Keven Adams

Director, Product Management at ARRIS

Duluth, Georgia, United States

About

• Product management for integrated systems and software applications including strategy development, lifecycle ownership, bid/proposal creation, and business case analysis. • Systems engineering incorporating customer interfacing, deployment ramp support, and creation and delivery of hands-on training and mentoring programs. • Sales of high-margin services and products covering both strategic lead and technical support roles. • Broad technology experience covering Layer 3 routing and IP networks, VoIP, telephony, SNMP element management, RF and wireless, signals intelligence, and radar. • Fluent in Spanish Specialties: Customer interfacing, leadership of cross-functional teams, telecom troubleshooting, competitive intelligence

Experience

  • Director, Product Management at ARRIS
    Oct 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 10 mos

    I manage the best CMTS in the world, the Cadant C4.

  • Deputy J2 at US Navy
    2003 - 2009 · 6 yrs

    Balad, Iraq

  • Director, Product Management at Vyyo, Inc. Cable Solutions
    Jun 2006 - Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Manage Plan of Record for product line, including writing specifications for new features, directing R&D team in new feature development and system testing, and planning feature content of new releases to maximize sales potential. • Serve as Lead Sales Engineer for product, operating jointly with Sales executives or solo, including managing Requests for Features from existing or prospective customers. • Responsible for conception and creation of all product marketing collateral. • Lead marketing efforts for company’s entire product base to Latin American customers.

  • ARRIS International (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Product Manager
      Apr 1996 - Jun 2006 · 10 yrs 3 mos

      Managed product lifecycle and feature plan for advanced Internet-Protocol-based broadband telecommunications platform (cable modem termination system or CMTS).

    • Senior Manager, Systems Engineering
      Mar 1998 - Aug 2001 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Led team of nine engineers responsible for application issues, new product introduction, software upgrades, services delivery, product quality, and problem resolution. Team supported best-in-class telephony-over-cable system. Managed $5.3M nationwide software upgrade program. Completed rollout in 9 cities covering over 1,500 individual network elements ahead of schedule with zero unplanned service outages.