Tom Davidson Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Australia / New Zealand

• Technical Sales Representative in Australia & New Zealand for globally recognised electronics manufacturers. I promote products, work with manufacturers and distributors on product training, engineered solutions.
• Medical
• Lighting
• Automotive Aftermarket
• Fleet / Asset… Show more Technical Sales Representative in Australia & New Zealand for globally recognised electronics manufacturers. I promote products, work with manufacturers and distributors on product training.
• Fleet / Asset Management

Advising the commercial consulting business for Auckland University of Technology faculty.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Directed the Precision TCXO/VCXO Product team as a business unit, with engineering, marketing and production locations in New Zealand, the UK and India.
• Defined and championed development of a new product line that captured 90+% share of an emerging new market for high performance products for home wireless applications.
• Launched company-wide (New Zealand, UK, India) program to plan, develop and introduce a new line of reference oscillator products designed to capture new customers… Show more Directed the Precision TCXO/VCXO Product.
• Launched company-wide (New Zealand, UK, India) program to plan, develop and introduce a new line of reference oscillator products designed to capture new customers and increase ties to existing tier 1 telecom accounts..
• Directed and supported worldwide sales team through complex design win process with global customers Show less

San Jose, California

Directed a global team of product managers and applications engineers for the $23M frequency control product business unit serving the global wireless communications market. Re-aligned the business to focus on core company semiconductor and quartz crystal technology competencies to capture share in high volume, rapidly growing markets.

San Jose, California

• Developed Radio Frequency (RF) intellectual property business strategies, competitive analyses, initial product definitions, market size assessments, timelines, and investments required for transferring Tessera.
• Acquired and managed contracts with US Government agencies and commercial firms to miniaturize electronic systems by implementing Tessera chip scale packaging (CSP) technology.
• Wrote proposals and… Show more Developed Radio Frequency (RF) intellectual property business strategies, competitive analyses, initial product definitions, market size assessments, timelines, and investments required.
• Wrote proposals and won contracts for 2 multi-year, multi-million-dollar development programs for miniaturized RF sensor networks involving several government agencies and commercial firms.
• Contributed to a successful IPO for Tessera Technology in 2003 (since changed to Xperi). Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• CTS Wireless Components Division was formed when CTS Corporation acquired the Motorola Wireless Components Group in 1999. I had global responsibility for $78M RF Module Business including product planning and.
• Quadrupled revenue and increased profitability in one year selling to major mobile phone manufacturers.
• Revenue… Show more CTS Wireless Components Division was formed when CTS Corporation acquired the Motorola Wireless Components Group in 1999. I had global responsibility for $78M RF Module Business including product.
• Revenue generated from new products accounted for 50% of total sales annually.
• Cut material costs by over 25% through supply chain management and disciplined design process.
• Directed the transition from commodity RF components to higher value-added synthesizer and antenna modules for the mobile wireless device market. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed OEM wireless RF component business in the Motorola Components Group. This included product planning, sales support and sales strategies, pricing plans, price negotiation and sales forecasting.
• Increased worldwide market share from under 1% to over 20% in four years through effective product and pricing strategies, customer engagement and support.
• Increased sales from $2M to over $100M in four years selling into major global mobile device manufacturers.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Semiconductor Physics and Device Fabrication Specialization

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Belgium

University of Chicago International Exchange Scholarship Recipient

Ba, Physics, High Distinction

Master Of Analytics, Mathematics & Data Analytics, First Class Honours