Manager Management

ERIC CHEVAL

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C: 561-***-****

PROFILE

High-performing director with broad and extensive experience in

semiconductor development, program management and strategic marketing.

Ability to analyze existing markets and competitors to develop strategies,

roadmaps and executable plans. Proven capability to introduce new ideas,

concepts, and technologies across functional organizations. Experience in

bringing successfully to market wireless systems on chip (SoC) and digital

signal processing solutions. Assembles top talent and builds effective

cross-functional working relationships with customers and suppliers to

consistently increase revenue. Straightforward and collaborative manager

with excellent presentation and communication. US and European citizen.

Specialties

End-to-End Product Development & Testing, Customer field support, Technical

sales, Strategic Planning, Roadmap Development, Wireless Communications,

Integrated wireless semiconductor platforms, DSP, Offshore Development

Management, Multi-project Leadership, Program and resource management,

Training and mentoring program development, Process Improvement, Contract

management, Site management, IOS 9001 compliance and certification.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Wireless Platform Integration Development

. Led multisite organizations of 100+ engineers in six functional groups:

IC/Systems, RF, Analog Mixed-Signal, Layout, Base-band, and

Validation/test.

. Drove choices in RF, Base band, Power Management and Hardware/Software

trade off for wireless semiconductor platform definition, architecture,

design and validation.

. Successfully produced several RFCMOS subscriber transceivers for

2G/2.5G/3G.

. Managed design of an ARM based RFCMOS90 single-chip for ZIGBEE, the

MC1322X.

. Achieved first pass success on a DSP based single-chip radio for the push

to talk protocol MotoTalk.

. Coordinated advanced concept studies on WLAN, Bluetooth, and DVBH.

. Conceived and produced low power/low cost ICs for FLEX family pagers.

. Drove technological choices for DSP and RISC cores for Motorola

messaging. Led benchmarking and selection process for RISC cores:

ARM7TDMI, MCORE.

. Created a corporate taskforce on DSP benchmarking for wireless

applications.

Operations/Site Management

. Opened semiconductor center including site selection and transfer of

engineering talent and became fully operational within 30 days.

. Administered all aspects of site operation including multi-million dollar

budget, working space, capital equipment, lease, contractors, security,

business continuity.

. Interfaced with corporate headquarters, conducted quarterly communication

meetings as well as monthly operational and technical reviews.

. Acted in the capacity of on-site HR Manager. Ensured completion of

performance evaluations, merit increases, salary planning, stock options,

retention, career growth.

. Coached and mentored junior engineers for leadership and managerial

roles.

. Recruited engineers, contractors and interns, organized job fairs and

trainings, conducted lay off.

. Trained all personnel on IOS 9001 compliance and achieved site

certification.

. Successfully executed site closure within 30 days.

Project and Contract Management

. Successfully managed an $11M single-chip radio program involving the

customer, IP providers, and a third party design house. Achieved first

pass success.

. Negotiated and managed contracts and programs with design houses, IP

providers, and big semiconductors vendors (ADI, STM, TI).

. Compiled and analyzed monthly resource loading on all projects in the

division.

. Optimized resources by implementation of uniform policies and practices

at all sites.

DSP Design and Development Tools Management

. Led systems, circuit design, and HW/SW development tools for the DSP

operation.

. Drove DSP product roadmaps and 16-bit core strategies.

. Initiated DSP application SW developments in Bangalore, India.

. Chaired DSP corporate steering committees, presented during CEO reviews.

Strategic Marketing, Applications and Field support

. Coordinated technical/market studies on digital subscriber loops, ISDN

and GSM.

. Introduced Motorola DSPs across Europe and Asia Pacific.

. Won the first big DSP design-ins at Alcatel, Siemens, Phillips, BT.

. Developed the GSM compliant speech coder software on DSP56116

architecture.

Early Accomplishments

. Created and led a speech processing and handwritten recognition team.

. Taught telephony and digital communication in Mexico and France.

. Maintained a prototype of an ALCATEL digital central office in Mexico.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, Boca Raton, FL 2004 - 2009

Site Manager/Design Director (Radio Products Division)

MOTOROLA, Multiple locations and sectors 1984 - 2004

Director, Wireless Integration Technology Center, Florida (1999 - 2004)

Director, Paging Core IC Technology, Florida (1994 -1999)

DSP Design Manager (Semiconductors), Texas (1988 -1994)

Systems Manager Strategic Marketing, (Semiconductors), Switzerland (1984

-1988)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

Motorola Management Institute Motorola University, IL

Center for Creative Leadership Greensboro, NC

MBA Institut d'Administration des Entreprises(IAE), Paris, France

MSEE Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications (ENST), Paris,

France

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