Mark Siefert, PMP
sm7vpd@r.postjobfree.com
PO box 308
Meadow Vista, CA 95722
Home: 530-***-****
Cell: 530-***-****
Objective: Prideful employment based on my experience in people, data, and Hardware/Software product development, projects and programs. Develop innovative product and/or programs resulting in solid revenue generating offerings and stronger corporate strategy.
Capabilities:
Manage (project, program, functional, data), PMP certified, team building, vision, morale. Worked in entrepreneurial and corporate, Commercial, Consumer and Military industries.
Product Development: PLC, Appliances including: Mechanical(plastics, etc.), FW, HW, Communications & Wireless, Apps, Security, Regulatory, Accessories, packaging/Kits, Docs
Custom SW Product development: SDLC, Agile PM, requirements, Application development, Implementation, Quality planning & testing, SQA, Documentation & Training
Services: Engineering Management, Localization/Globalization, regulatory, quality, business development, Publications, Customer support.
Excellent Risk management, people & communication skills, managing direct reports and/or upper management.
MS Project server, Sharepoint, Office, Photoshop, Clarify, Lotus Notes/Domino, SQL, DB2, Win, Unix/Linux
Experience:
April 2012 – present Maertiv, Meadow Vista, CA
Develop product portfolios, program and project plans for integrated technology productions.
Develop business plans and proposals
Self-owned business
Sept 2010 – March 2012 Agilent Technologies, Roseville, CA
Software Implementation and Deployment Project Manager
Implemented new Production Calibration Report system in Roseville and Singapore.
Interface remotely with SW development using Agile style Project Management.
Managed risk to production and revenue, schedules and issue resolution.
Coordinated new software version releases and go-live activities.
Developed and presented training materials; hands on training and audited more than 300 different test/measurement models for compliancy to specifications and accredited body standards.
Feb 1992 - Feb 2010 VeriFone, Inc. Rocklin, CA
Custom Projects Program Manager 1998-2001; 2005-2010
Oversaw world-wide project proposals, business cases, specifications, investigations, funding, project execution and retrospective. Between 100 and 400 projects were active in various stages, including ~ 1 per day opened and closed.
Conducted weekly progress meetings with global engineering teams and international regional sales teams. Conducted weekly project approval meetings with management.
Performed and presented annual and monthly program analysis, reporting and strategic planning.
Over 3 million localized/globalized customer specific solutions delivered.
Engineering Project Manager – Product development 2001-2005
Developed cutting edge Point-of-Sale electronic devices, including requirements analysis, technology selection, I/O, communications, hardware, software, pilot, production, support, sustaining, cost reduction and EOL.
Developed product modules, options and accessories.
Managed crisis and risk aggressively proactively and visibly; creative impact mitigation to aggressive complex schedules, resources and feature sets.
Repeatedly delivered full feature sets on time, under budget and with-in cost targets.
More than 250,000 of various developed products have been deployed, including several super markets, McDonalds, etc.
Sustaining Engineering Manager 2005-2009
Built and developed successful productive loyal engineering team (hardware, software, mechanical, vendor relations, etc. up to 10 members); delivered up to 60 complex projects per quarter.
(Acting) Regulatory & Test Manager 2007-2008
Achieved compliance to safety, regulatory, industry, security and international requirements.
Database Administrator/Developer/Manager 1992-1998
Overhauled, streamlined developed and implemented Project Management system, handling 75 ~ 125 new projects/quarter. Also a multi-level Customer Support system handling 100 calls/month.
Rapid implementation and sustained management of policy/process/efficiency initiatives
May 1990 - Jan 1992 N.E.C. San Jose, CA
Document Control Manager
Created the Document Control department, wrote/implemented new Documentation and Configuration procedures.
Maintained Sun Sparc LAN, Unix server, and office equipment.
Configuration Control Specialist
Technical writing and packaging engineering.
Coordinated contracted work with off-site manufacturing and vendors.
May 1986 – May 1990 Stanford Telecom Santa Clara, CA
Configuration Manager
Military contract environment. Chaired Change Control Board; maintained several databases.
Supervised/trained Document Control; responsible for configuration, drafting, procurement, personnel, documentation, and administration; member of several special purpose teams.
“Employee of the month:” August 1990.
Education
Project Management Institute 2012 PMP Certification
San Jose State University 1985 BS Psychology, minor Sociology; emphasis in Engineering and Computer Programming
Lotus Authorized Education: 1995, System Administration and Application Development; 1996 Lotus Script & Domino “Top Gun”
Microsoft Authorized Education: 1997 Certified Microsoft Product Specialist: NT, Administering and supporting NT core technologies; 1993 1994 FoxPro Application development/distribution.