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Innovative, technically sophisticated executive offering 20 years of progressive management success in system engineering strategies, including development, direction, validation and rollout of unique products. During tenure at Egenera, Lucent, and Ascend Communications recognized for building strategic alliances to complement product development activities. Strong technical acumen with the ability to quickly establish leadership and credibility within the engineering group and gain the respect of a talented team of engineers. Exceptional experience shaping new engineering organizations from the ground up with emphasis on superior full life-cycle product development utilizing unique engineering product solutions. CORE COMPETENCIES- Strategic Planning and Execution- Engineering Direction- Technical Leadeship- Multi-disciplined Teams- Strategic Alliances- Electronics Manufacturing- Quality Improvement (TQM)- Budget & Cost Control- New Product Launches- Product Development & Delivery- Marketplace Assessments- Startusp, Mergers & AcquisitionsKEY ACHIEVEMENTS* Steered enterprise-class BladeFrame® product and Egenera business success from concept to beta shipment in one year, and awarded patent for PAN, generating $20M for Series-A.* Strategized and drove competitive production rate for Egenera, beating market presence of major players, HP, IBM, Dell, and Sun despite constrained start-up resources. * Built high powered development teams from ground up at three different companies. Excels at mentoring and developing engineering managers, many who are now senior executives.Specialties: Building high powered teams and developing new architectures

Listed skills include Start Ups, Product Development, Cloud Computing, Product Management, and 31 others.

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  University Of Toronto

  Engineering Science