JBJ Advisors provides IOT, telematics, infotainment, and connectivity consulting services. JBJ works with OEMs, Tier1s, TSPs, content providers, and carriers on concepts, products, and business strategies. We have helped many companies like Intel, Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors, General Motors, OnStar, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, MyAssist, Road Track, Tele-Vehicle, vCyber, and Autonavie to name a few.JBJ’s unique strategy integrates the intersection between smart business and new technology. Because technology is transforming every industry, we provide technology-enabled business strategies to take advantage of new opportunities. Whether it's business, technology, or development strategy, we have driven value, shaped new opportunities and designed business models that are high performance and sustainable into the future.We have worked with clients on their most complex strategic challenges and have developed tailored solutions that have helped them achieve sustained growth. We begin by helping clients realize where to focus in order to out-execute and out-perform their competition, and ultimately create sustainable successes. We have helped companies grow by defining and focusing on their core and leveraging the core assets of others.

Vice President and General Manager for the automotive business unit. Primary role includes setting the organization's strategic direction, business initiatives, managing business development and sales teams, seizing new business opportunities, and developing strategic partnerships and plans. Also responsible for product management and development

My responsibilities include…

Responsible for the overall sales, strategy, and business development responsibilities in the Wireless, LBS, Telematics, Government, and Internet markets; Created, developed, and recruited a highly successful team of professionals including directors, account managers, sales associates, business and product development managers, and sales operations professionals;Helped grow revenue by 10X in less than 3 yearsDefined and led the product strategy and product marketing efforts for North America.Captured majority market shares of the mapping business in the wireless, internet, telematics, and fleet management markets with disciplined and novel business methodologies.

A telematics Service provider created from a joint venture between Qualcomm and Ford Motor CompanyExecutive Director - Product ManagementLed the overall strategy and development of the telematics services; Responsibilities also included direct management of the business relationship with OEM brands (including Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover). Delivered the “Proof of Concept” project on time and under budget. The POC was the model for creating the service delivery production system (including service usage and interaction flows).Created the telematics services definition document, which was the building block for the development of the telematics service offerings for MY03, MY04, and MY05.Created and implemented processes for the development, deployment, marketing and management of the products and service offerings from cradle to grave.

Director Product Management - EngineeringLed the Ameritech Directory Assistance and Enhanced wireless Information services; Primary responsibilities included product development, product design, product deployment, contract negotiations and vendor management;Successfully developed and deployed the first National Directory Assistance service offering through an RBOC with contributions of $500 million dollars annually to the product’s bottom line.Architect of the first Enhanced Information services product offered through an RBOC. Features include navigation, movie listings, restaurant guide, search on address, and routing services. Created a first of its kind enhanced voice automation capability that permit an information services call to be totally automated through a voice recognition engine. By combining the off the shelf products of 3 vendors (Nortel, IBM and Nuance), Ameritech moved from ideation, to proof of concept, and finally to product availability in 9 monthsOperator Services – Product Development/EngineeringLed a team of professionals including developers, analysts and implementers responsible for the development, support, maintenance, and operations of the Operator Services Support Systems;Shared in the development of Ameritech’s Enhanced 911 initiative which led to the development of ANI/ALI the predecessors to today’s LBS and telematics industriesContracted on behalf of Ameritech to Ford and General Motors to aid in the development of their telematics services platformsLed the development and support of mission critical systems such as Directory Assistance, Enhanced 911, dual party Relay, Scan Alert, and others