Ynema Mangum

Experience

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  BMC Software, Inc.

  Apr 2000 - Mar 2008

  Product Manager

  • Acted as a liaison between customers and development to bring new Web-based database management products to market.• Led usability tests, authored white papers, and was published in industry publications.• Managed events and user groups, advocating for software products for mainframe and distributed systems.• Architected and led enterprise social collaboration team including internal custom product called TalkBMC. Contributed to content on all kinds of technical topics (blogging and podcasting) with a focus on BSM (business service management). Show less

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  Sun Microsystems

  Mar 2008 - Oct 2009

  Product Line Manager, Cloud Computing

  • Led product management efforts for Sun's cloud computing offerings, focusing on user requirements and ecosystem development including an understanding of the competition (including AWS).• Conducted market research, developed target profiles and user personas, and contributed to content strategy at industry events.

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  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2021

  Principal Product Manager, Portfolio Services Manager, and Solution Architect roles

  • Led product management for SaaS and PaaS Greenlake portfolio products including Microsoft AzureStack HCI as a Service, driving successful data center modernization initiatives.• Managed multi-million dollar piece of billion dollar solution for the HPE Synergy platform, overseeing all NPI product management activities for compute and storage, including end to end product delivery and lifecycle management, driving the roadmap and feature set, gaining support and budget allocation, and speaking at industry events.• Spearheaded product management for mission-critical converged systems for SAP HANA, owning the HPE ConvergedSystem 900 for SAP HANA platform, feature delivery and tradeoffs for compute / storage / networking / rack, influencing senior management with data driven insights, and presenting at industry events.• Solution Architect within HP IT organization owning the private cloud and enterprise social collaboration domains (custom solutions and a focus on Microsoft products); end to end architecture, product design, development and lifecycle of internal HP internal solutions including OneHP; and leading End User Services committees and influence of senior management for different IT projects and programs. Show less

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  Entrepreneur

  Mar 2021 - now

  Product Owner / Director

  • Consulted on various technical topics for GLG as an independent consultant.• Taught AI how to accurately respond to mathematical and other problems on Outlier.ai• Led end-to-end product ownership for smart home technology, including design and implementation.• Google Cloud Cybersecurity certification.

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  ITRenew

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  Product Management Director

  • Architected solutions to expand product integration with mainstream software technology like Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP.• Led end-to-end ownership of technology product, including compute, storage, networking, and rack for each platform stack.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to educate and gain support for product evolution.