BRAD MATSUGU, PMP
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• 5 years experience in project & product management launching wireless products and services
• Managed exclusive product launches in over 15 countries and 3 continents
• Performed strategic assessments of customer and competitor portfolios
• Negotiated support for key BlackBerry initiatives in customer discussions
• Well-developed time-management through balance of work and volunteer activities
• Strong leadership and team building skills through coaching and mentoring
BlackBerry Limited
Carrier Product Manager September 2012 – Present
Interfaced directly with carriers on product marketing requirements and portfolio roadmaps to
successfully influence and position BlackBerry products to be a key part of their success.
• Launched suite of BlackBerry 10 products & services and managed BBOS in-life programs and
end of life activities
• Developed BlackBerry product strategies hardware and software roadmaps to carrier partners
• Presented product positioning and messaging to carrier appointed marketing agencies
• Restructured integrated carrier marketing and product strategy to drive success in the enterprise
and retail markets
• Assessed current market trends in hardware and pricing to provide insight to product planning
teams for future product introductions
• Oversaw development of $1.8M Bell TV BlackBerry 10 Application
Research In Motion Limited
Carrier Project Manager April 2010 – September 2012
Coordinated regional and AT&T exclusive BlackBerry device and service launches in U.S
• Conducted carrier negotiations regarding OS customization
• Managed key AT&T application and tutorial vendors
• Implemented new AT&T brand, marketing and packaging guidelines
• Established application developer engagement process and designed document templates
Carrier Project Specialist June 2009 – April 2010
Coordinated BlackBerry device and service launches in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa
regions
• Chaired weekly scrum sessions to coordinate launch of new products with internal stakeholders
• Designed powerpoint templates for Global Business Unit meetings
• Created documentation and training materials for incoming Project Managers
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Ericsson Canada Inc
Sales Team Coordinator – Rogers Account Group
Assisted Key Account Managers to help drive sales and manage sales activities
• Resolved customer concerns and conducted pricing negotiations
• Produced and sent over 1,000 price quotes with value over $175 million
• Performed complete reconciliation of a $3 million civil work project
• Coordinated delivery of product and services with order fulfillment, materials and project
management groups
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
3 on 3 Kumar Classic Basketball Tournament Tournament Director
Ontario Basketball Talent & Identification and Development Program Head Coach
Wilfrid Laurier University ICE Week Board of Director Member
Kitchener Waterloo Basketball Officials Associations Level 1 Educator & Evaluator
University of Waterloo Alumni Event Planner
Federation of Students Orientation Committee
Mathematics Federation Orientation Committee Director
• Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised 100 undergraduate and graduate volunteers
• Contacted and acquired sponsorship (in kind and monetary donations) from different companies
• Organized meals and events (TOGA Party and BizProv) for over 1000 first year students.
SKILLS
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PMI Certified PMP Working Knowledge of Windows XP/7/8 and
• Mac OSX, Caseware, LANs and Wireless
Account management, Sales Operations
• networks, Photoshop
Microsoft Office, Access & CRM
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• Familiar with: Java, Visual Basic, HTML,
JIRA, RDQ, eMatrix, DocShare, Livelink
Pascal, Adobe, AutoCad, SQL
B RAD MATSUGU, P MP
Wilfrid Laurier University
Honours Bachelor’s of Business Administration Co-op (Supply Chain Management)
University of Waterloo
Honours Bachelor’s of Mathematics Co-op (Combinatorics & Optimization)
HOBBIES
• Baseball, Basketball, Music, Mentoring, Event Planning, Consulting, Gourmet Cooking
• Certified Basketball Official, Baseball & Basketball Coach and First Aid Responder