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Angela Butler-McDonald | 524 Zenith Ridge Drive | Danville, CA 94506 Mobile Phone: 650-644-5686 | Secondary Phone: 925-553-5240|E-mail: abf032ca@west post.net OBJECTIVE I am interested in securing a Sr. Sof tware Program/Project Manager position within an engineering organization. I bel ieve my 10+ years of experience, professional interests, and personal characteri stics make me an excellent candidate for the position. * * PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Sr. Program Manager with significant achievements in driving complex projects. Comprehensive knowledge of hardware technologies and software applications. Ability to build effective controls to manage scope of consumer or iented software projects. Proven track record of developing dynamic cross-functi onal teams. Demonstrated creativity in leadership. Highly energetic, results ori ented, and personable management style. Thrives in fast paced challenging work e nvironments. WORK EXPERIENCE Program Manager, Oncology Information Systems ( OIS): Aug. 2002-Sept. 2009 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | Medical Devices and Supplies | Palo Al to, CA Managed Oncology Information Systems (OIS) application and medical device projec ts with teams between 8 to 55 members. Managed new product development as well a s Continuation Engineering software releases. * * Managed cross-functional international teams and intradepartmental expectation s to ensure program viability and success. * * Performed communication tasks between my team, Software Quality Assurance, Tec hnical Publications, PSE, Marketing, Manufacturing, and various other groups acr oss the organization. * Transitioned mature R&D project to volume production line on schedule in the f ace of constantly changing marketing requirements. * * Experience with FDA Inspections and Internal Audits as Engineering liaison. Sr. Program Manager (Consultant): December 2001 - August 2002 Microsoft Corp. | Computer Softw are | Mountain View, CA Manages code development projects for the current MSN (Web) TV Services. Drives upgrades of consumer Internet content and/or services via TV Set-Top Boxes (STB) . Responsible for helping define and develop service which defined integrated co mmunications and entertainment while building upon existing Microsoft platforms. Create functional specifications to support feature release. Administer and tra ck creation of project doc. deliverables based on the Microsoft Solutions Framew ork (MSF) charter and life cycle. Coordinate and facilitate weekly cross functio nal meetings which update lead service release team members throughout planning/ development cycle (Product Planning and Marketing, Database Dev., Client Dev., Q A, Operations, Usability Engineering & Design, Tech. Writers, Customer Support, Service Release). Upgrade services shipped on time and within expectations. Sr. Program Manager: January 2000 - September 2001 AOL/Time Warner (Netscape Communications) | Mountain View, CA SR. PROGRAM MANAGER-Client Product Division-BROWSER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT *Progr am Manager for both the Netscape Communicator 4.7x releases as well as drove a d ynamic cross functional team tasked with developing a next generation GECKO base d internet browser (Netscape 6.1). Managed all deliverables relating to the proj ect. Created and maintained MSProject schedule and tracked deliverables to RTM. Coordinated and ran weekly cross functional meetings which updated lead product release team members throughout product release cycle (Product Marketing, Eng./D ev., QA, Int'l, OEM, Release/Build, Tech.Writers, Customer Support). Created tra cking metrics used to determine fix rate progress relating to on-time scheduled milestones. Coordinated post mortem for current and previous products. All produ cts shipped on time and within expectations.

