David Noftz, Mba, Ms Email & Phone Number

Niles, Illinois, United States

Niles, IL

Chicago, IL

• Managed a cross-functional multi-national team through planning, execution, testing, and global launch of mobile devices. Drove the efforts of the engineering team, global test team, supply chain team, and go-to-market.
• Launched 29 mobile devices to market, including the critically acclaimed Moto Z2 Force, Moto G4, Moto G, and Moto X.
• Pulled in global product launch schedule by 6 weeks, increased first quarter sales volume by 900,000 units. Go-To-Market team indicated a 900k unit upside in the first quarter of sales if the launch date could be.
• Developed new internal process for obtaining Google approval on global Android devices. Designed and piloted a method for obtaining timely Google approvals on products intended for a global customer base across.

Schaumburg, IL

• Served as the Project Leader for three development teams which were split across two sites (Schaumburg, IL and Chandler, AZ). 25 total direct reports.
• Responsible for scheduling, staffing, tactical and strategic decision-making, plus all performance management duties for direct reports.
• Improved engineering productivity 250%, maintained quality standards. Researched and implemented agile software development process (Extreme Programming) to develop new product amid strict deadlines and constantly.
• Rescued struggling project, delivered product on schedule. Assumed responsibility for development team that was six months behind schedule on a two-year project. Analyzed overall structure, reorganized team, eliminated.

Schaumburg, IL

• Technical leader for a five-member engineering team developing Astro 3.1 digital conventional two-way radio functionality in the dispatch console. Responsible for creating the high-level design, delegating development.
• Wrote portions of the dispatch console customer user manuals and assisted in writing the marketing system planners.
• Redefined management of Motorola Control Centers department intern program. Led managers through prioritization exercise to identify 12 intern assignments. Delegated direct management of each intern to manager in.
• Reduced software build time from 16 hours to three hours. Streamlined software build process, cut waste and unnecessary steps, analyzed and determined optimal computer for building software. Procured more efficient.

Schaumburg, IL

• Architected, implemented, and tested software for the Astro 1.7, Astro 3.0, and Astro 5.0 two-way radio dispatch console releases.
• Served as the department interface to System Integration and Test, troubleshooted console problems in the lab, maintained the consoles in the test system, and participated in system testing.
• Achieved 775% increase in productivity and improved quality using reverse engineering tool. Created simple processes to use reverse engineering tool for a troublesome legacy software system which contained released.

Bs, Computer Engineering

Mba, Leadership And Change Management

Graduated with distinction

Ms, Computer Science