Current
  • Vice President, Marketing at Ahura Scientific
Past
  • VP Product Management & Marketing at Empirix
  • Marketing Manager at Agilent Technologies
  • Business Dev. Manager at Hewlett-Packard
Education
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Connections
307 connections
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Websites

Duane Sword’s Summary

Duane Sword has spent the past ten years in various technology ventures, primarily hardware-based platforms for telecommunications test and monitoring. His expertise spans marketing communications, product management and roadmap development. In his role as Vice President of Marketing for Ahura Scientific, Mr. Sword is responsible for overall marketing strategy, marketing communications and product management.

Prior to joining Ahura Scientific, Mr. Sword served as Vice President, Product Management for Empirix, a Voice over IP test and monitoring supplier to major service providers and equipment manufacturers. Mr. Sword also held numerous product management, marketing, and business development roles at Agilent Technologies and Hewlett-Packard throughout his career. He has worked extensively in the telecommunications industry from wireline to wireless radio access networks and spent more than ten years in broadband communications. Recipient of a 2006 "Top 100 in the Voice Industry" recognition and a regular speaker at industry seminars and conferences, Mr. Sword holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia.

Duane Sword’s Specialties:

Product Management through Outbound Marketing of hardware-based platforms in a B-B environment in direct sales and channel partner business models.


Duane Sword’s Experience

  • Vice President, Marketing

    Ahura Scientific

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

    November 2007Present (10 months)

    Ahura Scientific develops breakthrough technology in ultra-compact optical systems and is leading the revolution in ruggedized handheld Raman spectrometers for immediate identification of chemical materials.

  • VP Product Management & Marketing

    Empirix

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    September 2004November 2007 (3 years 3 months)

    Duane Sword leads product management, product marketing and marketing communications efforts across the portfolio of HAMMER test and monitoring solutions.

    Feature test, Load test, Diagnostics and Monitoring solutions for the equipment manufacturer, applications developer, systems integrator, service provider, the large enterprise and contact centers.

  • Marketing Manager

    Agilent Technologies

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; A; Telecommunications industry)

    April 2001August 2004 (3 years 5 months)

  • Business Dev. Manager

    Hewlett-Packard

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HWP; Telecommunications industry)

    January 1996April 2001 (5 years 4 months)


Additional Information

Duane Sword’s Websites:

Duane Sword’s Groups:

BMW CCA,
Saab Owners Club,

  •    AIPMM
  •    Agilent Technologies Employees & Alumni

Duane Sword’s Honors:

BSEE 1st class Honors, RMIT

Nominated as a "Top 100 Industry Influencer" in Voice over IP in 2007

Articles published in IMS Magazine, Business Communications Magazine


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