Management Manager
Resume:
LEE S. ALLEN
*******@****.***.***
SUMMARY
* BS and MS degrees from MIT Sloan School of Management
* Business orientation combined with strong technical aptitude
* Directed competitive-analysis function for major mobile software company
* Created five business-method patents for leading mobile wireless operator
* Published industry analyst with work published worldwide by leading firms
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WW STEELE FOUNDATION
Investigative Analyst (Contractor)
2010 - PRESENT
* Investigate companies and individuals for compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
* Produce reports for clients’ use as input to alliance /acquisition decisions
MINDFORCE CONSULTING LLC
Senior Consultant and IP Team Leader (Contractor)
2007 - present
* Advising Fortune 1000 companies and major universities on the commercialization potential of their unexploited technology assets
* Reviewed business plans of high-tech startups seeking funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR Program
ACCESS SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC (PALMSOURCE) - Sunnyvale, CA
Director, Competitive Analysis
2006 - 2007
* Improved analyst utilization while reducing budget 20% by renegotiating analyst-firm contracts
* Strengthened corporate messaging and executive decision-making by creating industry analyses and forecasts for executive management and competitive selling points for sales staff
* Increased business development staff effectiveness by providing analyses of potential competitors and partners
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
2003 - 2006
Strategy and Industry Analysis projects focused on the business issues related to emerging technology
* Authored analyst reports published worldwide by firms including IDC, BWCS, Visiongain and The Diffusion Group
* Vaxa Inc.: R&D-commercialization project for a major PC and printer company located in Palo Alto, California (name withheld per request of Vaxa Inc.)
* Carnegie Research: In-depth custom company profiles (primary and secondary research)
* 3AExperts LLC: Website content and white papers for the identity-management startup Netsense
* Telecast Mobile: Business-plan and website content for an Interactive-TV startup
NTT DOCOMO USA LABS & NTT MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS LABS - San Jose, CA
Senior Research Analyst, Corporate Strategy Group
1997 - 2003
* Five business-method patents based on business models created for next-generation technologies
* Provided business relevance to R&D and identified potential partners by analyzing the MVNO business model and convergence with entertainment and financial services.
* Analyzed business business potential of technologies developed at NTT Multimedia Labs
* Liaison to Silicon Valley corporate and educational community
* Member of team securing SDMI certification for NTT DoCoMo's "M-Stage Music" service
THE YANKEE GROUP - Boston, MA
Associate Senior Consultant
1997
* Authored 2-part desktop-support-outsourcing vendor competitive analysis published under Yankee Group logo
* Performed a competitive analysis for the Yankee Group management-consulting practice
THE INTERNET COMPANY - Cambridge, MA
Director, Operations
6/1996 - 12/1996
* Hired and managed 18 employees in Development, QA, and Account Management.
* Company sold at the end of 1996.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Positions of increasing responsibility with:
- PROCTER & GAMBLE (Manufacturing Manager)
- THE SERVICE BUREAU COMPANY (CONTROL DATA CORP) (Marketing Representative)
- BELLSOUTH CORPORATION (13 years in IT Development and Management)
- LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (International Product Manager)
EDUCATION
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Cambridge, MA
* MS degree in Management, 1994
* Concentration in Technology Strategy
* Teaching Assistant in IT section
* Service Award for work with Boston-area church
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Cambridge, MA
* Bachelor of Science in Management
* Concentration in Organization Development
* President of MIT Student Government
* Service Award for work with MIT administration
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cambridge, MA
* Special Program: Managing Technical Professionals and Organizations, May 2001
NIGHTINGALE-CONANT CORPORATION
* 14 self-study courses in interpersonal relations and goal-setting
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); IEEE Computer Society
* CompTIA Network+ Certification
* CompTIA iNet+ Certification
* CompTIA A+ Certification (In progress)
PATENTS
* Micro-Credit Certificate (USPTO No. 200********, assigned to DoCoMo)
* Context-Aware Market-Making Service (USPTO No. 200********, assigned to DoCoMo)
* Context-Aware Search Service (USPTO No. 200********, assigned to DoCoMo)
* Hyper Advertising System (USPTO No. 200********, assigned to DoCoMo)
* Multiprice Commerce Service (USPTO No. 200********, assigned to DoCoMo)
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
* Assisting with Mac, PC & LAN usage in grades K-2 at local elementary school
* Our Daily Bread (Free-lunch distribution program in Sunnyvale CA
* Jazz Pianist, performing regularly (www.lee-allen-pianist.com )
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