Okta

Leading the Developer Velocity project (#1 engineering initiative) to break down our monolith to improve speed for all developers. I also formed and now lead an architecture committee comprised of chief and principal architects, allowing us to promote long term technical excellence and decision making for the organization.

Engineering Principal Technical Program Manager

Edgio

Completed the merger of Yahoo + Limelight to form Edgio which now serves nearly 20% of the world's internet traffic.

Manager, Technical Program Management, CTO Org

Yahoo

Managed, mentored, and led a team of 10 Technical Project Managers. Orchestrated company wide planning events for 22 teams and 142+ engineering/product people across multiple locations and time zones.

Manager, Strategic Programs, Technical Program Management

Built out the global platform at scale and reduced business exposure to disaster scenarios within Yahoo Edgecast. I additionally built and led the innovation labs arm within the company from the ground up, producing unique forward looking projects that have earned patents.

Senior Technical Program Manager, Strategic Programs

Verizon Media

TechOps agile focused role where I led a team of 4 Technical Project Managers within the PMO. My team and I successfully completed agile transformations in operations.

Manager, Technical Project Management Office

Managed the strategic partner and infrastructure program around the world, building infrastructure at the edge of the internet in new and emerging markets.

Sr. Technical Project Manager

Planed and built datacenter infrastructure at the edge of the internet in major cities and markets across the globe to increase performance for end users “eyeballs” of the internet—from streaming video, images, applications, credit card transactions, and more.

Technical Project Manager

Southern California Edison (SCE)

A mix of engineering and project management: I was responsible for executing high voltage multi-million dollar substation projects that provide power for northern LA, eastern LA, and southern Orange counties. Worked with teams of 15-50 stakeholders regularly to complete engineering on 90+ substation projects to date. Work impacted millions of customers within the region. Fun fact: I had a big part in the effort to restore nationwide grid stability after San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was shut down.

Project Engineer

I write about program management in an effort to challenge what we know about it. My goal is for you to make a bigger impact as a program and project leader. I write a newsletter that breaks down program tactics that you can use (link in bio).

Note: My direct message response time is slow on LinkedIn. Please email me for a faster response.

My work experience (the regular LinkedIn stuff):
12 years of leading infrastructure and software projects at scale. 3 years leading direct reports with the last team being 10 people. I lead organizational process creation, strategic programs, and implementation of right-sized agile frameworks appropriate for the organization's use case (agile as a tool, not a dogma).

Matt McDannel

Salesforce

Accountable for operational success from preparation through execution and delivery of multiple releases per year. Engaged with Engineering and Product teams to align on release cycles to ensure on-time delivery to plan. Coordinated with Marketing, Legal, Product Operations, Pricing and Packaging, and other functions to ensure content was complete, new products were introduced and followed a defined process, and products across Industries were addressing compliance requirements.

Senior Technical Program Manager

Philips Healthcare

Responsible for release health and delivery, and operational support for 6 solutions with the cloud-based digital platform. Technical customer engagement for cloud service offerings.

Program Manager

Implemented and managed the development and rollout of the service management system which was based upon Salesforce CRM supporting the global support organization. The result was a harmonized system which standardized and modernized the customer support model for the organization.

Developed and facilitated service delivery strategic intent for the global Software Customer Services organization using best practices, including ITIL and ISO.

Managed escalated customers by performing root cause analysis, deep-dive technical troubleshooting and on-site customer relationship management.

Project Manager

UPMC

Managed operations, change management, release management, and delivery of a software development environment for a multi-hospital digital solution.

Senior Systems Analyst

I have over 15 years of professional experience in delivering diverse technical solutions for complex programs with product and engineering teams. I have broad technical knowledge and skills in cloud technologies, agile software development, process improvement, and operational success.

I partner with cross-functional teams to align on release cycles, ensure on-time delivery, and address compliance requirements. I help teams stay focused and achieve objective measures with continuous iterative improvements and quality focus. I create team cohesion with strong communication skills and empathy. I am always curious about new technologies and love learning something new. My mission is to enable and facilitate the success of my teams and customers by providing effective and efficient program management.

taplio

The Battle

Matt McDannel

Ryan Acebo

Followers

Posts

Engagements

Likes

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?