Resume: Software

Bob Jude Ferrante

Skills

  • 20+ years experience at industry-leading software firms
  • Created & manage product families with over $50M annual revenue
  • Responsible for staffing, planning, profitability
  • Expert in agile development & user-centered design
  • Extensive knowledge of Web, Java, Windows, Mobile and server programming, agile methodology, and solutions delivery
  • Peerless written and verbal communications skills

Work Experience

Dec 2001-Present Senior Director, WebFOCUS Products
INFORMATION BUILDERS, New York, NY
Direct responsibility for multi-product software team that develops IB’s Business Intelligence products, including both Web and native Mobile delivery platforms and apps.
Supervise overall vision and product architecture, development and life cycle, code reviews, quality control, on-time delivery, product positioning, messaging & training.
Staff works in multiple languages (Java, Objective C, JavaScript, & SQL), building server-side, web-side, and native client components for iOS & Android.
Solutions are designed for Cloud-based multi-tenancy & NLS/NLV. Platform spans from Data Access metadata through ETL, consolidation, presentation, and delivery, using many standard Open Source frameworks (AngularJS, jQuery, Batik, etc.); across all major OS platforms.
Oct 1997-December 2001 Director, WebFOCUS Desktop Products
INFORMATION BUILDERS, New York, NY
Operational responsibility for 20-member division in product management, technical, training, customer support and process/production/operations. Responsible for 100% on-time delivery of products and projects, and division profitability. Direct total product life cycle (research, design, programming, QA, marketing, and deployment) for WebFOCUS Desktop, a reporting and business intelligence product suite for the Web and Microsoft Windows.
July 1994-Oct 1997 Vice President/Senior Product Manager, PC Products
DONOVAN DATA SYSTEMS, New York, NY
Responsible for product vision, identity, marketing, usability, documentation, packaging. Coordinate resources, staffing and scheduling for team of six developers, three writers, four QA and various support staff.
Jan. 1990- July 1994 Technical Writer/PC Product Design Consultant
DONOVAN DATA SYSTEMS (now MediaOcean), New York, NY
Writer/editor of marketing materials, documentation, instructional guides and online help for PC software and server systems; consult company-wide in software usability, life cycle, standards and design. Manage team of 4 writers.
Sept. 1987-Dec. 1990 Product Support Specialist
DONOVAN DATA SYSTEMS (now MediaOcean), New York, NY
Trained/supported users of online system for buying and evaluating TV and Radio spots and performed QA tasks and planning.

Platforms/Languages

  • Platforms: PC/Windows, Linux, Unix, OSX, Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows)
  • Programming: Web Standards, AngularJS/jQuery/JavaScript, Java, C++, VB/Windows API, XSL, HTML/CSS, SQL, 4GLs
  • Languages: Speak/write German & Spanish, some Italian & French

Education

BA English, Kenyon College