Bob Callaway

Experience

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  TRW Electronics & Defense

  Sept 1983 - Apr 1987

  Satellite systems engineer

  Communications system engineering for various satellite systems for defense applications for U.S. government agencies:• Requirements analysis, specifications, link budgets• System integration• Thermal vacuum testing

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  Hitachi, Ltd

  Jul 1989 - Dec 1991

  Telecom Specialist

  • Technical interface between Hitachi Japan and overseas branches of Hitachi.• Export promotion for telecom products (CeBIT trade show, etc)• Translation (J>E) of technical materials for Hitachi products

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  Self-employed

  Jan 1993 - Jun 1993

  Freelance Translator

  Japanese to English translation as freelance translator. Mainly in technical fields, including electrical engineering, computers, software, and transportation.

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  Ericsson Japan

  Apr 1993 - Oct 2013

  As head of program management within Ericsson key account for Japanese operator eMobile (now Y!Mobile):• Successful delivery of all Ericsson business to eMobile resulting in annual revenue exceeding 20 BJPY• Program and project governance to secure on-time, on-budget delivery of Ericsson business to improve customer satisfaction• Work closely with key account team to develop Ericsson business, support RFP responses• Financial forecasting and management (net sales, margins, working capital)• Customer and internal progress reporting to executive management• Line management responsibility for a team of 3-5 Ericsson program managers within the key account Show less

  • Project Manager

    May 2012 - Oct 2013

  • Director, Program Management Office

    Dec 2005 - May 2012

  • Program Manager

    Oct 2002 - Nov 2005

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2000 - Oct 2002

  • Manager, IMT-2000

    Aug 2000 - Sept 2002

  • Department Manager, Service Delivery & Operations

    Jul 1994 - Aug 2000

  • Technical Training Instructor

    Apr 1993 - Jul 1994
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  Ericsson, Global Services Center China

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2018

  Global Delivery Engagement Director

  Engagement director with responsibility for North-East Asia region (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong):• Main interface between global delivery and regional delivery teams in North-East Asia region• Promote cost-efficient global delivery solutions to Ericsson regional delivery organizations• Manage multi-cultural delivery teams from Japan, China, India and other countries

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  SourceOne

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Machine Learning Specialist

  • Predictive modelling for disease onset using medical datasets• Evaluation of eight candidate classifiers for predictive ability

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  Tech Mahindra Ltd

  Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  Senior Project Manager

  • Site acquisition and construction for outdoor base station deployment for Rakuten Mobile network• Management of lab construction, integration, and testing activities for Rakuten Mobile

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  Ocado Group

  Feb 2021 - now

  Program Manager

  Deploying automated warehouse solutions in Japan