Project Manager Human Resources

Joseph Weston

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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

. Reputable leader and strategic developer. Successful background in

orchestrating start-ups and elevating organizational performance through

skillful planning and structuring.

. Highly skilled in the identification, analysis, and resolution of

diverse operational issues.

. Highly focused on adhering to organizational missions and philosophy

while maintaining top company performance and unsurpassed customer

satisfaction.

. Superior capabilities in selection, recruitment, training, and retaining

top performing employees.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Operations Management: Team Building, Human Resources, Personnel

Mentoring,

Team Facilitation, Training/Development

Research & Development: Strategic/Tactical Planning, Competitor

Analysis, Problem

Resolution, Project Planning, and Risk Management

Organizational: Work process flow improvements, computer lab

infrastructure upgrades and Cost Control

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Crumb de la Crumb, Naperville ( Apr 2001 - Feb 2008

Owner/Manager Restaurant

Store Manager

New Business Startup

Business Manager

Successful business from conception to full viable operation. Cr me de la

Crumb is a 5,000 square foot restaurant employing 55 people and has a

seating capacity of 180 customers.

Day to Day operations involving store opening and setup, daily planning,

resolving customer and employee issues, oversight of all operations and

employees, inventory, daily totals and receipts, deposits and nightly

lockup. Installed and maintained store computer POS systems. Also setup

and maintained our stores computer system for inventory, ordering,

planning, tax and financial records. Software upgrades and backups were

performed on the computer systems on weekly bases. Performed all

maintaince on the UPS supplies and emergency lighting systems as scheduled

by the city of Naperville.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Motorola, Downers Grove ( Aug 2000 - Apr 2001

Voice Developer Gateway and VX500 Gateway

Product Manager

Localize VDG into 12 Countries

Multi-Country Region Manager

Primary leadership force of product development operations, providing the

overall management of assets while maintaining Risk Based Capital. Ensured

the effective promotion, communication, and delivery of product services.

Managed a team of 12 international offices with personnel and field

agents/managers in 7 countries. Enforced compliance goals and international

import/export standards. Spearheaded muiltiable development tracks,

competitive market analysis, marketing/strategic planning, human resources

operations, automated testing and production tracking focused on

maintaining superior organizational performance.

. Successful deployment of Gateways into four markets and maintained

product support operations throughout tenure.

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Revenue Growth:

. Successfully penetrated the markets through skillful negotiation and

cultivation of high visibility tradeshows with a national marketing firm

that enabled Motorola to offer a proprietary first to market feature

rich product to worldwide markets. Result: Penetration of four key

markets 25% ahead of planed schedule.

. Offloaded production and configuration/shipping of product to outside

vendors to focus core team on product features and support.

Expense Reductions:

. Captured savings through orderly duplication of each countries best

development practices to other organization's projects.

. Propelled marketing results by re-designing surplus equipment to perform

functionally as a VDG and VX500 for customer demonstration units and

provide customer hands on training in the countries local offices.

Resulting in reduced equipment expenses and training time.

. Recommended the initiation of a license tracking Subsidiary Corporation

focused on providing customers options of updating services and

equipment choices while effectively tracking equipment licensing

requirements of vendor products. Result: Unit achieved 20% revenue

increases the first year and greater customer flexibility and choices.

Motorola, Arlington Heights ( Aug 1992 - Aug 2000

Cellular Systems Division

Project Manager

Cellular Infrastructure Group

Cellular Switching Office Software Development and Deployment ROW

Project Manager of product development feature lockdown, operations,

testing and deployment of Software Switching products. Providing the

overall management for ROW (Rest of World) Switching Software and

supporting hardware for all markets excluding Japan and USA.

Project Manager

Cellular Infrastructure Group

Cellular Switching Office Software Development and Deployment JAPAN

Project Manager of product development feature lockdown, operations,

testing and deployment, providing the overall management for Japan's JTAC's

System.

Project Manager

Cellular Infrastructure Group

Cellular Switching Office Software Development and Deployment USA and

Canada

Project Manager of operations, testing and deployment. Providing the

overall management for USA CDMA Switching Software.

AT&T Bell Laboratories ( Jan 1984 - May 1992

International Software Engineer

Software Developer

EMX Digital Switch

Planned software feature testing. Wrote and executed feature test plans

for US and International market switching software. Piloted software

automation testing - including auto lab setup, load testing, error

reporting and final test analysis report.

Education Roosevelt University, North Central College, College of

DuPage, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, Gateway Technical

Institute - Racine

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