David Chavez, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

• I work with the executive leadership team to develop and drive:
• Growth strategy and investments governance, especially in new market segments and verticals (e.g. senior care)
• M&A
• Government-facing initiatives
• AI capacity development

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Led the Platform Innovation Centre building construction project and business development to recruit 50+ partners to deliver programs and services to the tech community
• Secured multi-year operational and capital project funding for the organization as well as the Calgary tech ecosystem from three orders of government
• Led collaborations across the Calgary and Alberta startup ecosystems, esp. in digital health, cleantech, and Ag tech

Calgary, Alberta, CA

Co-founded a coalition of Calgary organizations that help tech entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Secured multi-year funding for coalition member organizations to deliver programming towards tech startup founders.

Calgary, Alberta, CA

• Led the organization that developed and delivered entrepreneur- and venture-development programs for tech startups in Calgary
• Established industry-funded accelerators: a multi-year program for Telus in the digital health, Ag tech, and ICT sectors (IoT, data analytics, etc.), and another for RBC in social enterprise
• Championed adoption of a common framework to characterize a startup’s maturity and promoted this province-wide along with venture development content in open-source fashion

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Led business operations of a product management and technical sales support function at Ericsson in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
• Led the CTO organization for the same region
• Member of the region’s Quality Council that drove product quality and reliability improvements
• Spearheaded a new product introduction governance framework which prepared the organization to market, sell, manufacture, deliver, and support new products
• Developed the business process to claim tax refunds worth 14% of software sales in China
• Championed the development of technical-, business-, and soft-skills assessments for 600+ staff to drive a culture of meritocracy

Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, CN

• Led an R&D Lab with 1400+ staff in Design, Test, IT, HR, Quality, and Finance. Accountable for the lab’s strategic direction, P&L, and operations
• Led the team to develop the world’s first TD-LTE demo that used a commercial basestation and prototype user equipment, shown at Mobile World Congress 2009.
• Developed the “High Performance Lab” initiative to drive the organization to measurably improve Quality, Productivity, Innovation, Employee Satisfaction, and Thought Leadership.

CA

• Was site leader for Nortel’s Calgary campus, with 700+ staff in R&D, Operations, and Sales.
• Led the CDMA Basestation Software R&D team to develop multiple releases, enabling Nortel to gain #2 global market share. Team of 200+ developers were located in Calgary, Guangzhou, and Ottawa.
• Was Nortel’s lead on product quality and reliability for the Verizon Wireless account
• Acted as overall R&D project manager for Nortel’s cost-reduced CDMA basestation which significantly improved gross margin over the previous generation product.
• Continuously improved software quality resulting in the CEO Quality Award of Excellence in 2006.
• Improved productivity 53% by transferring 100% of the software development from Canada to China. During transition, deliveries were maintained, quality improved as noted above, and employee satisfaction improved by 25%.

CA

Roles with progressive responsibilities including Program Management, Quality, New Product Introduction, and Software Development

B.A.Sc., Engineering Physics

Ericsson Executive Program