Shaun Deane
845 Western Avenue/3
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Cell: 401-413-2469
HIGHLIGHTS
Seasoned product development leader in consumer and educational products and financial services sectors. Faculty member and Director of Curriculum Integration. Author of multiple product line strategies, including competitive analysis and product enhancement roadmaps. Industry spokesperson at major events. High tolerance for ambiguity; able to revamp product and investment plans rapidly, in response to dynamic market conditions. Evolved communicator; significant resource to academic, sales and marketing teams.
EXPERIENCE
AT&T April, 2006 - present
Leading wireless technology provider
Seattle, WA
Senior Product Manager/Business Consultant
· Subject matter expert and owner of technology portal project for entire Cingular IT department. Deployed to 5500 users after just four months. Adopted by AT&T as primary technology portal as part of their acquisition of Cingular, increasing use base to over 50,000 employees.
· Drove rapid product delivery for web site/portal consolidation, with connections to myriad data sources to support enhanced business analysis.
· Liaison to product development teams to secure and prioritize business requirements for innovative, web-based business tools.
· Established Advocacy Group Feedback sessions with customers to secure feedback during development and to influence products before production.
· Drove User Design Group to create graphical user interfaces that adhere to industry standard best practices.
Hopkins School June, 2004 to April, 2006
Fifth oldest academic institution in the U.S.
New Haven, CT
Assistant Director of Technology and Curriculum Integration
· Developed assessment solutions to define faculty and student core competencies; designed curriculum to address issues identified.
· Coached faculty and delivered training solutions to support instruction with technology, including an electronic course management system (Blackboard).
· Internal consultant to senior administration to formulate, implement and manage training and development solutions across the institution.
· Faculty member. Taught HTML and web design, including JavaScript and CSS.
· Member, Academic Plan Steering Committee.
· System Administrator for Blackboard, and Honeywell InstantAlert Systems.
American Sports Events November, 2002 to June, 2005
Endurance sporting events management company
Tiverton, RI
Founder and President
· Introduced new events calendar and company to Southern New England, including entry-level and advanced triathlon events, sanctioned by the USAT.
· Created courses, managed safety coverage, secured local governmental approval for all endeavors.
· Expanded calendar by 30% each year; achieved profitability after 10 months.
· Attracted over 3000 attendees by year three.
· Designed, developed and deployed all promotional material, including corporate website and online registration system.
NextCard, Inc. 1998 to 2003
The leading issuer of credit cards on the Internet between 1997 and 2002.
San Francisco, CA
Vice President, Project Integration and Technology Operations
· Managed $6 million annual budget, team of 60 engineers with less than 15% annual attrition.
· Managed all corporate projects including software and intranet development through facilities expansion. Responsible for ongoing ROI evaluations of all corporate projects.
· Recruited and managed Technology Operations Group from pre-IPO through post-IPO growth stages.
· During a time when the customer base grew to over 1 million accounts and managed assets exceeded $2.5B, led the effort to safeguard customer and corporate information.
· Primary corporate contact to federal regulatory agencies, including OCC, SEC, FDIC.
· Created seminars on information protection, security and risk assessment.
· As member of the Executive Management Team, developed and enforced corporate-wide risk assessment program.
· Commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to identify vendors for intrusion detection & network vulnerability testing.
· Established enterprise-wide Management Training and Development department to address rapid growth issues, OD, Performance, and Organizational Learning Functions.
· Enlisted international software development partners in India, Great Britain, and Ireland.
· Orchestrated facilities expansion to 3 national sites, from 7,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet.
Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing 1994 to 1998
$150 million leading publisher of life science textbooks
Menlo Park, CA
Vice President, New Media Products
· Recruited to develop interactive multimedia software stand-alone products to complement textbooks.
· Member of Executive Management Team.
· Managed $5 million budget, 15 employees, and numerous contractors, satisfying yearly revenue targets.
· Developed groundbreaking, “hands on” Chemistry simulation software in partnership with developer of “SimLife.”
· Developed product and promotional strategies with third-party partners including the Chancellor’s Office, California State University ("Biology Labs On Line") and Apple Computer.
· Published award-winning (Codie) education software (A.D.A.M.) products under projected budgets and timelines.
Apple Computer, Inc. 1989 to 1994
Cupertino, CA
Senior Product Line Manager, Consumer Products Division;
Senior Manager, Educational Evangelism Department
· Co-authored and promoted Apple's Consumer Products Business Plan, emphasizing hardware products and online, transaction based services.
· Managed 40+ member international teams including Developer Services, Marketing, Sales and Engineering.
· Led delivery of 300+ native applications for deployment of the Macintosh PowerPC chipset including top
· 30 market leaders: Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Macromedia products, & Quark Express.
· Partnered with international product development teams (Toshiba, Sony, and Nippondenso) to develop innovative consumer electronics including: Sony’s VISCA protocol, a car-based GPS system, and a hand-held CD-ROM player.
· Consulted on site with multimedia development partners in Sweden, France, Great Britain, and Japan.
· Partnered with Stanford University, MIT, Macromedia, Adobe, and Prentice-Hall to create
· 8 New Media Centers across the country.
Media 100, Inc. 1987 to 1989
$20M Emmy Award-winning media editing products
Marlboro, MA
Product Marketing Manager
· Designed and produced revolutionary digital video image editing products, including introductory versions of
· the Media 100 digital video editing system.
· Led 25 person marketing and engineering teams throughout entire product development and management cycle.
Kurzweil Computer Products, Inc. /acquired by Xerox in 1980 1983 to 1987
The global pioneer in text recognition scanners
Cambridge, MA
Product Manager; Marketing Communications Manager
· Led product development teams to develop and launch a PC-card version of a legacy ($120K each) system, setting the stage for a software-only version.
EDUCATION
University of San Francisco
M.A., Educational Technology, 4.0 GPA
Brandeis University
B.A. cum laude, American Studies