Richard K. Scheel
Software Development Leader
Passionate about delivering successful products to market. Accomplished leader of the full life cycle of product development, driving technology advances and product creation for diverse companies from start-ups to industry giants Microsoft, Amazon and Sony. Multinational and geographically distributed projects encompassing diverse business practices, company cultures, languages, and countries.
True consensus builder who uses excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) to create common mission and achieve key business objectives. Effective department manager evidenced by an unbroken record of on-time project delivery, balanced budgets and close control of multiple projects and millions of dollars in development funds. Equally effective leading people and managing sensitive human resources issues of hiring, compensation, downsizing, and staff development.
Hands-on experience in a wide range of markets and technologies from health care to e-commerce, embedded systems to .NET web applications.
Career Highlights
Leadership and Management Skills
Technical Competencies
Massive Scale Web Applications • e-Commerce • Semantic Web • Software Agents • Digital Media
Distributed Systems • Network Architecture & Standards • Data Communication Protocols
Embedded Systems Architecture & Design • Agile Software Development Methodologies (Scrum)
C# • SQL • XML • HTML • XAML • Visual Studio • TFS • PowerShell • JIRA
Experience and Achievements
Agilysys, Inc., Bellevue WA
2016-current
Senior Program Manager
Program Manager for the InfoGenesis Point of Sale product for the hospitality industry. Responsible for defining new product features, establishing development plans, and plan execution through delivery to our customers.
Caradigm USA LLC, Bellevue WA
2014-2016
Senior Program Manager
Program Manager for Cardigm's Care Management product. Leadership of teams developing front end and infrastructure components for this award-winning web-based population health application. Responsible for significant components of three major version upgrades. Developed successful project plans, balancing tight constraints on resources, quality, and schedule. Managed regulatory compliance for my department’s primary product. Senior resource for improvements to the software development process. Recognized by six internal awards for improving product delivery and training staff in more effective development methods.
Globys Inc, Seattle WA
2013-2014
Senior Product Manager
Product Manager for Globys’ flagship product. Overall responsibility for new feature development projects and customer change requests for the product that provides the company’s primary revenue stream. Responsible for feature definition, backlog prioritization, project schedule, and coordination among project teams.
MindMode Corporation, Bellevue WA
2012-2013
Director of Program Management
Managed development programs at MindMode Corporation for confidential products in the fields of Semantic Web and Software Agents.
Defined product features and created functional specifications. Worked closely
with company founders on determining product definition. Prioritized
development and test teams' work, established product schedule, tracked program
progress, and adapted the program to fit shifts in the business.
(Company closed January 2013)
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond WA
2008-2012
Senior Program Manager
Began in the Office of the CTO, Media Platforms Business. Managed incubation projects exploring technologies related to media, in the context of Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV product. Delivered prototypes including a home media server, Mediaroom mobile client, stream identification using audio and video signatures, and a joint development with LG Electronics of Mediaroom running inside an LG TV.
Transferred to the Xbox Live organization. Responsible for development and operation of the tool set used to program Xbox dashboard content for all 40+ million consoles worldwide. Launched the tool set update for the “Madrid” generation of Xbox console software (RTW holiday 2011).
Amazon.com, Seattle WA
2005-2008
Technical Program Manager
Selected to manage development programs in Amazon.com's Enterprise Services organization, implementing e-commerce sites for client companies using Amazon's proven market-leading technology.
Sony Electronics, Inc, San Jose CA
1995-2004
Director
Initially brought on board as Architect in the Interconnect Architecture Lab to design leading-edge data communications links for digital products.
Promoted to Manager of Technology Standards Development to lead standards development and coordination for networking technology at Sony US. Ensured innovation, consistency and collaboration in creating and using technical standards company-wide; represented Sony’s position before industry groups; and, as an individual contributor, advanced the state of standards in the home networking area.
Promoted to Lab Director in the Distributed Systems Lab. Coordinated 8 concurrent development projects; planned and managed $17 million annual budget; directed HR functions for organization of 70 engineers.
Established Software Development Engineering Office, and as Director led programs developing engineering rigor in Sony’s US software research labs.
Multiple companies in the Unisys data communications market
1982-1995
Software Development Engineer, Lead Developer, Architect, Software Development Manager, Director
Beginning as a developer and advancing in responsibility and scope, built multiple successful products in the Unisys data communications market.
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