Kim Greenlee

Software Product Leader / MBA Candidate

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Software Development Consultant at Self
  • Public Presentations at Self
  • Coach at NCWHL
Past
  • Co-chair San Francisco at Bay .NET User Group
  • Software Development Manager, Platform R&D at MediaZone
  • Director of Software at FonJax

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Education
  • Northeastern University - Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Pragmatic Marketing
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Saint Bonaventure University

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Kim Greenlee’s Summary

Current contract is coming to an end. Looking for new consulting opportunities in the areas of C/C++/C# software development, product management, and/or project management. I have extensive startup and product experience.

Or...if you have a full-time employee leadership position. I would love to talk to you.

Kim Greenlee’s Experience

  • Software Development Consultant

    Self

    (Computer Software industry)

    December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  • Public Presentations

    Self

    (Computer Software industry)

    October 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

    In supporting the developer community I occasionally contribute to news groups as well as give public presentations:

    2009 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - Presenting for Engineers
    2008 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - The Basics of Threading
    2008 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - Groking the Code-base
    2008 Speaker, North Bay .NET UG - Threading: Back to Basics
    2007 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - Architecture: Building Commercials Apps For Success
    2007 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - Introduction to Threading
    2/2007 Speaker, San Diego .NET User Group
    9/2007 Speaker, San Francisco Bay .NET User Group
    9/2007 Speaker, Santa Barbara .NET User Group
    8/2007 Speaker, Fresno .NET User Group
    12/2006 Speaker, .NET Developer Association (Redmond)
    11/2006 Speaker, Inland Empire .NET User Group
    10/2006 Speaker, San Gabriel Valley .NET User Group
    2006 Speaker, Silicon Valley Code Camp - Concurrent Software Development

  • Coach

    NCWHL

    (Sports industry)

    August 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)

    Northern California Women's Hockey League is an all volunteer ice hockey league. The league is designed as a teaching league and I coach at the intermediate level. It is my job to help each of my players have fun and learn. This often requires balancing the individual skaters needs with those of the over all team.

  • Co-chair San Francisco

    Bay .NET User Group

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2007 — August 2009 (2 years 6 months)

    Bay.Net is an open and independent forum for evaluating and extending the knowledge of the .NET architecture, technologies, tools and business applications for its membership. Our purpose is to provide information and guidance to the full breadth of .NET capabilities.

    Bay.NET is a California Nonprofit Corporation that serves the San Francisco Bay area with meetings and activities in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Mount Diablo areas.

    Tasks: Lead and organize monthly meetings; find and schedule speakers; try to make each .NET meeting a fun and worthwhile experience for our members; support the entire Bay Area development community by speaking at Code Camp; support Microsoft developer community events as a volunteer.

  • Software Development Manager, Platform R&D

    MediaZone

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)

    Company was relocated to South Africa.

    Established a software development process, managed the Content Management System (CMS) engineering team, improved product quality, reduced development cycles, and improved cross-functional communications and team morale. I worked closely with Engineering, QA, Production, Product Management, Project Management, Video Production, and the Editorial teams. The improvement in communications created space for achievable planning, enabled cross-functional problem solving, and improved interdepartmental teamwork.

    MediaZone’s parent company Naspers, decided to close the business unit shortly after I arrived. I believe my ability to lead, communicate, and cultivate creative problem solving was crucial to the decision to keep me on through Phase 2. During Phase 2 I ran the CMS team and the QA group. My teams continued to provide CMS enhancements, updates to the RugbyZone site, and quality testing.

  • Director of Software

    FonJax

    (Wireless industry)

    July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)

    Acquired

    FonJax was a HaaS (Hardware as a Service) startup in the mobile test market sector. The software team owned the entire stack above the FPGA: drivers, server, clients, web site, SDK, and operation applications. I contributed in design, development, maintenance, and enhancement to all layers of the software stack as well as, design and implementation of QA and operation processes to improve quality and ensure we met our SLA commitment.

    I championed a cost saving effort that reduced the software team’s phone cracking time from 3-4 weeks to 3–8 hours.
    In addition to development responsibilities I also contributed on the marketing and product management sides. I wrote the sales prospect brochure, provided market research, and competitive analysis.

  • Technical Manuscript Reviewer (Consultant)

    Pearson

    (Public Company; PSON; Publishing industry)

    2007 — 2008 (1 year )

    Helped review the manuscript for Joe Duffy's book "Concurrent Programming for Windows" published by Addison Wesley in the Microsoft .NET Development Series.

  • Technical Evangelist

    Digipede Technologies

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    July 2005 — July 2007 (2 years 1 month)

    As the Evangelist my primary responsibility was to reach out to the development community. Online I used blogs, newsgroups, and forums by focusing on performance issues and providing threading knowledge if required or promoting Digipede if that was more appropriate. I also traveled speaking to .NET User Groups and the Silicon Valley Code Camp. Additionally, I conducted a regular webinar and represented Digipede at conferences.

