Software Product Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Product Manager at IBM
- Past
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- Technical Sales Specialist at IBM Electronic Design Technology Solutions
- Software Engineer at IBM Electronic Design Automation
- Coopertive Engineer at Adelphia Business Solutions
- Coopertive Engineer at US Airways Engineering
- Education
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- University of Pittsburgh
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Kari Ann Briski’s Summary
I have been in the area of software design and development for 8 years now, with jobs ranging from software engineer to technical specialist and currently Product Manager.
My current product portfolio consists of 5 products which sold over $10M in revenue in 2007 meeting 124% of it's target revenue plan
I have a BS in Computer Engineering (EE and CS).
I have emerging technology experience and am naturally creative.
Kari Ann Briski’s Specialties:
Software design and development, OEM software development, product management, output management software and services, integrated document/report archive, retrieval, distribution and printing software, Developer Testing, C/C++, electronic design automation, storage solutions, marketing
Kari Ann Briski’s Experience
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Product Manager
IBM
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Manage portfolio of 5 software products, growth and legacy tailored for varying systems including z/OS, Linux/UNIX and Windows.
Portfolio contains award-winning (2005,06,07) developer testing tool.
Coordinate development, sales, customers, marketing and finance for my portfolio across separate organizations within a large company
Global work experience coordinating communication to top geographies (AP, AG and EMEA) and customizing projects per local region to increase product identity and improve profits in emerging markets
Experienced in OEM software development, including re-branding and revenue sharing
Work with Development to define the functional specifications of the product to deliver new releases and meet customer deadlines
Coordinate with sales team to define the key messaging for the product as well as, push promotions, educate and support the opportunity pipeline. -
Technical Sales Specialist
IBM Electronic Design Technology Solutions
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Semiconductors industry)
January 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 8 months)
Pre and post sales customer facing technical specialist for middle-ware productivity and collaboration solutions
Lead projects for technology adoption planning and implementation at customer sites.
Technical conference presenter: 2005 Design Automation Conference -
Software Engineer
IBM Electronic Design Automation
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; IBM; Semiconductors industry)
August 2000 — December 2004 (4 years 5 months)
Developed next-generation electronic design automation tools in C/C++ compiled on AIX, UNIX (HP and Sun) and Linux (Red Hat and Suse)
Specified, implemented and documented new software functions based on customer/user demand -
Coopertive Engineer
Adelphia Business Solutions
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
April 1999 — September 1999 (6 months)
Created file templates and UI design of platform for file sharing, team rooms and bulletin boards.
Developed unified and automated file sharing/extration and program installation. -
Coopertive Engineer
US Airways Engineering
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1998 — December 1998 (1 year )
Created databases for statistical information on delays and cancellations related to the engine.
Designed tracking template for communication between engineering and matinence
Analyzed and reported weekly trends on database results
Kari Ann Briski’s Education
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University of Pittsburgh
BS Computer Engineering , EE, Software Engineering, Computer Science , 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Vice President IEEE Computer Organization
Additional Information
Kari Ann Briski’s Websites:
Kari Ann Briski’s Interests:
software development, women in technology, networking, wall-climbing, running, skiing
Kari Ann Briski’s Groups:
SVPMA, The Greater IBM, Toastmasters
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees -
University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association -
Rational PurifyPlus
Kari Ann Briski’s Honors:
IBM "Bravo" Award 2001
IBM Technical Leaderhip Exchange 2008
Kari Ann Briski’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- expertise requests
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