Mike Onystok

Experience

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  Motorola Inc

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1991

  Research Process Designer

  Developed processes for the production of component products hermetic packaging for the Components Division OEM markets.

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  Product Manager for Japan Digital Cellular at Motorola

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Product Manager

  Responsible for the business and technical requirements of the 1st generation Japan digital cellular infrastructure product. Lead customer and internal teams through market requirements analysis, product definition, and proposal generation. Managed the proposal submittal process and negotiations. After contract award became customer interface responsible for product development delivery schedules, product cost control and pricing structures.

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  Sr. Technology Manager at International Cellular Infrastructure Division at Motorola

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Sr. Technology Manager

  Responsible for the alignment of strategic product needs for the international markets with the sector's product portfolio and roadmap. Liaison between ICID, Product Management and the development organizations to assure fulfillment of strategic requirements. Provide technical expertise to market growth plans of the division's customer base. Develop and present technical presentations and training seminars on Motorola's cellular technologies for customer executives and technical personnel.

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  Motorola Inc

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Director, Advanced Products Division (APD), Program Management

  Responsible for comprehensive program management of all Cellular Infrastructure Group, Advanced Product Division's global development programs. Accountable for resource and budget management, time to market cycle time containment and reduction, customer requirements and customer progress meetings associated with all new product introductions into the Asian market.Division's primary development interface to 1billion dollar Japan customerAs a member of the Executive Team, participated in policy decision making for customer requirements and business unit strategy Show less

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  Sr. Director at Global Telecom Solutions Sector at Motorola

  Jan 1999 - Feb 2002

  Sr. Director

  , Business Transformation Program Management:Provide leadership in the development of strategies and programs required to transform GTSS' global business presence, across 80 countries, into a common, integrated, end-to-end business model.Develop transformation strategy, transformation program management methodology, and a program portfolio of initiatives targeted at enhancing business performanceDeveloped a cohesive, holistic change management and organization development approachEstablished a Reward and Recognition System, geared to motivate the appropriate business and individual behaviors fundamental to achieving the desired business results Show less

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  Motorola

  Feb 2002 - Nov 2005

  Sr. Director of Digital Six Sigma Mobilization / Six Sigma Master Black Belt; Quality & Business Process Improvement; Government & Enterprise Mobility Solutions Business (GEMS):Responsible for developing and executing the Digital Six Sigma strategy, implementation & mobilization plan for Motorola’s GEMS business and elevating the level of Business Performance Excellence by applying Design for Six Sigma principles to businesses processes and product development. Lead the pilot and implementation of a "grass-roots" quality improvement initiative called OWNMOTO across seven discrete business units with revenues in excess of $5B. Show less Sr. Director, Personal Communications Sector (PCS), Program Management Office:Direct the Program Management organization across all Motorola’s cellular phone development programs. Assure a cohesive program management methodology that delivers the right products, at the right time within budget. Develop business partnership across all functional organizations involved in product development and market launch to insure objectives are integrated, with well-identified goals and schedules. Driving objectives accomplishment through disciplined use of specific PM tools and methods targeted at increased business value, reduced costs and reduced development cycle time. Show less

  • Sr Director Six Sigma Mobilization

    Feb 2004 - Nov 2005

  • Sr Director Program Management WW Office

    Feb 2002 - Jan 2004
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  Motorola Inc

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Responsible for Global Quality for Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions business which comprises the Government & Public Safety business unit and the Enterprise Mobility Business unit a combined $8 Billion dollar enterprise within Motorola. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to quality strategy, standards and policies throughout the entire EMS business. This includes defining and implementing the quality management system; standards and strategic direction for product development, go to market teams and all business administration functions in EMS. Serves as the executive sponsor of EMS Six Sigma, and continuous improvement programs; developing full time Six Sigma Belts (Green, Black, and Master), leading a project governance model that assures consistent and steady progress of continuous improvement and quality goals that has delivered over $50M of annual savings and assures delivery of flawless quality to our customers and partners. Show less About Lincoln Foundation:The foundation is a statewide organization that strives to be the leader in "Helping Illinois Organizations Excel." This is done through the deployment of the Baldrige Criteria by providing a verifiable, proven process for continuous performance improvement.All organizations benefit who want to be on a continuous journey to performance excellence be it education, government, healthcare, industry, or service.Founded in 1994, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence is a not-for-profit organization backed by both private and public funding. The Foundation seeks to help Illinois organizations continuously improve their performance by encouraging, developing and highlighting excellence among five sectors: industrial enterprises, service providers, health care organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies.Organizations seeking to improve their performance and competitive position by using The Lincoln Award Criteria for Performance Excellence may also receive statewide recognition if they become award recipients. These efforts, strongly supported by the State of Illinois, enable organizations to share each other's best practices. Without this statewide drive for excellence, Illinois would find it difficult to keep up with the fast pace of competition and ever-accelerating technological changes that constantly challenge our business acumen, our education and health care delivery systems, and our public service providers. Show less

  • Chief Quality Officer

    May 1976 - Jan 2011

  • Member of the Board of Directors of The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2010
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  Invensys Operations Management

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Chief Quality Officer & Senior VP of Customer Insights and Continuous Improvement

  Responsibility encompass providing leadership in establishing excellence in Invensys internal business processes, product quality and customer solution execution. Partnering with the Invensys executive business leaders cross all functional and working directly with customers to interject customer vision, requirements and needs into the product and solutions roadmap planning process to achieve: “The” Industry leadership position in Operations Management.Through firsthand knowledge attained through working directly with strategic Invensys customers and in partnership with product development SVP execute a vision of more strategic product unification and the expansion of key customer programs targeted at flawless quality and a customer centric product portfolio.Represent Invensys as the senior company executive with responsibility of cultivating executive customer relationships and a customer research program that dovetails with a robust customer satisfaction process. Through the analysis and translation of the resulting customer insights, drive continuous improvement of the product planning processes, sales optimization and overall revenue growth of Invensys Operations Management. Show less

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  SUMMARY

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Executive Level Leader

  CAREER SUMMARY:Executive level leader with 37 years of proven experience in high technology business. Strong, progressive experience in program management, global business strategy and operations. Demonstrated leadership in end-to-end business process optimization, and large-scale program management. Career long record of visionary direction, tactical goal setting delivering bottom line results in technology development and new product realization.> Keen business acumen focused on shareholder value and customer satisfaction. > Consistently recognized as visionary and creative while being pragmatic and sensible. > Motivational and able to lead and direct technical as well as non-technical team members from diverse backgrounds. > Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop talented individuals through coaching, support and focused feedback. > Demonstrated ability to lead and influence decision-makers, customers and key stakeholders.> Confident and articulate with strong presentation skills. Dynamic public speaker, comfortable with virtually any audience. Skilled in the creation and development of compelling presentations with targeted succinct take-away messages. > Strong ability to look at issues and opportunities from both a strategic and tactical perspective. Meticulous in the conversion of strategic plans to specific milestones to assure realization of business results. > Fluent in the Baldrige criteria for Business Performance Excellence. Proven implementation of the 7 categories of Baldrige resulting in dramatic business performance improvement.Specialties: > Customer Delight> Customer Relationships / Globally / Culturally> Voice of Customer Driven Business Strategies> Results, Results, Results ! Show less