Daniel Finnegan

About Daniel Finnegan

Experienced and equally knowledgeable in business, engineering, science, business development and marketing environments of a company. Frequently has direct communication with C-level executives, adaptable in business settings of all sizes and corporate cultures. Specialties: Business Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Procurement, Supply-Chain, Marketing, Operational Efficiency, Technical and Engineering skills. Often contacted as a Broadband and video SME to help solve operational and requirements gaps.

Experience

1. Director of Product Management & Partnerships

   Rdk

   Dec 2019 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Drove ecosystem growth by 133%, expanding from 300 to 700+ member companies and enabling 100M+ device deployments across 12+ OEM and SoC combinations.• As part of a joint venture with Comcast, positioned RDK as the preferred software platform for major MVPDs and hardware manufacturers, outperforming subscription-based competitors and delivering a cost-effective, scalable solution.• Directed Broadband and Video product roadmaps, aligning technical initiatives with operator objectives and validating solutions via successful Proofs of Concept (PoCs).• Led open-source initiatives for standardization and simplicity, to empower OEMs and system integrators for universal specification development and faster time to market.• Managed multi-stakeholder working groups for global specification development in Conditional Access/DRM, App Platforms, and containerization technologies.• Served as a technical and product Subject Matter Expert (SME) in new partnership engagements, presented growth strategies to senior leadership• Key content creator and speaker RDK at global + technical summits, tradeshows and events.• Researcher for contributions to the Technology and Entertainment Emmy research committee.

Education

• Lafayette College

  Bachelor's degree, Engineering

  1999 — 2004

• Fordham Gabelli School of Business

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2005 — 2007

• The Wharton School

  Aresty Institute of Executive Education

  2019 — 2019

Skills

• Strategy
• Project Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Training
• Vendor Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Foreign Languages
• Personnel Training
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Integration
• Technical Writing
• Management Consulting
• Marketing
• Wireless Networking
• Mobile Devices
• Procurement
• Project Coordination
• Management
• Consulting