Tony Vasconi

Experience

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  Sprezzatura Incorporated

  Jan 1998 - now

  Business Owner

  Expertise-based Consulting (My Freelance Consultancy. Clients include Socrata Inc. Itron Inc. Estee Lauder, NEXTracker, REprivata, Consol Inc., Meta)Projects and Programs: Consulting assignments focused on Engineering Fundamentals, Innovation and Energy Use Measurement solutions. Exceptional Story Telling. Business and Subject Expertise. Reports and Dashboards, Innovation Laboratories for Energy Metering Solutions, Emerging Technologies, Building and Energy Self Generation and Storage Technology. Much of these tasks are the intellectual / innovation lab deliveries from academia and their research initiatives, including California and East Coast Universities, and international intuitions.Skills and Tools Summary: Project Management Professional, expert in Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe). Excellent KANBAN, Waterfall, SDLC, CPM, PERT, Risk Management capabilities.Microsoft Project, super user, and other related i.e., Primavera, Smart Sheets etc., Content management tools like Confluence, Jira, ITSM tools, i.e. Service Now, Road mapping Tools i.e. TeamGantt and Open Project. Show less

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  PCTEL (Developer / Producer of soft modems later acquired by Conexant Systems, Inc. for $22M)

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Product Line Manager / Principal Engineer

  PLM, Sr. Program Manager, and Principal Engineer: Led the strategy, development, and execution of all facets of multiple product line activities including revenue management, margin analysis and performance, manufacture, development, and EOL for modem access products. NPI.● Drove business units in the launch and delivery of new high-margin products aligned with new product technology roadmaps.● Ensured the delivery of improved technology solutions into new vertical and existing global channels.● Delivered $80M in annual revenue by optimizing product line management. ● Managed the realization, qualification, launch, and support of Soft-Modem reference designs for major OEM customers like Dell and HP as well as tier one Channel Distributors and Re sellers. Show less

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  Palm Computing (American-owned manufacturer of personal digital assistants (PDAs))

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Project Engineer

  Project Engineer / Project Manager: Project managed the “proof of concept” of a new wireless PDA product that leveraged mobile operating systems with innovative telecommunication features. Integrated third-party service contributions into the standard product portfolio. Coordinated mechanical engineering professionals and hardware/software engineers to design and implement product components. ● Turned around the innovation to ideation phase of product commercialization● Gained in-depth expertise in emerging mobile device market and researched price and margin. ● Developed proofs of concept with minimal viability requirements based on referenced designs of subsystems and enclosure that were later adopted. Show less

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  Omneon Video Networks (Delivers network media storage and networking solutions)

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Senior Engineering Project Manager

  Lead Project Manager: Led design and delivery of long-term, turn around type, CRM/ERP systems that optimized the interactions between the client and the business. Improved business processes related to quote to cash, SCM, and service, sales and marketing, revenue reporting, and capacity analysis and planning.● Identified areas for performance improvements and crafted the implementation roadmap. ● Directed requirements gathering, critical evaluations, and gap analysis. ● Drove improvements to account management and revenue achievement through better sales metrics, predictable forecasting, and enhanced customer relations.● Fostered global third party developer teams (ISV's and SI's). Interfaced with teams of business owners, software, hardware, and mechanical engineers to develop workflows and determine supply chain rules. Show less

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  Ciprico, Inc. (Designs and manufactures storage solutions later acquired by Dot Hill)

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Senior Engineering Project Manager

  Director of Projects: Envisioned, initiated, and implemented complex projects to transform business processes spanning manufacturing, operations, and NPI. Engaged third-party solution providers (ISV's and SI's).● Achieved ISO recertification status and established strategic offshore manufacturing relationships.● Identified areas for improvement within the management of component engineering and introduced innovative product solutions.● Oversaw product solutions regulatory and certification projects in alignment with industry standards.● Ensured highly competitive approaches to pilot and phase one product runs by realizing reference designs for subsystem and chassis products, developing manufacturability, and supporting business operations that enabled copying and distribution to tier one contract manufacturers. ● Propelled the cost effectiveness of operations and drove customer satisfaction by increasing quality and productivity and promoting consistency of internal cross-functional processes. Show less

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  Juniper Networks, Inc. (Develops and markets networking products with $5.1B in revenue in 2017)

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2017

  Project Operations

  Senior Manager, Project Operations: Directed complex reporting and analytics projects for GTM and Customer Service Businesses on a newly implemented reporting platform that I project managed and led (included machine learning). Led, developed and executed the long-term strategic initiative to transform business processes and rejuvenated business-critical processes with a focus on global cross-functionality. Migrated business applications from onsite data center locations to new hosted centers. ● Identified inefficiencies within the reporting environment capping growth and resolved by streamlining business reporting and connecting business functions to a single reporting platform.● Implemented cloud-based data visualization and analytical tools and enabled 3,000+ users to reduce cycle times and accelerate data-based decision making.● Provided state-of-the-art reporting visualization that improved monitoring, generated actionable data, investigated trends, machine learning, and increased transaction velocity.● Served as a subject matter expert on service renewal and trained teams on best practices. ● Delivered improved enterprise solutions by implementing and validating core business applications.● Executed high visibility projects including End 2 End tools featuring master data management, opportunity and quote management, standard and advanced customer services, and forecasting/planning tools. ● Led all levels of testing and provided oversight of change management and technical components.● Engaged stakeholders, C-Staff, ISV's and SI's for custom and OOB solutions. Show less