Ross French

About Ross French

Ross is a Senior Project Manager, Business Analyst, and Strategic Technology Consultant…

Experience

1. Principal Consultant

   Skoopix Inc

   Feb 2022 — Present · Burbank, CA, US

   Skoopix provides Business Analysis, Project Management, and Applied Generative-AI prototyping and Solution Design for media and enterprise systems.• Established the “AI Applications and Innovation Projects” initiative under Skoopix, developing proof-of-concept apps that leverage ChatGPT, Claude, and other generative-AI frameworks. Projects include: – An AI-driven personal finance advisor that analyzes portfolio data across equities, crypto, and real estate. – Natural-language music and media apps that respond to voice or text commands (“Play my favorite 1980s female bands”). – AI-powered cataloging tools that recognize collectibles and trading cards from uploaded photos, returning metadata, descriptions, and valuations. – Conversational memory assistants for family history, journaling, and personal knowledge retrieval.• Integrated these AI learnings into client advisory services, helping organizations evaluate practical uses of intelligent automation, improve data accessibility, and experiment safely with generative-AI capabilities.• Led technical project management for Amazon MGM Studios’ migration from IPM to Rightsline, coordinating cross-functional Amazon teams and consulting partners to ensure downstream systems, integrations, and reporting solutions were ready for rollout.• Spearheaded Product Lifecycle Management system selection for multi-department client The Pokémon Company International, facilitating the requirements gathering and vendor evaluation process.• As Scrum Master for 7 Agile teams with 9 Jira boards, coached teams, and optimized sprint planning and execution processes, enabling 96% sprint predictability.• Conducted analysis identifying Business Applications support ecosystem gaps, providing strategic recommendations and a progress tracking tool.

Education

• University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

  MBA

  1998 — 2000

• Brigham Young University

  BS

Skills

• Digital Media
• Delphi
• Architectural
• Management Consulting
• Project Management
• Sdlc
• Workshop Facilitation
• Media & Entertainment
• New Business / Proposal Development
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Selection
• Business Analysis
• Functional Requirements
• Use Case Development
• Business Case
• Outsourcing
• Business Transformation
• Requirements Analysis
• Recruiting
• Object Pascal
• Software Development
• Object Oriented Design & Development
• Management
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Consulting
• Program Management
• Proposal Writing
• Business Process Analysis and Design
• Crm
• Package Selection
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Business / Functional Architecture
• Requirements Gathering