Sales Customer Service
Resume:
Joseph L. Weber
***** **** ** *. **** Elmo MN ***42
************@*****.***
Engineering and Product Management Executive with successful track record
at both Fortune 500 and startup companies. Demonstrates expertise at
building and leading multi-cultural international teams that consistently
maximize market impact. Adept at managing innovative new products that
define new markets in areas such as Internet, Mobile Applications, Market
Research, Class III Medical Devices, and Healthcare. Internationally
recognized expert and best-selling author of 11 books on Internet and Java.
SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE
? Product Design & ? Joint Ventures ? P&L Management
Development
? Business Development ? Portfolio ? Agile/Lean/Scrum
Prioritization
? Strategic Initiatives ? Policies & ? Verification &
Procedures Validation
Professional Experience
Boston scientific, Arden Hills MN 2006 - May 2010
Director - Research and Development: Cardiac Device Telematics
Directed development of a remote management device and website with
international team of 125 engineers, architects, and verification and
validation engineers located in USA, China and India. Managed operating
budget of $24 Million, and influenced decisions for $85 Million in annual
spend.
Led the successful launch of multiple Class III Medical Device products
including an array of global regulatory and customer requirements
(supporting sales in USA, Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan).
Led team to exceed corporate objective and sustain product scalability as
it exceeded sales targets by >1800%, successfully supporting tens of
thousands of international physician customers and hundreds of thousands of
patients who have installed the home monitoring instrument in their homes.
Defined and managed platform improvement project that reduced product
development times by 25%, delivered more than $35 million in long term cost
savings, and addressed core customer opportunities.
Invented (patents pending) mobile physical application (iPhone &
Blackberry) that enhances the relationships between customers and the
business - increasing market share for high volume, high margin customers.
Included managing market research and product concept.
Established a strategy that brought in new technology and emphasized human
factors and quantitive market research: increasing customer satisfaction by
225% and reducing field issues by 70%.
Converted a chronically late, over budget group into one that consistently
delivered on-time, on-budget programs with increased IP generation by
migrating entire development process from 'traditional waterfall' to Agile
methods such as Scrum and XP.
EMAGEON, Madison, WI 2002-2005
General Manager & Director - Software Engineering
Successfully defined, developed and launched a class II medical software
device while leading teams of marketing, technical service and engineering
for a medical device start-up. Managed integration efforts with a variety
of joint partners and business partners in order to grow the company at
>400% CAGR for four years. Note: Joined as leader of start-up business and
played executive role through IPO in 2005.
Achieved positive EBITA within first twelve months as GM of new business
unit: Created business plans and developed off-shore capabilities that
resulted in new product and service offerings that addressed specific
customer opportunities - and spawned the use of a new business model.
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Developed and led engineering team at an early startup company which had
less than $100 thousand in revenue to eventually directing 45 engineers and
customer service employees located across Wisconsin, Alabama and New Delhi
India contributing to company revenue of over $115 Million.
Created relationships with various vendor partners to evaluate new
technologies and bring in tools, 3rd party APIs, and equipment allowing
Emageon to evolve faster than any of its competitors.
Key contributor to the selection and due diligence process which led to a
lucrative merger between Emageon and Ultravisual, producing a combined
organization that was able to execute a highly successful IPO two years
later.
INFORMATIVE Inc. Waukesha, WI 2000-2002
Director - Software Engineering
Built engineering team, and led the team to design, develop and release
three separate web products as an early employee/manager at a market
research start-up. Team created patented algorithms to enable rapid
qualitative market research over the internet. Note: Informative acquired
Recipio in 2001.
Reduced the total cost of ownership for the Informative suite of products
by evaluating emerging technologies and software development tools which
resulted in improved innovation.
Set strategic direction of software development processes and responsible
for complete software development life cycle, including the use of CMMI and
Agile methods. Delivered on-time, on-budget releases, including three new
products and numerous major and point releases.
Managed Natural Language Processing (NLP) team that developed algorithms
that cut the cost of operating the Informative solution in half.
Established deep customer relationships with numerous Fortune 500 companies
to identify market opportunities and open new sales channels.
Invented data handling and analysis software responsible for the majority
of sales.
XLINK & KPMG, Wauwatosa, WI 1998-2000
Manager
Recruited to define & develop a product for a small consulting firm (XLink)
to enable the business to convert from a consulting organization into a
software product company. Managed a team of 24 developers and QA
professionals across WI, IL and HI. Successfully led to the acquisition of
the business (XLink) by KPMG because of superior product definition and
opportunity. Developed internet based document management/internet
delivery system for the Hawaii, Maine and California state legislatures for
full life cycle of drafting through finalizing of the bills and
codification into law. Note: KMPG acquired XLink in 1999.
MAGNASTAR. Mequon, WI 1991-1998
Founder/VP Engineering
Started the business while a freshman in college. Developed reputation as
national expert on Java and Object Oriented Programming through teaching,
writing, speaking and evangelizing about Java technology and its role in
transforming Internet websites as part of our marketing efforts. Assessed
client's needs, managed sales processes, assembled and led implementation
teams. Accountable for financial performance and human resource issues.
Note: Progress Software acquired MagnaStar in 1998
Education
B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering - Marquette University, Milwaukee
WI, 1991-1995
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ADENDUM
PUBLICATIONS/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Several of the books I've written or co-written are international best-
sellers and have been translated into Chinese, Russian, Japanese, and
German. Speaker on Innovation, Java and Medical devices at regional and
national conferences.
BEA WebLogic Workshop Kick Start, (ISBN: 0-672-32417-2), Published by
SAMS, 2002
Java Web Services Unleashed, (ISBN: 0-672-32363-X), Published by SAMS,
2002
Special Edition Using Java 2 Standard Edition, (ISBN: 0-7897-2468-5),
Published by QUE, 2001
Special Edition Using Java 2 Platform, (ISBN: 0-7897-2018-3), Published by
QUE, 1999
Special Edition Using Java 1.2, (ISBN: 0-7897-1529-5), Published by QUE,
1998
Using Visual J++ 6, (ISBN: 0-7897-1400-0), Published by QUE, 1998
Special Edition Using Java 1.1, (ISBN: 0-7897-1094-3), Published by QUE,
1997
Special Edition Using Java 2nd Edition, (ISBN:0-7897-0936-8), Published
by QUE, 1996
Running a Perfect Intranet, (ISBN:0-7897-0823-X), Published by QUE, 1996
WWW Plug-Ins, (ISBN:0-7897-0823-X), Published by QUE, 1996
Special Edition Using Java, (ISBN:0-7897-0604-0), Published by QUE, 1996
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