Keith Rafferty

Experience

1. Program Director Ibm Storage Ceph as a Service

   IBM

   Nov 2023 — Present

   Lead release management for a new cloud-managed storage appliance, building the release strategy from the ground up• Coordinate across development, product management, hardware, and compliance to drive alignment and on-time delivery• Launched core agile practices including Scrum of Scrums and Release DCT to improve collaboration and visibility• Use tools like Jira and Monday.com to streamline planning, execution, and communication across teams• Manage complex dependencies, track readiness, and support iterative development throughout the product lifecycle• Guide hardware-software integration and lab system readiness, including capital procurement and deployment• Oversee non-functional requirements, ensuring performance, security, and supportability are met before GA• Focus on improving quality, clarity, and execution at every milestone across technical and business teams

Education

• Pace University

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Marketing Management

Skills

• High Availability
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Scalability
• Integration
• Middleware
• Cloud Computing
• Linux
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Netcool
• Distributed Systems
• Business Process
• IT Strategy
• Data Center
• IT Service Management
• Team Motivation
• Systems Management
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Ibm Tivoli
• Leadership
• Solaris
• Aix
• Pre-Sales
• Websphere Application Server
• Infrastructure
• Software Development
• Java
• Strategy
• Db2
• Mobile Devices
• Websphere
• Saas
• Ibm Aix
• Agile Project Management
• Architecture
• Unix
• Soa