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Project Manager Management

Location:
Lincolnton, NC
Posted:
October 29, 2013

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Edgar Mueller

703-***-**** ***** MIDTOWN PARKWAY, #458 ( JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246

************@*******.***

Action-oriented, flexible executive who leverages proven success in

strategic consulting, advisory services, market research, financial

modeling/analysis and management to drive knowledgeable decision-making and

enhance competitive advantage. Seeking opportunity in corporate

development/strategy. Excellent GM skills for any venture needing someone

to wrap their arms around it and grow it. Successfully balanced

significant travel with other commitments throughout career. Able to

relocate.

Selected Achievements

. Led multiple consulting teams of up to 20 people through client

projects that produced successful receipt of investment capital, $3-15

M

rounds; advised on acquisition decisions and recommendations

for strategic product decisions; managed $1M staff budget

. Conceived product, created business case and led cross-functional team

to develop the 101-xxxx (e.g., 10-10-321, etc.) system and

plan for MCI and industry; managed team of 50 people - added over

$100M in revenue

. Published multiple times, quoted in the press and guest speaker at

multiple international telematics conferences

. Authored and won industry approval for industry-wide specifications to

implement the Telecom Act of 1996

. Led multi-service Space Test Program DoD project for a DoD not-for-

profit think tank - won accolades from Air Force

. Led global, multi-dimensional market and ROI study, including forecasts

and ROI analysis for Fortune 50 client

. Advised CFO of Bechtel on major South American investment decision

leading to deal with a Peruvian bank

. Presented predictions and analysis at the 1998 World Economic

Development Forum on the Euro and German elections

. Cited for meritorious service by Admiral Fallon, US Central Command

Education

Duke / Fuqua MBA, General Management with emphases in Marketing, Finance

and International Business, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business,

1994, 3.7/4.0 GPA. Internship at Prudential Securities - Collateralized

Mortgage Obligations, 1993.

UW-Seattle MS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of

Washington, 1989, 3.5/4.0 GPA. Boeing - Space Propulsion, Summer 1989.

Studied Energy Conversion, including coal, biomass, solar, wind,

geothermal, etc.

MIT BS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, minor in Literature,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988, 4.3/5.0 GPA; won a prestigious

MIT prize for outstanding research for the design, construction & testing

of a robotic teleoperator (remote crawler for external use on a space

station). Lockheed - Composite Materials, Summer 1988. 790/800 GRE

Analytical score.

Professional Experience

BANK OF AMERICA, Charlotte, NC and Jacksonville, FL 2012-2013

Management Consultant

. Performed analyses for an in-sourcing / re-sourcing project worth $100s

of millions, with first year savings of $20M

TELEPHONE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Fort Lee, NJ, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

and Kabul, Afghanistan 2007 - 2011

Sr. Director, International Business Development and Investment (reported

direct to CEO); Built/grew businesses of $400M firm

. Wrote $21M winning proposal for Afghan Ministry of the Interior National

Police microwave network contract

. Business planning and financial model for WiMAX/LTE Internet Service

Provider (ISP) business initiative; started business

. Developed Investor Prospectus and performed Due Diligence for attempted

sale of Afghan Wireless; led M&A

. Responsible for over 60 business initiatives for TSI, and our

subsidiaries, including Afghan Wireless, Ariana Television and Radio

Network (ATN) and the charitable 501c(3) Bayat Foundation; evaluated

Rare Earths mining in Afghanistan

. Wrote numerous press releases and attended many conferences, including

speaking at GSM-3G in Dubai

. Evaluated the construction of a coal-fired steam plant, from China, in

Afghanistan; wrote Gold mining proposal

. Negotiated office leases, the purchase of an AN-26 plane, Citation II

and the purchase of Mi-17 helicopters

. Requested proposals for security training and architectural designs for

a new corporate headquarters

. Initiated push-to-talk, free space optics trials, wind power and solar

technology for our 3G wireless base stations

. Company liaison to Afghan government ministers, ambassadors; wrote

campaign plan for potential presidential candidate

. Evaluated streaming video for ATN and initiated agreements with Fortune

500 advertisers; started new channel, ATN2

. Applied for Political Risk Insurance through the World Bank and the

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

. Proposed projects with USAID (Agency for International Development) and

the Afghanistan Reconstruction Group

. Hired and managed staff; performed competitor analysis, market research

and market intelligence; SWOT analyses, etc.

