Brent Serbin Email & Phone Number

Regina, Sk

Assisting Canadian Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) clients with technology innovation to achieve long-term business growth. Provide strategic business and technology advice to founders and management teams. Develop linkages between academic, public and private sector organizations to further technology innovation on a national and international scale. Specialization in business planning, leadership, microelectronics, information, communications, and advanced manufacturing technology.

Reporting into President of INS business unit. Led a global network of design centers focused on the development of telecommunications, networking, high-performance computing, and consumer electronic products for many of the world’s largest OEMs. Directed large cross-functional teams of engineers (hardware, ASIC, software, mechanical, test), sales, marketing, human resources, IT, and finance professionals.Led business development, marketing, proposal generation, engineering, functional test, new product introduction (NPI), volume manufacturing ramp, and program management activities.

Directed product development, sustaining, and cost reduction activities for OM3500, Connect DX, LH1600, and OC48 optical network product lines.

Led product development activities for Business Communications Manager. BCM is an office in a box solution with IP telephony services, soft-switch functionality, data services (router, firewall, security, QoS), voicemail, and call-center services.Full P&L ownership for $120M Small System Messaging Products business. Products include: Norstar VoiceMail, Norstar FlashTalk, ACD, and IVR solutions.

General Manager of Calgary office reporting directly to the President.Led business development and marketing activities, managed P&L, delivered engineering and product design services, and managed all staff at Calgary office.

Executive Development Program

M.Sc.E.E., Vlsi, Data Communcations Engineering

B.Sc.E.E., Electrical Engineering

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