Eric Neuman

Experience

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  The Vault Network

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Founder, Managing Editor

  While still in college, founded the Vault Network, which quickly grew into one of the largest online gaming communities on the web, with over 350,000 unique monthly visitors. Managed a team of more than ten contractors and twenty websites, and planned all site development and editorial content. Negotiated the sale of the Vault Network to IGN.com, one of the largest entertainment sites on the Internet, and accepted a position with them as Producer.

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  IGN Entertainment

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Producer

  Planned site development and daily maintenance for IGN.com and the IGN Vault Network. Collaborated with management, sales, business development, ad operations, art, and engineering to identify and design new site features, draft and maintain design documents, and assist with daily site modifications and updates.

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  Sony Online Entertainment

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Senior Producer, Web Presence

  Produced the web properties of Sony Online Entertainment, including Station.com, Jeopardy! Online, Wheel of Fortune Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and EverQuest. Spearheaded the development of a content management system, designed the Station Store e-commerce site front end, and planned a complete overhaul of the Station.com core user functionality. Led team of software engineers, web developers, and content editors.

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  Sakson & Taylor

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Producer

  Coordinated the delivery of special editorial packages on MSN.com. Trained channel producers in using the new Bedrock publishing environment to create new editorial packages, and maintained all appropriate documentation. Programmed the "keystone" ad unit on the MSN.com homepage, the ad unit with the highest visibility on the entire network. Managed the production of online ad creative for high-profile on-network campaigns.

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  Morse Best Innovation

  Jan 2004 - May 2009

  - Managed the development of DemoMate and DemoMate.com, a fully integrated software + services product for creating, sharing, and presenting software demonstrations.- Provided guidance and expertise to assist Business Development in scoping of projects.- Worked with Business Development to establish client requirements, determine project scope, and coordinate appropriate resources.- Supported and maintained process methodology for engineering projects, including quality assurance.- Provided thought leadership in conceptualizing and translating business needs into compelling business solutions and scenarios. Show less Responsible for the creation of technical marketing projects and collateral, illustrating the business value of software products in competitive sales situations. Managed all deliverables through the complete product lifecycle, including scoping, project planning, production, testing, and delivery.Key projects included technical marketing demos for several different groups at Microsoft Corporation, including Information Worker, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence, and keynote launch events for Office 2007 and Windows Server 2008. Show less

  • Program Manager - Development

    Nov 2007 - May 2009

  • Technical Project Manager

    Jan 2004 - Oct 2007
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  Impresys Software Corporation

  Jun 2009 - now

  Technical Program Manager

  - One of three founding team members of Impresys, which spun out of Morse Best Innovation (now Sappington) to focus solely on the DemoMate / Cloudguides platform.- Program management for development of the DemoMate software application, and the Cloudguides cloud-based content delivery platform.- Worked with senior management to define product roadmap.- Documented requirements for development, and authored and maintained functional specifications.- Managed bug-tracking and enhancement requests.- Performed all quality assurance on test and release builds.- Designed a custom content management system for publishing content to the Cloudguides platform.- Provided consulting services to key customers at Microsoft during service engagements for interactive training and lab simulations built on the Cloudguides platform, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Exam Certifications, Microsoft SCI (Security, Compliance, and Identity), FinOps, Dynamics 365, Copilot scenarios for Financial Services and Government, Microsoft Education, various Microsoft Industry Solution teams, and more!- Created and maintained customer-facing content performance dashboards in Power BI.- Managed all company IT infrastructure in Microsoft Azure / Microsoft 365. Show less