Dave Walker

978-430-8377 Andover, MA 01810 http://www.linkedin.com/in/dpwalker david.paul.walker@gmail.com

Product Development Leader

Technical Marketing | Engineering Management | Process Reengineering

Customer oriented technology leader with cradle to grave product development expertise for high-tech
design and manufacturing; Broad experience base in Telecommunications, Broadcast, Semiconductor, Aerospace, and Defense markets focused on delighting customers with innovative solutions to intricate problems

Expertise in reengineering of business processes, new product introduction, driving all phases of the
product development lifecycle in diverse industries with a passion for innovate solutions addressing specific customer needs delivered to market in a timely manner

Experience building and leading strong cross-functional (electronic hardware, software, mechanical)

engineering development teams; Responsible for staffing, budgets, schedules, project management, and processes to achieve successful, timely new-product introduction as well as sustaining existing products; Strength in system-level design, creating and implementing product specifications for electromechanical systems including embedded system hardware, FPGA, DSP, software, firmware, and mechanical assemblies
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Leadership | Team Development | Coaching | Mentoring | Training Development Process | NPI | PLM | PDM

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P&L | Engineering Management | Budgets | Schedules Customer Requirements | Roadmaps | Strategic Planning

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Telecom | Broadcast | Semiconductor Commercial | Defense | Aerospace

Professional Business Experience

Integrated Microwave Technologies, Mount Olive, NJ
A $40M division of Vitec providing wireless solutions for broadcast and public safety markets

2011 Present

Vice President of Product Development

Customer facing role determining product requirements and defining roadmaps to create solutions satisfying marketplace needs; Coordinated development plans between Sales and Engineering to insure proper product alignment Created and championed strategic planning that defined specific growth initiatives for IMTs three major market segments to achieve profitable CAGR in excess of 10%; Analyzed the competitive landscape to target product development and insertion into areas of strategic interest Implemented processes for evaluating Net Present Value-based Return On Investment for product concepts and ideas to focus Engineering activities on developing products with greatest value; Defined and implemented processes for feature set definition and roll-out as well as product end-of-life to coordinate Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Customer Service activities Flatwater Inc., Plaistow, NH
Product development and contract design consulting

2009 2011

Founder

Product development services include concept definition, specification, design, development, manufacturing outsourcing; Major contracts involved development of home security products as well as the design and integration of retail back-office systems MKS Instruments, Wilmington, MA
A $700M global provider of control solutions for advanced manufacturing processes in the Semiconductor market

2007 2009

Business Unit Manager

Brought on board to created the OnChamber RF business unit productizing disruptive technology targeted at revolutionizing RF source design used in semiconductor wafer fab chambers; Led Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing; Provided customer interface and Sales support; Developed business plans, pricing models, product roadmaps, and strategic direction for BUs; Nurtured customer alliances to determine product requirements and convey value proposition; Defined, implemented, and managed continuous improvement processes resolving various product performance issues with capital equipment providers and semiconductor fabs

Resume of David Walker

Grew revenue of the ASTRON business unit, a $50M product line of remote plasma sources, by 5% in the down-market of 2008 through penetration into the solar markets Microwave Radio Communications, N. Billerica, MA
A $120M division of Vislink plc manufactures wireless solutions for broadcast, public safety, and military markets

2002 2007

Vice President of Research and Development/Engineering

Built and led a cross-functional design organization consisting of systems engineering, electrical hardware (digital & RF), embedded systems, firmware, software, mechanical, drafting, and documentation control Defined, implemented, and drove the product development process enabling the company to sustain 22% CAGR from 2003 through 2007 with innovative products that continuously won TV Technology awards from the National Association of Broadcasters Led and facilitated a team that re-defined the company's product realization process reducing order processing time by 12% as well as scrap and excess inventory Thales Broadcast & Multimedia, Southwick, MA | Mountaintop, PA
A $100M manufacturer of fixed wireless broadband systems and terrestrial broadcast transmitters

2000 2001

Vice President of Engineering

Managed the development of high power (20 - 100 KW) IOT HDTV transmitter products; Coordinated new product introduction of two-way Fixed Wireless base station equipment serving MMDS, WLL, and PCS markets Established processes that balanced development between the companys engineering organizations to leveraged core competencies of each division which streamlined the release process, minimized design errors, and enabled the Wireless division to win $24M worth of business from WorldCom, Sprint, and Nortel Glenayre Electronics Inc., Quincy, IL
A $500M telecommunications company specializing in the design and manufacture of paging infrastructure

1996 1999

Manager, Special Projects group

Managed digital hardware and software design for communications equipment Active member of Sherpa PDM implementation team that created a five-stage gated-flow product development process implemented across three geographically separated design organizations Established and implemented software development processes insuring proper documentation, peer review, testing, and release processing resulting in a 30% reduction of ECO's related to software issues; Established processes for inter-company transfer of design data to foster collaboration and design reuse across divisions; Initiated product cost reduction efforts targeting a 10% improvement in standard margin Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI), St. Louis, MO
Formerly the Electronics & Space Division of Emerson Electric designed and manufactured RADAR, ELINT, and Fire Control systems

1987 - 1996

Senior Design Engineer, Motion Control Systems

Authored system level specifications, decomposed high-level specifications into functional requirements, defined hardware and software interface requirements, designed embedded hardware, firmware, and software for control systems in defense and aerospace applications Using Mentor Graphics tools as the standard schematic capture, simulation, and PCB layout platform, established a systematic approach for a top-down, gated-flow, peer review driven design process that improved design accuracy ultimately reducing development time by more than 15% The United States Air Force Weather Forecaster 1975 1983

Education
M.S. Electrical Engineering B.S. Electrical Engineering University of Missouri-Rolla The Pennsylvania State University Page 2 of 2 1/12