Daniel Puche Email & Phone Number

April 2008 – Sept 2009 – CISCO Systems Inc.Position: Special Projects Technical Lead Engineer STEP. Productivity analyst for all of CISCO engineering (5000 engineers). Infrastructure and SW tools performance improvement programs manager.June 2004 – April 2008 – CISCO Systems Inc. (China)Position: Operations & Development Manager, CISCO Shanghai Office. University Research Program committee advisor. (37 direct/indirect reports)Jan 2001 – June 2004 – CISCO Systems Inc. (Canada)Position: Software Development Manager. GSR platform tunneling and Multicast feature development. (8 direct reports.)October 2000 – 2001:CISCO Systems Inc.Position: Operations Program Manager/ Engineering ManagerOctober 1999 – 2000: CISCO Systems Inc.Position: Quality Systems EngineerResponsible for Quality Improvements in a major Business Unit of CISCO Systems. Participate/Lead Corporate Quality Initiatives

Overall responsibility for process improvements for DevelopmentActivities (2 direct reports)Responsible for IT&S Infrastructure team (5 direct reports)

Responsible for SW development, and process improvements

Overall responsibility for M3i Systems research and development programs, which included project proposals, funding, development policies, and management.Responsibilities included putting together software development programs with CANARIE (Internet-Canada), FAI (Internet-Quebec), PRECARN, and other government agencies. Manage and organize the R&D activities in a company with some 200 software developers and managers.Daily duties included preparation of development requirements and specifications, manpower and financial requirements. During the execution of a project, I was in charge of financial reports and forecasts, quarterly progress reports and annual tax credit reports. Overall project management and followup with product managers and developpers.

Postdoctoral Reasearch Associate

Postdoctoral Fellow