Dan Frost

Experience

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  Autodesk, Inc.

  Jan 1989 - Mar 1995

  Responsible for development team activities, QA testing, technical writing, operations, marketing, and event planning (all company critical path elements) to ensure product release for multiple software applications including AutoCAD. On the AutoCAD Release 13 project, had PM responsibility for 5 / 11 teams for a major software rewrite / upgrade for AutoCAD, a $1B product. During this two year project, led product teams of up to 50 developers, testers, writers. • Shipped 23 software products (including all AutoCAD ports - UNIX, Dec Alpha, Solaris, Apple) in a one year time period. • Responsible for all project management related activities including schedules, budgets, weekly staff meetings, and project communication to include executive staff. • Developed PACE (Product and Cycle Time Excellence - a precursor to Autodesk PLM). • Expert level Waterfall / SDLC modeling• Able to distill complex issues and derive appropriate strategies for resolutions. • Utilized most up-to-date software products for delivery including MS Project, MS server, Visio, and standard MS Office applications Show less Managed the Autodesk Authorized Developer Program (ADP). Responsible for identifying, recruiting, and supporting companies to develop derivative add-on software products for Autodesk's flagship product, AutoCAD. The core goal of the program was to allow Autodesk to utilize these ancillary products to enter new sales opportunities. • Responsible for Autodesk’s Authorized Developer Program (ADP) utilizing AutoCAD's open architecture and ADI programs. • Doubled the size of the program to well over 1000 companies in a one year time period. • Managed ADP trade show with over 1000 attendees, made vendor visits and worked with engineering to implement needed product features for developers.• Autodesk Representative at numerous trade shows including speaker for ADP conference with speeches to up to 500 people. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jan 1990 - Mar 1995

  • Manager, Strategic Relations

    Jan 1989 - Dec 1989
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  Symantec

  Jul 1995 - Dec 1996

  Senior Product Manager

  Responsible for Product Manager for Symantec’s project management software products, Timeline and Project Updater. • Built first PC-based enterprise scale Project Management software application. Incorporated Oracle 8.0 back end server allowing corporate wide PM updates. • Created beta testing program with Fortune 500 companies including Kohler, Oracle, Symantec• Implemented corporate-wide beta testing program. Implemented corporate-wide beta testing program.

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  IMSI

  Dec 1996 - Dec 1997

  Senior Product Manager

  IMSI – 1997 - 1998 (Public)As a Senior Product Manager, responsibilities included program oversight for IMSI's profit center and CAD division. Full product / project management control for company’s flagship product, TurboCAD, and its derivative products (10 products). Managed distributed global staff from Russian & India including 12 engineers / 6 QA testers along with extended staff of creative marketing / legal / operations. • Responsible for the initiation, creation, testing and delivery of their web-based CAD portal. • Wrote product specs (MRDs, PRDs), that included competitive analysis, project management schedules• Developed internal usability testing procedures, creative marketing materials (box copy, text, graphics, product specifications, etc.).• Managed multiple 3rd party technical vendors during product release• Worked directly with global engineering staff to implement new customer-oriented product feature sets.• Corporate responsibility for merging newly acquired products with existing software. • Initiated companies first ever CAD trade show increasing customer awareness and increasing sales by 25% in a 3 month time period. • Managed all relationships (PR, press tours, etc.) with industry publications and professional associations (American Institute of Architects, Architecture Record, etc.)irectly with global engineering staff to implement new customer-oriented product feature sets. Show less

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  Grassroots.com

  Feb 1997 - Dec 1997

  Senior Product Manager

  Responsibility for managing companies main products to include product management and product marketing as well as project management. Managed 1 / 3 of the employees while at Grassroots.com.

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  Tribal Voice

  Dec 1997 - Dec 1998

  Director, Product Management

  Tribal Voice (Startup)As the Director of Product Management, had complete responsibility for first instant messaging and chat product (PowWow) with 7,000,000+ consumer and corporate customers. Initiated a full scale revamp and rewrite of the project migrating it from a technical product to a consumer product. Decreased customer churn rate by 85% within a one year. • Full product / project management responsibility • Worked with distributed staff of 9 engineers, 3 QA engineers and 2 release engineers. Rewrote application in C++. • Implemented multiple first-to-market features including routing chat messages from a desktop computer to a cell phone.• Created product specs, competitive analysis, project management and inbound product marketing materials• Corporate liaison with our major customer accounts including AT&T, Earthlink and Alto Vista.• Worked directly with AT&T labs on usability testing of company’s products. Show less

