Monument, CO 80132 * 719-243-1277 cell * gl1333796@westpost.net * www.GabrielLaw son.com Gabriel J.

Lawson VP / DIRECTOR / PROGRAM MANAGER of SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT An Expert in maturing software development and IT organizations Software Development (SDLC) * Project Management (PMP) * Process Optimization * Organizational Effectiveness Software Development Executive with solid and progressive experience in all face ts of software application development, deployment, & support; program & project management; and business product strategy. * Repeated success in leading the development, delivery, maintenance, and suppo rt of software applications. * Adept in maturing projects & organizations to improve quality, delivery accur acy, productivity, & effectiveness. * Skilled in collaborating with all levels of the organization to drive key ini tiatives and achieve business objectives. CORE COMPETENCIES: * Software Development & Project Management * Leadership, Innovation & Technology * Process Improvement & Change Management * Planning & Scheduling * Product & Strategic Planning * Human Performance & Mentoring * Budget & Multi-Site Management * Communication & Presentations WORK HISTORY: President & Technologist / iOdyssey / 2010-present Software Consultant specializing in all phases of Software Development, Project Managemen t, and organizational effectiveness. * Developed EasyEV, an MSProject add-on that simplifies and enhances Earned Val ue Management using MSProject. * Researched & authored a productivity book: "Five Steps To A Successful Life", Expected Publication Early/Mid 2011. Executive Director of Software & Technologist / Seagate / 2004-2009 Computer Sto rage Directed 72 software, firmware & quality assurance engineers in building an adva nced high transactional & high availability data storage array. Recruited to imp lement a more disciplined and structured environment in order to improve quality and delivery accuracy. Implemented earned value management techniques and chang e control to improve project planning, tracking, & oversight while simplifying p roject status to upper management; mentored engineers to improve requirements, d esign, & test practices; & modified human behavior practices; thus increasing or ganizational effectiveness. * Reduced software development lifecycle (SDLC) by 23% and reduced schedule var iances from 30% to 4%. * Managed annual budget of $15M and the hiring of 47 new software & QA enginee rs. Skill sets included Java, C#, XML, HTML, & SOAP for interface and C++, C and

assembler for the data array engine. * Authored three performance patents correcting critical design flaws in an exi sting high-performance storage system. * Group Lead for Seagate Software Best Practices Committee and member of Seagat e Software Architectural Committee. * Provided Project Management Direction and Guidance for multiple Directors, Ma nagers, and PMs. Senior VP, Software Product Development / Encoda Systems / 2001-2003 Broadcast Solutions Managed 230 software development engineers, VPs, Directors, PMs, business engine ers, QA, support & documentation personnel in multiple sites and projects across three lines of business in the Americas & Europe including establishing an offshore development site (India). Balanced an annual budget of $25M. Technologies included .Net, visual C, RPG, DB2, Various OSs, Oracle and other relational data bases on mainframes & mini-computers for various broadcast IT solutions to proce ss advertising orders, schedule rule-based content & advertising, and control re al-time automation of broadcasts. * Optimizing product portfolio across a variety of products from newlydeveloped systems to 20 year old legacy systems. * Averted a $50 million dollars loss by turning an underperforming product with wide-spread client dissatisfaction of time and quality of deliveries into the f lagship product of the company with strong client references. * Successfully implemented Earned Value PM management practices resulting in be tter tracking, risk management, and a more consistent planning and delivery of p roduct releases. * Created standard project management, business engineering, and product releas e practices & processes. * Initiating development of a .NET technology framework that abstracted databas e and 2nd tier logic from business application logic; significantly reducing tim e-to-market of new functionally. Vice President of Software Engineering / ChannelPoint / 1999-2001 Web Insurance Directed 120 software engineers in creating a scalable, web-based, service orien ted architecture (SOA),Java solution for order placement, policy processing, & p olicy issue of insurance claims in a distributed processing, client/server topol ogy. * Defined and implemented processes to establish a baseline methodology (both m anagement and engineering) that successfully delivered an object-to-relational d ata base foundation product. * Promoted from Director to Vice President to establish PM & engineering practi ces for the applications development group. Transformed group from consistently missing deadlines to making over 80% of their deliverables on-time. Vice President of Product Engineering / New Era of Networks / 1998-1999 Banking Managed a software product group of 20 software engineers. Hired to revitalize a disarrayed group struggling to meet deliverables & maintain clients. Restructur ed team, implemented strong change controls to manage clients, implemented proje ct management processes, and rewarded a positive culture and team environment; t hereby transforming the team and product line into a solid performer with sound client references. Team enhanced, maintained, and supported a middle-tier messag ing system that delivered banking transactions to host banking database applicat ions. Product developed using C++ for HP, SUN & NT Platforms with Oracle & Sybas e DBs.

