Mike Downey

Background

About Mike Downey

20+ years of experience managing people, projects, and products targeting the retail and warehousing industries. Recognized for leadership and excellence in building strong customer focused teams who deliver products that address business needs and increase productivity. ABILITIES Personnel Management • Managed groups as large as 12 people for 20+ years • Hire, fire, compensation, and budget responsibilities • Coached and counseled individuals into strong teams focused on the customer Project Management • Established track record of managing small to large projects from start to finish • Managed product development and customer projects that increased productivity up to 3x through streamlined processes and barcode scanning with wireless handhelds • Completed projects for customers such as American Standard, Belk, BellSouth, The BonTon, and The Liquor Control Board of Ontario • Managed a very large project with a cross-functional team of 20+ in multiple time zones Agile • Used agile development methodology since 2012 with elements of Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Lean, Domain Driven Design, Test Driven Development, and Continuous Integration • Took on many scrum master responsibilities, particularly facilitating productivity Communications • Adept in communicating with stakeholders, management, staff, internal customers, and external customer Design • Heavily involved with the design of GeM2020 which is running in stores – the GeM2020 physical inventory module would often have a 12 month ROI • Successfully designed solutions for customers such as American Airlines, Avis, and Walmart Development • Hands on technical manager • Participated in development on a routine basis with working knowledge of the following: C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Ext JS, Sencha Touch, SQL, Cloud/Web Based Solutions, Ruggedized Handhelds, Consumer Devices