Robert Sundeen

Email: abqapy@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* ****

City: Oak Ridge

State: NC

Zip: 27310

Country: USA

Phone: 336-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $70,000

Willing to Relocate

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ROBERT W. SUNDEEN

333 Myrtle St, Apt B, Bellefonte, PA 16823 336-***-**** abqapy@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

I am a broad based technical professional with more than 20 years of total business experience, I have 9 years performing a variety of project management roles, and 15 years of experience in the electronics and RF industry most recently as a Program Manager involving large sales potential and new product development.

Education

B.S.E.E., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Master's Degree, Cross-cultural Communications, Denver Seminary, Denver, CO

Progress toward MBA (10.5 hrs.), Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs, CO

Certificates (2) in Project Management, Guilford Technical CC, Greensboro, NC

Employment History

General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, State College, PA 2009-present

Program/Product Line Manager

Responsible for managing major program opportunities at a world class manufacturer of satellite communications electronics. Products include indoor and outdoor solid-state high power RF amplifiers (SSPA), low noise amplifiers, block down converters and up converters, and rack mounted remote controllers.

Significant accomplishments include:

Responsible for the entire product portfolio of RF Electronics for satellite applications consisting of developing product roadmaps, product requirement documents, market opportunity and ROI analyses.

Developed and managed the New Product Development schedule for each new product utilizing a cross-functional team to execute the roll-out plan.

Created and am leading the Product Line Management Synergy team to set high level product roadmap direction.

Managed the flagship program from Critical Design Review through one substantial product redesign, full environmental qualification and production release and ramp-up. Program potential is $20MM over ten years at GD-SC, but supports corporate revenue across multiple locations of $200MM.

Developed in-depth product expertise in the high power solid state RF power amplifier family which generates a substantial portion of GD-SC's revenue.

Successfully managed additional programs and proposal efforts important to the overall corporation by gaining factory share-of-mind through influence derived from cooperation, communication and relationship building.

RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, NC 2000-2009

Manager, Account Services 2008-2009

Produced strategic business reports for Senior Management and managed the sales support activities for all RFMD business with Motorola and Sony Ericsson.

Recruited team members, defined project plans and schedules, and led periodic team meetings in the implementation of all Terms and Conditions Agreements, hubbing contracts, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) agreements for revenue approaching $200MM.

Responsible for forecasting, quarterly revenue projections updated weekly, and Vendor Managed Inventory demand and supply analysis.

Demonstrated commitment to customer satisfaction and collaborative skills to meet customer goals by improving our Supplier Performance Metric score by >40%.

Managed the activities of Customer Service in our China sales office.

Sales Engineer / Sr. Sales Engineer 2000-2008

Key member of a small team responsible for sales activity at a top 5 cell phone manufacturer.

Coordinated the prototype and sample order phase for multiple customer locations of a GPRS product that was the first transceiver chipset in company history which ended up shipping over 20MM units (>$100MM).

Played a significant role in the sales of the second generation transceiver and amplifier EDGE chipset that shipped over 70MM units (>$300MM).

Managed a team of applications engineers performing a characterization effort with existing products that resulted in $7.3MM in new revenue into the iDEN market.

Coordinated part qualification of wireless radio frequency (RF) components for various customer programs including power amplifiers, modulator/demodulators, Low Noise Amplifiers, mixers and attenuators.

Omnipoint /Opuswave Networks/Siemens, Colorado Springs, CO 1996-2000

Assistant Product Manager 1999-2000

Supported the development of an Enterprise Mobility system which integrated wireless communication with conventional office data and wire line communication by:

Created a Competitive Analysis that included researching competitive offerings, assessing alternate technology roadmaps, procuring third-party research reports, and writing an Executive Summary leading to Siemens' acquisition of the company.

Created and maintained the Product Requirements Document and Compliance Matrix for a wireless system while leading regular cross-functional team meetings.

Procurement Component Engineer 1996-1999

Identified suppliers for the entire range of electronic components used to manufacture PCS basestations and fixed wireless devices.

Collaborated closely with Design Engineering for component selection including RF devices such as diplexers, Voltage Controlled Oscillators, RF filters, synthesizers, and modulator/demodulators.

Worked closely with the Computer Aided Design Department to populate and maintain the part master database and resolved any technical discrepancies.

Communication, Interpersonal and Administrative Skills

Proficiency in SAP, JD Edwards and Microsoft Office computer applications including MS Project.

20 years interacting with customers and suppliers on a daily basis developing relationships that enable effective problem resolution.

Public speaking training at the Graduate level for large group settings.

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