    Like most startups there was a lot to do. I also contributed by testing the Digipede Network and SDK, writing documentation, developing SDK code samples, R&D and write-ups on proof-of-concept tasks in such areas as distributed Microsoft Excel computations and grid-enabled web sites using AJAX, whitepapers, training materials, and web site maintenance that included tracking landing page hits.

  • Sr. Software Engineer

    WildPackets, Inc.

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    July 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 1 month)

    Developed enhancements to the OmniPeek product which included remote graphing of the current network status. OmniPeek is a sophisticated network analyzer collecting and processing network traffic to help identify problems. OmniPeek is a multi-threaded, distributed system built using C++ and COM on the Microsoft stack. Additionally, I worked closely with members of the QA team and mentored several junior engineers.

  • Consultant

    Telephia

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    February 2004 — June 2004 (5 months)

  • Consultant

    Canopus

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 2003 — June 2003 (4 months)

  • Territory Manager

    State Industrial Products

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Chemicals industry)

    August 2002 — March 2003 (8 months)

    From letter of recommendation:

    "...Kim was an exceptional employee. She is intelligent, insightful, conscientious, prompt, articulate, and possess a great presence in front of customers. Kim was a delight to manage and I often found that she challenged me to higher levels while I attempted to challenger her as well. She is very personable and was able to adapt to multiple customer-types and situations." Craig Hassel, Senior District Sales Manager

  • Office Manager

    Berkeley Cuong Nhu Karate

    (Sports industry)

    February 2002 — July 2002 (6 months)

    Helped out a friend and learned how he runs his business.

  • eContent Product Manager

    Vignette

    (Public Company; VIGN; Computer Software industry)

    June 2000 — October 2000 (5 months)

    Vignette acquired OnDisplay...

    Led the cross-functional eContent product team comprising engineering, marketing, sales, training, professional services, support, and QA teams. I researched market trends and requirements, worked with prospects and customers to identify product enhancements, created MRD, PRD, and roadmap documentation, presented to customers and executives, provided competitive analysis of current and prospective competitors, identified and engaged partnering opportunities, and worked conferences.

    Additionally, I organized and ran a one day internal informational seminar designed to help our staff better understand our products and each others’ roles, the event was considered a huge success.

  • Software Server Lead

    OnDisplay

    (Computer Software industry)

    March 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 4 months)

    Very successful IPO then sale to Vignette.

    Led Agent Server development team through the porting of Agent Server from a run once Windows application to a multi-threaded, multisession web server designed to run on Windows NT and Sun Solaris. Trained the application engineers in multithreaded development and debugging techniques and worked closely with the QA team to design and implement server testing practices that would help ensure server quality.

    From letter of recommendation:

    "...Kim is an exceptionally well-balanced individual...I have seen her effectively manage and motivate teams to get the best efforts of all in tight situations. She will always do the right thing, but she is not so idealistic as to lose sight of the pragmatic goals and considerations." - Mark Deppe, VP of Engineering

    Award: 2000 OnDisplay President’s Club

  • Consultant

    Property Data Systems

    (Computer Software industry)

    August 1996 — May 2000 (3 years 10 months)

    From letter of recommendation:

    "...She came into a somewhat difficult situation and was expected to finish a portion of the project which had been started by another programmer.

    Kim showed a keen ability to quickly understand the overall concept of the system and came up to speed on her portion...surprisingly fast. She was able to complete the initial 'bug and yet to do' list within about 60 days after coming on board. After the rollout to beta testing, she worked with us for some months on improvements in both design and functionality.

    Since that time, Kim's responsibilities have included the occasional bug fix (very few, a real testament to her thoroughness), and a few smaller projects. ...

    ...In short, all of us have come to highly respect Kim's abilities in both design and programming..." - Warner E. Lassiter, VP of Software

  • Internet Consultant

    IBM

    (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 1997 — March 1999 (2 years 3 months)

    Provided product design and development for several products and departments within IBM. Maintained and enhanced the communications component of the WorldBook Multimedia Encyclopedia, provided debugging for 3rd party WorldBook integrator, productized True/IP - a background auto dialup toolkit, developed from idea to product, NetCam II, a product used for IBM sponsored sporting events such as the Nagano Olympics, designed and developed AIX conversion daemons to allow legacy ordering systems to communicate with each other.

    From letter of recommendation:

    "Kim has an excellent technical background, and a systematic approach to any challenge that is presented to her. When Kim joined my team, the schedule forced me to pull her into projects with very little ramp up time. Not only did she achieve the goals I had set before her, but she exceeded them and took on every aspect of our project (and future projects) she could. Her insight into technical matters was unmatched, and the quality of her software and UI designs were a welcome addition to our group." - Sean Murray, Solutions Architect

  • Architect

    US Games

    (Computer Software industry)

    January 1996 — August 1996 (8 months)

    Acquired.

