Jeffrey Slye

Experience

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  Willow Group Ltd.

  Nov 1990 - Feb 2001

  Information Systems Manager

  Manager with ultimate responsibility of all computer and telecommunications systems for a large importer and domestic wholesale distributor.• Solely responsible for securing, safeguarding, upgrading, servicing and preventative maintenance for all of the company’s computer and telecommunication systems• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging network related hardware and software problems, and responsible for system design, implementation and training for streamlining of internal business processes• Provided 24/7 hardware/software support to the company’s accounting and inventory control systems• Responsible for designing and implementing marketing and advertising media end to end Show less

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  Xerox Corporation

  Feb 2001 - Mar 2024

  Software Engineering Project/Program Manager with full responsibility for all phases of software release planning and coordination for Xerox Corporation’s premier Xerographic digital production products such as iGen, Nuvera, Trivor, Rialto, and other smaller pre-development programs in a large code bases of both Linux and Windows software engineering and development environments.• Scope, plan, implement and deliver software releases specific to software features, content, and field Software Problem Action Requests (SPARs) based on program requests• Work closely with other program managers and 45-50 software developers, system engineers, and test team engineers to manage software releases throughout the development and hardening phases in both the US and India• Simultaneously and continuously supported 4-5 programs• Responsible for overseeing validation of weekly software releases of 18-36 iterations for multiple internal and external customers• Present weekly progress and test results and metrics to upper and program management using TestLink, Jira/Proview, Excel, PowerPoint, and organic tools• Manage software and hardware configurations for new features and end of life changes• Support feature health and other problem analysis to assess current software quality• Analyze metrics to help identify development soft-spots that contribute to poor software quality• Generate release notes and documentation for midstream and launch releases• Facilitate Process Improvement Team meetings to streamline internal procedures and close procedural gaps• Successful delivery of major software products for internal and external customers• Manage software product lifecycle from concept to deployment, meeting 100% of Program deadlines Show less Lead Software Development Test Engineer with full responsibility for all phases of software test for Xerox Corporation’s Nuvera, their premier monochrome production product.• Design, develop, and implement software test plans and test cases specific to software features and content within software releases using ClearQuest, TestLink, Jira, and organic tools• Work closely with software developers and system engineers to test new content in software releases, bug fixes, and hardware and firmware changes• Responsible for validating software releases to program for internal and external customers• Present weekly test results and metrics to upper management • Manage software and hardware configurations, and parts and maintenance on test machine fleet• Validate problem/bug fixes per release schedule by working directly with software and system engineers• Support feature health and other problem analysis to assess current software quality• Develop metrics to help identify development soft-spots that contribute to poor software quality Show less Lead SCM Engineer with full responsibility for all phases of SCM for Xerox Corporation’s premier monochrome production product, Nuvera.• Implemented ClearCase version control software into a “clean sheet” program for 60+ software engineers • Provide administration, support, and training for 150+ software engineers• Designed, developed, and implemented all build and release processes and procedures for program to streamline build processes and software release integrity• Responsible for baseline creation, maintenance, and code merge integrity for program• Responsible for builds and releases to program for internal and external customers from baseline creation to EOL of baseline and releases• Designed, developed, and implemented software release upgrade/install via DVD media• Designed, developed, and implemented nightly build process for supporting multiple baselines• Optimized build environment for SCM and development community using Continuous Integration• Assisted in design, development and maintenance of DVD/Flash Media burn/construction process• Designed and implemented redundant multi-system backup, restore and disaster recovery solutions for ClearCase repositories to ensure complete source code base re-createability • Assisted in designing and developing entire hands-free software install custom configuration via DVD media Show less

  • Program/Project Manager

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2024

  • Software Development Engineer Test Lead

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

  • SCM Engineer

    Feb 2001 - Dec 2011