Project Manager And Hw Lead Eng. In The R&D Group
Avaya
Israel
Project Manager, R&D Gateway and Endpoints division (2015 - 2010)• Managing AVAYA IP-phone wireless technologies (DECT handset, WiFi, BT)• Managing AVAYA DECT product OEM-solutions combined in AVAYA VoIP gateway platforms• Leading the ODM vendor-selection process, evaluating seven global companies, including technology analysis and market solutions (based on Dialog and DSPG chipset), design implementation, score card and recommendation of the selected ODM vendor, considering product’s requirements, schedule, cost, risk assessment and resources• Managing the projects with ODM and OEM vendors• Managing and coordinate between the AVAYA and the OEM vendor groups, working with the product and project managers, system, HW, SW, testing, certification and production teams.• Working with world-wide SV teams locates in India, Russia, Vietnam and Israel• Responsible for FW versions, bug and hot fix (using Jira tools), and customers support, including field escalations and new featuresHardware Team leader and Hardware Engineer (2010 – 2004) • Full responsibility of design, technical documents writing, components selection, schematics, layout, mechanical, production testability for high volume mass-production and life cycle (including 2nd sources, EOL and cost reduction) of VoIP gateway, IP telephony, PoE Ethernet switches and DSP cards.• Designing high-speed designs using FreeScale processors, DDR 2/3 memories, Altera FPGA and PLD devices, digital and analog circuits, Ethernet switches and other high speed components.• Responsible and managing of design to mass production process with out-sourcing EMS vendors in Israel and China (Wistron, Flextronics and FoxConn).• Managing the production transfer of the VoIP gateway products from Israel to Chinese vendors (Flextronics and FoxConn).• Responsible of cost reduction process in those products• Working closely with the NPI, engineering, testing, certification and quality teams.