
Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc
San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Project Manager at Gap Inc
San Francisco Bay Area
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.
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,
(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.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2004 — Present (4 years)
(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/
(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.
(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.
* Hired and trained Product Managers.
(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.
(Internet industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
(Internet industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
(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.
(Internet industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years)
Business, Economics, English, 1995 — 1996
Multi Media, Liberal Arts 1993 — 1995
Industrial Relations 1983 — 1985
Agile Software Development Project Management, Web Development, Organizational Development, Product Manageent, Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Snowboarding, Cooking, Food, Wine,
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