Owner, 4TheLuvOfDogz
Greater Denver Area
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- Proprietor at 4TheLuvOfDogz
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- Director of Quality Engineering and Support at Electric Rain
- Explorer at ...
- Program Manager-Quality Engineering Manager at Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Consultant at New England Event Coordinators (Sole Proprietorship)
- Product Management - Quality Assurance Lead at Eastman Kodak
- Technical and Online Products Representative (Recruited and Relocated) at AVID Technology, Inc.
- Founder: Director/Producer/Graphic Artist/AVID Non-linear Editor at PSP Productions (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- Towson University
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Deb Alcaraz-D'Andrea’s Summary
While my passion lies with 4TheLuvOfDogz, I am still a techie! Keep me in mind for exciting new business ideas!
Internationally experienced leader with entrepreneurial talent looking to join a team where hard work and excellence are sought and rewarded.
Deb Alcaraz-D'Andrea’s Specialties:
Program Manager, Quality Engineer Manager, Product Manager, Individual Contributor, International Software Development, Product Life Cycle with balanced process
Deb Alcaraz-D'Andrea’s Experience
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Proprietor
4TheLuvOfDogz
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Attending the Boulder College of Massage for my certification as Canine Massage Therapist, I graduated with straight A's December 2007.
Taking a couple months to compose my marketing and business plan, I launched 4TheLuvOfDogz in March of 2008, focusing on providing the best mobile canine massage service, teaching agility to dogs of all ages, distributing my organic, home made dog treats via the web and to local businesses; and educating people about canine health and wellness.
If you are in or know someone in the Boulder, Colorado area with a dog, let me know and I'll be happy to contact them! -
Director of Quality Engineering and Support
Electric Rain
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)
Highly visible role with a wide range of responsibilities, helping define the future of 3D and engaging presentations by building a Quality Engineering and Support team of excellence who is focused on quality and who aims to exceed customer expectations.
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Explorer
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(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
January 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Traveled the United States in a RV exploring the little known, and widely known, places of the earth. It was a spectacular journey through the U.S. State & National Park systems, back country roads and hidden treasures. I recommend everyone take time to experience the natural gems dispersed throughout the United States.
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Program Manager-Quality Engineering Manager
Adobe Systems, Inc.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
August 1998 — December 2005 (7 years 5 months)
As Quality Engineer Manager, I built a Quality A-Team from scratch; I hired, trained, lead and managed the QE team in parallel with performing my Program Management responsibilities. As Program Manager, I was the hub of the Product Life Cycle, balancing process, personality and deadlines throughout development phases. My products were Adobe ImageStyler and Adobe LiveMotion, web design/authoring tools for Flash animation which seamlessly integrated with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
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Consultant
New England Event Coordinators (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Events Services industry)
April 2000 — November 2005 (5 years 8 months)
I provided clients with a broad spectrum of services encompassing business Interior Retail Design, development of targeted Marketing Strategies, and customer awareness Event Coordination. I worked hand-n-hand with clients to improve visibility and attain business goals.
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Product Management - Quality Assurance Lead
Eastman Kodak
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
August 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 1 month)
I was a key member of a "Cyberteam" - an international, cross-functional team who successfully shipped ten software packages within twenty months. Our team was awarded the Eastman Kodak 1996 Team Achievement Award for the DC25 Digital Camera Project, received a special recognition award from the President of D&AI, and won the 1998 iF Interaction Design Award.
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Technical and Online Products Representative (Recruited and Relocated)
AVID Technology, Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AVID; Computer Software industry)
October 1994 — April 1996 (1 year 7 months)
As Quality Engineering and Technical Representative, I applied industry expertise for Quality Assurance testing, composition of test case scenarios and technical customer service; along with creation of product feature specifications, guidance in marketing direction, and evaluation of product and documentation usability.
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Founder: Director/Producer/Graphic Artist/AVID Non-linear Editor
PSP Productions (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Computer Software industry)
January 1993 — October 1995 (2 years 10 months)
PSP Productions was a high quality, low cost, full service video and animation company, utilizing cutting edge technology to deliver multimedia elements, including TV commercials, MTV videos, corporate training videos and manuals, animations, and print work. I oversaw projects as Director, Producer, Editor, Creative and Financial; along with conceptualized, co-produced, and directed many projects, including a film commercial which won an International Television and Film Association award.
Deb Alcaraz-D'Andrea’s Education
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Towson University
BS, International Marketing
Second discipline: Computer Science
Additional Information
Deb Alcaraz-D'Andrea’s Interests:
Motorcycle rides, dogs - animals in general, land - open space, Qi Kung and Macrobiotic foods, photography - graphics - video - fun projects, painting, new technology, outside hiking, swimming, kayaking, skiing, the beach, anything outside, home theater - really too many things to try and list!
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