagship products
• Market Driven Development required to accommodate mall kiosk operators where bargaining the final price is radically different than a pizza store operator who drives top line through aggressive couponing. I supervised the development of market concepts owned by our “product experts” and driven by major account contracts
• Creation of New Product Offerings including enterprise reporting, mobile ordering, and fully interactive loyalty tools
• Code Review Standards for all development groups. Granbury products used Linux, Windows, IOS and Android tools. Languages and toolkits included Visual Studio, Java, PHP, HTML5, Objective C. etc. All code, regardless of discipline, was reviewed for standards and design acceptance
• Implementation of Agile development model, interactive walk-thru help, and full support-to-defect management automated paths for ongoing product development and quality control. All teams where brought to Agile development standards using Jira with sprint methods and processes
• Budgetary Control of a $1.5 million development budget successfully producing sales and customer facing products that allowed the company to grow more than 500%
• Assessment of Acquisition Candidate product quality, software tool set, code review, and team viability to ensure best-of-breed product consistently
T3C, Inc. dba Vital Link POS January 2002 – June 2010
President – T3C provided in store point of sale and management tools for the hospitality industry. My role as president was comprehensive and typical in job description, including:
• Ultimate decision and direction for the company and its products.
• Product Specification, Development Management and Code Review of applications
developed using Visual Studio, SQL and Access
• Budgetary review and management
• Direct customer contact and relationship for major accounts
• Employee Development with the aid of two key managers
• Strategic Partnerships
T3C merged with Diamond Touch Inc. in 2010.
Sable Technologies, Inc. January 2000 – November 2001
Managing Director – Sable Technologies was a strong competitor in the hospitality “Point-Of-Sale” industry with intent to grow through innovation of its core competency, expansion into complementary product offerings, distribution models and service opportunities. As Managing Director, I was tasked with
the responsibilities of securing, developing, evaluating, and implementing business opportunities. Duties
Include:
• Manage Day-To-Day Development Agenda. This included ongoing development for
existing customers and new product evolution. Director of development reported to me. Principle product was a Windows NT product written in C, with updated replacement products in development during my tenure.
• Institute Policies relative to new marketing and distribution paradigms for products. These included OEM partnerships and “pay as you play” models for buying Sable products
• Evaluate Acquisition of distributorships from a historic P&L, asset, cash flow and budget perspective
• Contact Existing Business Relationships from my previous career to explore business
partnership opportunities
• Manage The Team Of Account Managers who were charged to produce functional
specifications for major account modifications, and supervise the development evaluation process
• Restructure And Manage the companies IS department to facilitate inter-site data access and to plan for hosted application deployment to the customer base
Ibertech, Inc. April 1998 – January 2000
Director of Product Management – In April 1998, Fastech Software, the company in which I was an investor, was acquired by Ibertech, Inc. With this transition, I became the Director of Product Management for products developed at all offices. Duties included:
• Develop A 6, 12 And 24 Month Plan for projected product evolution for all products (in
excess of 15 different applications)
• Evaluate Specific Business opportunities presented by the direct and/or reseller channels; qualify the opportunity in terms of size of opportunity and overall market, competitive environment, cost of entry, potential barriers, and commitment involved in bringing enhancements to new markets
• Provide Direction In The Development of training tools and programs for installing
resellers and end users
• Coordinate Information And Workflow, and task management for the systematic
installation of the product suite in larger multi-unit clients.
Work experience prior to 1998 was also in the area of software development. Details provided on request.
Education
Syracuse University – University College
Part time graduate level courses in business management and accounting through the school of business.
Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton)
Full time student, earned BA degree in Psychology/Sociology
Larry OConnor
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