Pauline Wade

Experience

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  AT&T Bell Laboratories

  Jun 1987 - Jan 1996

  Key contributor to the design of the next generation performance evaluation system for wireless networks, using a client-server architecture, with a RDBMS backend, fulfilling the following roles:-Developed requirements for a key subsystem, involving requirements gathering, analysis, design, modeling, and prototyping-Performed testing and technical reviews-Deployed to the client site-Conducted marketing demonstrations for new customers, contributing to the creation of formal training materials, and training corporate clients in the U.S, Korea, and Philippines.-Provided first line customer support resolving issues quickly and acting as liaison between the customer and development team to communicate new feature and enhancement requests-Contributed to a successful ISO certification, through the design of the quality control / test environment. Show less

  • Member of Technical Staff (Systems Analyst), Wireless Networks Group

    Jul 1991 - Jan 1996

  • Member of Technical Staff (Systems Engineer), Government Systems Division

    Jun 1987 - Jul 1991
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  Lucent Technologies Bell Labs innovations

  Jan 1996 - Feb 1997

  Sales, Microlectronic Products

  Surpassed sales quotas of microelectronic products in the Microelectronics Division, receiving the Sales Achievement Award, through effective marketing, sales, and follow-up with internal customers.Contributed to innovative solutions by initiating the design of an application specific integrated circuit, in collaboration with another technology company.

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  Wade Enterprises

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2014

  Information Technology Consultant

  Executed to completion IT systems development, business process engineering, and training projects, serving as: project lead, analyst, designer, quality assurance engineer, training developer, or trainer. As project leader, achieved goals and met client expectations for 95% of the 64 IT related projects managed, as compared to the industry average of 69%. Select projects include:-NEC-Nippon Electric Company, Ltd., Primary Structures Corporation, Alliance Software Inc.: Assessment of process / systems against the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) or ISO standards, and recommended solutions to address gaps. Assessment of an organization's project management process, and refactoring of the process and document templates used in the project life cycle. -Lexmark, Hitachi, Epson, Alliance Software, Inc.: Development of training programs for technical staff, in areas spanning from Software Engineering to Project Management.- Maranatha Christian Fellowship: System re-engineering leading to improvement in operational efficiency (e.g., reduce a 3 day task to 1 hour; eliminate 10 month report backlog) and accuracy of business process. - University of the Philippines - Department of Science & Technology Tech Business Incubator: Development of the concept paper, proposal, business / operation plan, or budget for entrepreneurs Show less

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  University of the Philippines

  Oct 2000 - Jun 2014

  Delivered on budget, within schedule, a Php 8.5 million technology business incubator (TBI) project, being involved in the planning, design, deployment, and management of the facility. The TBI was the first operational university based TBI, supporting the academe in commercializing research outputs and nurtures IT start-ups to sustainable enterprises. Generated an unanticipated income of over Php 1 million and retained competent staff by evaluating the project against the objectives, making constant adjustments, reporting detailed progress, and managing against risks.Designed a cohesive training program for start-ups, including establishing a mentoring system by successful entrepreneurs and events for networking and keeping up with technology trends.Created the first satellite Technology Transfer & Business Development Office, which supports academe in technology transfer and IP management, with full support at all levels up to the UP president.Planned and deployed the first Innovation Forum in 2008, a venue for sharing ideas on techno-preneurship with 150+ participants from industry, government, and academe, securing financial and in-kind support from all three sectors. Doubled attendance at the second Innovation Forum in 2010, co-sponsored by Google, Ayala, and others. Show less As a tenured faculty, taught Computer Science courses, including ensuring that content is relevant to the needs of industry and utilizing innovative teaching methods. Courses included: project management, software engineering, systems analysis/design, database, quality assurance / control, accounting information systems, and introduction to computing. Initiated the most industry linkages to address academe-industry gaps to ensure employability of graduates, contributing to establishing the department as a Center of Excellence in IT education, awarded to only nine academic departments in the Philippines by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)Established and operated a continuing education program for IT for the University of the Philippines Cebu, with clients and trainers from the different sectors, deploying over 30 trainings. Established a positive cash flow from zero funding with cash in bank of Php 800,000 ($17,000) . Designed new employee training programs for three (3) major IT companies, NEC, Hitachi, and Alliance Software, co-taught by academe and industry, training almost 400 new employees. Raised Php 6.9 million ($145,800) in grants/subsidies/in kind support, by identifying funding sources, engaging stakeholder support, and managing expectations of donors including Microsoft, IBM, NEC Telecom Software (NEC), Ayala Foundation, and Department of Science and Technology (DOST); in kind support included a Php 1.34 million ($28,000) infrastructure grant which connected the campus to a global network of academic and research institutions. Produced peer recognized research results on a university funded project, publishing results in refereed journals, presenting in a research conference, and deploying the system to companies. Show less

