DAVID L. PEARSON
Mill Creek, WA 425-***-**** acvz9b@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-pearson/2/609/276
Operations PM Senior PM
I have a passion for building high performing teams as well as developing
emerging technologies. My success is measured by how well my team exceeds
expectations. I bring passion and excitement to people around me through
my strong leadership and teamwork.
o Business Development and Mentoring
o Executive Engagement
o Operational Assessments
o Security Auditing
o Agile / SCRUM Certified
o Strong Analytic Skills
o Cross-group Leadership
o Strong Technology background
Professional Experience
Operations PM, Microsoft - Commerce Platform/Universal Store (Pactera);
Bellevue, WA (4/14 - Present)
As the Operations PM, I led engineering in supporting the largest O/S,
collaboration platform and gaming console on the market, covering Microsoft
Windows, Microsoft Office and Xbox licensing and digital distribution.
. Drove the implementation of tools to monitor and support 124 million
users.
. Managed SOX compliance verification for group services.
. Managed infrastructure onboarding and management for on-premise, Azure
and Auto-Pilot environments.
Release Program Manager, Microsoft - Office 365 (Lincoln Bay); Bellevue, WA
(4/13 - 3/14)
As a Release Program Manager, I drove the expansion and upgrade of
SharePoint hosted services to major Fortune 500 companies.
. Utilized Values Based Management to drive complex project release
schedules
. Developer and administrator for thirty-one SharePoint project management
sites.
. Led the efforts of multiple engineering teams across several enterprise
environments concurrently.
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft - SharePoint Operations (Webfoot Staffing
Solutions); Bellevue, WA (10/12 - 4/13)
As a Senior Program Manager for the SharePoint Operations Team, I drove the
project to stand up two data centers dedicated to international SharePoint
Infrastructure in China.
. Managed Agile / SCRUM processes for SharePoint Operations Engineering
team.
. Led the efforts of multiple engineering teams across several enterprise
environments concurrently.
. Managed the efforts of offshore engineering teams.
Technical Deployment Program Manager, Microsoft - Office 365 (Chinasoft and
Insight Global); Bellevue, WA (10/10 - 8/12)
As a Technical Deployment Manager, I led engineering in the deployment and
expansion of Active Directory, SharePoint and Exchange services in Fortune
500 companies.
. Primary interface with customer engagement teams.
. Drove implementation projects with five large corporate engineering teams
concurrently.
Release Program Manager, Comsys - MSIT (Microsoft); Bellevue, WA (04/10 -
7/10)
As a Release Program Manager for SQL Engineering, I drove the deployment of
monthly, weekly and QFE code changes for the SQL product line.
. Administered Agile / SCRUM processes.
. Created and updated process, dataflow and functional specification
documentation.
Technical PM, Microsoft - Worldwide Marketing (Pinnacle Technologies);
Redmond, WA (07/08 - 08/09)
As the Technical PM I drove the development and testing schedules, ran user
acceptance testing, wrote requirements documents and was the primary
interface with both business owners and operations engineering teams.
. Reviewed all new business requirements and assisted with functional
specification documentation.
. Managed the Agile sprint schedule and SCRUM for the Development and Test
teams.
. Revamped testing procedures and rewrote all testing documentation.
. Implemented security best practice principles in both deployment and
production environments.
PM/Operations Analyst, Microsoft - SharePoint Operations (Endeavor
Consulting); Redmond, WA (05/07 - 07/08)
As an Operations Analyst/PM I led the project of cleaning up a one-million-
dollar server inventory, and automating its management.
. Worked with technical leads to provide timelines and status for multiple
projects.
. Served as primary manager of all server assets for the Collab Operations
organization, including development of server topology, OU management,
server decommissioning and lifecycle monitoring.
. Documented processes and procedures relative to the upgrading, migrating,
archiving and recovery of SharePoint sites.
. Led the migration of internal SharePoint sites from SharePoint Portal
Server 2003 to Microsoft Office Server SharePoint 2007.
