JOHN COOK

John T. Cook

**** ****** ****** ∙ Boulder, Colorado 80304

303-***-**** ∙ **************@*****.***

High-technology professional with 15 years of technology and business experience with full life-cycle software/system development. Very successful in leading fast paced teams, adapting to changing circumstances and getting results. Experience with project management, product management, development, business analysts, start-ups, embedded and web-services, full life cycle, conception, production, training, Agile development consultant and outsourcing.

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Adapt very quickly. Get results. Innovative (4 pending patents). Integrator. Embedded and web applications. Creative, engaged at working and managerial levels. Responsive. Keeps commitments. Self directed.

• Chief engineer, multi-disciplined project manager, skilled product manager, developer (embedded, electro-mechanical devices, and web-based applications), technical manager, client facing consultant, help desk, and Agile consultant/implementer for large organizations and start-ups. Requirements and proposals.

• Expert knowledge of full-life cycle development in a software/IT environment, and detailed understanding of Agile methods and using the PMP framework.

• Clear understanding of Internet technologies and concepts and how they related to a successful project completion.

• Strong understanding of Software Development Methods. Agile development implementer and consultant. Tailoring development frameworks for organizations and teams – product management to release. Agile development, feature driven designs and processes to meet business objectives speed of development needs. +7 years using Agile, SCRUM like processes, RUP, FDD, lean, mixed models, etc. Comfortable with PMP framework. Worked with Chrysler’s test facility (technical) early Agile development process as it was being defined. Mentoring, sprints, and project methods. Worked in large organizations and start-ups.

• Able to multi-task by working on more than one project at one time. Worked with various group sizes – 4 to 90.

• Co-founder, inventor, etc. start-up for the paper-to-digital pen to Tablet PC to web-forms market space. Included Internet technologies TabletPC, embedded work, packaging, instrumentation and various communication schemes – wireless, serial, etc

• Provided project management on a variety of IT type projects from new project rollout, to documentation, to training to migrations. Involved in testing activities.

• Product management work included defining the market space, competitive analysis, identifying the market pain (solution sales), reviewing the business model opportunity, defining features to be delivered, execution, and ready for manufacturing prototype.

• Analytical models for decision making numerical models including gap analysis (market and product features), and very complex kinematics (robotics).

• Competency in project management, product management, consulting (client facing), web-based applications, consumer electronics (embedded systems and instrumentation), development methods, full life cycle, development, out sourcing, lean teams and fast paced start-ups., and vendor management.

• Strong presentation skills tailored to specific audiences --5 to 90 people. Solution selling.

• Creating project plans for review and approval, outsourced or internal through appropriate technologies.

• Product/service ranges include consumer devices, web-based delivery (B2B), systems integrations, consulting, and infrastructure projects.

• Experience overseas and with outsourcing.

Roles

Product Manager – full life cycle experience

Developer – Hardware and Software

Agile – Project Manager, SCRUM, Consultant

Team Lead – Local and Distributed

Classic Project Manager – PMBOK, Design Builds, etc.

Business Analyst – backend workflow to user based applications

Inventor and Start-up Founder

Skills (partial)

Agile Methodologies, SCRUM, Project Management with SCRUM, RUP, FDD, User Stories

PMP Air Force, Uncertainty Expert, Risk Analysis

ISO, TQM, Re-engineering, Lean, ITIL

Consumer Electronics, Software Services including B2B

Areas Covered

Consumer Electronics – digital pen technologies, web-services, CRM, etc.

Systems -- hosting, applications, forms, analytics, search engines, and reporting

Oversight -- applications, DBs, operations, infrastructure, QA, documentation, support

Teams – local, distributed, overseas

EXPERIENCE

QuiteSo Technologies, LLC, Project/Product Manager, Chief Engineer and Founder (June 2008 to present) Re-started work to complete last patent application. Involves completing prototype, writing the technical part of the application, and reviewing with lawyer. Remaining development was an incremental release. Methodologies used were SCRUM and FDD. Verifying business and product requirements.

