• Ref# 14626684
• Director of Product Design in Washington

Summary:

• 20 years experience in engineering and product development. 15 year experience team leadership and management.
• In depth experience of consumer electronics user interface expectations and needs.
• In depth knowledge of GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS based mobile devices.
• Strong knowledge of mobile terminal hardware and software architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Building and leading teams.

Experience Summary:

Director, Product Design

• Leading product development efforts for consumer electronics from concept through validation and post-launch. Refined product life cycling from five months to two months.
• Simplifying processes for acquisition of new customers and improve standard business practices.
• Leading design implementation efforts and overseeing team of product line managers. Directly affected Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Danger products.
• Leading Requirements team to define features and performance criteria for mobile phones.
• Demonstrated ability to lead team in developing clear and achievable requirements for GSM, EDGE, and UMTS mobile terminals.
• Extensive technological knowledge including browsing (WAP, HTML), GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, Java, SIM/USIM cards, OTA and remote device management, FOTA, OMA/SyncML DM and DS, Middleware Architecture, battery drain, Bluetooth, and RF performance.
• Commercialized FOTA, OMA DM, and OTA SIM provisioning system, leading to routine optimization of devices in customer's hands.
• Developed and deployed a Browser Based consumer self help systems, launched a web based help system delivering handset help information to all mobile terminals, reducing care calls.
• Creating, developing, and implementing process to more clearly define handset compliance issues.
• Java application Validations process - increased the Java Applet validation capabilities from 4 applications a week to over 30 apps a week with out increase headcount.
• Lead Contract negotiations
• Responsible to OPeX for the team (11 to 20 people) and CAPeX budgets for projects ranging from 500K to 15 million.
• Evaluated new and potential Handset OEM's
• Hiring and training of new employees.