Name variants:
Vasantha Kostojohn
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 14, 2022
Email
va**@allrecipes.com, vb**@hotmail.com
Location
Des Moines, IA
Company
Workplace
Senior Manager, Product
Seattle, WA
Industry
Internet, Computer Related Services Eating Place Information Retrieval Services, Services Not Elsewhere Classified, Eating Place, Nonclassifiable Establishments
Colleagues
Work History
Program Manager
Managed partner relationships and coordinated development deliverables. Designed & wrote functional specs for new family calendar features.
Jan 2008 — Jan 2009
Senior Lead Program Manager - Windows
Led release effort for Windows Search & Organize feature set for Windows Vista. Started planning for Windows 7 desktop search.
May 2005 — Dec 2007
Lead Program Manager - Smart Personal Objects
Managed all consumer applications (channels) for the MSN Direct service which delivers content to devices such as smart watches, home weather clocks
Nov 2003 — May 2005
Program Manager - MSN Money
Managed the release process for the Money 2004, MSN Money, and MSN Money Plus releases. Defined and drove feature development in the Bills area across the MSN Money product line. Facilitated...
Jun 2000 — Nov 2003
Program Manager - TransPoint
Delivered the version 1 Software Developer’s Kit for the Biller Integration System. Designed a publishing system for partners.
May 1998 — Jun 2000
Program Manager - MSN Internet Access
Drove development & release of MSN Online Setup.
Aug 1997 — May 1998
Education
1993 — 1997
Occupations
Executive
Senior Director
Senior Manager
Program Director
Partner
Chief Executive
Operations Manager
Skills
Product Management
User Experience
Program Management
Mobile Applications
Agile Methodologies
Software Development
Web Applications
Product Planning
Strategic Partnerships
Scrum
Agile Project Management
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Project Management
Software Design
Mobile Devices
Business Strategy
Content Management
Strategy