Management Manager

ISHITA MAJUMDAR

********@*****.*** * *** Venus Way, Milpitas, CA 95035* 847-***-****

Creative, results driven, technology strategy and business development professional with 14+

years of telecommunications experience delivering innovative growth and execution strategies.

As a leader, I thrive on creating new products and businesses utilizing my technical adeptness

and cultivating internal and external partnerships

SUMMARY OF SKILL

Technical Expertise: Wireless Networks, Mobile Applications, Social Media

New Venture strategy development

New Business creation and execution

Product Innovation, Emerging Markets Innovation

Cross functional, International team management

Effective and accountable as a top tier performer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultancy: 2008 – Current

As a new venture consultant, I use a rigorous methodology consisting of management interviews,

market research, recommendations, and presentations to provide high -level, strategic consulting to

startups, venture-backed businesses, and corporations considering new init iatives

Plug&Play Tech Center: As Executive in Residence, I consult, mentor and collaborate with

start ups and entrepreneurs to develop the marketing, business and financial models related to

their technology. I also evaluate the technology potential of early stage start ups and assist

them in developing the business pitch and VC negotiations. I am currently consulting with two

social media based start ups as a business development advisor

My MobiLife: Developed the business idea, go to market strategy, revenue models,

product roadmap for a location based services startup . As VP of Product Management, I

analyzed business models, defined the competitive strategy, identified potential partnerships

and assisted the CEO in venture presentations

IBM Global Services: Developed a Corporate Innovation Management program for

Samsung Electronics (SEC) to build competency in innovation and drive successful organic

growth. Developed new process, tools and organization to set a corporate standard as a best

practice for innovation

Strategy and Business Development: Motorola Ventures, 2002 - 2008

Directly managed $10M, for identifying and incubating early stage start ups. I invested and managed

ten start ups as a General Manager to deliver new product lines and new businesses. As a champion

for implementing innovation, I use a disciplined venture capital investment model to drive organic

growth via internal development and external alliances .

Emerging Markets: Appointed by the CTO, led a cross functional team to define

Motorola's Base Station product strategy, go to market plan, roadmap, business model for

emerging markets. Report resulted in a new product line and for base stations to address

cost constraints and feature requirements. Emerging Markets fund was set up with senior

management approval

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ISHITA MAJUMDAR

********@*****.*** * 990 Venus Way, Milpitas,, CA 95035* 847-***-****

Projector Phone: Project optimized laser projection technology to enable projector

integration with phone platform. Under my direction, we matured and de -risked the technology

and developed both enterprise and consu mer business models. Led team to evaluate and

negotiate technology partnership with both academic and corporate partners. W e created 12+

IP and pre commercial prototypes

Social Networking: Led a team to develop an App lication to enable a location based, social

networking application for mobile users. This application enabled user to upload feedback

information using a simple user interface on the handset. Application client collates

information to render cumulative customer feedback on the portal (viewable on handsets) in

easy to understand graphical display

Broadcast Notification: Architected the technical solution for enabling broadcast SMS

solution, and developed the business model and go to market strategy. Led a team in th e

incubation phase to enable a new business opportunity in partnership with a third party

Renewable Energy: Chaired Africa Innovation Leadership team to define and manage

Renewable Energy project that resulted in a wind and solar based alternative energy solution

to power base stations in remote areas. Pre commercialization trial with global operator

resulted in a multi year contract

Advanced Research: Chief Technology Office, Networks Business, 1997-2002

I have a strong system level understanding of 4G, 3GPP, 3GPP2, and wireless broadband networks. I

developed simulation tools and product features on Motorola’s switching product . As a networks

architect, I developed VoIP system to launch high bandwidth dat a/video services

VoIP Expertise: Developed a compression algorithm to efficiently carry Voice over IP (VoIP)

packets over 3G networks that resulted in improving network utilization by twenty percent.

This effort led to a Motorola patent

Network Architect: Led a cross functional team to architect Motorola’s first VoIP solution for

Push to Talk calls on cellular networks. Led several advanced inventing sessions to create

IPR and Standards contributions. Recognized by Motorola for “outstanding contribution” to

standard activities in IETF and 3GPP

Academics: Mathematics Instructor in Clemson University, SC, 1994-1997

EDUCATION

MBA (Entrepreneurship and Strategy) - University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, IL

MS (Operations Research) - Clemson University, Clemson, SC

MS (Applied Mathematics) - Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

BS (Mathematics) - Jadavpur University, India

RELATED EXPERIENCE

4 awarded and filed patents

Recognized with “Outstanding Leader Award” in Motorola in 2007

Emerging Markets Consultant to University of Illinois (UC), IL, and Northwestern University, IL

Led and managed Motorola Engineers for voluntary Math tutoring program

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