Professional Resume

René Kubička, M.B.A., M.S.C.S.
M. Bela 6 Hlohovec 920 01 Slovak Republic Mobile: +421 (0)908 701 802 E-mail: rene_kubicka@hotmail.com Skype: renekubicka ICQ: 116750292


Profile		(click to show / hide)

Solid background in information technologies and programming, with strong emphasis on LAN, WWW, and project management. Experienced with Linux OS. Consistently fulfilled all projects and exceed local customer service expectations. Experienced in communicating to all levels of the organization. Advanced presentation and interpersonal skills. Skilled in developing and implementing standardized policies and procedures.


Education		(click to show / hide)

	M.S.C.S. Information Systems, City University of Seattle, U.S.A	June 2004
	M.B.A. General Management, City University, Slovakia	December 2001
	B.S.B.A. General Management, City University, Slovakia	June 1998


Career History		(click to show / hide)

	Lenovo Technology BV, Einsteinova 21, Bratislava 851 05	7/ 2007 - present
	Product Manager
	Owns and drives Lenovo’s EMEA product portfolio lifecycle from planning to end of life (EOL) to achieve sustainable unit, revenue, profitability (P&L), and market share goals for specific products. Achieves Financial & Growth goals Manages Product Life Cycle(PLC) Coordinates end to end product launches across the EMEA geography Cooperates with pricing teams to provide appropriate competitor mapping and associated Price, Features, Value (PFV) analysis input Develops quarterly and annual financial plans for specific products via advanced analysis & recommendations Acts as a stakeholder in the product development process Proactively conducts market & competitor analysis to identify business opportunities
	Cauldron, Palárikova 27, Bratislava 811 04	1/2007 - 6/2007
	Project Manager and Programmer
	Owned and drove Cauldron’s project and set project milestones Drove programming, sound, graphics, and animation departments to deliver their products in accordance to project plan Developed weapon systems for U.S. world distributor Activision, Inc. Iteratively tested and ensured continuous project improvement Developed in ANSI C++ and in-house scripting languages Implemented project storyline Ensured continuous project improvement
	City University of Seattle, Panónska Cesta 17, Bratislava 851 07	8/2003 – 12/2006
	IT Manager for Slovakia
	Owned and drove overall IT systems in Bratislava’s site Owned and drove IT related projects in all Slovak sites (please, see below) Designed IT/IS to be ITIL compliant Reported to the president of City University Installed and administered 6 Windows servers and 120 workstations Coordinated, lead, motivated and rewarded team of up to 20 members Performed face-to-face and remote trainings to dozens of audience members Communicated to US Headquarters’ top management and to another European sites Prepared regular IT purchase and budget plans
	City University, Bezruèova 64, Trenèín 911 01	4/2001 – 7/2003
	Assistant to IT Manager
	Owned and ensured functionality of 100 workstations Provided phone, email, and face-to-face troubleshooting Assisted in servers administration Lead a team of 10 co-workers Performed regular face-to-face trainings Developed applications in C++/Php/MS. Access/HTML Updated local intranet and web portal Reported to supervising IT Manager
	City University, Bezruèova 64, Trenèín 911 01	11/1997 – 3/2001
	Computer Lab Assistant
	Owned and drove functionality of 50 workstations Provided face-to-face troubleshooting Assisted to instructors with IT projects Performed regular face-to-face trainings on MS Office Developed MS Office Macros Overall responsibility for functionality of PC Labs Reported to Assistant to IT Manager
	RNB GBH, Standlerstrasse 45, Muenchen, Germany	7/2000 – 10/2000
	Assistant to Operations Manager
	Ensured work tools availability Reserved work tools and resources Translated to Slovak employees Performed administrative object cleaning duties
	RNB GBH, Standlerstrasse 45, Muenchen, Germany	7/1999 – 10/1999
	Assistant to Operations Manager
	Ensured work tools availability Reserved work tools and resources Translated to Slovak employees Performed administrative object cleaning duties
	Mersley Farm, Newchurch, Nr. Sandown, Isle of Wight UK	7/1998 – 10/1998
	Production Line Supervisor
	Owned and drove production line to fulfill daily production quotas Performed quality testing Translated to Slovak employees Trained new members to work on production line


