
Business Development, Product Marketing Executive
Greater Atlanta Area

Business Development, Product Marketing Executive
Greater Atlanta Area
HIGH TECH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and PRODUCT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
Results-driven, customer-focused leader with a track record of rapid revenue growth in fast-paced high-tech companies and markets. Strong organizational, leadership and strategic skills with a history of bringing innovative products and services to market and attaining #1 market share. Exceptional ability to win and manage large, complex sales and partnerships with OEMs, Telcos, Cable MSOs and enterprise customers.
• General Management with P&L
• Strategic Business and Partner Development
• World-Wide Product Management, Sales, Product Development
• Direct and Indirect Sales
• Enterprise and Service Provider Customers
• US-Israel Organizations
• Industry, Press and Financial Relations
• Start Ups and Early Stage Technology Companies
• IPOs and M&A
• Video, Voice and Data Networking
• Unified Communications
• Professional Services
• Computer Software and Hardware
(Management Consulting industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Strategy, product and business development consulting firm.
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
July 2007 — June 2009 (2 years )
Lead sales, corporate product strategy, product management and marketing. EGT develops the highest quality digital video processing equipment for Cable MSOs. Launched new software-based HDTV Transcoding products, and achieved revenue traction at major MSOs, including Mediacom, Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable.
(Public Company; PLCM; Telecommunications industry)
2001 — 2007 (6 years )
VP Product Management and Marketing:
Responsible for worldwide product line strategy and marketing programs for a $125 Million Division through a 30 person global product management and marketing organization. My team managed product life cycles, product positioning and pricing, competitive analysis, product launches, lead generation, events and all product and market education. Team collaborated with development organizations in the US, Israel and China and worldwide marketing groups and customers to develop and launch products and maximize revenues.
VP of Video Networking and Software Solutions Groups:
Responsible for Polycom’s $100 Million Video Network Infrastructure Products, with 130 engineering, test and product management people in my organization in the US and Israel. Previously, had P&L responsibility for Polycom’s Software Products, through a 50 person engineering, test and product management team in the US and Israel. Exceeded all financial targets.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; ACCD; Computer Networking industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
I had responsibility for business development, product management and marketing for Accord Networks, which was acquired by Polycom and became the Network Systems division of Polycom in February, 2001. Responsible for developing OEM agreements, product line strategy and life cycle management, marketing programs and communications, trade press and industry analyst relations.
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