Product management lead focused on new product development and technology adoption. Able to tap rich technical experience and business acumen to drive strategic and tactical activities. Two masters degrees from: MIT Sloan School of Management and Cornell Engineering. Effective cross-functional leader, having held management roles in both marketing and engineering, and prior staff roles in marketing, market research, product management, systems engineering, software development, system test; plus considerable attention to partner and project management. Telecommunications expertise initially enterprise voice systems (PBX), evolving through contact center, and IP telephony (VoIP), adding carrier packet voice, and unified communications and collaboration. Tracked the market for several years as an industry analyst, building new research from the ground up.Adept at conveying technology concepts at a high level as well as diving into the details. Competent communicator: conference speaker, author of industry publication articles, executive summaries and briefings, and specifications. Possess excellent analytical and computer skills, and hands-on ability to execute. Established business processes in start-up environments and engaged in business process improvements at large companies.Member, volunteer, or regularly participate in: Silicon Valley Product Management Association, Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network, Silicon Valley Code Camp, Product Camp Silicon Valley, & Agile Camp.Specialties: Telecom technologies: Unified Communications (UC), IP Telephony, VoIP, IP PBX, IP phones, softswitch, media gateways, media servers, session border controllers, voice applications, PSTN, IMS, CTI, IVR, contact center.Functional expertise: product management, product marketing, market research, industry analyst, new product definition, agile, scrum, systems engineering, project management, partner management, technology strategy.
Listed skills include Product Management, Product Marketing, Voip, Market Research, and 14 others.