    Led the software engineering team through a rearchitecture of a casino gaming system. The system was large and complex, highly configurable (odds tables among other things), and required by law, to recover to any point in the system after a power failure. The team was two years late and the product was hemorrhaging bugs. After identifying the root cause of the system’s problems I successfully led the team through the required code refactoring. The system was code complete, tested, and had received approval from the Gaming Commission within seven months of my coming on board.

    From letter of recommendation:

    "...working on video game software to be used in casinos. The system is large and complex as it must interface with a real human, recover to any point in the system after a power failure, and tolerate only the most minor errors....

    ...I gave Kim the responsibility of analyzing the system and recommending ways to optimize and simplify the architecture. In less than 90 days, she produced a clear, straightforward plan...We were able to implement the changes in less than a month and everything worked as she predicted it would. After this, our system went through the most successful bug reduction in its history. I believe Kim's ability to simplify something as complex as our system was the primary reason why the bugs where so easy to fix....Without Kim, I firmly believe we would still be mired in bugs." - Dan Pierce, Director of R&D

  • Software Development Manager

    Reuters Health Information Services

    (Public Company; TRI; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1995 — December 1995 (7 months)

    Reported directly to the VP of Engineering.

    Led and managed my development team through monthly enhancements, maintenance, and delivery of a monthly subscription medical education CD-ROM. I mentored my team, provided technical expertise, and worked to ensure positive morale. My team consisted of four engineers and we covered development, QA, and production of the master CD.

  • Product Developer

    Wall Data

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 1994 — June 1995 (11 months)

    Techs: Windows, OS/2, C++, MFC, Win32, Presentation Manager (PM), VIM, MAPI, SOM, mail transport, Ultimail API

  • Chief Architect

    Kaseworks

    (Computer Software industry)

    April 1992 — August 1994 (2 years 5 months)

    Acquired.

    Responsible for the architectural integrity of the OS/2 KaseWorks product lines including KASE:VIP for OS/2, KASE:Set++, and KASE:VIP Open Architecture. Architectural modifications I championed increased product quality and reduced time to market by implementation of code reuse, coding standards, object oriented methodologies, and open architecture methodology. The open architecture methodologies allowed KaseWorks to support 3rd party product integration to our product suite.

    Additional responsibilities included writing the help system; mentoring and training the engineering team; working with cross-functional teams to align technology choices with business needs; supported customers as the last person in the escalation chain; and assisted marketing by working at technology conferences.

  • Software Engineer

    KnowledgeWare

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    April 1991 — April 1992 (1 year 1 month)

  • Software Developer

    Selfware

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    March 1989 — April 1991 (2 years 2 months)

  • Programmer Analyst

    Barrister Information Systems

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    March 1988 — March 1989 (1 year 1 month)

  • System Software Analyst

    Integrated Hospitalty Network

    (Computer Software industry)

    August 1987 — March 1988 (8 months)

    Acquired.

Kim Greenlee’s Education

  • Northeastern University - Graduate School of Business Administration

    MBA , Finance and Entrepreneurship , 2009 — 2011 (expected)

  • Pragmatic Marketing

    Practical Product Management 2000 — 2000

    Pragmatic Marketing (http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/) is the industry standard in technology product management and marketing education.

  • University of California, Berkeley

    1998 — 1998

    Classes:
    - Business Negotiating
    - Game Programming

  • Kennesaw State University

    1997 — 1997

    Classes:
    - Small Business Tax Workshop & Update
    - Accounting
    - Becoming a Self-Employed Consultant

  • Saint Bonaventure University

    BS , Computer Science & Mathematics , 1984 — 1987

    Graduated in 3 years with a double major; Senior coach for the start of 1987 softball season.

    Activities and Societies:
    Women's Division 3 Volleyball team; Women's Division 3 Softball team; Academic Computer Services staff; Started coaching career with town's (Olean, NY) women's tournament team.

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Kim Greenlee’s Interests:

coaching, strategy, business, technology, my kids

Kim Greenlee’s Groups:

NCWHL, IEEE, Bay .NET User Group, ACM

  •    Vignette Alumni Association
  •    Women 2.0
  •    Pragmatic Marketing Alumni
  •    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
  •    St. Bonaventure University Alumni
  •    East Bay Innovation Group (eBig)
  •    .NET People
  •    Club ex-Reuters
  •    St. Bonaventure Alumni
  •    San Francisco .NET Developers
  •    MediaZone Alumni
  •    Silicon Valley Code Camp

Kim Greenlee’s Honors:

2000 OnDisplay President's Club Award for outstanding performance
1997 IBM Achievement Award for contributions to the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia
1993 Hotlanta Softball League Commissioners Appreciation Award
1992 Hotlanta Softball League Commissioners Cup

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