  • Incubator Manager & Project Leader

    Jun 2008 - Jun 2014

  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science; Training Coordinator Continuing Education Program

    Oct 2000 - Mar 2014
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  Alliance Software Inc.

  Mar 2005 - Jun 2014

  Asst VP (Employee Development & Internal Systems Development) / Project Consultant

  Assured a smooth transition from 50 to 200 employees by providing strategic direction to the HR group and leading company-wide initiatives in training, employee development/welfare, talent acquisition, and academic linkages, resulting in one of the highest retention rates among Philippine owned IT outsourcing companies in the region.Implemented scalable processes and systems through the following:- Improving efficiency and accuracy by developing or re-engineering key HR systems ; and standardizing processes (e.g., job evaluation, compensation / benefit, skills inventory, project staffing)- Developing a fully automated performance management system - Equipping project leaders with skills to quickly solve typical project management challenges through a problem based training approach.-Developing a competitive pay and benefits structure through analysis of internal company performance such as retention, and benchmarking against external competitors. -Implementing a management training program, A-team, to retain top performers, preparing them for promotion to higher levels.Attained hiring targets, through an effective HR branding campaign, including a “Go For IT” campaign to increase the supply of IT graduates by encouraging more high school students to major in IT, involving four (4) universities with IT academic programs consisting of 3000+ students. Improved the company’s standard development process by assessing gaps against the CMMI Level 2 standard, then producing a set of process descriptions and tools to ensure conformance, contributing to a successful ISO certification Established linkages with four (4) key universities, including implementing bridge training programs to prepare students for industry, and creating the first subcontractor arrangement involving hiring faculty / students as subcontractors in an industry project to give faculty relevant IT experience to enhance their teaching. Show less

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  Texas A&M University

  Dec 2014 - now

  Conceptualized and deployed courses in computer science topics (software engineering, database, senior design, etc.), project management (PM), leadership, team building & mentoring courses. Initiated collaborations with the College of Engineering (COE) project management minor program and the Engineers Mentor Council to provide mentors to ECOS fellows on project management. Served as guest lecturer in the project management seminar class which is part of the College of Engineering Project Management Minor program Show less Strategic planning, design, and execution of the College of Engineering Honors program and the Grand Challenge Scholars Program, involving: designing the architecture of the honors student information system that maintains each student's annual performance and facilitates monitoring and control of each student's honors status; management of a cohort of 2000+ scholars, across 15 Engineering departments; processing of 2500+ new applications (10-fold increase in the number of applicants since inaugural year); deploying events (nearly a 4-fold increase in the number of events); and ensuring that operational tasks in the Engineering Honors program are completed on schedule. Accomplished the initiatives with a lean team of 1 staff and part-time student workers. Show less Ensured that operational tasks are completed on schedule, which included: promotion to prospective students, applicant & scholarship processing, communication with current and prospective student, tracking and management of the academic and participation requirements, gathering and analysis of program data, management of meetings with key stakeholders (department coordinators, external advisory board, other Texas A&M departments), deployment of events, and more. Automated many of the manual administrative processes. Show less

  • Professor of Practice

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Associate Professor of Practice

    Dec 2018 - Sept 2024

  • Assistant Program Director, College of Engineering Honors & Grand Challenge Scholars Program

    Apr 2017 - Sept 2020

  • Program Specialist IV, College of Engineering program

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Program Specialist I, College of Engineering Honors and Interdisciplinary Programs

    Dec 2014 - May 2016