Entrepreneurial Software Leader and Serial Value Creator
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- VP Product Management at Ringside Networks
- Past
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- VP Product Management at Red Hat, Inc.
- VP Product Management at JBoss, Inc.
- VP Product Integration at Princeton Softech
- Director Product Management at Bluestone Software
- Director Product Management at Hewlett-Packard
- VP Development at Primavera Systems
- Education
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- Drexel University
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Shaun Connolly’s Summary
* 20 years as a software development and technical marketing professional who creates value for customers, partners, community, company, coworkers, and investors
* Proven experience in building business valuations, targeting companies for acquisition, positioning companies for acquisition, and handling the challenges inherent in corporate integrations (people, process, and business)
* Strong experience in open source software - scalable business models, open source development models, how to leverage/deploy open source, pricing/packaging, licensing, etc.
* Well-respected for a strong combination of development and marketing experience that’s rooted in a deep understanding of the complete lifecycle of bringing individual products and entire product suites to market.
* Rare blend of hands-on technical expertise and keen business sense that provides the ability to talk in-depth on both technical and business issues.
* Skilled at operating in a fast-paced business environment, solving complex problems, making decisions quickly, wearing several hats, and constantly exuding a “whatever it takes to get the job done” positive attitude.
Shaun Connolly’s Experience
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VP Product Management
Ringside Networks
(Computer Software industry)
March 2008 — Present (5 months)
VP of Product Management for Ringside Networks and oversees the definition and promotion of the company's product offerings. Frequent blogger on the business of open source and the social web.
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VP Product Management
Red Hat, Inc.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RHAT; Computer Software industry)
June 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 10 months)
Red Hat is the world's leading open source software vendor providing high-quality, low-cost technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and middleware platform, JBoss Enterprise Middleware.
I joined Red Hat in June 2006 as part of the JBoss acquisition. As VP of Product Management, I focused on the overall strategy for JBoss Enterprise Middleware and was responsible for expanding our middleware stack into the area of enterprise data management and data services via the acquisition and integration of MetaMatrix, a privately held software company, in June 2007.
I played a lead role in the challenging integration of the JBoss business within Red Hat. I take great pride knowing the middleware business posted five (5) consecutive quarters of quarter over quarter revenue growth leading up to my departure; an important signal of a successful integration. -
VP Product Management
JBoss, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 8 months)
JBoss pioneered the disruptive Professional Open Source model, which combines the best of the open source and proprietary software worlds to make open source a safe choice for the enterprise and give CIOs peace of mind.
I was responsible for managing the entire portfolio of middleware products that comprised the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite and growing subscription software bookings from $10M in 2004 to approximately $50M in 2006. During this period, the company grew from approximately 50 employees to 200 employees worldwide.
JBoss was acquired in June 2006 by Red Hat for a value of $350M. -
VP Product Integration
Princeton Softech
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 3 months)
Princeton Softech provides market leading database archiving, delivering software products that enable companies to manage and store data based on its business value and in accordance with corporate Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies.
I was focused on defining, launching, and building out new revenue-generating database archive solutions specifically tailored to meet the needs of Oracle E-Business Suite, Siebel CRM, PeopleSoft Enterprise, and PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne customers.
These new product lines grew to account for 40% of overall product revenue and helped position Princeton Softech for its acquisition by IBM in September 2007 at an approximated value of $280M. -
Director Product Management
Bluestone Software
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; BLSW; Computer Software industry)
August 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 2 months)
Bluestone Software provided a rich suite of J2EE and Web Services application middleware infrastructure products. I led a team of Technical Marketing professionals responsible for the planning, delivery, and success of the entire Bluestone product portfolio which accounted for approximately $50M in revenue.
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Director Product Management
Hewlett-Packard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)
HP Middleware, previously Bluestone Software, provided a rich suite of J2EE and Web Services application middleware infrastructure products. I led a team of Technical Marketing professionals responsible for the planning, delivery, and success of the entire HP Bluestone product portfolio which accounted for approximately $50M in revenue.
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VP Development
Primavera Systems
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1988 — August 2000 (12 years)
Primavera Systems is a leading provider of a comprehensive suite of project management software used for complex, multi-project environments within the construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, high-tech, and enterprise IT vertical markets. During my tenure at Primavera, I worked in a variety of software development roles, starting with Junior Software Engineer, progressing through Development Manager and Director positions, and culminating in my final role of Vice President of Development. I had direct responsibility for over 70 software development professionals, as well as various contract programmers [up to 35 at a given point in time].
Programming languages include Fortran, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi, and various scripting languages.
