Project Management

Bo-Wei Chen (Sean Chen)

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*** Experience ***

Senior Technology and Product Management executive with a 14-year accomplished career track known throughout the industry for delivering successful products and projects within highly competitive mobile technology and IT markets. Exceptional communicator with a consultative style, strong negotiation skills, exceptional problem solving abilities, and a keen client needs assessment aptitude. Aggressively identify innovative product and technology opportunities and newly created market trends, and develop strategic focus, and provide tactical and sound product and technological solutions to fulfill customers’ needs.

09/2013~present Soplaza Global Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Taipei, Taiwan)

Chief Technology Officer

In charge of establishing the newly created and innovated R&D Center, headhunting and exploring software experts and professionals in the job market, assisting the company in transforming a pure electronic hardware manufacturer to a complete technology and services company which provides software, hardware, services, and total solutions.

Responsible for leading and developing smart and connected software technology services and products for automotive operations intelligence, integrating Telematics, machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless connection, 4G LTE, WiFi hotspot (802.11 a/b/g/n), GPS Tracking, OBD-II, and Bluetooth 4.0 technologies, standards and protocols together with Big Data, and Cloud Computing technologies and solutions.

Leads the research, design, development and implementation of IOT (Internet Of Things), Big Data (Hadoop, Hbase, Spark, Hive), Cloud Computing (OpenStack, VMware, Amazon Web Services), Video Streaming, and machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless connection technologies, protocols and standards.

Defines and implements formal Agile/Scrum and Lightweight RUP Product Development Lifecycle processes, common frameworks, design patterns, and plans the whole technology solutions and infrastructure, platform and software/system/hardware architecture.

Defines, designs and implements product technology roadmap, and plans software/system/hardware product technologies and solutions, develops product features and functions of technical specifications.

Designs system solutions integration of worldwide advanced technologies, as well as the industry's technical standard and specifications, and develops the the assigned products in full life product cycle, and releases the latest products to the market as early as possible.

Plans, coordinates and controls the progress of projects and the project status; handles and solves project abnormality and issues, and drives deliverables to ensure project success within due dates.

Collaborates with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, manufacturing and technical support teams, and third-party partners to drive project execution and ensure product requirements are successfully accomplished by due dates.

Plans and provides structure proposals (including RFP, R&D, Manufacturing, Operations) to the C-level executives of customers, and negotiates the scope, SOW, schedule, requirements, and contracts, and lead cross-functional effort to identify and solve any complex issues.

Recruits the best talented and technical experts, coaches the technical skills and project management expertise to the team members, and provides training seminars and workshops monthly.

10/2010~08/2013 Li Jin Engineering Co., Ltd. (Taoyuan, Taiwan)

Director of New Venture Division

In charge of designing all application product lines and games on iPhone, iPad, and Android mobile devices and tablets, planning product strategies and product roadmap, leading product development lifecycles, and managing new launches and initiatives.

Creates and defines product development, product technology, and product marketing strategies, identifies new opportunities and brainstorm new product ideas, defines/delivers product positioning, differentiation, market segmentation plans for target markets, and develops business cases for pricing strategies.

In charge of leading the research, design, development and implementation of multi-tiered and distributed application product lines and games on iPhone, iPad, and Android mobile devices and tablets, new technologies and services, and defining and implementing formal PDLC processes (Agile/Scrum, Lightweight RUP), frameworks, design patterns and service standards.

In charge of defining the standard SDKs and APIs, and conceptualizing the multi-tiered and distributed software architecture design, manage the team to develop software modules and programs, coordinate other function groups to resolve complex issues, and provide leadership for the whole division.

Plans, designs and executes e-commerce and Internet marketing (Google, Youtube, Yahoo) and SEO marketing campaigns and programs, operates online social media (Facebook, Google+) and Internet social websites (PTT, Blog), and designs Internet media commercials and purchases advertising campaigns and exposure.

Directs product research and analysis to capitalize on product opportunities, and coaches the team to research and evaluate product requirements and specs, and delivers market requirement document (MRD), product requirements document (PRD), business use cases, product function specs, technical requirement specs, and product brochures.

Planned and coordinated all aspects of U.S. trade-shows from vendor relations, booth design and set-up, product selection, packaging, advertising, releases and shipment, to ample production of catalogs, DM, and marketing materials.

Conducted marketing research, and collaborated with U.S. advertising agencies on the conceptualization of a new commercial design to be introduced at trade-shows, top entertainment websites, and online social communities, such as Facebook, Yahoo, Google+.

Performs 5Ps Marketing analysis, BCG Growth-Share Matrix analysis, SWOT analysis, profitability and ROI analysis, competitive activity and emerging opportunity evaluation, and conducted analysis and assessment of scope, schedule, costs, resources, and risks.

Served a primary point of contact for all concerned in relation to product launch and releases, inventory replenishments, pricing, and display issues to ensure expedited problem resolutions.

03/2007~09/2010 Yahoo! Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan)

Senior Manager

In charge of leading the 50+ engineering employees, managing software project development and engineering operations, planning product technology strategies, completing software projects within schedule constraints, improving software development processes and implementing best practices.

Acted as a Group Engineering Program Manager to lead and manage cross-functional project teams, plan work breakdown structure (WBS), arrange internal and external resources, schedule and assign project tasks, develop software and system architecture, and oversee the development processes.

Managed a combined CAPEX of US $8M for all cross-regional research and development products, technologies, and projects, and established OPEX budget for business continuity plans for all Yahoo!.

Interfaced directly with BU Heads and cross-functional teams to discuss and clarify business or product requirements, translated requirements into technical specifications, proposed technological solutions to BU Heads, and collaborated with engineering, product, project, and support teams across different global regions to resolve and troubleshoot complex product and technical issues and problems.

