Michael E.

Perry
34907 Herringbone Court Home: (510)475-8750
Union City, California 94587 Cell: (510)754-4422
mpf1c78e@westpost.net
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/meperry
Objective: Challenging and Rewarding Technical Project Management for large or
small teams
Experienced In
Defining business and technology requirements and scope of work
Integration of Project Goals, Technical Scoping and Delivery Management
Proven track record at delivering quality project management and uniting diverse
teams in recognized goals
Long -term experience at building project planning and visualization goals using
tools such as Microsoft Project and Visio
Well honed communication, proposal, requirements, and definition skills
Integration of software, QA, and release engineering for complex enterprise soft
ware releases
Long-term experience managing international development, QA, and delivery engine
ers in Singapore, Japan, and India
Able to efficiently manage team members across international geographies.
Professional Experience
April, 2008 September, 2010. Celestix Networks. Fremont, CA. Director, Global
Software Engineering/General Manager Celestix India PVT
End to end project management of global software engineering, setting engineerin
g process and policy approaches and managing large scale software integration pr
ojects which resulted in sales in the 6 figures for flagship Microsoft security
and VPN products.
Built a comprehensive software engineering process from the ground up and manage
d dispersed engineering groups located in Singapore, Chennai, India, and Fremont
, California.
Defined global business requirements and technologies for integrating Windows sy
stems, business requirements, and engineering, software, development requirement
s
Launched five different enterprise software platforms on both Windows and Linux
including support for new hardware.
Delivered comprehensive methodology which defined technological requirements com
bined with company requirements to getting it done right.
Worked extensively with Linux, open source solutions, and integrated appliance t
echnologies including building proofs of concept, assessing open solutions/sourc
e software for best fit analysis
Delivered enterprise technology management, business analysis, program goals for
large scale global software development.
Integrated and managed core team members delivering Windows and Linux platform t
ools, hardware, middle-ware software solutions, and back-end database, xml, and
applications management
Single-handedly deployed longer term project goals, requirements, and approaches
with matrixed teams of software engineers, QA testing teams, product management
, and end to end support to our global support engineering group
Built QA engineering from the ground up which included responsibility for qualit
y and performance testing of all enterprise software products
Implemented innovative and extensible project management goals using a variety o
f project tracking tools including MS Project, Sharepoint, and others
Defined project deliverable goals and managed competing deliverables with a smal
l matrixed team in three geographies which resulted in cost savings for company
engineering and executive management teams.
Acted as the project liaison for Sales, Sales Engineering, Support, and Company
Management
Provided day to day management of Celestix India offices as the General Manager

April, 2006 May, 2008. Visa Information Products, Foster City, CA Project Manag
er
Managed three different enterprise partners including Data Center, Global Suppor
t, and Software Development for the Visa Intellilink Application
Developed Support Level Agreements between 2nd Level Commercial Support at Visa,
third tier software support at KeyLogic Systems and data center hosting at GSI
Hosting
Managed complex projects in support of IntelliLink including training and suppor
t, ongoing data center/collocation management, and delivery of PCI compliant inf
rastructure projects which required risk analysis by Visa, Inc.
Managed and delivered business requirements, technology assessments, and solutio
ns for a variety of projects associated with launching, supporting, and deliveri
ng the IntelliLink application.
Built and managed comprehensive disaster recovery on and to secondary site locat
ions, delivered project test methodologies for second and third level support gr
oups at Visa Commerical Products.
Built and delivered sound business process approaches for software, programs, da
ta center hosting including Service Level Agreements, testing approaches, and bu
isness process delivery.
Assessed integrated support requirements by Visa and its internal and external p
artners.
Built scopes of work, requirements and execution delivery for documentation and
training for the application
Developed large scale project planning documents in support of ongoing projects
for all levels of support, training, and collocation requirements
December, 2005 December, 2006. Levanta, Inc. San Mateo, CA Senior Director, Se
rvices
Launched services, support, and integrated Sales Engineering Groups
Built Technical Account Management for Major OEM and Reseller Accounts
Delivered Management goals, direction, tactical, and strategic vision
Integrated Sales Engineering, Support, and Training operations into a single Ser
vices Group thus saving significant management expense
Built OEM and Reseller Management Planning for National and International Client
s
Integrated Sales Requirements, Definitions, and Approaches and authored proposal
s, requirements definitions, process planning and delivery requirements for US a
nd international resellers and direct customers
March, 2004 October, 2005. Free Standards Group, San Francisco, CA. Project M
anager
Implemented core project goals and scoping for Intel China, HP, and the Free Sta
ndards Group for testing and certification programs
Acted as the group liaison with ongoing Linux Standards and Certification Activi
ties with HP, Intel, and Sun Microsystems
Defined project goals and developed statements of work for international develop
ers in India and aligned common project goals
Managed infrastructure advances in a West Coast data center including new mail,
web, and applications service hosting.
Assessed open source technologies and provided integration support for infrastru
cture services including email, web, DNS, DHCP.
Defined Linux and open source requirements with international developers in Chin
a and India
January, 2003 February, 2004. San Francisco, CA Project Management Consultant
Defined and delivered on numerous projects for Microsoft for verification and co
mparison of various open source and proprietary applications. Built comprehensiv
e end to end testing methods comparing and contrasting Microsoft and competing o
pen source technologies.
Built comprehensive offerings for Wild Open Source as a Solutions Architect. Bui
lt complex relationship management opportunities with Dell and other enterprise
partners.
Engineering Consultant delivering on comparison of wireless technologies for Spu
tnik
Delivered data center and infrastructure build-outs for Technorati including col
location management, vendor relationship management, software and operations man
agement
December, 1998 - December, 2002 Linuxcare, Inc. San Francisco, CA. Project Manag
er
Delivered enterprise technical relationship management for ongoing enterprise co
nsulting with Fortune 500 clients including Dell, Sun, HP, and IBM
Cleared Revenue goals each quarter in excess of 250k for Professional Services C
onsulting
Built comprehensive PMO based strategies at managing multiple software or consul
ting projects including statements of work, Product Requirements Documents, and
Scoping and Delivery through execution and acceptance
Managed multiple complex consulting projects with geographically dispersed group
s.
Defined projects from the moment of inception, requirements, scoping, and buisne
ss technology needs.
Integrated Project Management services offerings within an umbrella PMO orientat
ion including defining requirements, scoping, change managmenet, staffing, and a
cceptance processes

January, 1995 - November, 1998 The GAP, Inc. San Francisco, CA. Technical Proje
ct Manager
Executed on hardware, OS, and software upgrades on three campuses
Built comprehensive project planning, management, and procurement support for th
ousands of end users, GAP MIS/IT management, and internal business units
Delivered large deployment and corporate relocations for all business units
Consulted with GAP IT Management on systems, software, and hardware requirements
for GAP business units
Managed up to 10 IT engineers on 3 campuses providing day-to-day software, hardw
are, and systems support
Education
September, 2007
Completed all coursework for the Master of Arts Degree, Cultural Anthropology
Bachelor of Science, Honors in Cultural Anthropology, ENMU, Portales, NM 88130