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David Pirzadeh, PMP, CSM

3 Embarcadero West #234, Oakland, CA 94607
D. David Pirzadeh, PMP, CSM
3 Embarcadero West #234, Oakland, CA 94607
d.david.pirzadeh@gmail.com
Cell (925) 683-7678
Home (510) 451-4963
Summary: Software Development Director seeking director-level position or above
Profile
* Proven track record in leading the delivery of highly complex projects, alloca
ting resources and defining governance policies for the entire product lifecycle
.
* Ability to develop and lead cross-functional teams, motivating team members to
their highest potential.
* Interface effectively with all levels and across organizational lines, includi
ng business units, effectively utilizing external vendors and internal resources
.
* Long history of leading the delivery of cutting-edge large software products a
nd initiatives by working with engineering, product management, marketing and ot
her professionals.
* Well-rounded experience in varied positions including product management, mark
eting, accounting and other strategic roles. Equally effective in entrepreneuria
l and established environments.
* Able to apply multiple project management methodologies: Agile, PMI, ISACA, Ti
etoEnato.
* Experience in several software domains, project management, real estate, video
, systems administration and hardware control.
Employment History

Director, Broadcast Software

2006 - Present
Cision, Emeryville, CA
Currently, I am the Software Engineering Director, managing complete SDLC, for t
he broadcast monitoring arm of Cision, a multinational PR workflow provider.
Successes include:
* Led a team that crafted the infrastructure and overall architecture as well as
delivered the required software for a network of over 300 machines across the U
.S. This included enabling text and video manipulation and presentation for a mu
ltinational public corporation using automated systems administration, release s
ystem, monitoring, search engine and process management decisions.
* Successfully executed multiple large projects and data integration initiatives
with different vendors, partners and other resources.
* Adapted designs and administrative processes from an entrepreneurial organizat
ion to a publicly-traded established company. Environment includes J2EE, ETL, Li
nux, Perl, C++
Head of Development 2005 - 2006
Multivision, Inc., Oakland, CA
* Organized all functions of development including staffing, creation, maintenan
ce and management of software development for a $25 million public relations bro
adcast monitoring company.
* Set up an innovation-based research and development program, successfully comp
eting with competitors 5 times our company's size.
* Managed internal and external resources in three countries.
* Delivered required software and hardware on time and below budget, enabling a
successful acquisition of the company.
Private Consulting 2002 - 2005
Aided small businesses in strategic business planning and management coaching, s
et up software development organizations and IT infrastructures.
Senior Software Engineer 2000 - 2002
Synchronet Marine, San Ramon, CA
Developed functionality to aid in handling container scheduling, exchange and ma
nagement. UI and backend performed using an object-oriented C paradigm. Data int
egration was accomplished using a Java integration engine.
Software Engineer Lead 1993 - 2000
ABT Corporation, Petaluma, CA
Architected and led a team of developers interfacing multiple project management
systems to a central hub including ABT Workbench, MS Project, Oracle Projects a
nd other ERP systems. Systems integration was done using multiple technologies s
uch as Java, C, and C++ in Windows.
PC Specialist 1990
- 1992
Exchange Bank, Santa Rosa, CA
Software engineer in charge of all issues related to personal computers and netw
orking. Developed a pioneering home banking solution, which was the first large-
scale home banking network of its kind.
Principal 1985 - 1990
Vamex Computer Systems, Santa Rosa, CA
Provided complete customized software and hardware solutions for all personal co
mputer applications.
Installed and provided support for small business networks, application software
and custom applications.
Education and Certifications
* Northcentral University, MBA - Concentration in Managing Engineering Projects
(in progress)
* Thomas Edison State College, BA - Liberal Arts, Concentration in Computer Scie
nce and Languages
* ISACA - Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
* PMI Institute - Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
* Scrum Alliance - Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
* University of Washington - Certificate in Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
* UC Santa Cruz - Certificate in Very Large-Scale Integration Engineering (VLSI)
* UC Berkeley Extension - Advanced Java
* Licensed California Real Estate Broker
* Have held licenses in Taxation, Investment and Insurance