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Farshid Faal

Farshid Faal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    R&D Program Manager

  • Education

    • Danmarks Tekniske Universitet

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      Electrical and Electronics Engineering

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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      Operations Management and Supervision

    • Università Bocconi

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      International Leadership

  • Experience

    • Ericsson China

      Aug 1996 - Mar 2004

      Managing development & release of CDMA/ 3G Mobile Switching -MSCV5.1, that involved a complete restructuring of the CDMA/ 3G mobile applications, enabling the expansion of Ericsson’s business in North America, Latin America, and Asia. Product rolled-out for the lead operators in America, Latin America, and Asia.Managing Wire-Line Access programs in China and the delivery of Ericsson-ENGINE-Integral Wire Line Access to British Telecom; enabling the migration of existing PSTN Local Exchanges towards an ATM based Multi-Service Network. Show less

      • Main Project Manager at Ericsson Shanghai, China

        Jun 2001 - Mar 2004

      • Main Project Manager at Ericsson Copenhagen, Denmark

        Dec 1999 - Jun 2001

      • Project Manager at Ericsson Copenhagen, Denmark

        Jan 1998 - Dec 1999

      • Software Designer at Ericsson Copenhagen, Denmark

        Aug 1996 - Jan 1998

    • Sony Mobile Communications

      Mar 2004 - Apr 2007
      Senior Project Manager at SonyEricsson Lund, Sweden

      Senior Project Manager. Managing Product Software projects for the first series of SonyEricsson multimedia mobile handsets W550, T650, and T700 that realized the strategic expansion of SonyEricsson mobile handsets globally, by offering Imaging and Audio Entertainment capability.The series were launched covering EMEA, APAC, HK, China, NAM and LAM operators.

    • ST-Ericsson Sweden

      Apr 2007 - Aug 2009
      Senior Program Manager at STEricsson Lund, Sweden

      Managing the complete development and release of wireless access HSPA+ Mobile Broadband Modem, enabling high spectral efficiency and high data rate mobile communication. M57xx family modems became the first HSPA+ Cat14 modems on the market.The product launched globally for major laptop OEMs and USB modems lead manufacturers.

    • Ericsson China

      Aug 2009 - Nov 2013
      Manager, PMO at Ericsson Shanghai, China

      Managing Mobile Core R&D Project Management Office and delivery of Mobile Core MSC standard features, market customization, and market certification projects for APAC region.Securing competencies and capabilities; ensuring the implementation of Project Management group goals and the related strategies to successfully deliver on PDU Mobile Core business objectives. Driving project management excellence, and adherence to Lean and Agile project management standards. Developing and retaining project management capabilities to manage and control project delivery related risks and business impacts on APAC region.Operational Lead of PDU Mobile Core R&D operations Support Group from Ericsson China, Ericsson N.T.Croatia, Ericsson Germany, Intracom Greece and Ericsson Italy. Show less

    • Sony Mobile Communicaions

      Dec 2013 - Jul 2016
      Senior Manager, PMO at SonyMobile Beijing, China

      Managing Sony Xperia™ Software Project Management Office; and the delivery of Sony Xperia™ Software products for the Chinese market segments.Securing competencies and capabilities; ensuring the implementation of Project Management group goals and the related strategies to successfully deliver on Sony Mobile business objectives. Driving project management excellence and adherence to Lean and Agile project management standards. Developing and retaining project management capabilities to manage and control project delivery related risks and business impacts on Chinese market segments. Show less

    • Nets Group

      Feb 2018 - now
      Senior Project Manager

    • Mastercard

      Feb 2021 - now
      Program Manager, Integration Program

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Big Data, Cloud Computing, CDN Emerging Technologies

      Yonsei University

    • Wireless Communication Emerging Technologies

      Yonsei University

    • Mobile Applications and Services

      Apis IP-Solutions Training AB

    • IT Project Management

      Indian School of Business

    • Internet of Things: Communication Technologies

      University of California San Diego

    • PROPS Project Management

      Ericsson

    • Capability Maturity Model -CMM

      Q-Labs AB

    • Software Product Management: Software Processes and Agile Practices. Agile Planning for Software Products. Client Needs and Software Requirements.

      University of Alberta

    • Object Oriented Analysis and Design

      Teknologisk Institut AB

    • Six Sigma, Green Belt

      Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Farshid Faal
      Best Project Manager Award, - Ericsson Communications China Ericsson Communications RDC, Shanghai- China Earned The Best Project Manager Award.
    • Awarded to Farshid Faal
      Outstanding Performance Awards - Ericsson Communications AB Sweden Ericsson Mobile Platforms, Lund- Sweden Earned Outstanding Performance Award.