Mike Comer
Principal Product Manager
Mike Comer
About Mike
Passionate Product Manager with years’ experience in principal and global product roles, including building and go-to-market of successful on-prem and SaaS products. Balancing my professional experience with + years’ volunteering as an Emergency First Responder and Disaster Service Worker, and lifelong interest in radio comms & software engineering as side-projects.
- Title Principal Product Manager
- Residence San Francisco Bay Area
- Address Castro Valley, CA, USA
- e-mail mike@gyru12.com
- Phone +1 (510) 750-4090
What I Do
Achievements
Fun Facts
Countries Traveled
13Hours Worked
45,000Radios Managed
950Testimonials
I strongly recommend Michael Comer for any employment, training, or post-secondary education in the field of Information Technology.
Mike is so competent, helpful, and dedicated that I am convinced he would do an outstanding job for any organization.
Michael can solve almost any technical problem and displays great pride in maintaining any computer network that he is associated with.
Resume
Experience
2019 - Present
PrivatePrincipal Product Manager
Responsible for Mobile Apps and Public Safety Critical Event Management solutions. Including key products such as Nixle, Community Engagement, Member Portal, and integrations with FEMA IPAWS & Google Public Alerts (including PSPS)
2013-2019
Genentech / RocheProduct / Solution Manager
Responsible for Document Management tools, member of the Global Enterprise Collaboration team, based in San Francisco, Ca. and reporting to headquarters in Basel, Switzerland
2010-2013
GenentechIT Systems Specialist
Deskside and Service Desk IT systems specialist for 18k users on-campus and 5k more in field sales. Even mix of Mac and PC, with 20k mobile users. Extended member of Third-Level Desktop Support.
Education
2011-2012
University of PhoenixBusiness Management
A.A.
2008-2009
Chabot CollegeBusiness Management
Certificate
Product Skills
Strategic Thinking
Business Analysis
Stakeholder Management
Epic and User Story Development
Technical Skills
Public Safety Technology
Web (PHP, Python, HTML/CSS)
Data & BI (SQL, PowerBI, etc)
Agile Software (JIRA, Confluence, etc)
Productivity (MS Office, Google Docs)
Knowledge
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Flexibility
- SaaS
- Mobile Apps
- Mac
- Mobile Device Management
- Strong Technical Aptitude
Certificates
SAFe 4 Agilist Certification
CCBA (Certified Business Analyst)
ITIL - Capability in Business Analysis
ITIL
Foundations
Apple Certified Support Professional
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
A+ Certified Professional IT Tech
Certified Desktop Support Technician
Public Safety Resume
Experience
2015 - Present
CaliforniaTask Force 3
Comm Team Coordinator
Disaster Service Worker and Communications Team Lead on California Task Force 3, part of FEMA’s National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, and California OES (Office of Emergency Services), sponsored by a civilian agreement with Menlo Park Fire Dept. Occasionally serve as Communication’s “Evaluator” and/or “Controller” on a per-diem basis for California Fire and Rescue Training.
2012-2019
Genentech First Alert TeamTechnology & Comm Lead
Lead Business Systems Analyst and Technical SME for Emergency Services Systems. Radio System Administrator / Principal Engineer of large MotoTRBO system of 950+ subscriber units between linked sites. Developed a custom web application “Pager Tool”.
2012-2017
GenentechFirst Alert Team
EMT / First Responder
As a highly respected emergency response team, this team is the first response to ~1300 emergency/911 calls per year; involving medical, hazardous materials, and fire emergencies. Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award, Responder of the Year Award (twice in five years).
Deployments & Major Exercises
2024
Menlo Park, CA.San Andres Rising Exercise
Controller & Evaluator, Comm
2022
Sonoma, CA.Sentinel Response Exercise
Controller, Comm & Technology
2019
Charlotte, NC.Hurricane Dorian
PIO & Communications
2019
Los Angeles, CA.Southern Wind Exercise
Evaluator, Communications
2018
Butte County, CA.Camp Fire
Communications Lead
2018
HawaiiHurricane Lane
Communications Lead
2018
Sacramento, CA.Sentinel Response Exercise
Player, Communications Specialist
2017
Eaglin Air Force Base, FL.Hurricane Irma
Communications Specialist
2015
San Jose, CA.Urban Shield
Controller, Communications
2014
South San Francisco, CA.Urban Shield
Player, Site Communications
Public Safety Skills
Deployment Experience
Communications & Technology
EMT & Hazmat Technician
Plans & Incident Command
Technical Skills
Public Safety Software & Tech
Electrical Engineering
Satellite Radio & Phones
Networking
Two-way Radio
Knowledge
- Communications
- Tech Info
- Plans
- Incident Commander
- EMT
- Logs
- Hazmat
- First Responder Operations
- HAM Radio
Certificates
FEMA Communication Specialist
Emergency Medical Technician
HAM Radio License (KI6TZF)
FEMA NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700a, 800b
First Responder Operations
Hazmat Industry Technician
Confined Space Awareness
Water Ops Awareness
WMD / Terrorism Awareness
Enhanced Ops in Contaminated Env.
Guard Card
Portfolio
Media Gallery
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Blog
Welcome to my personal Blog - documenting key events from my life.
Note: Some media/downloads are password protected - hit me up if you need access.
