LinkedIn: Ron Bates

Current

Managing Principal at Executive Advantage Group, Inc. [www.executive-advantage.com] - Retained Executive Search Expert

Past

Partner/Vice President/Managing Director Roles at Heidrick & Struggles/Spherion/StratfordGroup
Sales/Consulting - Executive and Management Roles at Hewlett Packard, Mentor Graphics, Computer Vision
Engineering - Member Technical Staff and Project Manager Roles at TRW Electronic Systems Group, Raytheon Electromagnetic Systems Group

Research Associate at University of Oregon, Department of Chemical Physics

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Education

University of Oregon

Recommended

29 people have recommended Ron

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500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

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Ron Bates’s Summary

email: rbates@executive-advantage.com

May I assist with your Retained Executive Search or networking needs? I'm happy to accept your Invitation to Connect with me. My network contains over 40,000 direct contacts.

Prior to my current role as Managing Principal with Executive Advantage Group, Inc. I was a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles and StratfordGroup.

Also, half my career has been in sales. I've trained in Conceptual, Strategic, Consultative, SPIN, PowerBased, Target Account, ValueBased and Executive Level Selling, and Competing on Value.

I've taught SPIN, and an executive level sales course I created called Critical Path Selling at HP, Mentor Graphics, Computer Vision, Schlumberger, et al.

I've led the execution of Tech. Industry deals ranging from $.1M - $50M while managing consulting sales at Mentor Graphics, Computer Vision, and Hewlett-Packard.

I have a Physics degree and a decade of wireless terrestrial and space borne communications engineering experience.

I’ve delivered executive coaching projects to Exec’s responsible for multi-billion dollar business units at WorldCom, SAP, E&Y, Oracle et al.

Net: There isn't a recruiter in the world who can identify, qualify and recruit Exec. candidates better than I.

Articles:

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How to Make Your Networking Profile - Work - for You
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Conducting a Job Search Campaign
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Upcoming Executive Webinars:
http://www.executive-advantage.com/webinars

- How to Ensure You Are Hiring People That Will Execute
- Conducting a Successful Proactive Job Search
- Communicating Your Executive Value Proposition

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Ron Bates’s Specialties:

Expert in Mission Critical Retained Executive Search.

Committed industry generalist - able to work circles around any specialist.

Search Metrics:
Last 5 searches filled in 70, 66, 63, 54 and 45 days.
Filled every search over the last 6-years within 60-90 days with hired candidate one of 2-4 submitted within the first 30 days of the search.

Reference Letters:
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Bio:
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Ron Bates’s Experience

Managing Principal

Executive Advantage Group, Inc. [www.executive-advantage.com] - Retained Executive Search Expert

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

June 2001 — Present (7 years)

Ron Bates is a Retained Executive Search Consultant with Executive Advantage Group’s Silicon Valley Office, based in San Jose, CA.

As a recognized expert in mission critical executive search, Ron has executed BoD, Executive & General Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing & Business Development searches for clients that range from early-stage venture backed start-ups to Fortune500 companies across multiple industry sectors.

Ron has been interviewed for books on leadership, recruiting, and networking, (e.g., Wiley & Sons, "Leadership Without Boarders – Successful Strategies from World Class Leaders", by Ed Cohen; et al.) and has been an invited speaker at venues such as the Marketing Executive Networking Group, British America Business Council, Expert Connections, and is a regular guest on the leading executive career site's Webcast: Netshare's "Ask the Coach".
Partner/Vice President/Managing Director Roles

Heidrick & Struggles/Spherion/StratfordGroup

(Public Company; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 1998 — June 2001 (3 years 6 months)

Prior to his current role as Managing Principal with Executive Advantage Group, Ron was a Partner with Heidrick & Struggles based in their Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park office. Ron was specifically recruited to bring his unique Engineering and Sales P&L management experience into the International Technology Practice where he executed BoD and Executive Management searches.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Ron Bates was the top performing Managing Director (out of 20 offices around the US) with the retained executive search firm StratfordGroup. Ron was responsible for managing the firm's Silicon Valley office. While at StratfordGroup, Ron executed Executive & General Management, Engineering, Sales, Marketing & Business Development searches for clients that range from early-stage venture backed start-ups to Fortune500 companies across all hi-tech industry sectors.
Sales/Consulting - Executive and Management Roles

Hewlett Packard, Mentor Graphics, Computer Vision

(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1990 — January 1998 (8 years 1 month)

Ron’s unique sales and consulting management background spans hardware and systems development, outsourcing, process assessment, IC & DSP design services, IP Core deployment, DFT/verification/emulation, semiconductor/custom ATE platforms, and design software consulting,

He's developed, sold, and taught Critical Path Selling, an Executive level solutions selling sales training course focused on "C-level" sales call planning.

He's delivered product development process assessments for technology clients engaged in CE and process/workflow product development Reengineering programs, and provided product development and DSP design support to clients engaged in CDMA and TDMA communications technology; JPEG, MPEG video; voice compression, electronic surveillance, PDA, paging, embedded IP core applications.

He's provided LAN/WAN network design, performance assessment, optimization, integration services; and remote network monitoring, CPE installation & maintenance client services.
Engineering - Member Technical Staff and Project Manager Roles

TRW Electronic Systems Group, Raytheon Electromagnetic Systems Group

(Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

January 1983 — January 1990 (7 years 1 month)

From 500 MHz – 45 GHz, Ron has been responsible for multi-million dollar development programs ranging from waveguide, stripline, MMIC devices and antennas for satellite communications, secure military and covert satellite reconnaissance systems, threat identification, anti-missile electronics counter measures, and radar jamming systems. He has developed verification strategies for MMIC T/R modules, High Power analog, mixed-signal, ASIC, and 50 MHz - 1.5 GHz digital IC and MCM semiconductor devices used in wireline and wireless terrestrial and space based Telecommunications applications. Ron has also designed custom automated test platforms for airborne radar, electronic counter measure, avionics and flight control systems, in addition to having developed antenna characterization and production test strategies for satellite, ship and airborne antennas.
Research Associate

University of Oregon, Department of Chemical Physics

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

June 1982 — January 1983 (8 months)

Physical Biochemistry Research Associate focusing on Far Ultraviolet Laser Resonance Raman Spectroscopy.

Ron Bates’s Education

University of Oregon

B.S., Physics, June 1982

Co-Author: “Far Ultraviolet Laser Resonance Raman Studies of Electronic Excitations”: Advances in Laser Spectroscopy, Vol. 3, 1986, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.