Sophia Perl
Software manager with over 7 years of industry experience, UC Davis MBA, USC BS in Computer Science
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://sophiaperl.com |
| Industries: | Information Technology |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Software Engineering |
| Next step: | To be determined. |
| Location: | San Jose, California |
| Groups: | Big Bang! Business Plan Competition, Women 2.0 |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | University of California System - Davis, University of Southern California |
FULL BIO
Sophia is a Software Development Manager in Silicon Valley. She has over seven years of experience in the areas of software development, software research strategy, software release management, and enterprise content management systems. She holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Southern California and an MBA from University of California at Davis with emphasis on Entrepreneurship, Technology Management, and Marketing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | IBM, San Jose |
| Position: | Manager, Database Software Development |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | - Manage, mentor, and lead a software development team of 13 with ongoing development, deployment, and support for incorporating XML features (native storage of XML) into a database management system (DBMS) on the mainframe, a DBMS which generates over a $1,000,000,000 of annual revenue.
- Drive database XML customer and ISV adoption, collaborating with technical enablement, sales, and marketing. |
| Employer: | IBM, San Jose |
| Position: | Technical Assistant to Executive in Computer Science Research |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Description: | - Selected for a cross-divisional growth assignment in Research (theory, health informatics, information management, and user-focused systems), supporting and executing initiatives for Director.
- Provided leadership, planning, and oversight for the Computer Science department and Information Management global research strategy activities, personnel, and projects. - Performed key research which resulted in created capital budgeting, headcount allocations and monitoring of monthly actuals for CS and related research strategies, involving 100+ employees. - Oversaw external (government and commercial) and internal funding. - Represented CS department and IM strategy in meetings with executives and customers, requiring impecable judgment and excellent communication skills. |
| Employer: | IBM, San Jose |
| Position: | Release Manager, Enterprise Content Management |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2005 |
| Description: | - Chosen by the senior management team to leverage technical background for managing software releases.
- Managed two software releases, comprised of 10 to 20 contributing engineers from multiple organizations and locations, in all phases of release management efforts: planning/scheduling, development/test execution, service, defect management, build, and leading status meetings. - Salvaged an inherited project that was at risk of missing delivery: drove all line items to development and functional test completion by re-committing all deliverables and streamlining processes. - Worked on a cross-functional, inter-departmental team to incorporated formal development, functional test, build, and service processes for a enterprise content management component. |
| Employer: | IBM, San Jose |
| Position: | Software Engineer, Enterprise Content Management |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2004 |
| Description: | - Took technical ownership of assigned software features and adherence to formal development processes (ISO9001 and 21CFR11 certified).
- Optimized performance of the retrieve feature by 40% to 80%. - Developed and led the cross-functional testing for IBM Content Manager V8.1 betas, team of 5-10 engineers. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of Southern California |
| Time period: | 2001 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Coach and Captain for IBM co-ed softball team (2003, 2004, 2006) - Assigned field/batting positions, team of 16. |
| Clubs: | President of USC Alumni Club of Silicon Valley (2004-2005) - First president since 2001 to raise funds. |