* Rebuilt a dysfunctional relationship with a Fortune 100 client, preventing th e loss of major funding. * Collaborated with marketing and sales to establish strategic and tactical pro duct direction. Director of Product Development / Peak Inc / 1995-1998 Warehousing & Barcode Managed 45 software engineers in 6 product development sites building transactio n based warehousing solutions for inventory, order fulfillment, and shipping. Es tablished an R&D group to leverage technologies and new products based on strate gic planning with sales and marketing. Developed strategic shrink-wrap and custo m product strategic plans. * Improved bidding accuracy 76% in six months; thereby, improving & ensuring pr ofits for fixed-priced contracts. * Implemented consistent project management practices across six development si tes in the Americas and Europe. Program Manager / Booz Allen and Hamilton / 1993-1995 Satellites and Simulation s Directed a team of 12 system and software engineers. Hired as technical manager but assumed project management duties when client threatened cancellation. Propo sed new program oversight approach to client and delivered 2% under budgeted cos t and on schedule; resulting in additional follow-on work. * Saved a $5 million dollar development project by implementing disciplined pro ject management practices and establishing a close working relationship with the client. * Invited by client to write program management chapters for a textbook on Simu lations and Modeling. Program Manager and Technologist / Prior to 1993 Avionics, Satellites & Communi cations *Software Developer, System Engineer, Technical Lead and Project ManagerforSAIC, TRW, and Hughes Aircraft designing and developing real-time distributed process ing embedded systems. *Eliminated an 18.5 million dollar lossby proposing a new state-of-the-art solut ion; thereby signing a new contract with sufficient funds to deliver the project . * Saved a $120 million dollar avionics projectby taking over as the hardware / s oftware integration lead and meeting a critical final demo deliverable to the Se cretary of Defense. * Architect of the 1streal-time Artificial Intelligence systemfor the stealth fi ghter aircraft. * Performed engineering and management rolesfor programs such as GPS, Milstar, A TF aircraft, Early Warning Radar systems, and simulations systems (satellite & a vionics). EDUCATION & OTHER: * B.S. Math, Minors in Sociology and Education, Graduate Work in Studio Art * Speaker & Consultant (2004 - Present) Presentations and Training on Emotional Intelligence & Productivity * Hospice Volunteer (1997 - Present)

Gabriel J. Lawson * APPENDIX * www.GabrielLawson.com PROFICIENCIES: * INDUSTRIES: Avionics - Banking - Broadcasting - Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing - eCom merce Insurance - Satellites - Storage - Telecommunications - Warehousing * APPLICATIONS: AI Expert Systems - Auto Data Collection - Client/Server Database - Command & Co ntrol - Communications - Distributed Processing - Embedded Systems - Graphical User Interfaces - Information Management Systems - Middleware Messaging - Real T ime Embedded Systems - Simulations & Modeling - Tool Development - Windows Devel opment - Web Development * MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING TOOLS: Earned Value - Microsoft Project - Timeline - Cost Schedule Status Reporting - P hotoshop - Excel - Word - PowerPoint * LIFECYCLES AND METHODOLOGIES: Rapid Prototyping - Spiral (Agile) - Incremental - Waterfall - Object Oriented D esign - Object Based Design - Structured Decomposition * OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING: Python - C++ - Visual C++ - MODSIM - Ada - Borland Paradox * STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING: JOVIAL - PASCAL - PLM86 - FORTRAN - Assembly - MySQL * GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES: Web / HTML / CSS - Object View GUI Development Tool Set - GPF GUI Development To ol Set FrontPage - VisualBASIC - TAE-Plus X * STANDARDS: Program Management (PMP), Software Engineering Capability Maturity Model (CMMI) * CLEARANCE: Former Top Secret Clearance PUBLICATIONS: * Five Steps to A Successful Life, iOdyssey LLC, Book, Expected Publication: Ea rly/Mid 2011 * Maximizing Productivity - How to Do Less & Accomplish More, iOdyssey LLC bro chure, 2009 * Beyond CMM, Gabriel J Lawson, Offshore Advocacy newsletter, 2003

* Developing an Acquisition Strategy, Gabriel J Lawson, Chapter 7 of the book ' Applied Modeling & Simulation: An Integrated Approach to Development and Operati on', U.S. Air Force Academy, March 1998 * Cost and Schedule Estimation, Gabriel J Lawson, Chapter 21 of the book 'Appli ed Modeling & Simulation: An Integrated Approach to Development and Operation', U.S. Air Force Academy, March 1998 * Is Ada Ready for Real-Time Avionics?, Jerry E. Goodwin and Gabriel J Lawson, Journal of Electronic Defense, Vol. 11, No.12, December 1988