Jean Fitzgerald Kuwamoto

Principal Program Manager at Adobe

San Francisco, California, United States

About

A consummate facilitator and organizer. My experience includes 12 years of crossfunctional and cross-geo program management in software, including everything from shipping established and new products, driving marketing launches, participating in the acquisition of another company, and being acquired.

Experience

  • Sr. Program Manager, Adobe Type at Adobe
    Apr 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

    Sr. Program Manager for Adobe Type org including Adobe Fonts service and Adobe's Type Development team.

  • Solicitations Chair at Miraloma Elementary School Auction
    Oct 2014 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Chaired solicitations for the Miraloma auction which is an event that brings in over $200,000 revenue annually, used to fund key school programs. • Managed a team of five volunteers * Created Google form to streamline donation process • Responsible for all aspects of coordination for live and online auction items

  • Adobe Systems (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Sr. Program Manager, Flex 2.0 SDK
      Dec 2005 - Mar 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Apache Flex, formerly Adobe Flex, is a software development kit (SDK) for the development and deployment of crossplatform rich Internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform. • Coordinated development process and drove schedule execution across four engineering teams located in San Francisco, San Jose, Boston, and Bangalore. • Created Architectural Review Board process to keep engineering teams informed of changes • Developed and updated feature scorecard to track product feature status across three locations • Managed Japanese localization release and dot releases

    • Sr. Program Manager, Flex
      May 2003 - Dec 2005 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Macromedia Flex was a 1.0 product that became the Adobe Flex SDK. • Coordinated communication and milestone schedule for 1.0 product, team co-located in Boston and SF • Developed and managed detailed plans to track project deliverables and risks • Facilitated cross-functional product meetings • Communicated weekly status to keep team and management informed • Tracked key customer issues post release

    • Sr. Program Manager, Cross Product Initiatives
      Jan 2001 - May 2003 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Chosen for a new, multi-faceted role driving improved collaboration and execution across Macromedia’s growing number of product teams. • Documented processes to contribute to company-wide program management kit • Hired and trained new program managers at Boston location for Allaire acquisition • Marketing program manager for Studio MX launch: Facilitated daily meetings, tracked deliverables, and drove team to successful launch of Macromedia’s suite of products for creative professionals • Engineering program manager for Studio MX installer: Supported cross-team development of the shared installer for Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Freehand products. • COGS Committee Program Manager - coordinated company wide initiative to reduce product costs