Project Manager Development

Vladimir Kroz

http://ca.linkedin.com/in/vkroz

********.****@*****.*** • +1-647-***-****

Manager of Software Engineering

Offer more than 15 years of demonstrated success leading cutting-edge software development.

Quality focused technology leader adept at managing technology and engineering teams to design, develop, and implement enterprise grade business and operations support systems to exceed clients expectations. Extensive experience developing and maintaining complex and highly scalable distributed systems. Expertise in managing software engineering directing large-scale projects with complex dependencies and multiple deliverables; Combine managerial skills with hands-on engineering experience. Leverage forward-looking approach to implement innovative tools and methodologies to maximize productivity and performance. Highlights of expertise:

Ownership on Software Development

Engineering Team Leadership

Technical Leadership

Technology Research and Management

Communication & Presentation Skills

Certified Scrum Muster

Agile Development Methodologies

Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Architecture, Design and Development

Project Management / Execution

Client Expectation Management

Technical Proficiencies

Technology Domains:

Distributed systems, High Availability, Software Infrastructure, OLTP systems, Cloud computing, SaaS, High-volume high performance data-centric systems

Methodologies:

Agile, SCRUM, OOA, OOD, Design Patterns, UML

Business Domains:

Telecom, Business Support and Operations Support Systems, Business Accounting, e-Commerce and Retail, Managed Services

Languages & Technologies:

Java, C, C++, Perl, Python, Ruby, SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, HTML, CSS, XML / XSL, JavaScript, jQuery, JEE/J2EE, Web Services, Spring, Hibernate, REST, Ajax, Oracle, MySQL, Hadoop, MapReduce, MongoDB

Platforms:

UNIX, VMWare, Android, Tomcat, Weblogic, Amazon Cloud

Professional Experience

KrozTech LLC 2011 – Present

Software Engineering Manager

Provide leadership in all activities related to the development of variety of software products, including VoIP network control system, high-volume data processing (specialized data warehouse for telecom operators) and custom mobile applications. Manage multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and QA analysts across multiple teams and locations. Hire, train and motivate. Provide technical guidance, career development, and mentoring to team members.

Establish and oversee agile development process. Drive all aspects of the development including design, development, configuration management, QA, and deployment. Implement, standardize and manage Software Development Lifecycle standards, policies and procedures.

Work with customers to define product road map and requirements. Define product vision, architecture and product designs. Combine management duties with direct contribution to design and coding.

Key Accomplishments:

Established and managed agile development process which allowed fast software releases with high quality level while maintaining controlled budget and scope;

Lead selection of the technologies for new distributed network management platform; Architected new systems using cutting edge technologies including Amazon cloud services, Hadoop, MongoDB, etc.

Co-authored “Android Cookbook” published by O'Reily

Designed and developed mobile applications for Android platform; Contributed code to open source community: http://code.google.com/p/android-active-record/

Amdocs, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA 2007 – May 2012

Development Manager / Solution Architect

Lead architecture and high-level solution designs for billing transformation program at Sprint / Boost Mobile focusing on web-portal, real-time billing and CRM, platform integration and security. Orchestrate solutions development. Serve as key point-of-contact with account stakeholders regarding business needs assessment, application development, functionality, and implementation.

Manage development and QA process across matrix delivery organization. Oversee and manage defects triage during system testing and user acceptance testing. Participate in architecture discussions and planning with Product Development and Quality Engineering; provide guidance on optimal software architecture and design;

Manage daily objectives, priorities, tradeoffs and risks; performance management of all reporting staff. Plan, coordinate, and monitor the progress of development projects to ensure the alignment with business goals. Communicate status, risks, and offer mitigation strategies to ensure on-time delivery of all committed projects to cross-functional teams and high-level management.

Key Accomplishments:

Directly contributed to design of complex transaction processing system serving millions of daily transactions and handling terabytes of data at back-end.

Architected integration of big software product into enterprise IT ecosystem.

WisdomForce.com (acquired by informatica), Israel 2006 – 2007

Principal Engineer, Founder

Designed and developed software for real-time data replication in heterogeneous database environments (Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL) and extra-fast ETL operations on huge data volumes. Implemented solution using C++ and Java.

Amdocs Israel, Ltd., Raanana, Israel

Senior Team Leader, Technology Expert, 2004 – 2007

Directed software development for prepaid product line encompassing all design, development, and implementation of online charging components. Provided leadership to international teams; mentored on processes and ensured adherence to deadlines. Functioned as project manager with responsibility to supervise cross-functional team on cross-product requirements gathering and project estimations; collaborated on integrated architecture and technical solutions design. Key Accomplishments:

Orchestrated successful design, development, and delivery of large-scale client projects.

Drove key process improvements, including product re-use repository and development knowledge management solutions. Earned Employee Award in recognition.

Defined interfaces and integration architecture for platform serving 30 million customers for nationwide telecommunications operator;

R&D Team Lead 2001 – 2004

Managed development of key solutions with responsibility for recruiting, training, and evaluating development teams with up to 20-members. Spearheaded research to identify and evaluate emerging technologies; introduced new development tools to improve processes and productivity. Developed architecture for product customizations. Prepared project documentation, design documents, user guides, and training material. Key Accomplishments:

Leveraged technical expertise to design and develop high availability server infrastructure and software infrastructure frameworks with Java / C++.

Sentry-Com, Haifa, Israel 2000 – 2001

Senior Software Engineer

Coordinated architecture, design, development, and implementation of biometric voice authentication system; accountable for product readiness and quality. Supervised development team; assigned and monitored tasks; and conducted design and code reviews. Defined configuration management policies and managed integration tasks. Wrote comprehensive project plans. Key Accomplishments:

Established highly effective agile development team and played key role in developing flagship product.

Developed server-side components in n-tier architecture using J2EE, C++, CORBA, and Microsoft SQL.

Defined, designed, and implemented server-side business logic using Java, Servlets, CORBA, and JDBC and implemented secure communication protocol using SOAP and SSL.

Rial Consulting, Ltd., Voronezh, Russia 1996 – 1999

Founder, Consultant

Established consulting firm offering ERP and accounting systems for clients across retail, wholesale, and utility companies. Provided consultancy services in the area of application design and development with focus on high-transactional volume, data-centric enterprise applications. Directed consulting, solutions development, and client engagement management; negotiated and managed all contracts.

Education, Training & Certifications

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

University of Computer Technologies, Voronezh, Russia

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

State Polytechnic Institute, Voronezh, Russia

Certified Scrum Master

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