Innovative Product & Program Executive Leader

Jean Giarrusso

650-***-**** ️ ***@****.***.*** 4228 Kalamath St, #322, Denver, CO 80211

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Innovative and results-driven product and program executive with over two decades of experience transforming R&D initiatives into high-revenue enterprise solutions. A proven leader in launching over 30 successful hardware and software products, with deep expertise in CRM systems, mobile and MMO gaming, enterprise software, and speech recognition. Skilled communicator and strategist with a strong track record of aligning cross-functional teams to deliver profitable, market-ready innovations.

CORE COMPETENCIES

● Full Product Lifecycle Management

● Cross-Functional Team Leadership

● Strategic Planning & Execution

● CRM (Siebel, Oracle, SaaS)

● Enterprise & Consumer Software

● Agile / SCRUM / Kanban / PM Tools

● Mobile & MMO Game Development

● R&D Commercialization

● Technical Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Decision Value, Inc. — Managing Director

2016–Present Management Consulting

Providing strategic counsel and product guidance to clients including Lexity, Cisco Systems, and Storm8.

● Directed R&D efforts into enterprise videoconferencing solutions at Cisco, resulting in Media eXchange

(MXE) and Pulse Video Analytics.

● Guided Lexity’s M&A strategy through acquisition by Yahoo.

● Advised Storm8’s CEO and Board on mobile gaming growth strategies and product development. Stealth10, Inc. — Vice President, Products 2010–2015

● Founded and led a mobile MMO gaming company, overseeing game design, cloud deployment (AWS), and iOS client development.

● Delivered rapid iteration gaming infrastructure capable of live updates and multi-user scalability. Trion World Network, Inc. — Senior Director, Program Management 2007–2009

● Directed engineering and creative teams, implemented best practices in IP and program management.

● Oversaw delivery of large-scale online gaming projects and managed key B2C initiatives. Oracle Corporation — Director, Program Management 2005–2007 2

● Released Siebel CRM v7.8.2 and Oracle CRM R12.

● Drove six R&D initiatives to market, establishing Oracle’s first SaaS product line.

● Led distributed teams across the U.S. and India, ensuring enterprise-level readiness and deployment. Apple, Inc. — Senior Engineering Program Manager 2003–2005

● Revived the Apple Remote Desktop project, delivering a major product release that tripled revenue over prior versions.

● Managed a team of 30+ across engineering, QA, and UX disciplines. Nuance Communications — Senior Product Manager 1999–2002

● Productized SRI’s research into Nuance Verifier, a foundational product in the company’s portfolio.

● Oversaw global beta programs and managed NLP and speech recognition integrations across IVR platforms. Magnifi, Inc. — Senior Director, Product Management 1997–1999

● Led the development of multimedia search and retrieval tools, later acquired by Procter & Gamble. Oracle Corporation — Senior Product Manager 1994–1997

● Preserved $220M in revenue by managing customer success across APAC.

● Led MPEG-standard API development, enabling live-TV pause and DVR features. Hughes Aircraft Corporation — Software Engineer 1989–1990

● Developed advanced flight simulation systems for U.S. DoD and Israeli Air Force with high-performance FOV memory management.

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

Focus: Rocket & Systems Design, Orbital Mechanics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

● U.S. Citizen Born in South Korea

● Fluent in English and Korean; conversational in French, Spanish, and Russian

● Holder of 3 pending patents, including 1 as lead developer

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