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  Basement.com

  Dec 1998 - Oct 2000

  Director, Product Management

  As the Director of Product Management, designed, developed and implemented the first real time expiring auction consumer website. Responsible for designing and delivering business plans and strategies for the company. Wrote Product Requirements Document (PRD) and Product Marketing Document (PMD). Built project plans to track timelines, deliverables and major milestones. • Used at-the-time state-of-the-art web technologies (XML, SSL, CSS, HTML3.X, etc.) to build companies web product. • Lifespan project / product responsibility for company’s web-based consumer product store. 100% responsible for tracking project status and communications to C-level executives and below.• Utilized PMO best practices for delivery of all alpha and beta releases• Implemented customer usability studies and incorporated feedback into product requirements documents. • Worked directly with engineering (7 engineers) to develop and implement consumer-based product releases. • Developed risk management procedures and implemented triage and contingency plans for critical path scope changes. Show less

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  Autodesk, Inc.

  Oct 2000 - Jul 2002

  Senior Project / Program Manager

  As a Senior Program Manager for the Professional Services Organization (PSO), led the team that designed, created, produced and delivered all domestic and international product courseware for Autodesk $2 billion dollar software product, AutoCAD. Within 18 months, transitioned the division from a loss center into a profit center generating more than $2M in revenue. Simultaneously shipped multiple derivative products with their associated software including translated versions.• Responsible for all documentation (PRD, MRD, master product schedules, test cases, user case studies, etc) plus all project deliverables. Incorporated appropriate resources, budgets, pricing, vendor responsibilities, risk mitigation planning, contingency plans, and so on • Facilitated weekly internal and external meetings. Communicated product status weekly to all internal (C-level and below) and external (Autodesk Authorized Training Centers, international offices, publishers, etc.) personnel.• Used best practices SDLC, Waterfall and PACE guidelines for rapid prototyping and delivery and PM software utilizing MS Project & Server, MS Visio, Mindjet Mindmapping, & MS Office applications• Worked in parallel with engineers, quality assurance, sales and marketing to deliver training materials on same delivery timeframe as software products. • Oversaw the development of all translated localized products for all European & Asian countries (30+ products).• Managed international development / writer teams (up to 20 writers /developers).• Incorporated early adoptive technology for technical writers, brought all CAD related courseware products in-house• Responsible for more than 200 products including 12 international localized languages Show less

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  Robert Frost, Inc

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2016

  President

  As a independent Consulting Project Manager, provided technical and business development services in sales, marketing, product and project management to various companies. Assisted clients in streamlining operations, increasing sales, reducing operating expenses and implementing strategic marketing plans. • Autodesk (Multiple projects spanning 4 years) • Within the Autodesk PSO division, researched, identified and consolidated all domestic and international Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATC) and Consultants into single database. Used MS Sharepont and Autodesk PLM technologies for tracking project status.• Worked with Director of Media to reengineer the ATC program for more effective delivery of products. Increased sales of products by 25% in a 12 month program and removed non-performing ATCs producing a cost savings of 35%.• Worked with their PSD implementing best case strategies for the merging and / or sunsetting of multiple disparate technologies & strategies. • Provided initial planning of workflow prioritization that included gathering and documenting product introduction requirements. • Developed and documented tools and communication protocols for sustained development practices improving division communication and accuracies. • Provided analysis of audit transactions for their Sarbanes-Oxley quality control findings.• Assetworks• Worked as a subset employee managing schedule controls in project execution by providing team leader with assessment metrics enabling him to make informed decisions related to the project. Used Smartsheet & Excel for tracking project status. Show less

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  Live Wall Media

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2014

  Senior Project Manager

  As a Senior Project Manager, responsible for the manufacturing, building, delivery and installation of company's custom large scale video walls (largest single sale $600,000). Utilizing commercial grade Samsung 46"​ Ultra Thin Bezel LCD & LED displays with 80/20 extruded brushed aluminum supports and mountings, installed display systems of up to 40'​ wide by 14' high. All installs required customized drawings and architecture. Introduced and implemented SDLC-like PM strategies reducing costs, increasing profitability by 30% and improving delivery and sales opportunities Company quintupled sales during my tenure.• Worked directly with President, sales staff, installation experts and on-site staff (up to 10 employees) to implement on-time delivery and installation of all projects• Used MS Project to track all aspects of sale including delivery of materials, travel aspects, critical path issues, and personnel / labor issues and costs. • Managed vendors, materials, projects and personnel. • Company liaison during installation for Fortune 500 and government clients including: Cisco, NetAps, US Army, NASA, City of Oceanside and multiple traffic and power management companies. Show less

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  Independent

  Apr 2016 - Oct 2019

  Sales / Medical Sabbatical

  My wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and I left my consulting business to focus on her health while also working in the finance field. I am in the process of working on my CSM and Agile certifications.