HRplus (sold to Allied Barton), Project Manager and Lead (October 2007 to June 2008) Provides background screening services. Responsible for driving technology growth including product management, software development, operations, QA/configuration management. Also, includes infrastructure and data warehousing. New applications were web-based with role-based functionality. The work was done in-house and overseas. Methods where SCRUM and Agile PM. The overseas work was managed SCRUM. Web-services used the HRxml standard. This allowed integration into large company’s backend. Work includes web based business applications and converting legacy applications into services. Work is done on site and overseas in India. Improved product release time from 6-12 months to 4 weeks. .NET, C#, sql, Jscript was used.

QuiteSo Technologies, LLC, Project/Product Manager, Chief Engineer and Founder (May 2005 to Sept 2007 and June 2008 to present) A start-up in the digital pen to paper space. Sole inventor of pen-based technology for the forms market. Responsible for technology vision, product management, core development (Tablet PC, and embedded development), outsourced work, and manufacturing prototypes. Developed embedded and web-services. Methodologies used were SCRUM and FDD. Work was done in-house and contracted. Markets include North America and the Europe. Four patents pending. Product management included defining the market space, identifying the market pain, reviewing the business model opportunity, defining features to be delivered, and launching the product.

Technical Overview – All inventions were developed based on market position. The company, though very technical, was market driven with its activities. Designed, developed, and prototyped a digital pen with many configurations, web-based applications, and peer-to-peer options. The TI 430 chip was used. The TI IDE was used. C++ and assembly code were used. Kiniox accelerometer was used to calculate relative positions calibrated to a writing surface. A Kalman filter was used in the implementation. Another embodiment was having a fixed point to ensure an absolute position using a radar measurement scheme; accelerometers were also used in a PDA implementation. There were also several unique distance measuring schemes. An AirLogic chip was used, SanDiisk Flash memory. Code was written to interface with mass storage device and the wireless chip. Also, a patent pending electro-mechanical device was designed and prototyped. The pen device used a cam follower approach. Tablet PC, XML interface and mySQL were used in the prototypes. There were several different configurations that required extensive redesigns. .NET, C#, Jscript, and sql were used.

Contract Positions (concurrent with QuiteSo Technologies)

Arapahoe County Colorado IT Department, Sr. Project Manager (Contract Position) (August 2007 to September 2007) Responsible for developing project plans for the County Morgue’s office. Projects include linking the Morgue Office systems to the Sheriff Office systems. The process to being followed was based on the PMP. Likewise, requirements were broken down so that a contract and in house software development could late place. Wyoming Health Department, Sr. Project Manager (Contract Position) (February 2007 to August 2007) Sr. Project Manager for newly formed IT department. Responsible for infrastructure roll out and production readiness of the statewide Women Infant and Children (WIC) program’s smart card (credit card) transaction implementation with POS, and HIPPA constraints. The program was a multi-state development process. Process improvements including defining and implementing an Agile development processes. The current development process was not Agile like. Little effort had be made to improved the process. Efforts were concentrated on getting the development group’s process changed. Bea Systems, Inc., Agile Consultant and Project Manager (Contract Position) (September 2006 to December 2006) Sr. Project Manager responsible for defining and implementation of an innovative Agile development process. Agile with SCRUM, sprint process was put in place. Organized change management activities to convert software group from a waterfall life cycle to modern Agile methods. Included linking the business unit's requirements to development processes and operational release processes. The final result was an innovative use of SCRUM and FDD Agile methods.

Aerospace Testing Alliance, Inc., Sr. Project Manager and Engineer (Feb 2003 to May 2005) Service company tailored to provide aerospace testing for military and commercial customers. Responsible for core instrumentation technology projects and system/software engineering. Involved in developing embedded software and project management and deploying systems for a multi-year project with leading edge technology. Responsible for company-wide measurement uncertainty standards and implementation.

