Will Blackmon

About Will Blackmon

Director of Project Development | Data Science & Machine Learning Development | Agile CSPO®, CSM®Accomplished project development director with hands-on expertise in software development, exploratory data analysis, and machine learning modeling. Software Development Leader with experience organizing and leading complex software projects and aligning technical and business goals to deliver customer-centric solutions. Certified Agile Product Owner (CSPO®) and Scrum Master (CSM®), with a proven ability to enhance productivity, foster innovation, and deliver high-quality applications.

Experience

1. Director of Product Development

   Ovation Data

   Dec 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   As Director of Product Development, I provide leadership grounded in technical depth and operational reliability, driving the development and delivery of our infrastructure platforms and AI-Enhanced software solutions. Leveraging Ovation Data’s 45+ years of expertise in data digitization, transformation, enrichment, movement, and storage of massive datasets, I lead the development of the solutions that enable clients in high-value, data-intensive industries such as Energy Exploration, Media & Entertainment, Biotechnology, and Digital Heritage to unlock the full value of their data.Key Responsibilities: Lead product strategy and execution for Ovation Data’s software platforms supporting: • Secure, high-performance data search, transfer and archival • AI-powered metadata tagging for enhanced search and retrieval of data • Data transformation and organization Build and lead high-performance software engineering team responsible for delivering internal tools and commercial data management solutions at scale. Define product specifications and technical architecture, ensuring scalable, reliable workflows for complex datasets across multiple domains. Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, IT & Infrastructure, Marketing, and Sales to guide product positioning, go-to-market planning, and commercial deployment. Apply Agile development practices to deliver iterative software improvements, ensuring adaptability to evolving customer needs and technological advancements.

Education

• Rice University

  Certificate, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School

  U.S. Naval Nuclear Engineer, Nuclear Engineering

• Purdue University Northwest

  Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence (CS_AI) Certificate , Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence

• Rice University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1993

Skills

• Db2
• Eclipse
• Ms Project
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Business Intelligence
• Software Engineering
• Web Applications
• Architecture
• Rational Team Concert
• Team Management
• Technical Training
• Object Oriented Modeling
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Sql
• Visio
• Project Planning
• Telematics
• Data Modeling
• Scrum Master
• Supply Chain Software
• Database Development
• Perl
• Modeling
• Object Oriented Design
• Process Improvement
• Integration
• Ibm Server Hardware
• Programming
• Software Implementation
• Html
• Agile Transformation
• Coaching Agile Teams
• Supply Chain Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Requirements Analysis
• Management
• Software Project Management
• Software Development