Shahriar (Shar) Allen, Mba, Bsee Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

My focus is to enable power producers - developers or utilities - to maximize the value of their solar and storage energy assets by providing reliable controls, data management and analysis software, and professional services for projects

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Define and evaluate product and services strategy in conjunction with the sales, supply chain, and product development teams.o Develop post-sale service offering: Defined lifecycle service offerings for system optimization, care, and maintenance.o Multi-year product roadmap: Researched market and interviewed customers to develop a product and services roadmap for the businesso Develop a warranty risk and pricing tool: Developed a warranty product and associated tool to assess risk and price warranty coverage for systems IHI develops, lowering IHI and customer costs. o Develop and negotiate performance and availability guarantees: Developed customer and vendor contracts performance and availability guarantees, including testing and measurement methodology.o Negotiate, Review Vendor and Customer Contracts: Review and negotiate business agreements, including purchase, sale, and warranty agreements supporting customer and vendor contracts.

Started a consulting business to provide technical and business consulting services to small businesses looking to grow, leverage technology, and develop processes.o Expansion Analysis: Created a proposal allowing a dental group to significantly increase revenue by adding a second office. Analyzed potential locations for population characteristics, revenue potential, and competition. Prepared and presented cash flow models and sensitivity analysis for the best areas to investors.o Growth Strategy and Tools: Provided technical and strategic business advice to help grow the organization's brand by leveraging social networking and enhancing its web presence and outreach programs for Women Founders Network, Los Angeles, CA.o Technology Infrastructure Design: De Reviewed proposed building plans and added a ground-up design for technology infrastructure, including networking, video, security, and servers for Lycée Français de Chicago School, Chicago, IL.o Design and Document: Developed system requirements architecture documentation for new battery energy storage concept being developed for US markets by IHI Inc (turned into IHI Terrasun Solutions). o Managed a remote acquisition: Managed a newly acquired business in California running engineering, operations, and facilities. Later moved to headquarters to focus on corporate strategy: defining new product and business strategy to better align to changing customer needs for B&B Electronics, Ottawa, IL.

Tinley Park, Illinois, Us

Hired first to run engineering and then promoted to run the division. o Grew the team: Grew the team to support the company vision for a software platform. Integrated offshore team to support low-cost development.o Product launch: Managed the design, development, and launch of the companies first infrastructure management platform. o Strategic Management Portfolio Tools and Processes: Led the creation of the company's strategic planning and program portfolio analysis tool. o Validated Concepts and Strategies with Customers: Visited customers across the globe to refine and develop software and hardware product strategies and roadmaps.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Managed several product development efforts and launched Avid consulting services business. Focused on developing new products as well as enhancing existing products to support the needs of global broadcast television customers. Made several process enhancements and chaired a team that substantially reduced the backlog of customer found issues across many product lines.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Hired to manage a company that Avid acquired in Boulder, Colorado, and later moved to headquarters in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, to create a center of excellence around the acquired video transcoding, playback, and storage technology. Managed systems development group and later formed and launched its services and consulting business which served television broadcasters worldwide.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Promoted rapidly from entry-level software development position to running a large group supporting the division's most notable projects, including IDEN, Smartzone, and Control Centers.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bsee, Electrical Engineering