BRAD MATSUGU, PMP

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*** ********* *****, ******** **, N2K 4E8

647-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 5 years experience in project & product management launching wireless products and services

• Managed exclusive product launches in over 15 countries and 3 continents

• Performed strategic assessments of customer and competitor portfolios

• Negotiated support for key BlackBerry initiatives in customer discussions

• Well-developed time-management through balance of work and volunteer activities

• Strong leadership and team building skills through coaching and mentoring

BlackBerry Limited

Carrier Product Manager September 2012 – Present

Interfaced directly with carriers on product marketing requirements and portfolio roadmaps to

successfully influence and position BlackBerry products to be a key part of their success.

• Launched suite of BlackBerry 10 products & services and managed BBOS in-life programs and

end of life activities

• Developed BlackBerry product strategies hardware and software roadmaps to carrier partners

• Presented product positioning and messaging to carrier appointed marketing agencies

• Restructured integrated carrier marketing and product strategy to drive success in the enterprise

and retail markets

• Assessed current market trends in hardware and pricing to provide insight to product planning

teams for future product introductions

• Oversaw development of $1.8M Bell TV BlackBerry 10 Application

Research In Motion Limited

Carrier Project Manager April 2010 – September 2012

Coordinated regional and AT&T exclusive BlackBerry device and service launches in U.S

• Conducted carrier negotiations regarding OS customization

• Managed key AT&T application and tutorial vendors

• Implemented new AT&T brand, marketing and packaging guidelines

• Established application developer engagement process and designed document templates

Carrier Project Specialist June 2009 – April 2010

Coordinated BlackBerry device and service launches in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa

regions

• Chaired weekly scrum sessions to coordinate launch of new products with internal stakeholders

• Designed powerpoint templates for Global Business Unit meetings

• Created documentation and training materials for incoming Project Managers

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Ericsson Canada Inc

Sales Team Coordinator – Rogers Account Group

Assisted Key Account Managers to help drive sales and manage sales activities

• Resolved customer concerns and conducted pricing negotiations

• Produced and sent over 1,000 price quotes with value over $175 million

• Performed complete reconciliation of a $3 million civil work project

• Coordinated delivery of product and services with order fulfillment, materials and project

management groups

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

3 on 3 Kumar Classic Basketball Tournament Tournament Director

Ontario Basketball Talent & Identification and Development Program Head Coach

Wilfrid Laurier University ICE Week Board of Director Member

Kitchener Waterloo Basketball Officials Associations Level 1 Educator & Evaluator

University of Waterloo Alumni Event Planner

Federation of Students Orientation Committee

Mathematics Federation Orientation Committee Director

• Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised 100 undergraduate and graduate volunteers

• Contacted and acquired sponsorship (in kind and monetary donations) from different companies

• Organized meals and events (TOGA Party and BizProv) for over 1000 first year students.

SKILLS

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PMI Certified PMP Working Knowledge of Windows XP/7/8 and

• Mac OSX, Caseware, LANs and Wireless

Account management, Sales Operations

• networks, Photoshop

Microsoft Office, Access & CRM

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• Familiar with: Java, Visual Basic, HTML,

JIRA, RDQ, eMatrix, DocShare, Livelink

Pascal, Adobe, AutoCad, SQL

B RAD MATSUGU, P MP

Wilfrid Laurier University

Honours Bachelor’s of Business Administration Co-op (Supply Chain Management)

University of Waterloo

Honours Bachelor’s of Mathematics Co-op (Combinatorics & Optimization)

HOBBIES

• Baseball, Basketball, Music, Mentoring, Event Planning, Consulting, Gourmet Cooking

• Certified Basketball Official, Baseball & Basketball Coach and First Aid Responder

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