Computer Skills		(click to show / hide)

	Managerial and Office Packages
	Microsoft Office – expert Microsoft Project – advanced IBM Lotus Notes – advanced Microsoft Access – expert Oracle PeopleSoft – intermediate BRIO Hyperion ERP – intermediate SAP – intermediate SQL Database systems – Advanced
	Programming
	Microsoft C++ - expert SQL/MySQL Expert PHP Expert Microsoft JavaScript – intermediate HTML – expert
	Operating Systems
	Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Mobile Windows CE 5 Windows 2003 Server Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Server Windows NT Windows 98


Other Skills		(click to show / hide)

	Management and Leading
	Drove and Lead up to 20 co-workers on IT projects Owned and drove regular international conferences Communication skills to Top Management Performed as Vice-President of Karate-Do club (over 100 members)


Languages		(click to show / hide)

English (16 years)
German(4 years)


Honors/Awards		(click to show / hide)

Presented valedictory speech on graduation ceremony in 08/04
Received a certificate of presidential honors for academic performance
Received 2nd Kyu in Karate Do Goju Ryu by Slovak Karate Union
Received 1st Kyu in Karate Do Goju Ryu by Slovak Karate Federation
Honored on Dean’s List for Academic Performance
Obtained 1st Prize for contributions to Pixel Magazine
Contributed to international magazine Pixel, issue 9/00
Contributed to international magazine Pixel, issue 2/00
Contributed to international magazine Pixel, issue 11/99


Projects		(click to show / hide)

	Commercial Web Portals Development	4/2007 - present
	Position: responsible for all stages of project development A private project Portals are based on Apache, MySQL, PHP, and XHTML
	LAN Installation and Configuration	6/2007
	Position: IT Project Manager Prepared financial budget Coordinated team members, assigned tasks, performed quality checks Prepared LAN development project plan Installed 5 Windows 2003 servers Configured firewall and Cisco routers (Cisco IOS) Performed optimizing and maintenance processes Allocated and removed bottlenecks Performed post implementation
	University Web Portal Development	1/2006
	Position: IT Project Manager Prepared financial budget Approved and recommended portal design and functionality Monitored and controlled development progress
	Direct SMS Service Implementation	1/2006
	Position: IT Project Manager Prepared project plan Negotiated technical aspects of this project Configured university side of the service
	Microsoft Campus Agreement Signing	5/2005
	Position: IT Project Manager Owned and drove purchase of university Office package Negotiated university discounts for MCA license
	VPN Connection Implementation	1/2005
	Position: IT Project Manager Established a private and secure internet connection between Bratislava, Trenèín and USA Responsible for project planning, configuring, and post-implementation
	Universal Student ID Card Sytem Implementation	12/2004
	Position: IT Project Manager Designed a look of university ID media Negotiated financial functionality on ID media with LUBA bank Negotiated travel functionality on ID media Implemented bar code and extra functionality in the media Responsible for project planning and configuring
	Pocket PC Computer Game Development	1/2004
	Position: IT Manager, Programmer, Graphics Artist Developing fast full-color Pocket PC computer game
	University Online Course Registration (capstone project)	6/2004
	Position: university student and assistant to IT Project Manager Developed online course registration system Apache + PHP + MySQL + XHTML
	Adobe Photoshop Plug-In Programming	6/2002
	Position: Assistant to IT Project Manager Programmed plug-in modules for Adobe Photoshop C++ programming language used
	Microsoft Word Macros Programming	4/2002
	Position: Assistant to IT Project Manager Developed Microsoft Word macros in Visual Basic for Applications