Product Manager @ - Define and own the NoSQL and core search technology solutions of the Relativity product suite, a platform for managing all phases of the e-discovery process
- Develop and direct the product strategy for a new NoSQL offering and collaborate across the organization to facilitate and create pricing updates, customer implementation and training plans, internal communication plans, marketing plans, and a go-to-market strategy.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders on the executive and product marketing teams to develop and execute roadmaps to achieve a robust and comprehensive product strategy
- Drive product management initiatives through cross-departmental collaboration across the organization with special emphasis on the product marketing team around each release
- Write and effectively communicate product advantages and business cases
- Create and deliver product roadmap presentations and software demos to customers, prospects, and internal audiences
- Prioritize and oversee work for individual scrum teams and function as the product owner to guarantee successful execution and completion of product plans
- Maintain prioritized, comprehensive, and up-to-date product requirements and themes
- Manage and mentor business analysts and junior team members From January 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 9 months) Greater Chicago AreaEngineering Manager @ - Direct day-to-day activities of multiple development teams designing, developing, and supporting software for CRM and Business Development Solutions for the legal market
- Collaborate with product managers and senior executives on project status and key deliverables
- Create budgets and resource plans and participate in business plan creation for investment planning process
- Coordinate resource allocation, performance planning, coaching and team development
- Design recruiting and interviewing strategy for full-time and contract positions
- Oversee the technical architecture of the product suite, ensuring it meets industry standards
- Coordinate with internationally distributed teams
- Design and execute training initiatives
- Coordinate with support, hosting, and client services teams to ensure client satisfaction
- Maintain relationships with internal (Thomson Reuters) and external business partners From August 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 6 months) Greater Chicago AreaEngineering Manager @ From January 2012 to August 2012 (8 months) Greater Chicago AreaLead Software Engineer @ - Design, plan, and define the scope of new functionality with other Lead Engineers, Product -Management and Business Analysts
- Create and facilitate creation of technical designs and development plans with development team
- Manage review of designs, development process and implementation of designs
- Mentor team members and develop talent
- Organize architecture discussions and plan architecture direction for the team
- Transition team from Waterfall to Scrum/Agile From May 2005 to January 2012 (6 years 9 months) Greater Chicago AreaSenior Developer @ - Create and implement technical designs for new features, improvements and bug fixes with guidance from senior team members
- Work with team to create and define architecture standards From January 2001 to May 2005 (4 years 5 months) Greater Chicago AreaDeveloper @ - Create and design new features with direction from senior team members
- Document and fix bugs within the existing software suite
- Create UI design guidelines for product suite From July 2000 to January 2001 (7 months) Greater Chicago Area
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science @ Northwestern University From 1996 to 2000 St. Xavier High School From 1992 to 1996 Michael Wolf is skilled in: IIS, Agile, .NET, Visual Studio, ASP.NET, AJAX, Web Applications, XML, Web Services, SQL Server, C#, JavaScript, SQL, Software Engineering, Application Development