Bob Bach Email & Phone Number

Willowbrook, Illinois, United States

Willowbrook, Illinois, United States

Willowbrook Il

Currently leading a software engineering team that is developing innovative battery management solutions and tools for the transportation industry. I am responsible for new platform development and Americas region custom software products with development in the following areas:Embedded SoftwareAndroid Software Common Reusable Software ArchitecturesAlgorithm DevelopmentMy responsibilities also include goal setting for the team, planning and executing software… Show more Currently leading a software engineering team that is developing innovative battery management solutions and tools for the transportation industry. I am responsible for new platform development and Americas region custom software products with development in the following areas:Embedded SoftwareAndroid Software Common Reusable Software ArchitecturesAlgorithm DevelopmentMy responsibilities also include goal setting for the team, planning and executing software development projects, driving improvement initiatives, and collaborating with Product Management and Account Management functions. Show less

Arlington Heights

Led an R&D team responsible for feature development and regional R&D support of Evolved Packet Core products for North American customers.Was chosen by senior management to help lead the creation of a U.S. based R&D team. Was responsible for driving the integration of ex-Motorola staff with NSN Packet Core organization, and transition to Agile scrum based development practices. I manage a multi-functional team through all phases of feature development including feasibility study and… Show more Led an R&D team responsible for feature development and regional R&D support of Evolved Packet Core products for North American customers.Was chosen by senior management to help lead the creation of a U.S. based R&D team. Was responsible for driving the integration of ex-Motorola staff with NSN Packet Core organization, and transition to Agile scrum based development practices. I manage a multi-functional team through all phases of feature development including feasibility study and estimation, requirements, implementation, and test on an LTE MME product.Collaborated with customer operations, deployment, and account teams to maintain a regional R&D support function for key North American customer lab and deployment activities. Improved customer satisfaction by improving R&D analysis time for issues found in customer labs and production deployments. Prepare and present R&D quality analysis and improvement plans to customer executives. Show less

Arlington Heights

Directed a team of 40+ engineers across multiple locations in the U.S. and India to create a high availability ATCA platform for an LTE MME product.Led a diverse team of architects and developers creating platform, transport, middleware, operations and maintenance, and security features. Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle using both Agile and waterfall practices. Performed comprehensive project management including scheduling, resource planning, budgeting, risk… Show more Directed a team of 40+ engineers across multiple locations in the U.S. and India to create a high availability ATCA platform for an LTE MME product.Led a diverse team of architects and developers creating platform, transport, middleware, operations and maintenance, and security features. Managed all phases of the software development lifecycle using both Agile and waterfall practices. Performed comprehensive project management including scheduling, resource planning, budgeting, risk management, and status presentations to senior management. Responsible for headcount and capital budget of more than $4M. Performed a critical path role in a team of 135+ engineers as platform manager. Collaborated with other functional team managers on product level integration plans highly dependent on platform deliverables. Show less

Schaumburg, Il

Drove the development of a common platform for the iDEN Melody solution which consolidated five core products into a single ATCA chassis. Led a team of 30+ engineers distributed between the U.S., Russia, and India through all development phases.

Schaumburg, Il

Oversaw the development and customer deployment of the iDEN Reference Platform for the iDEN Mobile Data Gateway product.

Schaumburg, Il

Recruited as a Software Engineer following two successful internships. Promoted four times over seven years to roles with increasing responsibility within the iDEN site controller development team.