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Employer Name |
BMC Software |
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Employer Website |
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Job Title |
Manager, Program Management and Technical Writing |
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Additional education |
MBA, Rice University's Jones School, Marketing, 1995 |
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Briefly describe what you do
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I manage a team of program managers who ensure our development teams get products out the door on time, on scope and with quality. I also manage a team of technical writers who document product interactions and how certain products or groups of products fulfill our strategic initiatives. |
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What other jobs have you had? |
Product Manager; Brand Manager; Market Researcher; Business Intelligence Consultant; Strategist; Business Development Manager |
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What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work? |
flexibility; attention to detail; interest in learning technical jargon; very strong communication skills; ability to multitask; ability to manage (people) through significant annual change; desire to make a difference; desire to continually grow - personal and professional development |
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What do you enjoy most about your current position?
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My writing team is a brand new group to our company. We are a bit of an experiment that is bringing significant value to our field-facing teams and customers. Breaking new ground and solving a wide variety of customers are the things that keep my job interesting. |
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Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career |
Group projects are the norm. You will be amazed at how often you have to work with a group of people to get a task successfully completed. And how important networking really is. |
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What advice for someone entering this field?
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Keep an open mind. Don't expect to start at the top - and don't expect to be able to build a clear, unchangeable route to promotions. The technology field changes quarterly - companies reorganize, and you have to be able to change with it to survive. |
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Questions? |
E-mail your
questions to
askalumni@trinity.edu |