Bob Levine

About Bob Levine

An accomplished technology leader with 20+ years experience and demonstrated success in engineering leadership, Apps Engr Mgmt, developing technical corporate alliances and partnerships and leading sales applications engineering organizations. Acknowledged as an innovative and creative problem solver with a track record for delivering new and practical customer technology solutions. Highly skilled at developing customer solutions, relationship management, and translating industry standards into business opportunitiesCustomer Solutions/Corporate Partnerships and AlliancesDeveloped and implemented Mercury’s first Partners and Alliances strategy and program to identify and recruit technical partners leveraging their expertise to build systems addressing customer specific requirements. Recruited and certified 21 domestic and offshore partnersTechnology StrategistSuccessfully drove the technical analysis and market trend review toward open architectures and interconnects when customers demanded off-the-shelf product instead of proprietary customized systems. This involved complex analysis of data and system requirements in the next generation of processors and embedded systems designs based on upcoming new industry standards. Defined the final corporate IO strategy which was implemented across all productsOrganizational Leadership Defined and implemented the structure and processes for a worldwide Apps Engr Group to present and describe the technology to customers while working with Sales Teams. Hired over 20 App Engrs in the US, Europe, and Asia and successfully integrated them into the organization.InnovationDeveloped and executed the strategy to outsource development for required product functionality to a partner with key core competencies in the necessary technology that produced two innovative products. Implemented programs to validate performance and certify partner product compatibility assuring customer satisfaction and success.Specialties: High Technology Field: Partnerships, Alliances, Engineering Management, Application/Sales Engineering Management, Business Development

Experience

1. Director of Business Development

   Dawn Vme Product

   Jan 2011 — Present

Education

• University of Connecticut

  BS Electrical Engineering, Engineering

  1975 — 1979

• University of Connecticut

  Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Skills

• Marketing
• Systems Engineering
• Product Management
• International Sales
• Competitive Analysis
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Semiconductors
• Leadership
• Outsourcing
• Partner Management
• Enterprise Software
• Sales Management
• Product Marketing
• Strategic Alliances
• Manufacturing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Partnerships
• Electronics
• Wireless
• Engineering
• Consultative Sales Professional
• Sales
• Salesforce.com
• Program Management
• Sales Engineering
• Business Alliances
• Cloud Computing
• Saas
• Management
• Sales Process
• New Business Development
• Application Engineering
• Executive Management
• Solution Selling
• Telecommunications
• Product Development