Jack Roth

Experience

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  Data General

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1980

  Programmer
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  ECI

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1986

  Programmer
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  MAI Basic Four

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1991

  Manager Basic Four Manufacturing System

  Used a two week iterative deployment cycle to successfully increase dealer confidence and satisfaction by releasing a manufacturing software product on time and within budget. As the contact point for Sales, Engineering and clients, I was responsible for identifying and managing the implementation of the highest priority features for each release.Manager or member of special project teams performing international software audits and pre-QA quality analysis.

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  Raining Data/Pick Systems

  May 1991 - Jan 2007

  Manager and Senior Programmer

  Managed an 18 month push creating Tiger Logic, the company’s new flagship product. Successfully ran the project’s implementation from initiation and ramp-up to proof of concept. Responsibilities included determining initial product direction, design, and implementation priorities.Identified, created and managed five well motivated development teams. Increased staff from 3 to 22.Made key design decisions providing the underpinnings for a robust, diagnosable, and maintainable product.Created product performance and load testing frameworks which found 30% of the critical product bugs reported during the first 6 months of the framework’s existence.Created mvDesigner giving Raining Data VARs access to Omnis, a state-of-the-art RAD tool, and Omnis application developers a seamless transition into the Pick market. Instigated, architected, created, and managed the FlashCONNECT product used by resellers and end-users to create Web applications using the Pick databases. Show less

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  Roth Renterprises

  Apr 2001 - now

  Property Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of residential property management from purchase to selling. Responsibilities include property selection, maintenance, financials, tenant selection and retention, and vendor management.

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  Apollo Enterprise Solutions

  Feb 2007 - Jul 2008

  Director Engineering Systems

  Headed up product deployment and customization. Responsible for working with Sales, Client Services, and clients to identify how our standard product needed modifying to meet customer goals, then delivering customized product. Member of company product and project management teams.Retained significant client accounts through attention to quality, schedule, and communication in the delivery of customized Web sites.Ensured all client and vendor integrations maintained PCI compliance.Developed metrics of R&D progress to communicate project status to senior management.Identified need to restructure product development and deployment processes. Convinced senior management of need, found, and mentored top tier project manager to lead restructuring.Prepared product roadmaps used to redefine the company’s deployment strategy; create a unified enterprise product view and perform feature set gap analysis between what was sold and what was developed. Show less

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  Harmonious Software Development

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Principal

  Delivery is Critical: Solving tomorrows problems todayProvider of strategic and tactical services for the software development fields. Specializing in:- Software Development Management- Management Consulting- Portfolio Management- Project ManagementClientsWeb Application Company - Consultant• Provide guidance for establishing software development governanceNatural Gas Fuel Company – Chief IT Architect• Formulated strategic vision for Business Application Integration and external and internal portals• Oversaw redefinition of POS application accounting for 50% of company revenue ($70M)EGO Factory, Healthcare Marketing Company • Contract with international health care product company to perform user acceptance testing on two consumer web sites on eight platforms. • Managed client relationship and identified and verified resolution of over three hundred defects.Local Garage - Business process improvement• Created timely, meaningful and simple metrics for measuring resource utilization and profitability• Provided strategic guidance for sale of company• Increased profitability by 20%• Increased throughput by 33% Show less

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  OC Human Relations

  Apr 2010 - now

  Volunteer Mediator

  Mediator working at Orange County Superior Court covering Civil Harassment, Business to Business, Consumer to Business, Neighbor to Neighbor, Landlord/Tenant, Civil Harassment, Divorce, and Homeowners Association disputes.

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  120° Venture Construction, Inc.

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Senior Project Manager/Director

  Responsible for the successful roll-out of a new web site infrastructure responsible for collecting $B in annual revenue for a global 50 client. Completed roll-out with high quality, ahead of schedule and under budget.Worked directly with client senior management to successfully complete Web application User Acceptance testing in Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, and Sweden using team located in Poland, UK, Denmark and US.Stabilized two at risk client customers by leading a US/UK team focusing on customer satisfaction and improving operational efficiency by moving customer support responsibilities from R&D to a newly created application support team.Noted by client CIO as being responsible for effectively promoting the professional services organization resulting in increased demand for project managers in US and Europe.Industries: Financial, Automotive, Media Show less

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  Sees The Moments

  May 2013 - Dec 2015

  Photographer

  Focuses on training, corporate event, portrait, travel and nature photography. Classes cover digital photography basics exposure, focus, white balance and use of flash. Films:* Occupants: Feature film production and Behind the Scenes stills and video* Restoration of Paradise: Documentary short production video

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  Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Orange County

  May 2014 - May 2018

  Financial Literacy Speaker

  Provides financial literacy training throughout Orange County California to attendees ranging from late teens to adults. Lively discussions result from experience as a landlord, small business owner, and hiring manager.Topics covered understanding and using checking and savings accounts, using checks, debit, and credit cards, handling money in marriage, using credit wisely, understanding credit reports, preventing identity theft, car buying and leasing, preparing to leave home, smart shopping strategies, establishing and maintaining a household budget, and tax awareness. Show less