Product Management — PRS 4.6 Release (Contract)
ProtoCare Sciences — Santa Monica, CA — 11/1999–02/2000
Responsibilities
- Managed the final QA and release cycle for the PRS 4.6 healthcare application across HP and IBM UNIX platforms.
- Defined hardware and software requirements, coordinated feature integration and bug resolution, and oversaw build automation.
- Directed cross-functional collaboration among developers, QA, and operations to ensure on-time delivery.
Accomplishments
- Delivered PRS 4.6 to QA and release ahead of schedule with improved stability and performance.
- Automated the build process using Bourne shell, Make, and SCCS, enabling reproducible releases.
- Upgraded from Oracle 7 to Oracle 8, eliminating static linking and improving portability.
- Resolved OS-specific issues, including core dumps, flat-file I/O, and integration defects.
- Provided developer support during feature integration and participated in all project review meetings.
Tool Set
C/C++, Pro*C, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader, Bourne shell, Make, SCCS, SyncSort, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris 2.7