Program Manager: September 1999 - December 1999 Digital Market, Inc | Sunnyvale, CA PROGRAM MANAGER-eCOMMERCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT *Sole Program Manager for pre-ip o internet startup company which focused on business to business eCommerce. Resp onsible for the on-time delivery of industry leading eProcurement product. Work closely with product marketing and engineering staff to define product release s trategy, tradeoffs, project resource scheduling, milestone calculation, issues t racking and related project management activities. Sr. Project Manager: March 1998 - August 1999 Clarify, Inc | San Jose, CA SR. PROJECT MANAGER-Engineering (Software) Division *Managed and coordinated cr oss functional project teams and drove complex software development projects thr ough to completion. This involved overall ownership and responsibility for cross functional deliverables leading to successful delivery of the project. These pr ojects involved enhancing the functionality of the core architecture (web-enabli ng) and business modules (Sales Force Automation-SFA) for the Customer Relations hip Management (CRM) client/server application. Responsibilities included: Proje ct planning, creating master schedules, risk management, driving project action items, process improvements, status reporting, efficient identification and reso lution of complex issues, writing and conducting project presentations. Facilita ted project meetings and communicated related information to project teams and e xecutive staff. Engineering Project Manager: January 1996 - March 1998 Apple Computer, Inc | Cupertino, CA ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER-CPU Systems Software Division *Manage moderate to co mplex software development effort in the CPU Systems Software Engineering group, driving activities of SW bundle development for CPU HW projects. Develop projec t plan and schedule for software development. Ensure thorough project investigat ion and acceptance by soliciting input and direction from key leaders and influe ncers on the CPU development/management team. Effectively communicate to all lev els project status. Independently anticipate and manage risks associated with pr oject, and develop and implement solutions to complex issues across groups, prod uct lines and divisions. Has in-depth understanding of product features, marketi ng strategy and customer needs. Make critical decisions which has significant fi nancial and schedule impact. Strong product development experience shipping high volume desktop (CPU) products on tight schedules. Demonstrate creativity, leade rship, and technical expertise. Has proven track record of successful team build ing and excellent communication/negotiation skills. Project Lead, Software Quality Assurance: April 1995 - January 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. | Cupertino, CA PROJECT LEAD, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE-CPU SW Quality Division *Managed SW Qua lity Assurance requirements for new and ongoing software/hardware projects in CP U System Software Engineering. Secured resource commitments for planned changes, tracked progress on changes & removed obstacles which impeded progress toward a chievement of goals. Lead 3rd party bundle development/requirements with industr y partners and cross-functional team; provided input to technology roadmaps; pro vided cross functional leadership to achieve 3rd Party SW. cost, quality, and av ailability goals; work in close partnership with Software Business Manager to ma p supplier/tech strategy, and support negotiations. Managed QA testers, contract ors and outside vendors on an as needed basis. Proven track record of successful ly driving issues surrounding software quality to closure on several moderate to complex software projects. Systems Engineer: January 1989 - April 1995 Lockheed-Martin Missiles & Space Co. | Sunnyvale, CA SYSTEMS ENGINEER - Missile Systems Division, Systems Engineering *Managed Qualit y Assurance requirements for new and ongoing software/hardware projects in Syste ms Engineering. Specifically responsible for understanding, evaluating and commu nicating the scope of tasks, analyzed and redefined test requirements, wrote and maintained quality/test plans and managed and scheduled work load including cos t implications to program. Worked directly with project and technical/engineerin

g leads from various cross-functional groups to ensure total system quality. Tra cked, resolved anomalies, and communicated status throughout the course of a pro ject. Conducted investigations ensuring functionality, compatibility of hardware and software integration. Effort required excellent interpersonal skills, techn ical writing, and communication skills. Sr. Electronics Eng. Technician: April 1981 - January 1989 Lockheed-Martin Missiles & Space Co. | Sunnyvale, CA SR. ELECTRONICS ENG. TECH.-Missile Systems Evaluation Laboratory *Diagnosed syst em malfunctions to determine cause (hardware and/or software origin) and perform ed corrective action. Developed, maintained and evaluated electronic data record ing, conversion, reduction and processing systems, used in support of test and m alfunction diagnosis of missile hardware equipment and real-time and stored data such as telemetry and radar signals. EDUCATION Master's Degree, June 1996 | Golden Gate University | M.S. Degree: Telecommunications Management Bachelor's Degree, December 1987 | Cogswell Polytechnical College | B.S.Degree: Electronics Engineering Technology SKILLS MSProject Expert CAD/CAM Intermediate BASIC & FORTRAN Beginner HTML Editors Expert C/C++ Beginner Xml/Soap Beginner HTTP Beginner PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS * Women in Technology * National Society of Black Engineers * Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority * Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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