Gina Alioto


Pl Dr Letamendi 27, 2-1

08007 Barcelona, Spain

gina@stanfordalumni.org

mobile 656.850.200

Employment

07/05 – present Sr. Program Manager / Technical Program Manager

Computational Imaging Laboratory, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain)

·         Responsible for the administrative coordination and planning of Sixth Framework Programme European Commission Information Society Technologies (IST) Project with budget exceeding seventeen million euros dealing with cerebral aneurysms (www.aneurist.org).

·         Remotely manage a highly cross-functional team of 60 individual contributors (including Scientists, Software and Systems Engineers, Clinicians, Surgeons, Radiologists) from 27 institutions (including  NEC, Phillips International, COOK and Oxford University) located in 12 countries. 

·         Drive technical development of the @neurIST System, including creation and implementation of development process to support complex network of interdependencies between multiple partners.

 

09/03 – 10/04 Sr. Engineering Program Manager

D&M Holdings Incorporated (Kanagawa, Japan)

Advanced Center for Technologies (ACT) Division based in Santa Clara, California U.S.A

·         Accountable to the General Manager and Engineering Vice President.

·         Effectively collaborated with business, marketing, technical and design teams to develop requirements, prioritize enhancements and drive digital video and digital audio recording product and technology projects to completion.

·         Led efforts for product User Interface redesign working with external design company and user experience team.

·         Served as primary client and vendor point of contact for all projects.

·         Led reassessment of ACT Engineering Project Budget exceeding six million dollars.

·         Launched new service model for customer base exceeding one hundred thousand product users.

·         Implemented Project Process for the co-development of new platform technologies between D&M Holdings Advanced Center for Technologies (ACT) and D&M Holdings R&D Center (RDC).

·         Developed and deployed ACT Intranet division and project websites to facilitate clear team communication across multiple locations (Santa Clara, Indianapolis, Chicago and Kanagawa).

 

06/02 – 08/03 Engineering / Operations Program Manager

Sony Electronics Corporation (San Jose, California U.S.A.)

·         Oversaw software integration, test, documentation and manufacturing preparation efforts for the VAIO Notebook Computer product line for North America.

·         Collaborated with Japan and European Headquarters to identify and resolve technical and process issues.

·         Created project schedules, tracked progress and presented regular status reports / presentations to executive management.

·         Worked closely with product planning and marketing groups to identify product requirements based on market needs and to define product launch plans for the North American market.

·         Developed project websites to facilitate clear team communication across multiple locations (San Diego, San Jose and Shinagawa).

 

07/01 – 05/02  Engineering Project Manager

ArrayComm Incorporated (San Jose, CA)

·         Adapted product development processes to a multi-phased technology trial spanning Hardware, Software, Firmware and Protocol development groups.

·         Assessed critical risks to schedule and determined appropriate action plan.

 

Gina Alioto


Employment

(Continued)

12/99 – 06/01 Engineering Project Manager

ReplayTV Incorporated (Mountain View, California U.S.A)

·         Managed cross-functional team to bring the first ever Digital Video Recorder / TV Combo unit to the North American market.

·         Created project plans, identified key resources and drove team to successfully deliver product on schedule.

·         Build positive relationships with multiple development partners including Matsushita Kotobuki (Panasonic Japan), Sharp Electronics, AT&T Broadband and Motorola through strong on-time delivery.

·         Authored and negotiated Statement of Work contracts for ReplayTV Professional Services customers.

·         Customer and partner requirements included validating hardware platforms based on the ReplayTV reference design, porting software to proprietary OS abstraction layers and designing digital cable-compatible software and subsequent releases (available through network upgrade).

·         Developed and implemented ReplayTV Customer / Partner Quality Feedback Process.

·         Provided detailed performance feedback for team members during Performance Appraisal Process.

 

12/98 – 11/99  Engineering Project Manager

Splash Technology Incorporated (Sunnyvale, CA)

·         Led internal project team and facilitated relationship with Japanese partner, Fuji Xerox, to bring localized product to the Japanese market.

·         Negotiated schedule and pricing with Japanese and U.S. localization vendors.

 

08/96 – 04/98  International Accounts Manager

MontBell Company Limited, International Sales Division (Osaka, Japan)

·         Coordinated MontBell international licensing and distribution with companies in Europe and Asia.

·         Managed relationship with U.S. licensee, Lands' End Incorporated.

 

07/95 – 07/96  Nagano Olympic International Relations Coordinator

Nagano Prefecture Government, International Relations Division (Nagano City, Japan)

·         Selected by Japanese Ministry of Education as an U.S. representative to the Nagano Olympic organizational team.

Education

09/91 – 06/95  Stanford University (Stanford, California)

·         Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities Special Programs - Comparative Literature, June 1995.

05/94 – 05/95  Golden Grant for Undergraduate Research (Stanford University)

·         Directed study of Japanese Heian Period and Contemporary Gendai literature.

08/93 – 05/94  Stanford Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto, Japan)

Additional Skills

·         English (native language), Spanish (fluent), Japanese (fluent), Catalan (Level C/Nivell C), French (conversant).

·         Advanced user of Microsoft Project, Office XP (Power Point / Word / Excel), Visio and Outlook.

·         Proficient in Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft web-design tools.

·         Experienced with C / C++ development projects targeted for VxWorks / Windows / Unix Operating Systems and multiple hardware development platforms.

Other Interests

·         Avid outdoors enthusiast, swimmer, runner, cyclist, tri-athlete ... and world traveler!

·         Former member of semi-professional Stanford A Cappella group (recorded CD 1992).

 

Resume also available in Spanish and Catalan.