Doron Katz Santa Clara doron@doronkatz.com http://doronkatz.com SUMMARY My business card says such things as Technical Project Lead, ios Engineer and Tech Journalist. My ambition lies in being entrepreneurial, strategic, and innovative. As a Certified Scrum Product Owner, I oversee managing and developing various cuttingedge projects within TCL-America, as a mobile project lead, and engineer, managing local and remote teams, with agile best-practices. I'm a big believer in the lean startup philosophy, lean branding, lean analytics, lean customer developer and the idea of brands being a product of empathy and story narrative, not functionality. Drawing on feelings captivates us and is embedded in our minds and hearts. Specialities include: Project Management, Product Management, Scrum/Agile Management, Swift/Objective-C ios development, MongoDB development, Lean Startup Management, tech writing, public speaking/presentations, and branding. I am also an avid rugby player and love a good old Aussie steak. SKILLS Internet of Things Swift Objective-C Mongo Online Strategy XML MySQL Photoshop Scrum CFML RestKit HTML 5 Apache ActionScript Strategic Consulting Business Analyst AngularJS Lean Thinking Agile Methodologies Software Development Android Consulting HTML5 Mobile Applications User Experience MongoDB Web Development Coldfusion PL/SQL Change Management CSS3 CFWheels Behaviour Driven Development CSS Git PMBOK Kanban Lean Customer Development Lean Startup Subversion CMS Management CRM HTML Project Management EXPERIENCE TCL Multimedia 01 / 2015 - Present Project Technical Lead Established in 1981, TCL Corporation is a global leader in consumer electronics and communications with the 6th largest TV business and 7th largest mobile phone business.
As Project Lead, my responsibilities include: - Managing and overseeing as project owner and manager, various mobile projects, aligning the project with the company's strategic vision; - Manage team members, through tragic delegation using Scrum best practices - Design and Develop( when required), to complete sprint. Technologies I work with include: Swift/Objective-C, Mongo/DB Design, Git/Repo, Sketch/Photoshop High-Fidelity Design, Project Management Scrum/Agile Methodologies (JIRA/CONFLUENCE) ProgrammableWeb Technical Writer 02 / 2014 - Present Contributing in: - Researching and interviewing leading and emerging technology vendors; - Preparing and producing highly technical articles on prominent APIs and libraries, for one of the leading technical websites. You can find my articles at: https://www.programmableweb.com/profile/doronkatz ThinkApps 02 / 2015-11 / 2015 Technical Writer A freelance technical writer, contributing regularly in the area of Mobile UX, Wearable UX, Startup/Entrepreneurial Concepts, and Swift Programming. You can find my articles at http://thinkapps.com/blog/author/doron/ Blend Systems, Inc. 04 / 2014-11 / 2014 Mobile Architect Summary: Advise/Consult and Develop the Blend brand and product, as a mobile architect. Scope: - provide and architect innovative mobile solutions - architect, design and frame mobile solutions - execute ios mobile strategies - provide guidance on best practices throughout the entire project life cycle - collaborate with to define design and framework choices for the product - spearhead software development activities - deliver effective communication regarding issues, objectives, initiatives and performance - engage senior business stakeholders Technology Stack: Objective-C, UIKit, CocoaPods, CoreData, AFNetworking Sydney Media Group Pty. Ltd 12 / 2013-06 / 2014 Co-Founder Co-founder of Sydney startup Web Development company, SydneyMediaGroup. Responsible for generating new business, consulting on web and mobile technology matters. Gomeeki 03 / 2014-05 / 2014 Mobile Lead Developer/Project Manager-Consultant Summary: Advise/Consult and Develop strategies as Mobile Architect, architecting mobile solutions and strategy. Scope: - Responsible for overseeing the mobile architecture of Gomeeki products. - Manage a 3 month android project, adhering to budget constraints, in an agile BDD environment. - Managed various other projects over the course of the tenure - Develop in collaboration with others company digital mobile brand. - Initiative in scoping client mobile apps. - Deploying cross-platform mobile strategies. - Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, during the project deliver cycle
Technologies: Objective-C, Agile Management, GitHub, Adobe Photoshop CS5. The Media Architects 07 / 2012-02 / 2014 ios Android Architect Summary: Consult,Develop and maintain flagship applications, as well as client applications, that work across iphone/ipad and Android platforms, as well as desktop environments. Role includes conceptually modelling the business requirements, converting conception into detail, scope, develop and manage, providing detailed risk and change management. Scope: - Design/Develop front-end and middle-tier components in Flex and ios - Documentation and Testing (UT &CIT) - Scope Management, Change Management, Abstract Decomposition - Scoping future work modules using industry-standard project management tools - Provide advice and consult with management on technologies. Technologies: Objective-C, Flex4/Actionscript3, Jira bug tracking, GitHub, Adobe Photoshop CS5. Rice Warner 06 / 2011-07 / 2012 Mobile & Web Developer Summary Design, develop, test, distribute and release manage branded financial apps to clients. Scope: - Design and Development Front-End Interfaces, - Code Back End Engines & Intermediary tiers. - Documentation & Testing (UT & CIT) - Scoping work requirement and advising management and clients - Preparation of project plans in accordance with client preferences; - Providing input to technical aspects of RIA and App development; and - Participating in discussions and carrying out associated research on future RIA and App development and product design. Technologies: Objective-C; Flex 4/4.5 & Actionscript 3, MySQL, Jira bug tracking, Confluence CMS, SVN, Adobe CS5. SARugby 02 / 2010-07 / 2012 Australian correspondent Australian rugby journalist/correspondent for SARugby.com and it's syndicated websites. Responsibilities include: Reporting on Super rugby provincial news, for the Waratahs, Reds and Rebels. Reporting on Australian international rugby news. Role includes interviewing players and coaching personnel, reporting on live games and attending training sessions. 