Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc
- Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc. Direct
- Past
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- http://www.joshpolsky.com/ipop/at Hannah Polsky (Self-employed)
- Senior Project Manager, Producer at Fulcrum Legal Graphics
- Director of Product Manager at Bigstep.com
- Online Product Manager at Sony Electronics, eMarker
- Product Manager, Project Manager at N2K
- Product Manager at N2K/Music Boulevard
- Product Manager, Project Manager, Account Manager at CDNOW.com, N2K
- GM at Undici Restaurant
- Education
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- Columbia University in the City of New York
- City College of San Francisco
- McGill University
- Connections
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- Industry
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josh polsky’s Summary
Senior Project Manager with over 10 years experience in building customer and business focused scale-able web sites.
Experience with traditional waterfall methodologies and agile software development techniques.
Professional experience with early stage start-ups, electronics companies, small agencies and large corporations.
Comfortable working with highly technical staff and managing up to "C" level internal and external customers.
josh polsky’s Specialties:
eCommers, Consumer facing websites, Business facing websites, Internal tools to promote Work-flow, Wiki's Online story management tools, Content management systems, Web Publishing systems, Large Tiered Internet Architectures; WAS, ATG, Microsoft, Red Hat, Oracle,
josh polsky’s Experience
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Senior Project Manager
Gap Inc
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GPS; Retail industry)
May 2004 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Gap Inc. is a global company with fiscal 2006 revenues of $16 billion. Gap Inc. Direct builds and maintains ecommerce presence for the company's 4 brands - Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime.
* Manage all aspects of both typical and technical architectural projects; Project scoping, definition, costing, LOE, budgeting and scheduling.
* Iteration Management as part of an Agile Software Development process
* Evangelize projects up to senior management and across the department.
* Manage cross functional project teams through development process and launch of new features.
* Act as liaison between Project Sponsors, Business Owners, Design, Development, Quality Assurance and Operations. -
Senior Project Manager
Gap Inc. Direct
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2004 — Present (4 years)
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http://www.joshpolsky.com/ipop/
Hannah Polsky (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry)
July 2007 — October 2007 (4 months)
back to work after taking 3 months leave from the Gap to care for my new daughter Hannah Polsky. see http://www.joshpolsky.com/ipop/
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Senior Project Manager, Producer
Fulcrum Legal Graphics
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Legal Services industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
Fulcrum Legal Graphics is a boutique graphics firm specializing in helping attorneys explain complex legal and technical concepts to judges and juries nationwide.
* Collaborated with trial attorney and legal teams to develop convincing courtroom graphics, animations and video presentations.
* Wrote scripts, developed storyboards, templates and imagery for stills and animations.
* Managed graphic artists, animators and video editors.
* Responsible for client management throughout project life cycle.
* Created proposals and budgets for clients. -
Director of Product Manager
Bigstep.com
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
Bigstep provided browser-based tools and services for small businesses to create a website, and to grow and manage their businesses online. Bigstep was acquired by Affinity Internet. Promoted from Product Manager to Director.
* Responsible for top revenue generating service providing merchant accounts to retailers, resulting in over $1MM of transactions in the first year.
* Analyzed customer feedback, competitive analysis, and independent, subscription and contracted research.
* Defined product strategy, roadmap and features. Managed the design, implementation and launch of new products and revisions.
* Led cross-functional teams through development process for new products and product revisions.
* Evaluated, negotiated and managed vendor relationships.
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Online Product Manager
Sony Electronics, eMarker
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SNE:US; Consumer Electronics industry)
2001 — 2001 (less than a year)
eMarker was a mobile device used to electronically mark songs heard on the radio. It was the top selling Sony electronics product under $30 on amazon.com and winner of Sony's President's Award.
* Defined and prioritized new business opportunities, product requirements and site enhancements.
* Performed strategic business analysis to demonstrate ROI and P&L impact of service.
* Created and managed consumer research and feedback regarding usage, behavior of functionality and content.
* Developed product roadmap and partnered with technical staff to make strategic tradeoffs to ensure speed to market.
* Led cross-functional teams through development process for new online products.
* Successfully launched 2.0 version of website based on customer research, user testing and business requirements. -
Product Manager, Project Manager
N2K
(Internet industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
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Product Manager
N2K/Music Boulevard
(Internet industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
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Product Manager, Project Manager, Account Manager
CDNOW.com, N2K
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; N2K; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1996 — December 1998 (2 years 1 month)
Now an amazon.com Alliance Member, CDNOW is a leading online music retailer, selling over 500,000 items including CDs, DVDs, videos and digital downloads.
* Led cross-functional teams through development process for new products resulting in increased sales and ease of use.
* Managed products including affiliate programs, collaborative filtering engines and new merchandising lines.
* Conducted Focus Groups & User Testing to improve usability and increase sales.
* Prepared Flow Charts, Interactive Models & Information Architecture.
* Managed operations of commerce and community focused web sites. Responsible for strategy, implementation and analysis of new store features.
* Hired, trained and mentored producers. -
GM
Undici Restaurant
(Internet industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years)
josh polsky’s Education
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Columbia University in the City of New York
Business, Economics, English, 1995 — 1996
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City College of San Francisco
Multi Media, Liberal Arts 1993 — 1995
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McGill University
Industrial Relations 1983 — 1985
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josh polsky’s Interests:
Agile Software Development Project Management, Web Development, Organizational Development, Product Manageent, Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Snowboarding, Cooking, Food, Wine,
josh polsky’s Groups:
ScrummMaster
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Music Boulevard
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