Mike Wilson

Experience

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  Ericsson

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1998

  Wireless Product Manager, Project Manager, Verification Test Manager
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  Nortel Networks

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Senior Program Manager
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  NETSCOUT

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Senior Customer Delivery Program Manager
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  Optical startups: Metera and Celion

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Engineering Manager
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  Samsung Mobile

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Mobile Device Program Manager

  Managed mobile device certification and launch for Tier 1 accounts • Key accounts: AT&T and T-Mobile USA.• Managed the certification and launch of AT&T’s first Samsung phone (V206) and 3 subsequent phones which had a yearly volume of over 1 million phones• Primary interface to provide customer program requirements to Samsung development teams and 3rd party partner development teams. Managed business development, PTCRB certification, packaging, collaterals, and launch activities. Show less

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  Dynamicsoft Inc. (acquired by Cisco)

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Senior Product Manager - Mobile IMS and PTT Solutions

  Managed Customer Program Delivery for IMS and Mobile Push to Talk Solutions• Defined, contracted, and provided professional services for multiple SIP-based solutions.• Successful creation of proposal responses and customer SOWs for new customers worldwide• Drove and influenced roadmaps while managing customer requirements expectationsCustomer Successes:• Executed successful deployments at Sprint, Telecom New Zealand, Iusacell, Unefon, and Bell Mobility Canada• Total deployment exceeded 1 million subscribers and had a record of zero outages Show less

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  Cisco

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2016

  Managed strategic customer engagements with business opportunities related to Cisco’s Cloud offers• Drove the Agile Service Engagement, offer definition, proof-of-concept trials, solution data analytics, and go-to-market teams focused on Cisco’s cloud business.• Key offers:• Virtualized Managed Services for Enterprises including Intelligent WAN, Virtual Branch, and Cloud VPN• Next generation collaboration for voice, video, messaging, document sharing, and IoT• OpenStack based IaaS & PaaS Platforms• Microsoft Azure Pack Show less Managed the global Wi-Fi and LTE Small Cell partner ecosystem and customer engagement • Built a successful deployment partner ecosystem focused on LTE Small Cells and Wi-Fi solutions deployments• Oversaw the customer pipeline, developing RFI / RFP responses, proposals, SOWs, and contracts for a variety of environments: transportation, outdoor parks, stadiums, concert halls, warehouse, enterprise, hospital. • • Developed scoping and data analytics tools for validating opportunity readiness and forecasting.Customer successes:• Proposed/Delivered the largest SP Wi-Fi deal for Cisco worldwide: 100k AP’s at PTT Indonesia • Proposed/Delivered the Cox Las Vegas Convention Center SP Wi-Fi deal, including 3700 AP’s and location based services Show less Managed a global team developing and deploying the Hosted Collaboration solution. • Developed team forecasting, created budgets, and assessed metrics as the team revenue grew from $10 million to $1 billion• Drove business/concept definition, architecture, and dev/test according to Agile, Hybrid Waterfall, and standard SDLC Software Development Life Cycle principles • Successfully released systems based on Cloud and Collaboration Managed Services, Wireless, IP RAN/CE, Core, and Video. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager - Cloud Solutions Sales

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Global Business Development and Partner Manager

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Senior Technical Program Manager

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2011
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  Mitel

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

  Senior Product Manager

  Full life cycle product management for Mitel’s Cloud and Collaboration offerings• Defined and executed the offer requirements and roadmap evolution for MiCloud Enterprise and Secure Collaboration/ IoT / FirstNet solutions, based on customer and market evolution• Managed 3rd party relationships with vendors and partners• Developed and managed the pricing, competitive analysis, and offer definition

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  CONNEMARA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION

  Jan 2017 - now

  Board of Trustees