24/7 Media Inc. 03 / 2008-06 / 2011 Rich Internet Application Developer Summary Front-end Rich Internet Application developer, for the international Search Marketing Firm 24/7 Realmedia. Doron's role as a RIA includes developing and maintaining existing applications, as part of the company's portfolio. Scope: - Development & Maintenance of new and existing application components for the inhouse applications (DecideDNA) - Collaborate with other UI developers and Chief Architect in finding new and innovative approaches to customising components of the application and framework - Experience in Quality Assurance Testing during release management of the application - Technical document writing, for functional specifications and new technology
proposals - Researching improvements in workflow, from knowledge-sharing to Unit Testing techniques, development tools and framework components that would enrich our existing infrastructure Technologies: Flex 4 (Cairngorm/Parsley frameworks), Gorilla Flex UI Testing, FlexPMD, Coldfusion 8/9, Perl,Oracle PL/SQL, Adobe Creative Suite 4, MediaWiki CMS, Bugzilla bug tracking. Quality Group 03 / 2007-04 / 2008 Web Developer/System Administrator Summary A role overseas, based in southern Europe, for one of the largest private companies in Cyprus. In charge of establishing a succinct IT department to support the growing innovative infrastructure of the company. Scope - Support new I.T department and infrastructure, consulting with different departments on establishing integrated intranet networks for the organisation. - Part-time Systems administrator, including the overseeing of a new Email Exchange system, social network streams, PC-troubleshooting. - Part-time Web Developer, re-developing the company's website in consultation with other stakeholders, according to European Web Standards. - Introduction of new CMS across all departments, for knowledge-sharing. - Analytical analysis for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Technologies: HTML/CSS, Coldfusion,.NET, MediaWiki CMS, Adobe Creative Suite. CommInsure 02 / 2005-04 / 2007 Web Developer/Systems Officer Summary As Doron's first full-time position, the CBA Retail Banking Services involved 50% working as a Systems Officer, and 50% as a Web Developer, responsible for updates to the bank's intranet as well as customer-facing netbank/commbank, based on strong corporate site compliance. Scope - Analysis of system issues for various project implementations, such as Transact, Probe and TRIAD systems. - Work closely with third-party vendors to ensure reliability of project progress, during its agile phases. - Undertake project tasks such as capacity management, incident management and risk management, in line with ITIL principles. - Develop and update documentation on systems and components. - Conduct SIT testing for various systems, such as NETBANK - Commbank/Netbank development using front-end technologies (XHTML/CSS/Javascript) in a fast-turnover set of micro-tasks. Technologies: XML, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Adobe Creative Suite, ITIL University of Wollongong 02 / 2004-12 / 2004 Lab Instructor Summary Part-time lab instructor, utilising his personal academic knowledge in providing auxiliary classes for various university courses, including laboratory and tutorial classes. Scope - Facilitate tutorial and lab classes for various units. - Complement existing course agenda with related cutting-edge information to assist students. - Micro-lecturing. - Subjects included :Location-based services, IBM Selling Solutions and various other joint IBM/UOW subjects, such as IBM e-business Patterns and Technologies. - Assisted in marking assignments for the subject. Technologies: Websphere, Java, XML, e-business, Marketing EDUCATION Charles Sturt University 2010-2013
Master of Management, Management and Information Technology Done through correspondence whilst working full-time for the Commonwealth Bank and Quality Group whilst overseas. University of Wollongong 2000-2004 Bachelor of Internet Science and technology, Internet Science/Web Development Involved heavily in Social Clubs, political and religious Apart of innovative new subjects and exclusive club of only a handful of students who completed Internet Science degree from it's inception prior to it not being continued. Apart of the IBM curriculum which was new to Australian Universities, which included me also being a lab instructor for those subjects upon completion of the accredited subjects. Achieved Golden Key recognition for excellence in various subjects and degree. HONORS Graduating with a weighted average mark in the top 5% of faculty 2004. INTERESTS ASSOCIATIONS CERTIFICATIONS New technology, Apple gadgets, traveling, hiking, ice skating Cocoaheads (ios Developer user group), APUGS (Adobe professional user group) Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship 10 / 2014 University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) License: CUDBV5J5G8 New Venture Finance: Startup Funding For Entrepreneurs 04 / 2015 University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) License: Coursera Verified Certificate: QWRKBBAFM4 Certified Scrum Product Owner 04 / 2015 Scrum Alliance License: 000415205 Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace 06 / 2015 University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Entrepreneurship Capstone 08 / 2015 University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) License: TBA Project Management - Lean Process Certified 10 / 2015 Management and Strategy Institute LANGUAGES English ( Native or bilingual proficiency ) Greek ( Professional working proficiency ) Hebrew ( Limited working proficiency )