Jim Huether

Experience

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  Sega of America

  Jan 1990 - Sept 1996

  Director of New Product Engineering, Sr. Producer, Sr. Manager of Developer Support

  Served as Director of group charged with concept generation, technology evaluation, and design and development of new peripheral devices for game systems, as well as new gaming platforms and internet appliances. Conceived of and drove the design of the award-winning Sega Mission Stick controller, and the original whitepaper for the Sega Dreamcast.Also served as Sr. Producer for several award-winning video games, including Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, and Joe Montana Football.IN addition, served as Sr. Manager of 3rd party development teams and development tools. including the GEMS sound and music development tool. Show less

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  Nchant

  Oct 1996 - now

  Founder, Product Development/Project Manager

  Nchant provides contract project management, program management, and product development management. Nchant also provides consulting services in the above areas, as well as other related areas. Nchant also creates innovative product concepts.

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  Quick Eagle Networks

  Dec 1999 - Feb 2001

  Associate Director/Program Manager

  Served as Sr. Manager and then Associate director of the Software Development and Test groups. Also performed Program Management functions for cross-functional teams.

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  Philips Semiconductors

  Apr 2001 - Jun 2003

  Program Manager

  Served as Program Manager for multi-national software development programs and an SDK for Philips Semiconductors' multimedia processor platforms. One program had approximately 60 people worldwide and a $9M annual budget just for software development. In addition, helped department attain CMM level 2 and level 3.

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  Philips PDSL

  Aug 2004 - Apr 2005

  Sr. Project Manager (contract)

  Served as Project Manager for SW, HW, and FW development of patient-worn Medical Device. Turned around struggling project and successfully got it released though clinical trials.Personally found several hardware and firmware issues causing instability in the product, and had them resolved.

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  Logitech

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2006

  Program Manager

  Program Manager for Video Effects and Webcam support software development projects for consumer and OEM webcams for Windows PCs. In addition oversaw upgrades to Logitech website related to webcams special effects.

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  CoachToAction

  Oct 2006 - Jun 2009

  Life and Home Business Coach

  Provided life coaching and home business coaching for clients. Coached clients on major decisions, transitions, prioritization, and goal setting and goal achievement.

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  Foothill-De Anza Community College District

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2011

  Project Manager, Course Creator, Webmaster for College Open Textbooks

  Project Manager, Course Creator, and Webmaster for online hybrid and learn-at-your-own-pace training workshops using the Moodle LMS. Also ported and re-designed the website for the College Open Textbooks project.

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  College Open Textbooks Collaborative

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2013

  Sr. Manager

  Managed and/or project managed several areas of sustaining revenues including: grant proposals, bound open textbook development, textbook reviews, website updates and maintenance, and consulting.

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  Expandability

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2015

  Employment Specialist, Recruiter P/T

  Provide employment prep and job development services for people with disabilities. Coach them on interview and soft skills, networking, targeting resumes and cover letters for specific jobs, researching companies, completing job applications, getting and keeping the job, and more.On the Staffing side, work with employers to uncover job opportunities, and also recruit, interview, and on-board qualified candidates for job openings.

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  Open Doors Group

  Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  Director of Consulting Services

  Director of Consulting Services for innovations in education and e-learning, and promotion of affordable and open educational resources (OER) for colleges, vocational and corporate training, and life-long learners of all ages.

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  Foothill-DeAnza Community College District

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  CCC OEI Project Manager

  Project Manager for the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative (OEI). Gather program data from 7 executive SMEs, enter it into Liquid Planner, resolve inconsistencies and dependency issues, and create, drive, maintain, and report on the program plan.

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  Community Life Services

  Aug 2016 - now

  Employment Specialist P/T

  Provide employment and educational support services for people with disabilities. Employment services include identifying strengths and weaknesses, resume creation, interview and soft skills development, career coaching, job exploration, job application, job coaching, employer relations, and employer outreach.

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  PM World Consulting Services

  Apr 2018 - now

  Consultant

  Provide consulting services in project management, online education, employment development, internship programs, training, and more.