Vince Ready

Current

• Business Systems Analyst at Insitu, Inc.

Past

• Business Solutions Manager at K&L Gates
• Application Development Manager at Preston Gates & Ellis
• Director of Project Management at Chase Bobko

• Sr. Information Architect at Chase Bobko
• Business Systems Analyst at Adobe Systems
• Technical Sales Trainer at Aldus Corporation

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Education

• Whitman College
• Woodinville High School

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Vince Ready’s Summary

Dynamic 16 year career in information technology with a focus on understanding business needs and using technology to solve complex business problems. I have worked in both product and professional service environments with extensive experience in the following areas.

Vince Ready’s Specialties:

▪ leading and mentoring technical teams
▪ exceptional writing and presentation skills
▪ strong project management methodology
▪ process modeling, analysis & improvement
▪ custom web application development
▪ usability & user-centered design
▪ business strategy consulting
▪ requirements gathering & JAD facilitation
▪ writing functional specifications
▪ user experience design for the web
▪ leading marketing and brand initiatives
▪ project estimation & proposal generation

Vince Ready’s Experience

• Business Systems Analyst

  Insitu, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Insitu is a leading high-tech autonomous systems company driven by a culture of agility and systematic improvement. Since 1994 Insitu has led in the design, development and production of small autonomous aircraft for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

• Business Solutions Manager

  K&L Gates

  (Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  June 2005 — November 2008 (3 years 6 months)

  Led a team of six business analysts who consult with the firm's attorneys, staff and clients on technology use and benefits. The Business Solutions team is focused on analyzing business problems and recommending appropriate solutions enabled by technology.
  
  Evaluated the firm’s business processes to identify opportunities for improvement, and led the analysis, design and execution of changes to existing business and organizational processes. Participated in product evaluations to select appropriate technologies and architectures for the firm.

• Application Development Manager

  Preston Gates & Ellis

  (Law Practice industry)

  December 2000 — June 2005 (4 years 7 months)

  Led a team of five programmers working on custom in-house application development and systems integration. My group designed and implemented a middle-tier, web service architecture to integrate the firm’s enterprise applications and developed numerous SQL and .NET web applications.

• Director of Project Management

  Chase Bobko

  (Internet industry)

  November 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 1 month)

  Managed a team of six senior project managers responsible for projects worth $6.2 million annually. Led the company-wide effort to implement a formal project management methodology, establish a project office and adopt a standard software development lifecycle model.
  
  Oversaw the successful implementation of Pacific Edge Software’s ProjectOffice enterprise project portfolio management software. Developed templates and a training program to promote consistent project management practices. Developed a framework and metrics for doing task-based estimation in the pre-sales phase, and revised estimates after the initial design.

• Sr. Information Architect

  Chase Bobko

  (Internet industry)

  September 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 3 months)

  Gathered and analyzed content and functional requirements for solutions being developed for clients. Wrote detailed functional specifications – typically consisting of a functional decomposition of the application and wireframe mockups of the user interface. Created rapid development proof-of-concepts to test real-world application of new technologies. Designed and conducted usability studies to evaluate and enhance the user experience.
  
  Used graphic design skills to communicate and extend our clients' established brand traits into web-based media and user interface elements. For large projects, this often involved coordination with an outside graphic design or brand development firm. Supported the pre-sales process by evaluating client's needs, determining the scope of the project, and developing a work breakdown structure and task-based estimates.

• Business Systems Analyst

  Adobe Systems

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

  June 1992 — August 1998 (6 years 3 months)

  Worked on a strategic initiative to create a comprehensive, enterprise-wide content management system that categorizes and disseminates corporate information from content owners to information consumers throughout the organization.

• Technical Sales Trainer

  Aldus Corporation

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

  June 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 4 months)

  Delivered technical sales training on all Adobe products to subsidiaries, distributors and outsource partners throughout the Asia, Pacific & Latin America region. I became an Adobe Certified Expert on most of the shipping products and gained in-depth knowledge about all aspects of print and electronic publishing.

Vince Ready’s Education

• Whitman College

  Bachelors , Economics & Japanese , 1988 — 1992

  Bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Japanese language. Spent two semesters abroad at Doshisha University, (Kyoto, Japan) studying Japanese language, culture and history during the 1990-91 academic year.

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Tau Delta
  Associated Kyoto Program (AKP)

• Woodinville High School

  1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Vince Ready’s Interests:

Windsurfing, mountain biking, photography, snowboarding, acoustic singer/songwriters