Technical director

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_director

• Defines the technological strategy with the development team of each project: pipeline, tools, and key development procedures.
• Assesses technical risk and mitigation plan.
• Establishes standards and procedures to track and measure project's progression.
• Evaluates development team(s), identifying strengths, problem areas, and developing plans for improving performance.
• Evaluates interview candidates for technical positions.
• Scouts for and evaluates new technology and tools as opportunities for innovation and development excellence.
• Oversees technical design documentation process for correctness and timeliness.
• Provides input to the other disciplines on the practicality of initial design goals and impact to the overall project timeline.
• Evaluates software implementation on design and task thoroughness
• Helps to identify high risk areas for the Project Director.
• Identifies weak software systems that need code improvement and schedules corrective action, when possible.
• Creates automated test process for system features, where possible, and contributes to the build system.
• Aids in all stages of post-production including during finalizing