Ola Svedin Email & Phone Number

Experienced, committed and business oriented R&D leader with more than 25 years of experience from telecommunications, IT security, biometrics and space industries, always in an international context.PROFILE- Energetic, stress resistant and goal oriented with proven business results in big corporations as well as in start-up environment- Long experience from creating motivated and engaged teams in multicultural environments during times of rapid change of company business and structure- Strong technical background with attention to detail as needed- Committed to business results and customer satisfaction- Broad background in product development, hardware and software, passionate when it comes to planning, performance and communicationCAREER SUMMARY• COB of Clusters of Sweden, the national cluster association of Sweden with 25+ cluster organisations as members.• CEO of Mobile Heights, tech cluster organization connecting Academy, Industry and Government tripled in size since I took over.• Leader (top program responsible, reporting to company management) of multiple chipset development programs in the Telecom industry with a budget of >150 MUSD and >500 engineers, including IC, hardware and software development.• Built up and, as CTO, led the R&D at fingerprint recognition / smart card technology start-up to establishment as successful player in the IT security / biometrics business• Inventor and holder of key patent in mobile handset fingerprint technology• Negotiated and landed business crucial agreements including US and Thailand government IT security sales and HW IP license deal with major Japanese semiconductor company• Secured and led start-up company contribution to award winning EU framework research project• Led complete mobile phone development at major Telecom company to successful commercial launch in the ninetiesSpecialties: innovation management, software & hardware project/program management, telecom, mobile technology, biometrics, IT security, smart card technology, EU framework projects, development processes

Listed skills include Biometrics, Telecommunications, Project Execution, Mobile Technology, and 25 others.

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  Chief Executive Officer

  Mobile Heights

  Kalmar County, Sweden