Marian Boardley

Moab Art Works, Moab, UT (current)
Art Gallery Co-owner and Photo Lab Technician
Part owner (with photographer Brian Parkin) of a privately funded fine arts and photography gallery in Moab, UT. Moab Art Works is a venue for local and visiting artists to display and sell their work. The business also provides photographic services such as fine art reproduction work, scanning, giclee printing, color positive and B/W film development. Last year I set up from scratch a custom E6 (color slide) and black-and-white laboratory to process film for photographic clients and artists in the Moab area.  I also act as our systems and web administrator, currently managing the domains http://www.moabartworks.com and http://www.brianparkin.com

Siebel Systems, Inc. San Mateo, CA. 2003 - 2004
Group Director, Engineering
Managed software development of applications that helped to automate Siebel development, testing and release processes, with an organization of ~25 software engineers based in the US and Ireland. The products developed in my area of responsibility included:
- Siebel Test Automation, an application developed in C++ for automated testing of Siebel CRM software by customers and QA groups. Worked closely with teams at Mercury Interactive’s development organization in Israel and product management in the US to integrate with Mercury QuickTest Pro.
- The Siebel Localization Production System and other custom applications supporting the globalization and translation of Siebel CRM applications into 14 languages.

Independent Consultant San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA. 1999 – 2001
Worked as a freelance software development manager for start-up internet companies.  Many of my engagements were interim positions while permanent managers were recruited. My clients included:
- Third Age Media, San Francisco, CA. Aug – Nov 2000
Consultant, System Architect - Analyzed business and technical requirements to build a content infrastructure and workflow application for day-to-day web site operations. Performed gap analysis and cost assessment comparison of commercial content management systems. Served as interim project and engineering group manager.
- Riffage.com, Palo Alto, CA. Feb – Aug 2000
Consultant / CTO Responsible for all aspects of production, engineering, and technical operation of the Riffage.com web site and its associated self-service applications. The web site enabled remote, automated upload, download, search and streaming of music by fans, artists and bands. Managed 20+ technical and production staff; hired external consultants and oversaw both internal and out-source development partnerships.
- IdeaLab! startups eToys.com (Santa Monica, CA) and FirstLook.com (Pasadena, CA) - I served at both as interim VP Engineering during 1999.

CNET (and spin-off BuyDirect.com) San Francisco, CA. 1997 - 1998
- VP, Technology Development, BuyDirect.com. I was responsible for development of web applications and also oversaw site technical operations for the software e-commerce vendor BuyDirect.com. Recruited and managed a team of 12 (F/T and contract) programmers and re-built the existing web site during the spin-off and transition of BuyDirect as a separate commercial entity from CNET.  We used Vignette and Sybase for the site, plus Open Market and CyberSource for the e-commerce engine and fraud detection.
-  Director, CNET Content Technology, I managed software development of the Computers.com consumer hardware information site; using Prism (a pre-cursor to Vignette’s StoryServer) and Sybase for the back end. Maintenance and editorial applications built in Java were a major component of the site infrastructure.
 
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores CA. 1989 - 1997
- As Product Director for Oracle Financials, I was responsible for the engineering and product development of Oracle Receivables and Oracle Revenue Accounting. Led a group consisting of 30 development engineers, product managers, QA and maintenance engineers. Collaborated with Oracle's international and global development teams to localize accounting applications for markets in Asia, Europe and South America.  
- As Group Manager for Oracle Assets, managed the product development team of around 10 programmers. Recruited new team members, tracked project plans using MS Project, and designed new accounting features. Worked with Oracle Japan to provide new depreciation and tax features used by companies implementing Oracle Financials in Japan.
- As Senior Applications Engineer, designed and coded programs for several accounting and finance applications. Developed system test plans and regression test suites.
- Transferred to the US in 1993 from Oracle UK, where I designed and built financial software for UK local government and education authorities. I also taught Oracle training classes to customers including SQL, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, and database administration.

Fraser Williams Laboratory Systems Twyford, England 1987 – 1989
Programmer  Developed and maintained laboratory information management systems (LIMS) for use in environmental monitoring and water pollution control laboratories by several UK water authorities.

Tate and Lyle R&D Reading, England 1985 - 1986
Research Analyst  Analyzed the long-term stability of new artificial sweeteners in food products, mostly by HPLC analysis.

University of Reading - Department of Botany, England 1980 - 1985
Research Technician  Aided with research under Prof. J. B. Harborne into links between taxonomy and plant phenolic biochemistry. Used chromatography incl. HPLC and GC for separation and analysis of plant pigments and to identify novel compounds and/or develop new methods of analysis.

Esso [Exxon] Research, Milton, England 1978 - 1979
Lab Technician  Analyzed crude oil, refinery and petroleum samples using gas chromatography and other techniques.

Pavlova Co. Ltd. Abingdon, England 1976 - 1978
QA Technician and Lab Manager  Managed tannery quality control laboratory for factory process monitoring and water pollution sampling and analysis for chromium etc. and physical and chemical testing of leather.

 Education

TEC Certificate in Chemistry (1979) Oxford College of Further Education, UK (BTEC equivalent)
Chemistry, Geology and Soil Science (1980) Reading University, UK (BSc, first year only)
Computer Programming and Systems Analysis (1986) UK Training Opportunities program, Slough, UK  

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