. Implemented Point of Sale (POS) credit card network with Kabul Bank,

vendors and merchants

. Led mobile banking, mCommerce and microfinance initiatives; initiated

Blackberry project; 12 trips to Afghanistan (>1 yr)

MCG ASSOCIATES, Germantown, MD and Terrell, NC 2001 - 2007

Owner, Business Consulting Firm

. Built financial models and venture capital proposals for a financial

software startup

. Created the business plans, financial models and venture capital

presentations for telecommunications startups

. Taught marketing management to MBA students as an adjunct professor,

Hood College, Frederick, MD

THE STRATEGIS CONSULTING GROUP, Washington, DC 38-yr. old

Telecommunications Consulting firm 2000 - 2001

Director, Mobile Wireless Practice

. Managed team of more than 15 consultants, including budget, business

development, projects and proposals, $50K-$1M.

Reported directly to company president

. Created market entry strategies and market forecasts for client firms

. Performed due diligence on small and medium size firms for investment

banks, including CSFB and WestLB

. Built financial models (SOMA Networks) that led to successful funding

and follow-on projects

. Performed competitive analysis for large firms, including Andrew and

SOMA Networks

. Produced technology assessments: 3G for Nokia, wireless Internet,

telematics, fixed wireless, broadband

. Wrote business plans, including SOMA Networks, and created financial

valuations, including North East Paging

. Performed custom market research and ROI studies on initiatives such as

Free Space Optics for Harris Corporation that led

to $200K in follow-on projects

WORLD RESEARCH ADVISORY, Reston, VA 1998

Financial Analyst

. Provided research and advice to CFOs of Fortune 500 firms

. Produced syndicated research notes and spoke at conferences

MCG ASSOCIATES, Arlington, VA 1998-2000

Owner, Business Consulting Firm

. Wrote $15M winning proposal for WinStar Telecommunications contract

with Jones Lang LaSalle

. Consulted for Telestrategies, including publishing articles

MCI, McLean, VA and Vienna, VA Telecommunications Provider 1996 - 1998

Finance Project and Program Manager

. Negotiated $1M tariffs with the Regional Bell Operating Companies

(RBOCs) down to $0 - $500,000

. Wrote telecommunications industry specifications as MCI's representative

to the industry-sponsored Ordering and Billing Forum

. Supported OSS legal work and trained as an expert witness

ANSER, Arlington, VA DoD Not-for-Profit Think Tank 1996

Program Manager

. Managed the DoD Space Test Program, evaluating and prioritizing

experiments from all military branches for launch

. Performed budget and technical work for the Air Force Space Launch

Acquisition Directorate

. Won award for contributions to 5-year corporate plan by identifying new

government and commercial business

opportunities for ANSER

. Performed on-orbit satellite mission operations for a classified R&D

imaging satellite

MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Statesville, NC 1995 - 1996

Business Instructor

. Taught Finance, Marketing and Statistical Process Control to business

students

DUKE Full-time MBA Student (see Education Section) 1992 - 1994

ROCKETDYNE, Canoga Park, CA 10,000 person division of Rockwell

International (now GenCorp Inc.) 1990 - 1992

Project Manager for the International Space Station (ISS) Mast and Mast

Canister

. Won 2 manager's awards and 'outstanding' performance rating for leading

>100 person cross-functional team design efforts

. Authored top-level Contract End Item (CEI) specification for ISS

Electrical Power System and negotiated with NASA

Personal

LANGUAGES

. Fluent in German - reading, writing and conversational spoken

. Intermediate Dutch - reading, writing and conversational spoken

. Basic Russian, Japanese and Dari (Farsi)

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

. Person of the Year for a statewide organization for building structure,

membership and fundraising

. Property Trustee and finance committee member for a local community

organization

. MIT Educational Counselor for North Carolina

. Judge at 2010 SIFE World Cup

. Soccer coaching license



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