Tony C. Schulte

425-***-**** acxvvi@r.postjobfree.com

PROGRAM/TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

Engineering

Project Management...Software Development...

Process Improvement...Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified

Over twenty years of outstanding track record of successful project management and software implementation

People Manager – Ability to build highly functioning and performing teams

Cross-group PM skills – ability to bring people together and deliver results across organizational boundaries

Drive Change – ability to navigate and drive change in ambiguous environments.

Making Others Great by fostering talent

C, C++, and Java programming languages

Skilled in Product Studio, TFS, MS Office, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS VISIO, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Loc tools

Fluent in Vietnamese

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Technical Program Manager Microsoft – Bing Global Engineering (2012-2015)

Drove Global engineering planning activities across multiple engineering teams in US, Asia

Owned Bing Global Marketization strategy and team (0.5 Full time, 2 contractors, 6+ vendor PMs)

Engaged with multiple stakeholders from Bing Global team, feature PMs, vendors and finance to ensure Bing Global marketization quality, schedule and cost targets are achieved.

Defined and implement streamline processes and tools to scale Marketization/Localization capabilities to over 22 teams and 260+ markets

Planned, developed, and executed on International schedule/deliverables for multiple concurrent product releases.

Evangelized best practices to Engineering teams to ensure that the Bing features are globalized, localizable, customizable, scalable and deployable for International markets.

Ensured all International market requirements and functions are correctly implemented through spec/design/test plan reviews and end to end International scenario testing.

Program Manager Microsoft – Xbox Commercial Services (2011-2012)

Manage engineering market expansion project to enable account management and marketplace commerce scenarios for over 180 new markets across Xbox console, Xbox.com, Windows Phone and X8 clients

Manage engineering project to enable 3rd Party Partners to calculate and remit taxes via purchase service

Support on boarding of new 3rd Party Partner Xbox Apps onto Purchase Service

Drive cost estimates across multiple Interactive Entertainment engineering teams to support Holiday planning activities

Represent as Commerce Subject Matter Expert for Xbox Apps Partner Summit

Business Program Manager Microsoft – (IEB) Interactive Entertainment Business (2011)

Established cross functional v-team to develop and deliver Bundles, Pre-ordering and Content Gifting business requirements/scenarios to IEB engineering teams

Evangelized business initiatives across multiple teams (BizDev, BizOps, Business Intelligence, Planning, Marketing, Engineering, Customer Support/Service, Retail)

Created approved customer make-good policy to support Call of Duty Elite Game Subscription launch

International Program Manager Microsoft – On-line Advertising (2007-2011)

Drove international market requirements, work streams and engineering work scope, cost, and schedule to support rollout of Microsoft Advertising Platform to international markets.

Delivered Market Enablement Playbook to ensure engineering work to enable new markets are documented, repeatable and scalable

Planned, developed, and executed on International schedule/deliverables for multiple concurrent product releases.

Evangelized best practices to Engineering teams to ensure that the Advertising Platform is globalized, localizable, customizable, scalable and deployable for International markets.

Conducted Executive-level program reviews and technical reviews to Advertising Product and International Software Development teams.

Ensured all International market requirements and functions are correctly implemented through spec/design/test plan reviews and end to end International scenario testing.

Measured International readiness of Advertising Platform through use of Globalization KPIs, localization cost per word, number of bugs per release and CPE (Customer Partner Experience) for each International Market.

Senior Program Manager Aerospace Electronic Systems - Honeywell International (2007)

Managed full life cycle of the 787 Navigation Radios Program - encompassing all aspects of the system specification/development, change management, manufacturing/testing, installation, certification, entry into service and maintenance for equipment.

Planned, developed, and implemented program plans to fulfill contractual and business requirements within approved budget & schedule constraints.

Conducted various levels of reviews including internal/external executive and technical program reviews.

Coordinated and led the cross functional program team (e.g. engineering, production, contracts, etc.) to successfully achieve the program & business goals.

Responsible for managing program budget (multi-million), schedule (over 3 years) and domestic/global resources (excess of 60 Full Time Equivalents)

Provided single point of contact for the program with the Boeing customer

Tracked and negotiated all customer and internal scope changes.

Dealt effectively with various domestic and foreign third-parties (i.e., customers, OEMs, vendors, and partners) for the benefit of all programs.

Sustaining Program Manager Aerospace Electronic Systems - Honeywell International (2006-2007)

Led cross-functional management teams to prioritize and secure funding for sustaining programs.

Developed and manage program plans, schedules, budget, responsibility matrices, risks and resources.

Communicated schedule commitments and program status to airline customers, internal executive management, program management and customer support groups.

Developed and manage domestic and global sustaining engineering teams.

Provided pre-sales support, proposal generation, and post-sales technical support.

Program/Engineering Manager Aerospace Electronic Systems - Honeywell International (2004-2006)

Managed all aspects of the product development from planning, creation, execution to delivery, using Honeywell’s Integrated Product Delivery & Support Process.

Drove product definition, customer interaction/Voice of Customer (VOC), engineering development, subcontract management, quality adherence, process adherence, and resource planning activities.

Led the coordination of detailed program planning, program cost/schedule/technical performance management, work requirements scope management, risk assessment and management, staffing, and external customer interface.

Tracked and reported program performance, such as schedule, cost and milestone accomplishments.

Responsible for technical leadership for a global team of 23 employees; as well as personnel development for 15 local resources.

Senior Software Engineer/Project Manager Aerospace Electronic Systems - Honeywell International (1997-2004)

Delivered Boeing certified CMU Mark II AOA software on schedule and under budget.

Developed and executed specific tasks on project plan, including customization design, resource allocation, requirements development, validation and verification, documentation, and FAA certification.

Used and applied Six Sigma Greenbelt and DFSS tools to define, measure, analyze and improve software processes. Guided team members to obtain DFSS certification.

Provided support to end customers, avionics service providers, subcontractors and Repair & Overhaul shops.

Embedded Software Engineer Data I/O Corp. (1995 –1997)

Developed embedded software using C and assembly programming languages.

Reviewed project progress and results with manager, team leaders, and/or design review teams.

Worked with customer support team in tracking and fixing software defects.

Applications Engineer Zetron Corp. (1994 –1995)

Provided technical and sales assistance to customers.

Performed digital hardware repairs.

Assisted engineering with software defect investigation and determined root causes and corrective actions.

CERTIFICATION

Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Honeywell March 2003

Six Sigma Greenbelt Honeywell September 2002

Certification in C Programming University of Washington June 1997

Washington Engineering In Training (EIT) Washington State June 1994

EDUCATION

Masters of Software Engineering Seattle University June 2000

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Seattle University June 1994

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