JEFFREY PEEPLES
Plano
Summary
SAFe and Agile champion, executive leader, and performance-driven innovator with a diverse career history spanning from software engineer to CTO for multiple startups. Possessing strong business acumen, have gained extensive experience in all phases of solution development, project delivery, and product life cycles. Committed to implementing strategic ideas and process enhancements as a customer advocate and creative solution architect. Skilled in enabling the successful delivery of large-scale enterprise solutions and driving corporate change.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Product Owner, Transformation/API Factory
BECU
Tukwila, WA
11.2022 - Current
- Led product development and implementation of Mulesoft Anypoint as component of corporate-wide digital transformation initiative
- Selected by CTO to lead multi-squad factory-model API development effort, which provided sole Mulesoft expertise and API development for the company
- Enhanced product quality by implementing agile methodologies and continuously refining backlog priorities.
- Direct product roadmaps, direction, and evangelism of Mulesoft Anypoint Cloudhub
- Work with development team customers to gather, elicit, and clarify requirements
- Work in tandem with Program Management to ensure delivery of roadmap objectives according to plan
- Strategize with Senior Leadership to ensure quarterly plans and roadmap align with corporate objectives
- Oversaw product design and roadmap and coordinated aspects of development and rollout.
- Worked collaboratively with developers, senior-level stakeholders and partners to collect data on deficiencies and provide solutions to long-standing issues.
Sr. Product Manager, Functional Enterprise
Parasoft
Monrovia, CA
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Led product development and marketing direction of Java-based suite of automated software testing products
- Directed product roadmaps and direction of 4 products, coordinating with Executive, field, and sales teams to determine product strategy
- Worked with development directors and teams to gather sizing estimates and clarify requirements
- Devised product go-to-market strategy, develop sales enablement materials, and marketing copy, materials, and web content, working closely with Product Marketing team
- Developed and conduct product training webinars and instructional videos and whitepapers
- Strategized with and provided Subject Matter Expertise for prospects and industry analysts, such as Gartner and Forrester
- Increased product adoption by identifying customer needs and developing innovative product features.
- Improved user experience by collaborating closely with design and development teams on UI/UX enhancements.
Director of Product, APIs and Data Integration
Lanvera
Coppell, TX
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Led corporate direction and digital transformation of C# based electronic presentment (ePresentment) system for Credit Union and Bank focused boutique Financial Technology (FinTech) firm
- Coordinated with C-level, and IT leadership to forge strategic partnerships, then worked with technical staff to shepherd implementation, UAT and successful delivery
- Managed user story creation for multiple scrum teams totaling40+ FTEs
- Liaised with Marketing, PMO, Leadership and Architects to align work backlog strategy with corporate priorities
- Contributed with Leadership team to redefine processes and procedures for SDLC process transformation and improvement
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
Sr. Principal Product Owner
Sabre, Inc.
Southlake, TX
12.2017 - 05.2020
- Recruited to fulfill need for cross-business unit (BU) communications and training of Sabre's Digital Transformation hybrid cloud strategy, migrating off of IBM mainframes to Kubernetes-driven microservices architecture on Red Hat OpenShift clusters residing both in onPrem-managed and AWS data centers
- Led on-premise and AWS implementations and integration of Google's Apigee Edge API Gateway, implementing OAuth security, including Identity token Authentication (AuthN), Authorization (AuthZ) with scopes
- Led digital transformation of legacy SOAP and REST gateway to Red Hat OpenShift
- Liaised with Marketing and BU Leadership and Architects to align work backlog strategy with corporate priorities
- Created and led transformation Communications team, responsible for all corporate-wide PaaS communications and training of 3,000+ developers across 3 Global Development Centers (GDCs)
- Managed large-scale projects from inception to completion, ensuring adherence to budget constraints and timeline requirements.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes to enhance overall business performance and profitability.
Consulting CIO / CTO
FedFIS / FinTechServ
Dripping Springs, TX
10.2015 - 12.2017
- Remote contract position as acting CTO for Financial Technology (FinTech) startup
- Previous company's Intellectual property changed hands. Recruited by new owner to spearhead greenfield development and digital transformation / reinvention of legacy banking Decision Support suite of Java-based products, to FinTech industry leader
- Led six product lines, and managed their level3 support while architecting and leading development of greenfield Digital Transformation development initiative
- Liaised with Marketing and Leadership to determine business needs and define product roadmaps
- Remotely managed geographically distributed scrum teams of Java engineers, architects and testers
- Optimized user experience by conducting comprehensive market research and incorporating customer feedback into product design.
- Cultivated strong relationships with sales and marketing teams for effective collaboration during promotional activities around new releases or updates.
- Evaluated competitor offerings as part of ongoing market analysis efforts, identifying areas for differentiation and improvement.
- Streamlined product development process by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in faster time-to-market and increased product quality.
- Created data-driven processes for continuous improvement of existing products, boosting overall performance and user satisfaction.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate, AI / Machine Learning - Artificial Intelligence
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
Austin10-2024
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Management
University of Maryland University College
College Park, MD12.2005
Skills
- SAFe & Waterfall Methodologies
- Strategic & Tactical Planning
- API Management
- Project / Program Management
- SDLC - Full Development Lifecycle
- Technical Architecture
- User story creation
- Strategic visioning
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY BY INDUSTRY
- FinTech: Product Director / Lead Architect for boutique Financial Information Systems (FIS) Java-based online Decision Support system for Banks, Credit Unions, Holding Companies, and S&Ls. Led remotely distributed team of10 software and quality engineers. Intellectual property changed hands and became FinTech9. Was promoted to consulting CIO / CTO.
- Energy (Natural Gas / Oil): Sr. Visual Basic Developer / Team Lead for online trading system for Altra Energy Technologies and MRE Consulting. (Sungard) GMS Project Manager and trade floor support consulting for Burlington Resources, KN Energy, Calpine, Duke, ARCO Vastar, SMUD, Columbia Energy, PEMEX Gas Y Petrochemica Basica, and FinTech1 Renewables. Lodestar Billing Manager and Endur Project Manager for SENA / STUSCO (Shell). Later hired as IT Director for Columbia Energy.
- Energy (Power): Interim consulting IT Director for Energy Service Providers (ESPI) supporting EDI and call center support, specializing in NYISO and ISO-NE markets.
- Merchandising: Software Engineer (UNIX C / VB) for Wal-Mart Information Systems in Bentonville, AR. Lead Geographic Information System (GIS) developer used for merchandising training and AI-driven decision support.
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Expired)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) | The Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) | The Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Sr. Product Owner, Transformation/API Factory
BECU
11.2022 - Current
Sr. Product Manager, Functional Enterprise
Parasoft
06.2021 - 11.2022
Director of Product, APIs and Data Integration
Lanvera
08.2020 - 05.2021
Sr. Principal Product Owner
Sabre, Inc.
12.2017 - 05.2020
Consulting CIO / CTO
FedFIS / FinTechServ
10.2015 - 12.2017
Post Graduate Certificate, AI / Machine Learning - Artificial Intelligence
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas
Bachelor of Science - Information Systems Management
University of Maryland University College