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

Product Management

Started by leading internal solutions and apps used by the world's 2nd largest bio-technology company, then managing SaaS products and mobile apps used globally by the Fortune 100.

Engineering / Technical Aptitude

My strongest attribute is a strong technical aptitude.  I'm completely self-taught in technology (studied business).  Started with an Apple IIe and writing in Q-Basic as a young kid.

Team Leadership

I've always valued being a mentor and senior resource for my teams.  In many roles, I've had the pleasure of people management, overseeing project resources, and/or leading strategy.

Two-Way Radio (Public Safety)

From a two-way Radio enthusiast in the Boy Scouts, to a Ham operator as a young adult (KI6TZF),  to volunteering for FEMA as a Communications leader.  Learn more here.

Achievements

Fun Facts

Countries Traveled

13

Hours Worked

45,000

Radios Managed

950

Testimonials

Resume

Experience

2019 - Present
Private

Principal 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 / Roche

Product / 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
Genentech

IT 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 Phoenix

Business Management

A.A.

2008-2009
Chabot College

Business Management

Certificate

Product Skills

95%

Strategic Thinking

Business Analysis

100%

Stakeholder Management

90%

Epic and User Story Development

90%

Technical Skills

Public Safety Technology

95%

Web (PHP, Python, HTML/CSS)

80%

Data & BI (SQL, PowerBI, etc)  

90%

Agile Software (JIRA, Confluence, etc)

95%

Productivity (MS Office, Google Docs)

100%

Knowledge

  • Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Flexibility
  • SaaS
  • Mobile Apps
  • Mac
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Strong Technical Aptitude

Certificates

SAFe 4 Agilist Certification

Scaled Agile, Inc.
June 2019

CCBA (Certified Business Analyst)

IIBA
September 2016

ITIL - Capability in Business Analysis

AXELOS
August 2016

ITIL
Foundations

AXELOS
August 2015

Apple Certified Support Professional

Apple
June 2010

Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate

Microsoft
June 2010

A+ Certified Professional IT Tech

CompTIA
March 2008

Certified Desktop Support Technician

Microsoft
March 2008

Public Safety Resume

Experience

2015 - Present
California
Task 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 Team

Technology & 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
Genentech
First 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
Hawaii

Hurricane 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

95%

Deployment Experience

Communications & Technology

100%

EMT & Hazmat Technician

90%

Plans & Incident Command

90%

Technical Skills

Public Safety Software & Tech

95%

Electrical Engineering

80%

Satellite Radio & Phones

90%

Networking

95%

Two-way Radio

100%

Knowledge

  • Communications
  • Tech Info
  • Plans
  • Incident Commander
  • EMT
  • Logs
  • Hazmat
  • First Responder Operations
  • HAM Radio

Certificates

FEMA Communication Specialist

FEMA
November 2016

Emergency Medical Technician

NREMT
March 2015 (no longer current)

HAM Radio License (KI6TZF)

FCC
September 2008

FEMA NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700a, 800b

FEMA
July 2012

First Responder Operations

Cal EMA
July 2012

Hazmat Industry Technician

Cal EMA
July 2012

Confined Space Awareness

Lee & Associates
July 2012

Water Ops Awareness

CA-TF3
September 2015

WMD / Terrorism Awareness

Texas A&M (TEEX)
September 2015

Enhanced Ops in Contaminated Env.

FEMA
September 2015

Guard Card

State of California
March 2002

Portfolio

SoundCloud Audio

SoundCloud Audio

SoundCloud
Media Project 2

Detailed Project 2

Detailed
Vimeo Video 1

Vimeo Video 1

Vimeo Videos
Media Project 1

Detailed Project 1

Detailed
Mockup Design 1

Mockup Design 1

Mockups
YouTube Video 1

YouTube Video 1

YouTube Videos

Media Gallery

Coming soon...

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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.



Contact

San Francisco Bay Area

+1 (510) 750-4090

mike@gyru12.com

Freelance Available