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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009 - 2010 NthSocial, Inc. San Francisco, CA NthSocial helps bridge the gap between advertisers and social networking web use rs. NthSocial's approach generates superior performance relative to competing st rategies, expands penetration of ads to high yield customer segments, and extend s brand loyalty virally throughout social networks. Vice President Product Management (Consultant) (2009 - 2010) * Responsible for NthSocial's Web, Ad4Good and Mobile applications. * Responsible for Agile based product development including PHP, JQuery, MySQL a nd Flash/Flex effort. 2006 -2009 SOAtel, Inc. San Francisco, CA SOAtel, Inc. was created to enable rapid creation of custom mobile applications and games via any internet browser using pre-tested drag-and-drop Service Orient ed Architecture based components. Secure solutions could be easily created span ning the communications, entertainment and mobility markets to provide context a ware social networking, location and messaging based applications. Co-Founder (2006 - 2009) * Co-Founded SOAtel to enable rapid creation of personalized applications for th e consumer and enterprise marketplace based on a Platform as a Service (PaaS) mo dular component architecture framework and a hosted rapid application creation p ortal. * Created term sheets, investor presentations, and models of markets, competitor s, headcount, asset requirements, revenue projections and capital structure. Cr eated financial pro forma projections. * Created a Java Webstart based Application Creation Portal, SOA / PaaS based Se rver Framework; SIP based SOA components, and multiple clients for Blackberry 88 00 series, Nokia S60 series and Motorola RAZR2 series mobile devices. SOAportal and SOAcomponents are operational, tested and viewable at www.soatel.com. * Created Open Cable Application Platform client for Tru2Way interactive televis ion and IP set-top boxes. 2005 - 2006 BEA Systems, Inc., (Acquired by Oracle) San Francisco, CA BEA, Inc. was a leading provider of enterprise application infrastructure soluti ons spanning Java Application Servers, transaction processing monitors, SOA and business process management, user interaction and Web 2.0, identity management, business intelligence, enterprise content management and vertical-specific techn ologies. Sr. Manager, Product Management - Weblogic Communications Platform Applications / Tools (2005 - 2006) * Reported to divisional General Manager with responsibility for defining BEA's Service Creation Environment and the convergence strategy for Service Oriented A rchitectures (SOA) and Legacy / Next Generation Communications Networks includin g the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). * Responsible for Weblogic Workshop tools for the Weblogic Communications Platfo rm. * Responsible for 3rd party applications on the Weblogic Communications Platform . * Offered the position of Director of the Weblogic Communications Platform PLM o rganization. 2004 - 2005 Ubiquity Software, Inc., (Acquired by Avaya) Redwood City, CA Ubiquity's award-winning mobile and VoIP focused Application Server is the leadi ng carrier-class platform and programmable, application creation environment in the market, allowing providers to develop and deploy next-generation converged c ommunications services, such as voice enabled Multi-player gaming and mobile vid eo. Director - Product Management (2004 - 2005) * Led a team of Senior Product Managers responsible for Ubiquity's IMS / SIP App lication Server Service Creation Environment, Event Framework, Next Generation S ervice Portfolio and Developers Network. 1996 - 2003 interWAVE Communications, Intl. (Acquired by ADC Telecommunication)
Mountain View, CA and Paris, France InterWAVE was a NASDAQ-traded provider of end-to-end wireless broadband and cell ular/PCS network solutions that deliver wireless services and applications to en terprise and public environments worldwide. Director - Product Management, Next Generation Products (2000 to 2003) Senior Marketing Manager - Europe, Middle East and Africa (1998 to 1999) * Hired as first Product Manager for this venture-funded start-up to create Prod uct Management Organization three years prior to IPO. * Managed all 12 product lines and creation of business models. * Cumulative revenue grew from $0 over $150 Million USD. Sold in over 50 countri es. * Multiple product lines still being sold by ADC under the UltraWave Network-InA-Box, UltraWave BSS and UltraWave MSC brands. * Responsible for technical due diligence resulting in acquisition of Gbase, Inc . and ADC Microcellular, Inc. 1993 - 1996 Nortel Networks Dallas, TX Nortel Networks delivers networking and communications services and infrastructu re for customers in more than 150 countries. Nortel Networks generated revenue of +9 Billion USD for 2003. Senior Strategic Marketing Specialist - Wireless PCS (1994 to 1996) Cellular Software Design Engineer - Cellular (1993 to 1994) * Managed business plan model, pricing, and product marketing for the Base Stati on portion of the PCS Wireless portfolio. Total Base Station revenue was over $ 1 billion from 1994 to 1996. * Senior Strategic Marketing Specialist for the rapid growth PCS Wireless Networ ks business. Contributed to business development, due diligence of potential cus tomers, sales presentations, network planning and provisioning for networks valu ed at up to $167 million. Promoted to Manager of Product Management for PCS radi o products. * Helped grow strategic marketing department from a staff of 2 to 10 as Wireless Networks Division revenues increased from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in one y ear. * Selected to identify and analyze strengths and weaknesses of the two major PCS technology solutions available at the time and to clearly summarize and communi cate the best CDMA/GSM marketing strategy to Nortel executive management. Presen ted selected CDMA/GSM comparison results to investors and executive staff of fut ure PCS operators. 1987 - 1992 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Boulder, CO and Pasadena, CA NASA has a rich history of unique scientific and technological achievements in h uman space flight, aeronautics, space science, and space applications. Research Assistant - Bioserve Space Technologies (1990 to 1992) Research Assistant - Center for Space Construction (1991) Hardware Design Engineer - Jet Propulsion Labs (1989) Director - Center for Undergraduate Student Payloads (1987 to 1990) * Member of the 20-person team at Jet Propulsion Labs responsible for designing and building the high resolution camera that visited Mars on the Mars Observer a nd Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft. * Responsible for overseeing the design, construction and testing of all non-mec hanical aspects of a payload that flew on the Space Shuttle several times. * Created, organized and led the first student-run NASA R&D center in the nation with teams of up to 40. * Assisted in developing a support model for International Space Station constru ction. EDUCATION University of Colorado - Boulder Colorado, USA 1990-1992 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering * Emphasis in Digital Signal and Image Processing
