Robert Walker Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• Lasertel Inc. and Selex Galileo Inc. merged in 2020 to form Leonardo Electronics, a US-based R&D, manufacturing, and service entity providing next-gen technologies in the global aerospace, defense, medical, and.
• Consistently exceeded performance goals; established key partnerships with major U.S. and International Defense Primes, Government Laboratories, and Research Institutions.
• Significantly increased the U.S. market share for the core defense product portfolio and the international market for the key commercial product portfolio.
• Established a Beijing Office covering the Asia market and an Israel Sales channel.
• Successfully led the integration efforts of all sales and marketing functions with a merger; additionally participated in an acquisition with the business growth strategy evaluation
• Enhanced business operational efficiencies; developed and improved policies, processes, and systems.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• In this role, I administered sales and marketing operations including the development and implementation of plans, business development, customer service and retention, and budgeting and forecasting; established and.
• Surpassed sales goals and achieved YOY record sales growth; aligned operations for sales growth by streamlining the product portfolio with a focus on growth markets.
• Successfully developed international sales channels covering Israel, Germany, China, and Japan; opened an office in Israel.

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• Opto-Electronics Engineering Manager, Lasertel Inc., 2002 – 2005Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lasertel Inc., 2000 – 2002I led an engineering team with responsibility for laser diode fabrication involving product.
• I supplied vital support with attaining AS9001, ISO9001, and ISO13485 certifications; led the development of production, quality, contract management, and engineering documentation systems.
• Lowered manufacturing cost 75% on fiber coupled multiple emitter graphics products.
• Improved customer experiences; provided support with developing customized product solutions.

Dallas, Texas, United States

I managed a telecom engineering group centered on application support and development of customer thermoelectric cooler (TEC) solutions for telecommunications products; led a team through multiple TEC designs; increased product performance through the development of several innovative solutions.

Dallas, Texas, United States

I performed as a product development leader and key engineering contact for top-tier customers; successfully led the development of the industry’s first lead-wireless TEC.

Dallas, Texas, United States

I administered the design, manufacturing, and application support of thermoelectric coolers.