Oana Ciherean

I managed a team of front-end engineers for an internal tool that provided document management and approval automation; the system was built as an extension of Atlassian Confluence and was written in React and Node.js.

The project started from scratch, and I was responsible with creating the initial timeline, budget, recruiting the team and documenting the product and technical requirements; I also provided technical guidance to the team on how to architect the system and find solutions to complex issues that appear when developing web applications.

Coordinated a team of seven to 12 partly-remote software engineers, software testers and UI/UX designers in activities like wireframing, prototyping, engineering, unit, system, and automated testing.

Customized the client's V-Model waterfall process with Agile methods for engineering flexibility. Organized Scrum demos and daily standup meetings.

Created product release map and time and material contracts, and monitored the costs.

Coordinated the product releases involving technical and user acceptance testing activities, made sure the process required documentation was in place (traceability matrixes and testing reports) and created final release reports.

Designed a system architecture that decreased the system infrastructure and maintenance costs by a factor of five.

Created and monitored technical processes for code reviews, unit testing, continuous integration, and delivery.

Created the manual and automated testing strategy.

Mentored team members and performed yearly performance evaluations, establishing next steps according to the project's needs.

Technologies used: .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, HTML 5, Solr, REST APIs, Windows Service Bus, SQL Server, Windows Services, ETL

Edraak is a massive open online course platform supported by the Queen Rania Foundation in Jordan.

In my role as a project manager, I supervised the development team of engineers that delivered a new component written in React and Node.js on the platform for language learning support. I lead the discovery lightning start phase, created the project timeline and deployment milestones and the team structure and allocation plan.

Managed a team of ten software developers, 2D and 3D artists, game designers, testers, and marketers for ten months to release Disco Dave, a mobile game produced under the AmusedSloth brand.

Created the entire game roadmap, decided on the major milestones and coordinated the production activities, from the prototype, alpha and beta testing sessions to the main release and then subsequent update releases.

Established KPIs, defined art and game development processes as a mix of Kanban and Scrum and created project documentation templates, reducing, as a result, the production process in the studio from 2.5 years to 10 months. The game was the studio's first one that broke even, the studio is at a loss with the previous titles.

The game was developed in Unity 3D and released worldwide on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Fire OS, and in local stores in China and Japan.

As an Agile coach and advisor for Medlex.AI, I helped the project manager to plan and organize the startup's engineering efforts of building an MVP and manage a remote team by using Agile Scrum.

Coordinated eight software developers for the first release of UMT 360 (UMT 360​ Enterprise Portfolio Management system was previously part of Microsoft Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Solutions).

Documented and analyzed requirements, transformed them to technical tasks and performed backlog grooming and prioritization.

Created development processes for code review, source control, and bug and issue tracking.

Technologies used: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Server, JavaScript, C#, .NET Framework, SQL Server, SQL Analysis Services, OLAP Cubes, Workflow Foundation

Coordinated a team of 5-10 software engineers and testers to release a 3-tier enterprise web platform.

Customized the client's V-Model waterfall process with Agile methods for engineering flexibility. Organized Scrum demos and daily standup meetings.

Coordinated the product releases involving technical and user acceptance testing activities, made sure the process required documentation was in place (traceability matrixes and testing reports) and created final release reports.

Created and monitored technical processes for code reviews, unit testing, continuous integration, and delivery.

Mentored team members and performed yearly performance evaluations, establishing next steps according to the project's needs.

Technologies used: .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, HTML5, SQL Server, Windows Services, ETL

Toptal is an exclusive network of top freelance talent.

In my role as a JIRA subject matter expert, I helped the Toptal core team implement their internal product and engineering processes using JIRA and Confluence from the Atlassian Suite. I acted as an SME and JIRA/Confluence administrator and consulted the teams on how to migrate their data from old tools.

Managed a team of 10 software developers, 2D and 3D artists, game designers, testers and marketers to release Super Pet Hero, a mobile game produced under the AmusedSloth brand.

Created the entire game roadmap, decided on the major milestones and coordinated the production activities, from the prototype, alpha and beta testing sessions to the main release and the subsequent update releases.

Established KPIs, defined art and game development processes as a mix of Kanban and Scrum and created project documentation templates, reducing, as a result, the production process in the studio from 2.5 years to 1 year.

The game was developed in Unity 3D and released worldwide on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and in local stores from China.

Created a technology non-profit organization from the ground up, establishing digital product strategy and roadmap, operational processes, building digital marketing and fundraising strategies and setting and measuring KPIs.

Created concepts, roadmaps and managed the planning and implementation of digital projects and prototypes such as mobile educational games and web platforms, in diverse and versatile teams of two to ten members with different backgrounds like marketers, UI/UX designers, software developers, educators, and business developers.

Created 2 nation-wide education programs implemented in over 30 schools in urban and rural Romania in just three years.

Coordinated a remote team of five to ten people and over 50 volunteers in 6 cities in Romania to implement both software projects and educational programs.