Tal Kellner

Technical Program Manager

Israel18 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of software development experience.
Co-inventor of multiple patents.
Expert in managing complex technical projects.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Program Manager with a strong focus on software development and project management in the tech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementRelease EngineeringBackend ReleasesAndroid DevelopmentTask ManagementScrumC++ DevelopmentJava Development

Other Skills

E2E testingLocalizationSEOAutomationAutomated SystemsIntegrationDatabase SupportAutomated TestingMobile ApplicationsJSONQuality AssurancePerforceXMLPowerPointJUnit

About

I'm a doer, a pusher, I make things happen. I love: - To influence, know that I am making a change - Integrate between development / product / UX / QA / deployment / marketing / analytics / localization - Get the dev work organized, prioritized, visible and done - Be a main focal point for any daily-work dilemma which arises - Identify risks and bottlenecks, then find creative ways to overcome them - Always be on top of what's happening, who's doing what, when and how - Do whatever it takes to meet release deadlines - with the best quality and content possible - Give answers, or know when to find them - Track bugs, make sure they're fixed according to severity - Work within motivated, talented and professional teams - Jira :) I also: - Come from a technical background (10+ years of software development) - Have hands on experience in Jira, Git/Gitlab, Jenkins, Python, Java, SQL, C++ - Am a co-inventor of two granted and one pending patents - Lived and studied in California, USA (1994-1997) - Very into sports, e.g marathon, half ironman

Experience

Ironsource

R&D Project Manager

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Tel Aviv

Leading backend and client releases, working closely with development, product and account managers
Defining work processes of a mobile & desktop product from its early stages
Mentoring teams and their leads to better organization, accuracy and quality
Identifying the next bottlenecks to address, then paving a path to improvement. Automation, supporting tools and visibility are often the keys.
Owner of periodic department leads retrospectives, never leaving an open action item behind
Established the localization infrastructure of the product
Coding tools and scripts to make various daily tasks more efficient

Project ManagementBackend ReleasesLocalizationAutomation

Everythingme

R&D Project Manager

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr

Responsible of the day to day development of an Android launcher app
Defining and monitoring the company’s delivery lifecycle, supported by fully automated self and in-house systems to make every step visible
Scraping and assigning tasks to developers, according to skill, priorities, schedule and milestones
Always on top of latest news in the company, preparing periodical updates
Conducting kickoffs, demos and status meetings
Coding: in-house capabilities enhancements and simple Android tasks

Android DevelopmentTask ManagementAutomated Systems

Sap

3 roles

Project Management, Scrum Master and Senior Developer

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 · 3 yrs

Informal team lead of 8 team members
Managing short term projects under multiple constraints, accountable for end-to-end delivery on time, in scope and the best possible quality
Mitigating risks, resolving conflicts and removing impediments while putting emphasis on creating a low-stress work environment
Working on several topics (development, team lead, integration and administration) in parallel, never leaving open ends
Accountable for integration with additional scrum teams in the project
Recruiting new talents to the team
Developing a product (for cloud and on-premise), in the Master Data Management domain on top of SAP HANA

Project ManagementScrumIntegration

Software Developer

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs

Development lead for the backup & restore feature of a C++ product
Rewrote the feature using a multi-threaded new algorithm to improve performance
Supported multiple DB vendors (MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and MaxDB)

C++ DevelopmentDatabase Support

Software Development Intern

Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 · 2 yrs

Developed an automated Java test application for a complex, multi-platform (AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris and Windows), distributed product
Coding in Java using various J2EE technologies
Responsible for the database side of the application
Acquired deep knowledge of the tested product and other QA applications

Java DevelopmentAutomated Testing