Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Program Manager in Wireless Business Unit

Self Assessment:10+ years work experience in telecom and IC industry. 6+ years product management and product marketing experience in convergence network and terminal solutions. Expertise in market analysis, feasibility study, product definition, marketing strategy, cross-functional team cooperation, and full development lifecycle project management. Excellent written and oral communication skills, combined with strong technical aptitude.
Career Objective:Work ExperienceIntel
Industry:Electronics/Micro-electronics | Company Type: | Company Size:
Company Profile:
2008-3 - Now Program Manager
Location:Shanghai | Job Type:Full-time | Department: | Report to: | Number of Subordinates:employees | :
Job Category:Product Manager
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
1> Promoted WiMAX related products for Mobile Internet Solution. Managed China wide WiMAX chipset IPR model and WiMAX/CMMB combo dongle project. Cooperated with SARFT, local MSOs, and CMMB chip vendors to analyze marketing requirements and study feasibility. Selected ODMs, defined ODM cooperation model, coordinated standardization solution, and provided related technical support.
2> Managed WiMAX DOK dongle development project. Analyzed market requirement, defined product, evaluated performance and power consumption, prepared device driver package for Windows and Linux, coordinated hardware schematic and layout, and launched pilot. Initiated and established hardware and software development process in China. Selected, negotiated and setup long term relationships with 3rd party chip vendors and 3rd party supply chain vendors. Delivered project within limited budget constraints.
3> Selected to participate in 6-month WiMAX On-the-Job-Training project in Israel. Coordinated with Israeli team, defined detailed feature list, designed software architecture, completed development tasks in very limited time. Achieved solid understanding of WiMAX chipset product life cycle and product architecture.
4> Coordinated WiMAX surveillance demo project in Qingdao for the Beijing Olympics. Completed integration, verification and troubleshooting tasks of WiMAX dongle, Mobile Internet Device, Notebook, Base Station and value-added service server.
UTStarcomIndustry:Telecommunications (Equipment/Operation/Value-Added Service) | Company Type: | Company Size:
Company Profile:2003-1 - 2008-2 Product Manager
Location:Hangzhou | Job Type:Full-time | Department: | Report to: | Number of Subordinates:employees | :
Job Category:Product ManagerCareer Level:management ( manager / diector)
Responsibilities and Achievements:1> Product Manager in IPTV Business Unit
1.1> Managed IPTV STB product for Multimedia Interactive Convergence total solution. Communicated with China Telecom, Shanghai Media Group, and cable MSOs to acquire market requirements and promote new product. Compared with competitor’s products, analyzed market requirements, defined product line roadmap, determined product specifications, positioned product price, and generated go-to-market strategy.
1.2> Analyzed market status and products in digital TV, Internet TV and consumer electronics industries. Defined new product and market segments for IPTV software client. Created and proposed the concept of “IPTV anywhere, anytime on any terminal” to extend IPTV services. Drafted new business model based on long tail theory and internet advertising model. Sold this new product definition to multiple teams, and drove the product delivery according to market promotion schedule. Successfully deployed product and won bid at China Telecom in a major province, secured additional support from Shanghai Media Group.
1.3> Analyzed cable TV market status and communicated with several local cable MSOs and DVB-C STB vendors, evaluated cable TV value chain, defined the IP+DVB-C PVR STB and all-in-one STB. Worked with network and terminal development teams to determine the technical solution and implementation plan.
1.4> Communicated with China Telecom’s product department and wireless business unit to acquire their digital home market requirements, business model, and promotion plan. Completed product definition and roadmap for IPTV wireless solution based on 802.11b/g/n. Worked with chip, device and smart antenna vendors to deliver the WiFi router, WiFi client, and STB based driver package.
1.5> Researched, selected and worked with 3rd parties, analyzed technical feasibility, negotiated pricing and selected SOC chip, DSP chip, HD solution, search engine solution, embedded browser, Flash, and internet games. Summarized product and service matrix, and worked with cross-functional teams to create successful product.chi hair straightener

2> Program Manager in Wireless Business Unit
2.1> Managed E-Box program for Enterprise wide Fixed-Mobile-IT convergence total solution. Initiated and completed industry application solution designs. Deployed total solution in new market segments, including the coal mine, hospital, police and military sectors.
2.2> Researched, selected and worked with 3rd parties, selected BOSS, UMS, Dispatching System, Hospital MIS, SMS gateway, Packet Data Server, and Call Server. Completed related OEM/ODM projects management. Managed cross-functional project with Handset, Base Station, Value-Added Service, Soft Switch, NMS, Network Integration Test, and IT teams. Established end to end E-Box total solution.
2.3> Established E-Box development and verification processes for requirement management, product release, OEM/ODM management and change control. Hired and built-up E-Box program office team.
2.4> Built-up and led a top-quality 40-person software development team. Analyzed customer requirements, defined system specifications and architecture, designed integration test cases, developed software modules for call control, service processing, message store and forward, routing, number analysis, interface control, and auto-test.
2.5> Joined the company as software team leader and initiated new product prototype design and development for Enterprise Convergence Telecommunication Gateway. Achieved $1.5 million sales order in the new enterprise market segment. This explored a new market segment, and generated E-Box solution programs in four other market sectors.
Alcatel Shanghai BellIndustry:Telecommunications (Equipment/Operation/Value-Added Service) | Company Type: | Company Size:
Company Profile:1998-7 - 2002-12 Embedded System Engineer
Location:Shanghai | Job Type:Full-time | Department: | Report to: | Number of Subordinates:employees | :chi straightener

Job Category:Software EngineerCareer Level:Senior Position (Non-managerial)
Responsibilities and Achievements:1> Development Control in Switch Network Business Unit
Optimized and promoted project management process for 500+ R&D department. This included integrated planning system, software process improvement according to CMM, Hardware Process Improvement according to Alcatel hardware center process.
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Based on TI TMSC5x, PowerPC8260, Xilinx FPGA and Vxworks, designed and developed SS7 high-speed signaling board. Analyzed technical feasibility, designed system architecture, evaluated system performance, developed device driver and simple OS, developed SS7 MTP2 and MPT3 protocol stack, tested hardware and software integration, performed system and field tests. Upgraded SS7 signaling links from 64Kbps to 2Mbps, increased system capacity, and lowered transmission costs.