ALAN BONER

Summary

ACCOMPLISHED EXECUTIVE MANAGER with 20+ years broad-based engineering and management experience coupled with a reputation for drilling down to basics, defining performance goals clearly, and consistently bringing complex projects to successful conclusion. Builds and manages 40-60 person teams of diverse skill levels, talents, and backgrounds as line manager and as cross-functional project manager. Results driven, reliable, and trusted colleague with a passion for effective problem solving in collaborative, high-performing mechanical systems, software development and systems integration projects. Drives contributors to build and meet aggressive but realistic schedules. Provides clear visibility to management through carefully established metrics and consistent reporting.

Gets things done.

Achievements:

Ø Managed multiple projects through complete SDLC in broad range of environments

Ø Delivered Location Based mobile applications for the business marketplace

Ø Delivered ultra-secure mobile messaging system for corporate deployment

Ø Defined and deployed multi-point media delivery systems across mobile, cloud, and desktops

Ø Delivered multiple carrier-network integrated content delivery products serving millions of customers with multiple mobile interactions and updates daily

Ø Carried multiple wireless embedded devices from concept through delivery with multiple OEMs

Ø Managed product features, OEM relationships and on-shore/off-shore development

Ø Delivered products in startup and major corporate environments in public and private sectors

Experience

Vice President, Technology

Unsocial Inc, Kirkland, Washington 2010 – present

Responsible for all aspects of project delivery in a mobile device start-up

q Wore many hats in startup environment

q Directed mobile client application development and delivery on multiple platforms

q Directed on-shore and off-shore development of mobile projects

q Worked with customers to define requirements, establish milestones and schedules

q Drove delivery of quality products that exceeded customer expectations

Product Realization Manager

AT&T, Redmond, Washington (through Avion Systems) 2007 – 2010

Managed business/technical aspects of Mobile Share, a video and photo content management system

q Directed mobile client application development and integration with major handset OEMs

q Managed all requirements for four platforms, mobile handset, web, WAP, and desktop client

q Directed design efforts of major user experience design firm to establish prototype for broad range of products

q Directed usability testing of handset applications

q Provided an integrated user experience across four interfaces, with cloud services and storage

q Responsible for all aspects of project: scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and change management

q Directed development of Customer Care tools and processes

Technical Program Manager

Motorola, Seattle, Washington 2004 - 2007

Managed all aspects of SCREEN3 Server infrastructure and full software development project life cycle, through Launch and V2.1, with a $3M+ budget and 60+ contributors worldwide for multiple releases

q Successfully delivered a server-side content delivery product

q Managed on-shore and off-shore resources for development and test

q Delivered product to mobile phone operators, with deployments in all major global markets

q Responsible for all aspects of project: scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and change management

q Translated Marketing Requirements Documents into project objectives and tasks, managing task assignments and project resources, reporting on and managing project scope throughout the lifecycle through three releases

q Managed code development triage process in Agile/Scrum process

q Acted as liaison across functional groups, ensuring clear ownership throughout project and at project completion, custody transfer and handoff

Program Manager | Windows eHome/Embedded & Devices Group

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington 2001 - 2004

Managed OEMs, silicon vendors and ODMs to deliver 1.0 Smart Display Tablet

q Managed cross-functional teams to create and deliver a new category in the marketplace

q Managed multiple stakeholders in project: end-users, support and service organizations, hardware vendors and implementation partners

q Contributed to development of initial product plan, partner recruitment and design reviews

q Wrote functional specifications, including UI design, to enable clear and unambiguous deliverables

q Developed touchscreen tablet user interface to enable access to all operating system functionality

q Managed Beta program and facilitated the integration of support issues as product design elements

q Designed the Smart Display Kit as an add-on to Windows CE to add customer value and product differentiation

Manager/Group Manager | .Net Servers Integration UE/Exchange Server SDK

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington 1998 - 2001

Managed multi-disciplined teams providing documentation to developers

q Responsible for designing, coding and documenting a cross-product education application integrating wireless devices among BizTalk Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server and the Application Center Server

q Managed 40 person staff delivering quarterly installments of the Exchange Server SDK.

q Planned and executed the conversion of the Server documentation from HTML to XML to improve quality and usability

Managed Development of extensive Sample Applications and Guides for developers

q Coordinated and directed a team of developers, testers, writers and editors in the creation and publication of the BackOffice Developer’s Guide in 4 installments. Content was used in TechEd, MTB and MSDN field applications

q Published an 800 page MS Press book, Microsoft Management Console Design & Development Kit, with companion CD

Real-time Hardware/Software Development

Peer Controls; Independent industrial controls consultant, Salem, Oregon 1990-1998

Provided a variety of consulting services in the wood products, food processing, and building automation industries.

q Designed and developed real-time control software to implement multi-axis synchronized motion control systems

q Development tools and target system were 80x86. Code was mostly written in C with some assembler routines.

q Provided product design and development services for Z180 systems used as a protocol translation device in real-time environment.

q Developed devices using Echelon’s Neuron processor for LonWorks interoperable SCADA systems.

Additional Background

Education Master of Architecture, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Licensing Professional Engineer, licensed by the State of Oregon (Mechanical & Control Systems)

Other Technologies MS Office Tools (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio), AutoCAD

Community Service Founding Board Chair of Howard Street Charter School, Salem, Oregon