Director or VP of Marketing

SANJAY SAWANT 408-***-****

***** ****** *****, *** ****, CA 95127 *********@*****.***

MARKETING DIRECTOR

Global Product Strategy, Development, Launch & Support / Product Management / Turnarounds / Revenue, Market, Margin & Profit Growth / Startups / Branding / MarCom / Technology Management

As a proven strategist and tactician, I’ve used my marketing leadership and technical talents to drive significant revenue growth for Mentor Graphics and Cadence Design Systems as well as startups and mid-size companies. Attuned to global markets, I launched key initiatives to produce hundreds of millions of dollars. My key skills include:

- Planning/launching innovative, lucrative products to stimulate sales

- Providing superior support to optimize customer satisfaction/add-on revenues

- Cost-effectively resolving product problems to increase profits

- Streamlining development processes to optimize product launches

- Ensuring product reliability to garner a competitive edge

I hold an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay.

I am considered a world-class technical marketing leader with a unique combination of technology and business acumen. I am also a frequently requested public speaker. US Citizen.

Career History

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Synopsys Inc., 2008 to 2009. Responsible for driving product marketing functions for scalable software products. Enhanced $1.4B company’s competitive advantage.

Director, Marketing / Senior Product Marketing Manager, Mentor Graphics Corporation, 2005-2008. Managed team of five senior marketing professionals and $1.5M budget, playing key role in forecasting and promotions as well as negotiations to close multi-million dollar deals. Expanded market presence in Asia Pacific region and rekindled business opportunities in Japan.

Director, Marketing / Business Development, Tharas Systems, 2003-2005. Recruited to boost startup’s revenues/position it for acquisition. Spurred product development process and new territory development, utilizing more audacious strategy to drive $15M revenue increase in two years. Company was acquired at high ROI.

Director, Technical Marketing, Cadence Design Systems, 2000-2002. Oversaw three marketing managers. Captured 80% market share through enhanced strategies and tactics. Teamed with R&D to cut development cycle and create custom products to more effectively penetrate niche markets. Company restructured in 2002.

Product Line Manager, Quickturn Design Systems, 1995-2000. Selected by system design company to help maximize returns from unique Logic Emulation technology. Managed several hardware/software products, playing a lead role in firm’s growth from $65M to $160M through a more customer-focused product approach.

Earlier, served as Technical Staff with Cadence and Senior Applications Engineer with Valid Logic Systems.

PLEASE VISIT MY PERSONAL WEBSITE, sanjaysawant.resumeconnect.com.

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