David Zwerling Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

We provide project management, change management, communications, and process improvement expertise to organizations from non-profits and startups to global companies such as Nike and Con-way (now XPO) in order to help them achieve greater efficiency / sales / profitability.

Portland, OR

Project management and change management support for a major strategic program. Develop organizational assessments, stakeholder assessments, risk analysis, employee impact, determine work stream priorities, evaluate and resolve resource allocation issues, develop project plans and WBS schedules, stakeholder analysis, lead communication and change.

Beaverton

Transition management support for a large scale, transformational project – developed TM strategy, stakeholder analysis and engagement plan, organization readiness assessment, change management high level roadmap and plan, communications plan, etc.Developed Change Management tools, user guides, and templates for key lifecycle project management required.

Portland, Oregon Area

• CON-WAY, Portland, OR Senior IT / Project, Change and Communications Manager Project and change management for strategic initiatives. Developed and managed overall communications strategy planning for major IT.
• Developed customer response analysis and metrics that actually drove significant improvements in project team performance with demonstrated gains in overall customer satisfaction.
• Created concepts for internal ad campaign to publicize infrastructure initiatives and enhance perception of IT initiatives. Managed design team efforts via print, online and video media.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Project management, change management and communications consultant to business unit VPs and General Managers. Created and executed overall communications, change, and brand management strategy for Intel Product.
• I wrote key communications directly for multiple VP's and General Managers. My goal was to speak in their voice and create "stories"​ that resonated with our audiences. My favorite response from a VP regarding my work.
• Developed complete communications / change management plan for major program designed to drive employee submissions for new product concept development ideas – resulted in 4x increase in year to year submissions.
• Received Intel Division Recognition Award for comprehensive project and change management campaign that targeted Intel’s entire 100,000 employee population, highlighting critical programs that benefited all employees.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Senior business, marketing, and change management advisor to multiple product concept development teams. Developed market research, key product concepts, usage scenarios, business models, business plans, marketing.
• Process Improvement - accelerated product concept prototyping process (estimated savings ~ 40% less time) - providing business direction that eliminated “dead end” development pathways and maintained emphasis on.
• Guided team of bright and talented top employees to deliver tightly focused, real world oriented future vision of computing and Intel’s role in that future - accessible and inspiring to the team, compelling and.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Managed innovative product development team, creating new products and concepts for new platforms. Managed Business development team responsible for closing all revenue / strategic deals. Reported directly to GM –.
• Developed new processes to simplify and speed up deal approval with senior management, resulting in 30-40% faster deal approvals and shortened product cycles.
• Established clearer and more precise strategies for engaging with software and hardware vendors as well as OEMs, resulting in less overlap and faster completion of key deals.

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Owned and managed critical relationships with key strategic partners including Microsoft, Ericsson, Nortel, and Cisco, and technology start-ups such as AirPrime and Atheros. Created and executed expansive wireless.
• Member of executive management team
• Negotiated and managed all business aspects of $50 Million acquisition – Omnipoint Technologies (GSM/GPRS) from VoiceStream.
• Negotiated key business alliances with Cisco and Ericsson - result - over 50% increase in market opportunity for Xircom wireless products.

Thousand Oaks, CA

• Complete cradle to grave product management responsibility for all Xircom products, worldwide. Managed a team of 15 product managers, marketing managers, and documentation specialists.
• Tripled corporate revenue from $170 to $500 M + in less than 3 years.
• Grew market share from 20% to over 40% in less than 3 years.
• Introduced 19 new products to market in one year.
• Saved over $5 M in product costs by re-designing s/w bundle and packaging.

Irvine, CA

• Complete cradle to grave product management/ life cycle responsibility for all Bravo family desktop computers, worldwide. Managed a team of 7 product/ marketing managers.
• Grew Bravo sales volume from $250M to $1B in four years.
• Doubled market share in less than 3 years.

Education record

Stanford University Executive MBA program

Ba, Political Science

Cum Laude