Benjamin Strong

PE | PMP | ACP | CSM | Senior Program / Project Manager

Pleasanton, California, 94588
Cell: (925) 600 0853
Email: thermoray@aol.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminraystrong

Summary: A senior project / program manager with more than 15 years of experience of managing high-
level, multi-phase technology development programs. Adept at leading teams and partnering with key
clients, stakeholders and C-level management to navigate complex negotiations and build consensus.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, California 02/2012 07/2013
Senior Program Manager
Managed global, cross-functional product development teams comprising engineering, ODMs,
marketing, sales, operations, and support for an approximately 80 million dollar product line
Managed full product life cycle of major new product development (NPD) and new product
introduction (NPI) programs from conception through sustaining
Led engineering teams (ME, EE, QA, SW, ODM) developing IDEA and Good Design Award
winning next generation consumer electronic products from conception to release
Led software engineering teams using Agile (XP and Scrum) methodologies to develop award
winning virtualization, server/cloud, and desktop software programs
Envisioned, funded, and achieved Oracles first enterprise-wide environmental certification (EPEAT,
IEEE 1680.1) to secure multi-million dollar sales to US and EU governments
Introduced new practices for continuous customer acceptance and process improvement to shorten
NPD time-to-market from years to months
Performed mechanical root cause and corrective action (RCCA) analysis
Compiled and presented quarterly business operations results to senior management

Sun Microsystems Inc., Santa Clara, California 03/2000 02/2010
Senior Program Manager
Directed new product development and release for 60 million dollar Sun Ray business unit
Led Virtual Desktop Infrastructure program from concept through multiple releases using Agile
methodologies
Managed Secure Global Desktop software from acquisition through multiple releases
Conceptualized and implemented best practices in beta program management and continuous process
improvement (CPI)
Drove the Product Approval Committee (PAC) and Portfolio Management Team (PMT) in defining
new product direction for the business unit

IGC Polycold Systems International, San Rafael, California 05/1997 05/1999
Engineering Manager
Managed a world class team of fifteen engineers and technicians in developing cryogenic equipment
for 25 million dollar supplier to medical device and semiconductor industries
Managed direct reports providing technical oversight to multiple departments, including product
support, quality control (QC), sales support, manufacturing engineering, compliance, and computer
network administration
Planned and coordinated multiple projects to on-time and on-budget product release
Introduced best practices including new product requirements definition, risk assessment, concurrent
engineering, departmental budgeting, and analytic project management

Insync Systems Inc., Milpitas, California 08/1994 04/1996
Director of Research and Development
Created the 40 million dollar start-up's R&D team of engineers, designers, machinists, consultants,
and strategic partners; reported monthly to the Board of Directors
Introduced best practices including new product requirements definition and risk assessment, project
planning and scheduling, project control, concurrent engineering, departmental budgeting, and
release coordination using a formal product release process
Introduced engineering practices of solid modeling (Pro/E), finite element analysis (FEA), stereo
lithography (SLA), design for manufacture, design reviews, failure analysis, control system design,
and technical compliance (IEEE, UL, ISO, SEMI-S2 and TAS, ASME, and ANSI)
Managed team's design and implementation of ECO/ECN system, including ISO-9000 design control

EDUCATION
Master of Science in Engineering 1973 1974
Stanford University, Stanford, California

Bachelor of Science in Engineering 1965 1971
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

Certifications
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) 2013
Certified ScrumMaster 2013
PRINCE2 Certification 2005
Project Management Professional (PMP) 2004
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Inactive) 1999
Licensed Professional Engineer, Mechanical, State of California, M17281 1975

Professional Development
Six Sigma Black Belt Training 2007
Certificate in Project and Program Management, University of California, Santa Cruz 1999
Executive Program, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University 1983

Patents and Publications
Available upon request

SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Core Competencies:
Management of New Product Life Cycle from Conception through Release
Managing Strategic International Vendors
Team Building & Project Leadership
Product Requirements and Specifications Development
Risk Identification and Risk Management
Cost and Budget Management
Third-Party Software Licensing
Environmental Qualification of Electronic Devices including: Reverse Supply Chain Operations
(RSCO or take-back programs), Energy Star, RoHS, WEEE, GRI, ISO 9000 and EPEAT (IEEE
1680.1)


Methodologies:
Gantt Charts, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
Systems Analysis, Critical Path Method, Critical Chain Method
Responsibilities Allocation Matrices (RAM)
Risk Analysis (Probabilistic Risk Assessment, Risk Preference)
Waterfall (Product Life Cycle, PRINCE2), Agile (SCRUM / XP)
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Applications:
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), MS Project
OpenOffice, Gnome
Oracle Agile, Oracle RMT, Oracle Third-Party Tool, Oracle PLC, Oracle BeehiveOnline
Visio, Risk+, Enact