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DANNY FERRI

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Product Management Professional, Passionate about enabling people to overcome obstacles.
Experienced in various roles from Product Management, Manager of Platform, core
infrastructure environments and Professional Services enjoying various perspectives from
customer to vendor/services to R&D
• Managed full life-cycle development of a world class access management platform supporting
enhancements throughout its lifecycle.
• Assisted in leading the migration of Product Development teams from India to Budapest from a
product management perspective, working with development managers and their team for
successful transition
• ITILv2 Certified in IT Service Management and successfully completed Managing IT projects
course providing 28 education hours toward PMP Certification
• Trusted leader to liaison with internal/external resources, manage customer expectations as
well as addressing roadblocks for successful projects.
• Successfully led multiple upgrade projects of Active Directory environments for large
infrastructure environments coordinating efforts between vendors, global infrastructure
specialists and business owners
• Designed and deployed enterprise wide directory auditing and reporting as well as lifecycle
management of identities for key infrastructure components automating provisioning and deprovisioning
capabilities

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Engineer Manager II

One Identity
07.2022 - 03.2023

• Direct and execute all aspects of delivering efficiency across engineering with a globally distributed team.
• Oversee ongoing development including technical analysis, design, and implementation following the Agile SDLC and Scrum methodologies internally within development, working closely and collaborating with stakeholders in Product Management and other departments to ensure successful product delivery,deployment to production, and operations.
• Facilitate product deployment architecture and evolution including product convergence and integration, creation of a technical product road map, its implementation and evolution.
• Interact with product managers, procurement, common engineering, legal, and end-users to define requirements and/or selection or partners.

Product Manager

Arctic Wolf
09.2021 - 07.2022
  • Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
  • Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
  • Work with the Director of Product Management to define various product delivery lifecycle.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive the business and product strategy.
  • Oversee the implementation of core functionality: telemetry ingestion, parsing, security analysis,
    detection design/implementation, documentation, and service delivery during product delivery.
  • Interface with Software and Service Delivery Release committee representing product release
    details; coordinating various delivery tasks such as Product Development, Service Content, Training and Marketing Epics in the Jira backlog.
  • Engage with 3rd party vendors to gather architectural design, API integration and best practices to integrate customer auditing data into Arctic Wolf's Security Infrastructure

Product Management Sr. Advisor

One Identity
05.2019 - 07.2021
  • Owned and prioritized product backlog.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Work with Senior Product Manager on iteration planning, creation, and elaboration of the user stories.
  • Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
  • Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
  • Research the competitive landscape to develop and maintain current assets around competitive products.
  • Collaborate with product stakeholders to support positioning and messaging
  • Work cross-functionally with internal departments to ensure seamless delivery of strategies within the life cycle of existing product.

Technology Consultant

Adecotech Inc. (Sub Contracting)
04.2014 - 05.2019
  • Provided Professional Services for health assessments, implementation of solutions and roadmap recommendations for customers.
  • Led configuration workshop meetings to propose and create solutions addressing customer’s critical business challenges while increasing efficiency through streamlining and automation.
  • Led project status meetings and reporting to ensure highest levels of communication to stakeholders.
  • Created and managed various documentation such as business and technical requirements,architectural assessment, statement of work, Deployment Plan and Training Documentation.
  • Reviewed company needs and developed actionable solutions to resolve problems and plan for future growth.
  • Gathered process and operational information, organized points and analyzed trends in order to provide current and useful information in support of business decision making.
  • Created and managed project plans and timelines


Strategic Systems Consultant - PreSales Engineer

Dell Canada
05.2013 - 04.2014
  • Coordination and oversight for all technical activities throughout the sales opportunity
  • Created a trusted advisor relationship with key stakeholders in account portfolio.
  • Update and coach account managers on new product offerings to enable cross-selling opportunities and competitive information.
  • Engage proactively with sales teams in one-on-one account and opportunity briefings and Regional Sales Manager team meetings.
  • Presented proposals to customers at industry events, such as conferences and trade shows.
  • Formed strong bonds with customers' on-site technical staff to foster trust and retain business relationships.

Service Owner - Identity Services

CIBC
04.2012 - 05.2013
  • Responsible for defining Service Description, Project Proposals and Service Introductions
  • Identify process and best practices to consider in business/technology proposals.
  • Review vendor Contract agreements for licenses and maintenance agreements for services

Idenity Engineer

CIBC
07.2004 - 03.2012
  • Trained and mentored competent and flexible workforce to meet project needs and promote positive work environment.
  • Performed preventative maintenance to keep tools and equipment functional.
  • Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
  • Provided input to team lead regarding areas for process and procedural improvement.
  • Provided subject matter expertise on specific existing technologies like Active Directory, PKI and Directory Auditing
  • Identified process and best practices to consider in business/technology proposals.

Senior Planning Specialist

CIBC
01.2001 - 07.2004
  • Act as a Consultant to research, design, and propose process improvements for key processes.
  • National Planning Lead in ongoing development and systems integration projects
  • Represented the organization as an advisor to Development and other Vendors.
  • Assist management in coaching and directing the professional development of staff.

IT CONSULTANT

BellSygma\CGI
06.1998 - 01.2000
  • Manage the building’s day to day technical issues which arise at the Bell Canada Direct Marketing Center
  • Troubleshoot network connectivity ensuring that all Hub’s, Routers, Gateways, Switches and Cabling are operational

Technical Operations Specialist

Phonettix Intellicom
07.1996 - 06.1998
  • Provide administrative support for Novell Intranet ware and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation,local area networks; adding and administering users, groups, rights to network volumes and directories,ensuring connectivity and compatibility with Clipper applications

Education

High School Diploma -

Emery Collegiate
Toronto, ON

Certificate - Managing IT Projects

CDI Corporate Education Services
Toronto, ON

ITIL Certified - ITIL

Pink Elephant
Toronto, ON

Professional Scrum Product Owner -

SCRUM.ORG
Online
05.2022

Course Completed - Certified Information Security Manager

New Horizons
Toronto, ON
06.2013

Skills

  • Agile Methodologies
  • Performance and Scalability Design
  • Leadership
  • Sprint Planning
  • Software Integration
  • Backlog Management
  • Product Roadmaps
  • User Research
  • Mockups
  • Project Management

Timeline

Software Engineer Manager II

One Identity
07.2022 - 03.2023

Product Manager

Arctic Wolf
09.2021 - 07.2022

Product Management Sr. Advisor

One Identity
05.2019 - 07.2021

Technology Consultant

Adecotech Inc. (Sub Contracting)
04.2014 - 05.2019

Strategic Systems Consultant - PreSales Engineer

Dell Canada
05.2013 - 04.2014

Service Owner - Identity Services

CIBC
04.2012 - 05.2013

Idenity Engineer

CIBC
07.2004 - 03.2012

Senior Planning Specialist

CIBC
01.2001 - 07.2004

IT CONSULTANT

BellSygma\CGI
06.1998 - 01.2000

Technical Operations Specialist

Phonettix Intellicom
07.1996 - 06.1998

High School Diploma -

Emery Collegiate

Certificate - Managing IT Projects

CDI Corporate Education Services

ITIL Certified - ITIL

Pink Elephant

Professional Scrum Product Owner -

SCRUM.ORG

Course Completed - Certified Information Security Manager

New Horizons
DANNY FERRI