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Education
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Thomas Cavanaugh

West Haven,Utah
Thomas Cavanaugh

Summary

Dedicated technology professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

26
years of professional experience

Work History

Motorola Solutions

PRODUCT MANAGER
04.2015 - 06.2023

Job overview

  • Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work orders to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • In partnership with senior leadership, set product vision.
  • Define and implement
  • 40+ hours per week
  • Analyzed state and federal legislation to develop product functionality to ensure it complies with existing legal requirements.,
  • Collaborating with Executive Team, Sales, Customer Success and directly with Customers, assisted with improving market value on three separate product lines.
  • Worked directly with customers to resolve blocking issues preventing them from going live
  • Saved over one million dollars on one customer go live
  • Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
  • Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
  • Monitored market trends and competitor performance to update promotional strategies.
  • Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
  • Analyzed metrics to measure product performance.
  • Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market.
  • Liaised with clients to better understand business needs.
  • Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
  • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.

The City of Portland

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
02.2010 - 04.2015

Job overview

  • Oversee daily operations of multi-jurisdictional Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for three cities.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar budget, staff licensing and supervision, software implementation, and security
  • 50+ hours per week
  • Created and implemented internal and external communication plans to establish consistent and timely messaging.
  • Wrote content for press releases, website and social media campaigns.
  • Contributed to significant policy and corporate culture updates by writing internal manuals and memoranda.
  • Represented company at multiple public forums and conferences.

SunGard Public Sector

PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGER
08.1997 - 02.2010

Job overview

  • Created positive working environment for direct reports, garnering organization's highest customer satisfaction ratings and employee retention numbers
  • Audited public safety software used by five hundred public safety agencies, performed analysis and recommended improvements.
  • Reducing backlog of support issues by 50% over six-months
  • Consolidated five teams into one, reducing expenses and improving number of first-call resolutions
  • Turned several multi-million dollars, at-risk customers
  • Brought new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs, preparing return-on-investment analysis and establishing time schedules.

Education

DeVry University
Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Science from Technical Management

University Overview

  • Dean's List every semester
  • Professional Development: Leadership training
  • Relevant Coursework: Technology & Management

3.8 GPA

Skills

  • Creative Troubleshooting
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Training & Development
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Product Innovation
  • Customer Success
  • Project Management
  • Customer Needs Assessments
  • Roadmap Development
  • Effective Organization

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 35 staff members.
  • Documented and resolved blocking issues which led to go-live as scheduled saving the company a million dollar penalty for not meeting the deadline.
  • Achieved 50% reduction in backlog by completing a root cause analysis with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Resolved issues in one month that was blocking consolidation for over three years.
  • Reduced expenses by over $100,000 with in two months of starting my position.

Affiliations

California P.O.S.T Academy, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California AS/400 Beginner and advanced operator certification Affiliations Youth Court Volunteer, Layton, Utah Previous Member of the Maine Governors 911 Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late-onset Deafness. continued…

Timeline

PRODUCT MANAGER

Motorola Solutions
04.2015 - 06.2023

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

The City of Portland
02.2010 - 04.2015

PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGER

SunGard Public Sector
08.1997 - 02.2010

DeVry University

Bachelor of Science from Technical Management
Thomas Cavanaugh