Project Manager Management

Armando Gonzalez

West Palm Beach, FL

561-***-**** ? *********@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/armando-gonzalez/0/883/70a/

Summary

Demonstrated success in global Product and Project Management of mobile and

infrastructure launches. Cradle to grave product lifecycle prowess with a

knack in revitalizing laggard business units. Spearheaded delivery of large

software releases as well as running mixed technical engineering teams.

Innate ability to foster supplier and client relationship based on trust

and a mutual appreciation of each other's value. Resourceful, nimble

thinker, while utilizing data to drive project requirements. Love of

passing knowledge forward and building high performance teams. PMP

certificate. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

STRENGTHS

Channel management Customer focused Product development

Marketing requirements Trusted adviser Product roadmap

Marketing strategy Self-directed Business Development

Professional Experience

Motorola Solutions Inc. Plantation, Florida 1987 - Jul 2014

Sr. Product Manager Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) System (web link) 2010-

2014

Nurtured nascent multi-million dollar business through to maturity.

Responsible for P&L, supplier management, and sales support (launch webinar

training, executive keynote presentations, talking points and demos).

System components included IP gateway, RF controller, mobile, POTS and

portal for third party applications (cloud).

. Actual revenue 300% above business plan commitment.

. Overhauled standard ordering and warranty repair process, reducing time

from up to over a month to days. Outshining previous customer

satisfaction metrics.

. Concurrently managed multiple verticals with distinct product lines

totaling in excess of $100M yearly in revenue.

Sr. Product Manager - Fire Public Safety Paging System (web link) 2010-

2014

Revitalized multi-million dollar business by ensuring market data analysis

drove requirements definition. Immersed in fire fighter training to

increase market understanding. Generated go-to-marketing strategy; assets

such as customer facing presentations, brochures, training material, spec

sheets, press releases, feature stories, and website material.

. 100% improvement of gross margin by reducing design and supply chain

costs.

. Shrunk number of SKU of new product line down to 10% of previous line.

. Transcended field quality issues via revamped requirements captured in

new product launch.

Sr. Project Manager, iDEN (Private Nextel) and TETRA Mission Critical Radio

2008-2010

First mission critical grade iDEN radio in the market. Product met

ruggedness and encryption requirements for use in military. Implemented

dual track requirements to accurately capture distinct vertical

requirements of the military and energy market. Drove risk management

process to ensure on time delivery of customer critical dates. Java and C++

based OS projects.

. Gained 30% increase in international revenue while retaining hold on

domestic energy market share.

. Multiple global TETRA firmware releases; managed software team of 200+

spread over three continents and seven time zones.

. Simultaneously lead project manager and accessories portfolio product

manager.

Project Manager of First Generation Enterprise grade Smartphone 2006-

2008

Incubator project responsible for delivering first Motorola GSM Smartphone

with enterprise, Wi-Fi based, PBX system integrated into mobile. Included

Push-To-Talk technology, Windows Mobile OS, C/C++/Java, software

documentation, user interfaces. Managed 200 plus mixed engineering

resources.

. Defined system requirements collaboratively with ATT, Cisco, Cingular and

Bell South for in building IP-PBX phone switch based cell phone.

. Managed carrier certification of product on ATT network.

Business Dev Manager Project Manager Q Pro mobile 2004-2006

Project responsibility for business team, third party customizer and

warranty team that launched first to market enterprise grade smartphone.

. Established first agreement where outside contractor customized, managed

and serviced the mobile phones.

Technical Lead and Project Manager for Latin America & Japan Markets

1998-02004

Launched the Latin America trunking portfolio that included APCO P25 Public

Safety. Design engineer on product tailored for Japanese market that

required close collaboration with team in Japan.

. Headed design, factory rollout and regional government filing, including

ANATEL in Brazil.

. Consistently exceeded established milestones and recognized for bottom

line improvements.

. Hosted a Latin American government utility team that finalized a sale,

ending in a bonus pay.

Other Relevant Work Experience

Development Engineering for Texas Instruments Inc., Mckinney, TX

Integrator in modernization program of airborne radar system for F111B

bomber, P3 Orion patrol and F15 fighter military airplanes.

Certificates

Project Management Professional certificate from PMI, Project Management

Institute

Six Sigma Design and Manufacturability

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of

Technology, Newark, NJ

Master's Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University

Additional Information

MS Project, Microsoft Office and Primavera PPM

IP-Virtual (IP-VPNs), TCP/IP, 802.11 WiFi Protocols & Procedures

Languages: Portuguese and Spanish

StartUp Quest fall 2014

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