Craig McDonald

Current

• Senior Product Manager at Sun Microsystems
• Cofounder at HourVille

Past

• Product Manager at CyberTrader: A Charles Schwab Company
• Associate Producer at Inevitable Entertainment - Midway Games
• Quality Assurance Supervisor at Electronic Arts

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Education

• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at Austin

Recommended

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Connections

229 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• HourVille anything by the hour

Craig McDonald’s Summary

• Proven experience managing products that generate multi-million dollar annual revenues
• Ten years experience marketing, building, testing, and supporting desktop and web software
• Experience in consumer web, enterprise software, securities trading software, and video games
• Passion and instinct for building products that focus on usability and ease of use

Craig McDonald’s Specialties:

Product management/development, marketing

Craig McDonald’s Experience

• Senior Product Manager

  Sun Microsystems

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

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Senior Product Manager for Sun's Identity Manager.
  • Drive strategy and product requirements for industry leading enterprise identity management software
  • Responsible for analyst relations resulting in product being rated a ‘Leader’ by Gartner, Forrester, and the Burton Group
  • Work jointly with engineering to create release schedules and product roadmaps
  • Create product positioning and collaborate with marketing communications in producing collateral
  • Create white papers and other written collateral for releases
  • Host podcasts, webinars, and videos with key customers and partners to promote new releases
  • Deliver pre-sales and post-sales presentations to strategic customers

• Cofounder

  HourVille

  (Consumer Services industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years )

  • Pitch to media, investors, and venture capitalists to raise funding and generate awareness for HourVille
  • Conduct press interviews with major news outlets to promote and generate awareness for HourVille
  • Work jointly with local and offshore engineers and designers to create site functionality and look and feel
  • Help manage all manner of startup operations and activities, from the mundane to pitching to investors

• Product Manager

  CyberTrader: A Charles Schwab Company

  (Financial Services industry)

  July 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 1 month)

  • Evaluated new product offerings including competitive/market research, financial analysis/forecasting
  • Identified growth opportunities and appropriate responses to competitive threats
  • Managed design and implementation of new products for trading equities, options, and futures
  • Managed strategic initiatives to reduce costs, create additional offerings, and drive client acquisition
  • Defended key project decisions to Chief Officers, VPs, and Directors

• Associate Producer

  Inevitable Entertainment - Midway Games

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; MWY; Computer Software industry)

  April 2004 — July 2004 (4 months)

  Tracked and managed development milestones and contractual obligations to publishers; managed localization initiatives for global territories; consultant with QA to ensure efficient testing resource allocation and test plan implementation.

• Quality Assurance Supervisor

  Electronic Arts

  (Public Company; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

  June 1999 — April 2004 (4 years 11 months)

  • Managed team of testers and engineers responsible for QA, process improvement, and final code signoff
  • Generated and analyzed reports on testing metrics to ensure accurate release schedule forecasting
  • Administered website and message boards to facilitate communication and file sharing for contractors

Craig McDonald’s Education

• University of Texas at Austin

  MBA , Finance and Marketing , August 2002 — May 2005

• University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Journalism , Magazine , September 1993 — December 1998

Additional Information

Craig McDonald’s Websites:

• HourVille anything by the hour

Craig McDonald’s Groups:

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Craig McDonald’s Contact Settings

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