Virginia Polytechnic and State University

James Madison University

University of Maryland

Freelance and leadership technology consultant

Greater Seattle Area

An experienced software development turnaround coach and agilist. The official birth of Leading Software Maniacs! Specialize in freelance program management, app development, project leadership workshops/eLearning. Special emphasis on providing coaching and assistance with Soft-Audit assessment that ultimately simplifies overly complicated leadership/technical organizations. Check our workshops out at <a href="http://www.leadingswmaniacs.com/workshops.html">http://www.leadingswmaniacs.com/workshops.html</a>, organizational assessment contracting at <a href="http://www.soft-audit.com">http://www.soft-audit.com</a> and our crazy project management video shorts (some with over 50,000 views!) at <a href="http://www.pmchalkboard.com">http://www.pmchalkboard.com</a>.

Leading Software Maniacs

Managing Director

Freelance editor in charge of quarterly, online magazine devoted to improving software development lifecycle management. The magazine's focus is on testing, agile, configuration management, and project/people management. I provide overall author selection, technical editing, project coordination, and production roles for every quarterly issue. This is a remote freelance role (the TechWell team is in Jacksonville, FL and the authors are everywhere)! Enjoy using LinkedIn (among other means) to find great contributors. Also an expert in InDesign/InCopy as I am directly involved with the production aspects of the magazine.

TechWell Corporation

Better Software Magazine Editor and Host of TechWell Web Seminars

Transitioned organization to Scrum. Product focus is creating software toolkits for reliable, high-performing file systems and flash memory embedded subsystems. Responsible for engineering, QA, IT, technical support, and overall project management. Emphasis on expanding core product development with services and customer satisfaction. Won Stevie Awards for customer support excellence two years in a row.

Datalight Inc

VP of Engineering

GIS mobile provider for utility (water, oil and gas, power, ...) workflow. Responsible for engineering, project management, QA, IT, and technical support.

MapFrame Corporation (GE Grid Solutions)

Develop enterprise-wide, highly scalable healthcare reporting software that compares efficiency, planning, and clinical outcomes. Hopefully the information results in overall improved operation and healthcare practices. Here I was first exposed to agile (yea!) and met my future wife.

Solucient (Truven Health Analytics)

VP of Applications Development

Outstanding wireless software provider (of Exchange/Domino real-time information and customer server databases). We provided a single server to many-client solution (RIMM, Palm OS, Pocket PC, BREW, J2ME, ...). The startup is no longer in business with remnants absorbed by QUALCOMM.

Wireless Knowledge (QUALCOMM)

24/7 insurance claims estimating software organization. We software with many product lines covering medical, body shop management systems, glass repair, total loss, and of course claims estimating.

Mitchell International

SVP of Product Development

Company was one of the heavyweights in process/factory automation. The HMI software product lines were platform-independent (Windows, UNIXes, and OS/2). I was responsible for product development, QA, Technical Publications, and Customer Support.

USDATA Corporation (Siemens)

VP, Engineering

Initially in charge of product development at Logistics Data Systems (acquired by Nielsen) and eventually in charge of product development for the Applications Division (Dallas, Northbrook, and Green Bay).

Nielsen Marketing Research

VP, Applications Development

Maker of PFS series and Harvard Graphics. Responsible for Engineering, Research, QA, and Technical Publications. Unfortunately, no longer an entity. My first swing into the fast-paced high-flyin' startup world.

Software Publishing Corporation

VP, Development

Responsible for a number of projects, QA on the FHP project (read "Soul of a New Machine" to find out more about those great days at DG), systems software and applications porting for the first true PC-compatible laptop the DG/One, CEO/WS office automation network-version.

Ken Whitaker