1985-1989 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 1985-1989 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Additional Information Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Candidate Board Membership Ex Advisory Board Member at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford Ireland . Patents Wireless network having a virtual HLR and method of operating the same; Cellular network having a concentrated base transceiver station and a plurality of remot e transceivers; Terminal Device Emulator; Private cellular network with a public network interface and a wireless local area network extension; Method for commu nication between a PBX terminal and a public wireless network via a private wire less network; Private Community Gateway Service Node; Intelligent private 3G net work and method of operating the same; Tower top cellular communication devices and method for operating the same; Distributed cellular network communication sy stem. Organizational Memberships * 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) - Original member and voting delegat e to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (Antipolis, France). The 3GPP is res ponsible for definition of the next generation of fixed and cellular/PCS network s and the evolution of GSM to IMS / NGN / UMTS / 4G and LTE - (1998-2003). * European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) - Voting Delegate to Ge neral Assembly (1997-2003). ~ References Available Upon Request ~
Mountain View, CA and Paris, France InterWAVE was a NASDAQ-traded provider of end-to-end wireless broadband and cell ular/PCS network solutions that deliver wireless services and applications to en terprise and public environments worldwide. Director - Product Management, Next Generation Products (2000 to 2003) Senior Marketing Manager - Europe, Middle East and Africa (1998 to 1999) * Hired as first Product Manager for this venture-funded start-up to create Prod uct Management Organization three years prior to IPO. * Managed all 12 product lines and creation of business models. * Cumulative revenue grew from $0 over $150 Million USD. Sold in over 50 countri es. * Multiple product lines still being sold by ADC under the UltraWave Network-InA-Box, UltraWave BSS and UltraWave MSC brands. * Responsible for technical due diligence resulting in acquisition of Gbase, Inc . and ADC Microcellular, Inc. 1993 - 1996 Nortel Networks Dallas, TX Nortel Networks delivers networking and communications services and infrastructu re for customers in more than 150 countries. Nortel Networks generated revenue of +9 Billion USD for 2003. Senior Strategic Marketing Specialist - Wireless PCS (1994 to 1996) Cellular Software Design Engineer - Cellular (1993 to 1994) * Managed business plan model, pricing, and product marketing for the Base Stati on portion of the PCS Wireless portfolio. Total Base Station revenue was over $ 1 billion from 1994 to 1996. * Senior Strategic Marketing Specialist for the rapid growth PCS Wireless Networ ks business. Contributed to business development, due diligence of potential cus tomers, sales presentations, network planning and provisioning for networks valu ed at up to $167 million. Promoted to Manager of Product Management for PCS radi o products. * Helped grow strategic marketing department from a staff of 2 to 10 as Wireless Networks Division revenues increased from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion in one y ear. * Selected to identify and analyze strengths and weaknesses of the two major PCS technology solutions available at the time and to clearly summarize and communi cate the best CDMA/GSM marketing strategy to Nortel executive management. Presen ted selected CDMA/GSM comparison results to investors and executive staff of fut ure PCS operators. 1987 - 1992 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Boulder, CO and Pasadena, CA NASA has a rich history of unique scientific and technological achievements in h uman space flight, aeronautics, space science, and space applications. Research Assistant - Bioserve Space Technologies (1990 to 1992) Research Assistant - Center for Space Construction (1991) Hardware Design Engineer - Jet Propulsion Labs (1989) Director - Center for Undergraduate Student Payloads (1987 to 1990) * Member of the 20-person team at Jet Propulsion Labs responsible for designing and building the high resolution camera that visited Mars on the Mars Observer a nd Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft. * Responsible for overseeing the design, construction and testing of all non-mec hanical aspects of a payload that flew on the Space Shuttle several times. * Created, organized and led the first student-run NASA R&D center in the nation with teams of up to 40. * Assisted in developing a support model for International Space Station constru ction. EDUCATION University of Colorado - Boulder Colorado, USA 1990-1992 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering * Emphasis in Digital Signal and Image Processing
1985-1989 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering 1985-1989 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Additional Information Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Candidate Board Membership Ex Advisory Board Member at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford Ireland . Patents Wireless network having a virtual HLR and method of operating the same; Cellular network having a concentrated base transceiver station and a plurality of remot e transceivers; Terminal Device Emulator; Private cellular network with a public network interface and a wireless local area network extension; Method for commu nication between a PBX terminal and a public wireless network via a private wire less network; Private Community Gateway Service Node; Intelligent private 3G net work and method of operating the same; Tower top cellular communication devices and method for operating the same; Distributed cellular network communication sy stem. Organizational Memberships * 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) - Original member and voting delegat e to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (Antipolis, France). The 3GPP is res ponsible for definition of the next generation of fixed and cellular/PCS network s and the evolution of GSM to IMS / NGN / UMTS / 4G and LTE - (1998-2003). * European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) - Voting Delegate to Ge neral Assembly (1997-2003). ~ References Available Upon Request ~
