Vice President, Ahura Scientific
Greater Boston Area
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- Vice President at Ahura Scientific
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- Vice President, Marketing at Empirix
- Marketing Manager at Agilent Technologies
- Product Management at Hewlett-Packard
- Education
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- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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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. Applications for handheld chemical identification, authentication and screening products for the safety-security-military market, pharmaceutical and consumer health, and a variety of industrial applications where onsite FTIR and Raman spectroscopic instrumentation can save lives, protect communities or increase quality.
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 telecoms 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
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Vice President
Ahura Scientific
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 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.
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Vice President, Marketing
Empirix
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2004 — November 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 2001 — August 2004 (3 years 5 months)
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Product Management
Hewlett-Packard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1996 — April 2001 (5 years 4 months)
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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, Spectroscopy Magazine
