• Ref# 1942434542
• VP Product Line Management in California

Summary:

Executive with unique blend of product management and engineering success, with over 23 years of progressive leadership experience in the Telecommunications industry.

Product Management: Built / led high-powered team of 25+ PLMs & architects, building and launching voice / multi-service solutions on 7200/7500 platforms w/ over $100M P&L responsibility; achieved $2.5M per head contribution for VoIP.  Initiated multi-faceted NMS resulting in successful launching of carrier solutions. Led strategic direction for low end routers w/ differentiated services against formidable Cisco.

Engineering: Led team of 90+ dev. & test team spread across 4 states - including off-shore facility (India) - driving most successful Cisco mid-range routers: 7200 / 7400 / 7301 / 6400, w/ over $500M in revenues.

Architecture: Adept in handling technical subjects both at high-level (service / implementation architectures) and at detailed level (e.g., design, message flows, s/w development).

Leadership: Built high morale / collaborative teams committed to quality and meeting aggressive milestones.

Experience Summary:

Vice President of Product Line Management

• Business Leader for VoIP solution for next generation secure routers and branch-in-a-box solution spanning multiple products and BUs, including Microsoft collaboration
• Leading PLM/ PM teams to set the strategic and tactical direction for the company with focus on SMB, Carrier based Managed Services, and OEMs.  Responsible for feature priorities, roadmaps, core/custom s/w release mgmt, pricing / margins, product life cycle, competitive analysis, and OEM partner & customer interfacing.