Problem: Twenty-year-old shrinkwrap software startup reinvents itself as an online service provider. Solution: Restructure engineering and program management. Inject “release train” product cycles. Develop in-house programming and integration skillsets. Coach CIO to manage the transformation process. Technologies: Zope, Python, Java, Sybase, Agents, SaaS. Work done on this project: Scaled in-house development staff with Constellation talent.  [...]

Problem: Develop, launch and manage a new online financial services business, from the ground-up, in three months, for Isiah Thomas. Solution: Deploy multiple Teams in the US and Eastern Europe, using Agile software methodologies, to develop the financial services portal, branding/marketing, and fulfillment operations. Technologies: Zope, Python, Perl, Sybase, Linux, Flash. Work done on this [...]

Problem: Consumers lack an effective way to comparison-shop between competitive utility offerings. Solution: Poll and profile usage patterns, then recommend the most appropriate vender/service/plan for each consumer. Technologies: EDI, ODBC, LAMP, Flash Engagement: Pre-funding: helped build investor pitch, meet with diligence Teams. Development: full-venture outsourcing of all branding, design, engineering and marketing functions to an [...]