San Diego, California, United States
• Corporate entrepreneur with 18 years of experience in Product Management, new Business Development and Engineering • Driver of SoC roadmap strategy in collaboration with Engineering, based on competitive intelligence and market requirements • Experience in commercializing platform solutions, managing product development lifecycles and working with ODM/CM • Direct customer engagement focused on delivering system level solution based on product requirements • Expertise in conducting market research, developing business case, and generating financial models for technology products • Team leader with proven experience in managing individuals and leading cross-functional teams • Results oriented leadership with excellent analytical, communication skills and business acumen
- Defined Pixel Satellite strategy and secured leadership alignment to launch the first-ever Satellite emergency SOS on an Android device, crafting the user end-to-end experience while driving across-stack optimizations and cross-functional collaboration to achieve documented life-saving cases, outstanding user reviews, and recognition as a top 5 purchase driver for Pixel - Owned product requirements and user journey definition to launch first-ever direct-to-device satellite messaging services for Pixel on Starlink’s network, significantly enhancing user’s connectivity experience in remote areas - Secured leadership buy-in and led the complex transition to an eSIM-only (no SIM slot) Pixel, partnering with the carrier ecosystem to enable support for various eSIM CUJs and enhancing user flow and error handling, while exceeding launch KPI targets
- Developed user-centric PRD for graceful degradation of experiences when system constraints such as thermal, battery life, and connectivity are breached. Collaborated with engineering to define a functional requirements document (FRD) based on the PRD
- Defined KPIs for an MVP product and partnered with XFN teams to explore trade space options that optimize on system BOM and software complexity. Presented analysis to leadership, streamlining product development and yielding BOM savings
- Led XFN collaboration with engineering, design, and UXR to evaluate and propose distributed compute architectural options that meet use case requirements. Presented findings and recommendations to senior leadership
- Provided strategic vision by identifying key areas of investment for technology innovation, and developed a roadmap to guide product development
- Defined 5G cellular silicon SoC roadmap for automotive based on market requirements, use case analysis, system performance, competitive landscape, and cost - Coordinated with internal XFN teams to provide timely and comprehensive responses to customer requests for information (RFI) and requests for quotation (RFQ), and partnered with OEMs, Tier 1s, and Tier 2s across the value chain to win designs - Collaborated with automotive OEMs and their supply chain partners to enable the successful commercial launch of 5G-enabled solutions. Worked closely with XFN teams to ensure these programs were delivered on schedule and within budget - Develop product strategy for the industry's first Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) SoC from conception to driving use case requirements into technology roadmap, and successfully led its commercialization - Established a commercial C-V2X ecosystem by seeding the market with reference designs and partnering with Tier 1s and ODMs to develop modules and devices as part of a go-to-market (GTM) strategy - Engaged with OEMs and drove market adoption of ‘Car-2-Cloud’, a platform cloud service that offers fleet management, device management, software-defined features, and other cloud services
- Defined a differentiated silicon SoC strategy and product requirements for the value tier cellular IoT and automotive applications, by engaging with engineering, analyzing market trends, and incorporating customer feedback - Led all stages of the product life cycle from product conception to commercialization through technical marketing, business discussions, roadmap alignment and execution to successfully launch the world's first gigabit mobile router on Telstra network - Drove roadmap discussions with smartphone OEMs and mobile operators to align with their product strategies, influence industry trends, and facilitate internal technology roadmap planning
- Conducted market analysis of the NFC-based mobile payment industry, which included studying consumer behavior, ecosystem incentives, and regulatory factors. Developed a financial model to forecast adoption and revenue potential for Qualcomm - Developed a $250M business case for investing in fractional UMTS, a technology that would enable mobile operators to efficiently refarm 2G cellular spectrum - Explored new business opportunities for the WiFi ecosystem and analyzed the impact of large scale public WiFi deployment on cellular business
- Designed system architecture solutions for LTE silicon SoC in collaboration with hardware, firmware and DV engineering and was granted multiple US patents - Led the design, implementations and commercial launch of an FCC mandated emergency alert protocol, working closely with mobile operators