Steven Savage, PMP, Certified SCRUM Master

1200 East Hillsdale Blvd Apt 229

Foster City, CA 94404
Phone: 650 638 9383
Cell: 925 872-6273

stevenvsavage@gmail.com
http://www.stevensavage.com/

An experienced IT Project Manager and SCRUM Master specializing in the development and deployment
of data-driven, public-facing software and online resources.
Skills
Project Management

Technology

Human Relations

Process Management

Communications

Research

Full-life cycle management of IT projects for software development and deployment,

hardware deployment, and data modeling.
Use of both SCRUM and Waterfall methods of Project Management.
Use of multiple PM, Development, and Support Tools: Microsoft Project, Salesforce,
Jira, Zendesk, TFS, Cochango Task Board.
Management of internal and external relationships for customers, developers, and
departments.
9+ years as a developer using VB, ASP.NET, PHP, Oracle, and SQL Server
developing library, inventory, financial, and web applications.
8 years experience as a technical PM managing data-heavy inventory, financial,
webcasting, entertainment, and mobile software.
Strong user of internet and communications technologies, social media. Use of
Wordpress, Joomla, SurveyMonkey, MailChimp, others.
Leadership of projects, activities, and initiatives.
Negotiations within departments, with clients, with vendors.
Training, instruction, and analysis of educational needs.
Promoting and improving communications among team members.
Analysis and development of processes for Project Management, statuses,
reporting, billing.
Maintenance and expansion of existing processes.
Development of BAU processes to improve efficiency, perform maintenance, and
produce regular updates for software and databases.
Documentation of Project information: status reports, tracking documents, budgets.
Development of proposals, technical documentation, test plans.
Use of multiple forms of media for communication, for multiple audiences
Use of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Microsoft Project.
Research of technical, market, and product issues.
Research of standards and expectations for development.
Development of research documentation for multiple audiences.
Complex calculations via databases and spreadsheets for statistics, analysis, and
ROI.

Current Position:
Technical Project Manager
November 2010-Current
Mobclix
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.mobclix.com/
Technical Project Manager for company, managing projects from start to finish, managing interfaces with all
teams.
Introduced SCRUM and other processes to company.

Managed multiple projects from inception to completion.

Managed relations and schedules among technical and non-technical teams.
Developed new processes, explored technical solutions for automation, assisted in Support.

Career History
Technical Project Manager
December 2008-November 2010
Powered By Gamespy
San Francisco, CA
http://www.poweredbygamespy.com/
Technical Project Manager for a consulting team providing web, matchmaking, social media, and connectivity
features for video game developers.
Re-introduced SCRUM to consulting team, reconciled past projects.

Establishment of BAU processes and policies.

Developed status report, change control, and communication policies for clients.
Managed Projects multiple clients using SCRUM Methods

Project Manager
3/2008-10/2008
Granicus
San Francisco, CA
Project Manager overseeing development of webcasting and archiving application, and related teams.
Introduced SCRUM to development and design departments.

Managed multiple projects for update of webcasting application.

Established BAU and technical assessment processes to improve application performance and stability.
Provided additional Product Management research and planning to existing product.

Technical Project Manager III

3/2006-3/2008
Washington Mutual
Pleasanton, CA
Manage multiple technical projects for credit card service integration, data modeling, custom software
development and deployment, training, and storage allocation.
Managed credit card component of successful technical implementation of new financial service.

Managed ongoing data modeling project, deploying multiple model systems.

Successfully manage multiple software deployments and maintenance processes.

Project Manager/Open Systems Engineer

4/2003-12/2005
Bank One/JP Morgan Chase
Columbus, OH
Initially hired as an Open Systems Engineer to develop inventory systems and related tools. Became a Project
Manager in 2004 to manage multiple IT projects.
Engineer: Created and updated adaptable inventory system for tracking server requests, inventory of IT
products, and large-scale cable inventories.
Project Manager: Junior Project manager on Stage and Build Center and Dev Centers for two new data
centers. Managed inventory, setup.
Project Manager: Managed development of web-based interface to combine displays from multiple inventory
databases.
Contract Programmer (Bank One)
10/2002-4/2003
Acloche
Columbus, OH
Consultant to develop Inventory System for computer lab.
Created adaptable inventory system for tracking server requests, inventory of IT products, and large-scale
cable inventories.
Provided research and designs for vendor assessment system.
Contract Programmer (Ohio Department of Mental 5/2002-7/2002
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities)
Tek Systems
Columbus, OH
A contract programmer brought in to complete an existing 3-tier ASP/MTS/SQL Server 7 application.
Evaluated, documented, and remediated existing application

Trained permanent programmer on maintaining application.

Planned future evolution of application.

Senior Developer/Technical Lead

9/2000-10/2001
Software Architects
Columbus, OH
Senior Developer on a project to create a new ABC system for an Insurance company.
Lead evaluation of technologies to develop application in - evaluating Visual Basic, Web, and Java.

Developed application coding standards.

Developed application in ASP.NET, Oracle PL/SQL, using reusable code structure.
Created documentation, training, errata, and lessons learned documents.

Consultant - Programming
3/1996-9/2000
Advanced Programming Resources
Columbus, OH
A consultant, specializing in programming, working with a variety of clients.
Internal Development: Developed, researched, and maintained websites and applications.

BWC, State of Ohio: Analyzed existing library application and developed an improved version for client.
SETS, State of Ohio: Provided multiple services for research, development of applications, technical
documentation, and application maintenance.
BASIS/OCLC: Extended and developed code for Windows interface for mainframe library application.
Prototyped alternate applications.

Technical Writer/Database Developer

11/1995-2/1996
Developer Systems Incorporated
Technical writer and database developer for PICK-Windows interface developer.
Education
The Ohio State University
9/1986-6/1990
B.S. Degree in Psychology with Honors and Distinction
3.37 GPA
Certifications
Project Management Professional (Received November 2007, Renewed November 2011)
Certified SCRUM Master (Received November 2009)
Professional Associations
Member of the Project Management Institute
Member of the Project Management Institute of Silicon valley
Member of International Game Developer's Association
Member of SCRUM Alliance
Publications
Fan To Pro: Unlocking Career Insights With Your Hobbies Book on hobbies and careers. 1 st Edition 2010.
Convention Career Connection Book on convention career events. 1 st Edition March 2011.
Focused Fandom: Cosplay, Costuming, and Careers Hobby career guide. 1 st Edition October 2011.
Progeek Rising and Inhuan Resources Two best of online writing books.
Hobbies

Computer gaming.
Classic and recent philosophy,
Speaking, coaching, writing, and blogging on geeky careers in gaming, media, and IT. My blog on this
subject is at http://www.fantopro.com/

http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ (blog http://www.seventhsanctumblog.com/) - Web page with random tools

for artists and writers. Blog to discuss related subjects. Also speak on creativity and run contests.