Configuration Manager, HouseValues (Robert Half); Kirkland, WA (07/06 -
02/07)
As the Configuration Manager for HouseValues, I was the gatekeeper for the
staging and production environments for HouseValues' enterprise development
efforts.
. Ran change management for production and staging environments.
. Managed the on-boarding of new servers - including software installs,
configuration, and maintenance of baselines.
. Performed SQL DBA responsibilities for multiple SQL databases, including
configuration, optimization, backups, management plans, and new database
implementation.
. Performed IIS Administrator responsibilities such as the configuration of
new sites and maintenance of existing sites.
Support Engineer II, Microsoft - Software Quality Management (Aditi
Technologies); Redmond, WA (07/05 - 07/06)
. Provide such documentation as system process details and instructional
documents.
. Performed SQL DBA responsibilities for multiple SQL databases, including
configuration, optimization, backups, management plans, and new database
implementation.
. Performed IIS Administrator responsibilities such as the configuration of
new sites and maintenance of existing sites.
. Provided support for complex high traffic Microsoft feedback tool
consisting of 50 enterprise servers that use IIS and SQL.
. Created, monitored, and maintained automated jobs to ensure data and site
availability.
. Provided change management structure for development team on QFE and
version rollouts.
Technical PM/SQL Administrator/Security Analyst, Information Control
Inc/Anteon; Bremerton, WA (02/04 - 07/05)
As a Technical PM and Security Analyst for Information Control, I was
managed the implementation and run-state of six networks at five different
military bases.
. Worked with Product Owners to craft business requirements documentation.
. Worked with development teams to establish clarity around business
requirements from outside of the organization.
. Groomed product backlog to ensure that enough information was provided
for the development teams to accomplish their goals.
. Drove multiple projects and managed resources from multiple groups.
. Ensured business requirements and documentation were adequate for
technical implementation. General management/maintenance of multiple
networks.
. Planning network growth, building and integrating new servers, in four
labs located in three datacenters, spread out across three different
military bases across the country.
. Specialized in the implementation and support of Microsoft clustering for
IIS and SQL.
. Led team managing SQL, IIS, Citrix, and Exchange servers.
. Manage multiple firewalls; including development of access control lists,
firewall monitoring, configuration and maintenance. Implemented and
managed intrusion detection devices in multiple locations. Responsible
for access management including rights and permissions.
. Provide such documentation as system process details, instructional
documents, and business justification of expense.
Support/Research Analyst, Microsoft - Worldwide Marketing Group; Redmond,
WA (04/99 - 03/02)
As a support and research analyst for Microsoft, I provided top-notch Tier
3 support to partners and customers of the MSDN and Courseware services.
. Provide custom SQL reporting.
. Research and document instances of record fraud by customers of the MS
Certification program.
Support Engineer II, Starbucks Coffee Company - Enterprise Help Desk;
Redmond, WA (04/96 - 03/99)
As a support engineer for Starbucks, I provided Tier 2 support to partners
and executives.
. Provide custom SQL reporting.
. Extensive training of colleagues to reduce time-to-resolution of common
issues.
. Led UAT and training for new helpdesk solutions onboarding.
Certifications & Training
. Certifications: Certified Scrum Master - 2009, CISSP - 2003, working
toward PMP
. Additional training in Technical Program Management, Project Management,
Agile Project Management, Time Management, SQL programming, Access, Cross-
Group collaboration, Influencing without Authority
Community Service
. Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America
. Troop Leader, Girl Scouts
. Chapter Dad, DeMolay International
. Venture Crew Advisor, Boy Scouts of America
Project Manager with eighteen years of experience in the IT field solving
data analysis and availability issues, providing project management, SOX
compliance management, configuration management and resolving IT security
issues. I am certified in Agile Scrum methodology. My background covers
technical project management, IT consulting, network administration, data
security, database administration, and training. Strengths include
versatility, adaptability, strong communication skills and a passion for
both technology and people.