Hands-on managed Agile development process, designed software architecture by UML diagrams, and developed distributed software components JavaEE, Python, C++, C, AJAX, Javascript, Perl, PHP, .NET, C#, XML, HTML5, CSS3, Oracle, MySQL. Successful research & development projects are listed below:

E-Commerce Shopping & Transaction Systems - Merchandise buying and selling services, online billing & payment applications, mobile payment system, buyer/seller listing review (Global).

Mobile Internet Services - Mobile Internet Service Applications, Mobile Content Management System, Mobile Messaging System, and Mobile Value-Added-Service Systems. (Global)

Game Platform and Management System (Global).

MyYahoo - Content Personalization Management System (Global).

Yahoo! Portal and Y! Mail - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery operations.

07/2003~02/2007 EverElite Technology Inc. (Taipei, Taiwan)

Manager of Project Development Department

Business development and account management: Planned and developed overall solution proposals for RFP/RFI, including software technologies and hardware platforms, analyzed business needs and system/infrastructure requirements of my clients, and proposed a cross-platform and interoperable architecture with high performance, availability and scalability.

Acted as a hands-on Technical and Project Manager to lead all system development and integration projects, including business software, distributed systems, web-based applications, wireless systems and multimedia messaging applications, IP-based solutions, telecom equipment and machines.

Managed a cross-functional project team of 20+ employees, including system analyst, system designer, software developers, QA testers, hardware engineers, product specialists, and integration consultants to plan, design and implement integrated system, hardware, software and solutions platforms.

Conducted overall scope planning of product and project requirements, resource planning of software systems, hardware equipment and project team organization, schedule planning of WBS and project tasks, milestones and deliverables, risk planning and management, cost estimation and ROI evaluation, outsourcing vendor management, quality assurance and postmortem review.

Hands-on designed large-scale software architecture by UML, and developed software components and source code based on object-oriented design (OOA&D) by using different layers of programming languages. Successful research and development projects are listed as followings:

Chunghwa Telecom (Largest telecom service operator) - HiNet WebMail System (8 million users), Xuite WebMail system, Security Webcam Services project, and trouble ticket system.

Far EasTone Telecom (2nd largest telecom service operator)- Mobile Parking Payment project- integration with subscriber provisioning, operational support systems, trouble ticket system.

Taiwan Mobile Corporation (3rd largest telecom service provider) - VOIP WebCall Customer Service System (Call Center), and trouble ticket system.

Ericsson Inc., Taiwan - CHT Multimedia Access System Platform project.

Rock Mobile Corporation - Call Center IVR system, Mobile Content Management System.

Taiwan Central Health Bureau - Strategic Mgmt Information System Integration project.

Daimler Chrysler Taiwan (DCT) - Enterprise Information Portal project.

EPSON epMall - Enterprise Information Portal project.

07/2000~08/2002 Ericsson Inc. (New York, USA)

Software Engineer

Actively participated in Ericsson’s global 3G Wireless System Infrastructure R&D project, Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS), for design and development of 3G/GPRS wireless software and firmware, and integration of 3G featured mobile phones. Through all SDLC phases, I was in charge of:

Designing, developing and testing the 3G MMS System, including 3G wireless applications software, provisioning systems, client modules and server subsystems, mobile phone embedded firmware.

Conducting functional and non-functional system analysis, transforming product requirements into technical specs, and designing technical solutions and system architecture.

Designing 3G MMS System subsystem architectures, creating data models, use cases, UML 9 diagrams including class, sequence, activity, component, state chart, data flow diagram, ER diagrams, and etc.,.

Developing distributed software, system components and source code based on object-oriented design by using Java (J2EE, JDBC, EJB), JavaScript, PERL, PHP, PL/SQL programs and stored procedures, and implementing embedded firmware programs in C, C++, and UNIX shell scripts.

Constructed Oracle 8i and 9i databases and applications, created and built OLTP production and staging databases, as well as OLAP data warehouses.

Conducting a broad range of test programs and activities including unit, functionality, integration, and performance tests, developing test plans, test cases and test reports, analyzing and troubleshooting technical problems, and optimizing source codes to enhance system throughput.

*** Education ***

M.S. in Information Technology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA), 06/2003

M.B.A. in E-Commerce, Baruch College-City University of New York (USA), 06/2000

B.A. in Management Information Systems, Fu Jen Catholic University, 06/1996

*** Professional Certification ***

PMP: Project Management Professional

OCP: Oracle Certified Professional

SCJP: Sun Certified Java Programmer

*** Skills Highlight***

Management: Technology research & design management, people/team management, project execution, control and management, product innovation, development and management, customer management, proactive problem solving, result-oriented, customer-focused, conflict/crisis management.

Software Development: iPhoneSDK, iOS, Cocoa, Android SDK, JavaEE, Python, C++, C, AJAX, Javascript, Perl, PHP, .NET, C#, Node.js, Visual Basic, Object-Oriented Design/Programming, XML, HTML5, CSS3, Oracle, MySQL, Video Streaming, Cloud Computing (OpenStack, VMware, Citrix), Big Data (Hadoop, Hbase, Spark), UML, Agile Project Management, Rational Unified Process, Web Services, SOA, MVC framework, Eclipse IDE, Rational Rose, ClearCase, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, DataModeler; NetBeans, Apache, CVS, Subversion, JUnit, JMeter, Log4j, MS SQL Server, MS Visual Studio, MS Project.

OS Platform: Solaris UNIX, Linux, iOS, Android, Mac OS, Windows.

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