Tim Keller

Experience

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  Tellabs

  Sept 1991 - Feb 2012

  • Product/Business owner of successfully developed and launched Tellabs 8609 and 8611 Access switches which significantly improved product house profit margin and enhanced competitive footprint.• Participated in product specification and requirements as Scrum Product Owner and lead customer advocate within the product house to develop product backlog.• Led global cross-functional teams to manage first customer shipment of product feature packs controlling the introduction to ensure quality.• Internal contact for all product-specific issues including product roadmap, product strategy, product collateral, and answering RFP's.• Worked with commodity management to drive down BOM cost; achieved first year reductions of over seven percent.• Developed rationale and mitigation plans to compensate for schedule delays and feature pack scope reductions.• Visited global customers for workshops and roadmap updates gathering feedback on product contents to incorporate into product backlog.• Provided business case updates and other product specific data to senior executive management including Vice Presidents, CTO, and CEO. Developed risk analysis and mitigation plans to maintain positive ROI of business case. Show less

  • Senior Product Manager

    Jun 2009 - Feb 2012

  • Staff Software Engineer

    Sept 1991 - Oct 2009
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  Motorola

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Software Engineer

  • Project Leader of Mobile Phone Simulator Enhancement project to improve developer productivity and to assist product management.• Leader of worldwide tools liaisons group to enhance sharing of information between development organizations.

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  TEAMK Solutions

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2005

  Independent Contractor

  Developed Linux Support Package for a Single Board Computer used in Mutlibus and VME chassis.Developed Medical Record Translation programs that generated customized consumer bills based on industry standard invoice data to improve readability and on-time bill payment.Using the LAMP toolset, developed multiple web sites for several clients including municipalities, beauty schools, and an on-line retailer.Using Buddypress, developed a social networking web site for golf scoring and league management. Show less

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  Westell

  Dec 2012 - Feb 2015

  Senior Product Manager

  Product Manager for Cell Site Optimization products including Receive Enhancement Systems, Transmit Enhancement Systems, and Antenna Sharing Solutions. Internal and external contact for all product related issues.

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  Rauland

  Jul 2015 - now

  • As subject matter expert represent Rauland and Rauland's channel partners and present Rauland's product vision to C-suite members of current and potential customers.• Support business growth objectives by gathering market trends, competitive intelligence, and voice-of-the-customer research and presenting to product and engineering leadership • As lead product owner, manage the product roadmap in an Agile Scrum environment• Create pricing and licensing models for product categories and markets to ensure expected ROI is realized and recurring software revenue increases annually • Continuously drive ideation across cross-functional teams for product enhancements and market expansion; influence executive management to invest in viable alternatives

  • Manager of Healthcare Product Solutions

    Dec 2022 - now

  • Product Manager Servers and Network Communications

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2022