Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Software Development Manager at Classmates.com
- Past
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- FVP/Enterprise Architecture at ABN AMRO Services Company
- FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture at ABN AMRO
- FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture at LaSalle Bank
- First VP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture at ABN AMRO Bank
- FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture at ABN AMRO/LaSalle
- Senior Programmer / Analyst at ABN AMRO/ LaSalle Bank
- Senior Programmer/Analyst at G-Bar Limited Partnership
- Senior Software Engineer at SPSS Inc
- Senior Programmer/Analyst at KMS Fusion
- Programmer/Analyst at Science Applications Incorporated
- Programmer/Analyst at System Development Corporation
- Education
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- George Mason University
- University of Delaware
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Robert Hays’s Summary
Technical and non-technical management with experience in software product development and architecture.
Currently managing a team of engineers developing a Web 2.0 social networking site, Classmates.com. Previously manager of Enterprise Architecture for the North American arm of ABN AMRO Bank.
Extensive experience with agile development techniques, including being a Certified Scrum Master.
I would like to continue developing my general business knowledge and leadership skills, especially in a global setting.
Robert Hays’s Specialties:
Technical: Java, Python, XML, agile development, Scrum
Non-technical: multinational team building, software development management, contract negotiation, RFP response writing and management
Robert Hays’s Experience
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Software Development Manager
Classmates.com
(Public Company; UNTD; Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Classmates.com is a social networking Internet service located in Seattle, WA
Full administrative responsibility for a nine-member remote development team located in Woodland Hills, CA. Technologies used include Bugzilla, Confluence, Eclipse, Endeca, Java, JavaScript, Jira, MediaWiki, Perl, Resin, SharePoint, Splunk, Spring 2 and Subversion. Major accomplishments include:
* Added to corporate top line by significantly improving ad performance
* Improved team effectiveness by moving to Scrum development process
* Trained team in basic software architecture approaches
* Integrated team with company by improving communications and integrated efforts
* Improved agility by changing source code control branching approach
* Improved quality through consistent unit and end-to-end testing approaches
* Improved quality by implementing traceability for requirements through code and test cases
* Improved relationship with off-shore development group -
FVP/Enterprise Architecture
ABN AMRO Services Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ABN; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1997 — June 2007 (10 years 6 months)
* Fix projects that are not on track
* SME for cross functional aspects of global infrastructure outsourcing and development offshoring efforts
* Manage North American architecture aspects of same outsourcing efforts
* Mentoring and coaching
* Managed development for one-year spinoff called Neogration -
FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture
ABN AMRO
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2007 (10 years)
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FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture
LaSalle Bank
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2007 (10 years)
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First VP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture
ABN AMRO Bank
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
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FVP, Manager, Enterprise Architecture
ABN AMRO/LaSalle
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2007 (10 years)
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Senior Programmer / Analyst
ABN AMRO/ LaSalle Bank
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
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Senior Programmer/Analyst
G-Bar Limited Partnership
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years)
* First full-time UNIX hire to convert Macintosh systems to UNIX
* Helped port C++ and C applications to UNIX
* Developed hedge finding software -
Senior Software Engineer
SPSS Inc
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1991 — 1994 (3 years)
* Shared technical responsibility for UNIX port of SPSS software
* Responsible for the UNIX port of the text editor for SPSS
* Worked on Windows and Macintosh ports -
Senior Programmer/Analyst
KMS Fusion
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1985 — 1991 (6 years)
* Responsible for real-time, data acquisition and process control systems
* Wrote software to control various experimental devices
* Wrote novel X Windows tool to security user screens called AutoPause -
Programmer/Analyst
Science Applications Incorporated
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1983 — 1984 (1 year)
* Programming support for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence system for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces
* Spent three months in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, maintaining the system -
Programmer/Analyst
System Development Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1984 — 1984 (less than a year)
* Provide scientific programming support for Sea Watch III contract development in the areas of automatic correlation and dead reckoning.
Robert Hays’s Education
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George Mason University
Bachelor of Science , Mathematics , June 1981 — August 1983
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University of Delaware
History, Mathematics September 1976 — May 1980
Early matriculation as one of the initial group of the Fresh Honors Program (now University Honors Program).
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