Chief Technical Officer, Carrier Solutions
Richardson, Tx
- Developed long-term vision for products and technologies, which increased sales and profit margins for a $400M per year business. Led two engineering teams through various stages of new product development, compliance testing, production and cost reduction. Mentored and coached engineers.- Led development of several outdoor access solutions (e.g. AT&T U-verse outdoor electronics cabinets), which had sales of over $1 Billion during a 5 year period with high profit margins.- Developed several solutions with electronics from Alcatel-Lucent, Adtran, Tellabs and Fujitsu, power solutions from GE, Eltek and Emerson and batteries from SAFT, Enersys, C&D and NorthStar.- Led the selection and due diligence for investment in a company, which resulted in a profit of $40M. - Established development and test guidelines of several IP, GPON based access solutions for AT&T, CenturyLink, Frontier and Verizon customers, which reduced product introduction time by 20%.- Interfaced with chief technical officers, vice-presidents, and directors in the customer base on a regular basis and presented various products and solutions.