Jim Huether

Jim Huether

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

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  • About me

    Project Management / Product Development / Performance Consultant

  • Education

    • Rice University

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      MSEE EE, Math., A.I., Psychology

      Electrical Engineering, Real-time Software, Digital Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Math, and Psychology.

    • Rice University

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      BSEE Electrical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Dean's List every semester.

  • Experience

    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • PM World Consulting Services

      Apr 2018 - now
      Consultant

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

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Google AI Essentials

      Google
      Jan 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis

      Vanderbilt University
      Sept 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

      Vanderbilt University
      Aug 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Recruiter Certificate

      Duran HCP
      Apr 2007
    • CSM (Certified Scrum Master)

      Scrum Alliance
      Jan 2006
    • Modern Classroom Certified Trainer

      Logical Operations
      Apr 2020
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Website development

      Issued by College Open Textbooks on Feb 2011
      College Open TextbooksAssociated with Jim Huether
    • Project Manager, Instructor

      Issued by Tap-a-PM on Jan 2008
      Tap-a-PMAssociated with Jim Huether