Ray Howell

Ray Howell has a diverse professional background spanning over 25 years. Ray began their career in sales and marketing as the GM of Sales and Marketing at Phenix Ski & Sports, where they successfully developed sales volume and managed a sales force. Ray then transitioned into the IT field, starting as a Senior IT Project Manager at Cable & Wireless and later taking on the role of Director of IT at Vistage International and St. Bernard Software. In these positions, they were responsible for managing operational and project development, network infrastructure, CRM systems, company intranet, and preparing for audits. Ray also worked as an IT Project Manager and BSA at Netconnx, where they created technical specifications and managed development projects. At PayPal, Ray held multiple director roles, including Director of Payments and Credit Quality, Director of QA Release Management and Production Solutions PayPal Credit, and Director of Engineering & Scrum Master - PayPal Credit. Ray played a crucial role in overseeing payments and credit quality, release management, production solutions, and engineering for PayPal Credit. Ray's leadership and technical skills led him to become the VP of Engineering at Dividend Solar, Inc., where they managed engineering operations. Ray also had a stint as a freelancer, working as a Product Owner with oversight of website development, troubleshooting technical issues, hiring and managing developers, and implementing technology vision for companies. Ray's most recent position is as the VP of Technology Operations, QE and Release at Sibly, where they coach the team on agile development, manages production issues, creates automated tests, and handles software release management. Throughout their career, Ray has consistently demonstrated their ability to lead and drive success in various IT and management roles.

Ray Howell received their High School Diploma from Cedarbrae CI between 1977 and 1982. Ray then pursued a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from York University, completing it from 1984 to 1987. In addition to their formal education, Ray Howell obtained certifications in Agile Development, including a Professional Scrum Master I certification from Scrum.org and a PSPO-1 (Product Owner Certification Level 1) also from Scrum.org. Ray furthered their knowledge in project management by completing a Certification in Project Management from UC Berkeley. Ray Howell also participated in Vistage, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this experience.