Aurigin Systems, Inc. (Jan. 2000 to July 2002) Project Manager and Lead. A dotcom start-up specializing in intellectual property management systems. Worked in concert with CTO to define overall technology vision. Supervised marketing/engineering release process, program management and release roll out for Aurigin's 1st ASP (3-tier) web services, and enterprise solutions. Helped define product feature sets. Decreased release cycle-time from 10 months to 3 months - 5 successful product releases. Implemented Agile development/marketing methodology. Provided project management on software releases (development with data content engineering, QA, publications, and production roll out). Also, includes dataware housing, infrastructure, BI and analytics. Use the PMBOK framework, Agile, SCRUM and FDD. Implemented a dual product delivery model (deployment via a hosted implementation or behind an enterprise's firewall). Working included search engine technologies – Cartia, Visimo, and Hummingbird.

Sverdrup Technology, Inc. (May 1987 to Jan. 2000) Manager, and Project Manager, Systems Engineer. A high technology company that provided systems for the testing of vehicles, low speed and high speed wind tunnels, and embedded systems and control systems. Analytical models for decision making and very complex numerical models. Various reengineering activities.

Systems Engineer: Sverdrup Technology, Inc. (May 1987 - Jan. 2000) Primary work included development and delivery of advanced software and systems in the US, UK, Germany, and South Korea. Mostly fast-track, firm-fixed projects. Employed a variety of development methods including Rational’s RUP, and Agile. Instrumentation and embedded (kinematics) were provided

Systems Branch Manager, Project Manager, and, Architect: Engineering, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., ATOM Group (1998-2000) Four person initial start-up team for new division of a large technology contract at NASA Ames Wind Tunnels. Projects included server operations, SLA conformance and improvements, large databases, visualization applications, real-time embedded systems, and electro-mechanical applications. In charge of staffing for branch, new projects, deploying software and systems projects for advanced technology in wind tunnels and testing environments. Primary architect and business analyst for new development efforts. Group consisted of development, QA, IT and operational staff. Systems Engineering Manager, Sverdrup Technology Inc., Technology Group (1997-1998) Defined customer needs business analyst and directed day-to-day development and deployment of systems for commercial customers. Implemented new technology and overall solutions architecture. In charge of staffing and project plans for execution. Projects included both operation improvements with large database, visualization applications, real-time embedded systems and deployment of the systems. Developed selected systems. Worked with Chrysler on early industry Agile like software development process. Supported an average of 30 projects per year. Project Manager/Lead Systems Engineer: Architect, Sverdrup Technology Inc., Technology Group (1996-98) Software/hardware design/deployment, cost and budget, directing personnel, and client acceptance of projects delivered. Included overseas and national projects with development across multi-sites and management of subcontracts. Project manager on Saturn's cylinder head cycle-time improvement project. Engineer for the Korean Aerospace Research Institute including computer systems, instrumentation, custom software and database applications. Received General Electric’s Quarterly Award for innovation. Lead Systems Engineer for Ford's robotic driver, developed algorithms to record and mimic actual test track driving. Engineering Department Head/Project Manager/Architect, Sverdrup Technology Inc., LaRC Operations, 1994-95; Section Head, Sverdrup Technology, LaRC Operations, 1993-94) Responsible for department quality and performance(facility upgrades, control, and software automation projects), field checkout, troubleshooting, cost and schedule adherence. Provided development and implementation on selected projects.

General Dynamics Land Systems Division, Design Liaison Engineer (Feb. 1985 to May 1987) Responsible for the M1A1 tank’s fire control system (embedded). Named Land Systems employee of the month for low temperature improvements to the system.

EDUCATION

BS Electrical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Graduate Studies in Business, University of Tennessee, Tullahoma, Tennessee Project Management Professional Certificate, United States Air Force

PATENT APPLICATIONS

US 2008/0030486 A1

US 2008/0143691 A1

US 2007/0139399 A1

WO 2007/062187 A2

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