Robert Brian Lima has over 20 years of experience in program and project management, business operations management, and engineering. He is currently a Principal Product Manager at EMC2, where he helps prepare business cases, evaluate product release processes, and support product releases. Previously he was a Principal Program Manager at VCE Company and held several management roles overseeing programs, business operations, and engineering projects at EMC2. He has a background in chemistry and aviation and holds a PMP certification.

1. ROBERT BRIAN LIMA, PMP
4730 Westwood Ct
Dublin, CA 94568
508-294-1688
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
• Program and Project Management of various product and solution projects
• Cross-Organizational Business Management and communication skills
• Project Management Office implementation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMC2
Corporation, Santa Clara, CA 11/99 – Present
Principal Product Manager — DPAS (09/15- Present)
• Prepare and present the business case supporting a particular product or business initiative
• Evaluate and drive product release processes (e.g., pricing strategy, product positioning and long term strategic
business plans) with the objective to assess the right blend of trade-offs to maximize the product impact in the
marketplace
• Leverage product/business knowledge to assist cross-functional groups in support of product releases, including
Product Marketing and field personnel
• Support product releases with the back-end infrastructure readiness for configurator planning and requirements
• Focal point for all IT planning, testing to align to availability date
• Support product licensing planning for product releases, business, and sales initiatives
• Collaborate with PdM, Marketing, Sales, and Program Management in support of the go-to-market plan
VCE COMPANY, Santa Clara, CA 03/10 – 09/15
Principal Program Manager — Interlock (06/14-09/15)
• Built strong relationships with Cisco and other strategic partners working with Product Management and Engineering
teams in order to facilitate program development, enablement and overall VCE pipeline development
• Provided guidance for new product opportunities. Ensured Product Management and Engineering understood, applied
and executed upon the Product Roadmaps of Cisco
• Built and maintained relationships with various VCE organizations. Extensive coordination cross-functionally with
MKT, ENG and Sales to ensure programs were accepted and supported
• Managed Quarterly Technical Reviews between VCE Executives and Cisco Executives.
• Managed the delivery of Cisco Roadmaps to VCE and also host Interlock meetings to drive product integration in a
timely manner
Sr. Manager, Business Operations (03/10 – 06/14)
• Managed key business operations activities and continuous improvement of the processes. Analyzed data to provide
decision support to executive management
• Identified key operational and performance metrics to measure business performance and drive reporting activities
• Collaborated with the PMO to develop and update the Life Cycle Process. Provided Solution Engineering (SE)
requirements and internal processes to the PMO ensuring the high level process included all SE inputs and outputs
• Acted as a liaison and interfaced cross-functionally to maintain communication between business groups; Participated
in the development of overall objectives and long-term goals of the organization
• Contributed to development and managed the execution of systems and local tools to drive consistency and efficiency
in managing the business; Participated in project/initiative prioritization process
• Managed the activities of 2 direct and 5 Matrix reports; Oversaw the work of vendors and cross-functional project
teams
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EMC2
Corporation, Hopkinton, MA 11/99 – 03/10
Principal Program Manager — Global Solutions Center (03/07- 03/10)
• Actively participated in the creation and implementation of the Global Solutions PMO
• Provided cross functional leadership on multiple complex projects that affected organizational long-term goals and
objectives. Managed action items to ensure issues were documented, tracked and resolved in a timely manner
• Managed multiple teams and provided work direction, training and development of team members
• Resolved complex problems, anticipated changes and redirected efforts as necessary
• Communicated program status, program readiness, and business issues and risks across organization and to
management, including Sr. Management and Executives
Sr. Global Program Manager — EMC Disk Library (01/06-03/07)
• Led the planning, development and execution of global product deployment plans for the EMC Disk Library working
with all functions including Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, CSE (Beta), Professional Services,
Customer Services, Customer Support, Training, Manufacturing, Sales and Corporate Quality
• Managed Cross functional PMT’s and Tiger Teams to achieve program deliverables on time and cost adhering to the
EMC lifecycle management process (LC300)
• Communicated program status, program readiness buisness and techical issues and risks and their resolution to
management including executive management at the BMT level
• Conducted the Steady State cross functional PMT to manage the Disk Library customer install base.
• Contributed to improvements in procedures and best practices within Program Management
IT Project Manager — Process Portfolio Management Group (12/03-01/06)
• Worked with business units to identify, prioritize and scope process development initiatives as they relate to IT
solutions. Maintained effective communication between the business unit, PPMG and IT in regards to project status
• Turned solution delivery requests into project plans, detailed workplans and timelines to meet the needs of functional
management and process owners
Hardware Engineer — Storage Platform Operations (11/99 – 12/03)
• Drove EMC’s requirements for a Real-Time Collaboration tool in developing e4eNet’s start-up product; created
project timelines for beta releases, tested and reported on beta status including tracking bug fixes through completion;
scheduled and managed supplier connections to DMZ server and supplier testing of beta releases
• Managed and implemented an internally designed tool for automation of data collection, bundling, and transfer;
created process flow and project schedule for programming (3 different groups), testing and training
• Developed training material for internal tool and supplied training to Engineering, SBM, and Suppliers
AutoImmune Inc., Lexington, MA Sr. Process Development Associate 6/98 – 9/99
Hybridon Inc., Milford, MA Process Development Associate III 7/96 - 6/98
Alpha-Beta Technology, Smithfield, RI Quality Assurance Specialist II 6/92 - 7/96
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate
Worcester State College, Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bridgewater State College, Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science
Commercial licensed and Instrument Rated Pilot