Dariush Dehdashtian

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Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626

714-***-****

ac67e2@r.postjobfree.com

Project and Program Management Specialist

Product Development, Product Marketing, Account Management

Experienced leader with over 20 years of experience in Project and Program Management; managing both hardware and software product developments and project integration activities in various industries/applications.

Managed integration of product development with operations/manufacturing, sales and marketing using MS Office; including product design, engineering prototypes, Alpha and Beta testing, product characterization and quality assurance, often working with off-shore teams.

Extensive knowledge of project/program management techniques and cross-functional integration, often involving off-shore product development teams on both hardware and software developments, including system integration

Ability to drive collaboration between various corporate functions required to achieve project success

Proven management skills; having successfully run my own 20-person custom hardware and software development company for more than a decade

Broad exposure to various industry segments with disparate product and systems requirements

Willing to relocate and learn new skills for the right opportunity

“It is very gratifying to drive a project to a successful conclusion”

Employment History

Pipeline Diagnostic Service - Irvine, CA (Feb 2016 to Jan 2018)

Project Manager and Product Development team member

Coordinated engineering prototype, alpha and beta testing and data collection for characterization; supported sales and marketing.

H Co Communications - Sacramento CA (Jan 2014 to Jan 2016)

Program Manager

Coordinated program activities for underground fiber optic cabling subcontractor to Comcast and Google in Sacramento and San Francisco bay area.

NuPOWER Semiconductor Inc. - Irvine, CA (June 2010 to Dec 2014)

Project management (consultant/contractor)

Coordinated project requirements and project support between an engineering team in Dubai and clients in the U.S. and Japan; working closely with sales, marketing and client teams.

Matrix Holdings (IPI and BroadNAV) - Irvine, CA (March 2005 to May 2009)

Project Manager and Business Development

Coordinated various GPS/location services and RF networking project developments between engineering teams in the U.S., UAE (Dubai), Greece and South America.

Advance Micro Technology - Newport Beach, CA (1994 to March 2005)

President, Custom IT Project Manager and Program Manager

Managed 20-person custom hardware and software development team creating various networking and switching platforms for high-tech companies such as Broadcom, HP, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Simple Technologies and Y-Media (first company to design and create Mobile phone camera).

Western Digital Corporation - Irvine, CA (1987 to 1993)

Product Engineer

Responsible for several ASIC design projects; coordinating operations/manufacturing in California with AT&T Bell Labs in Orlando Florida and Allentown PA. Tasks included- development of engineering requirements documentation, product characterization, yield enhancement and ISO 9000 certification.

Education

Northrop University - Los Angeles, CA- Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

References available by request

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