David W.
Vice President Product Management @ Riverbed Technology // Instructor @ Stanford, University of California
- Role
- Vice President of Product Management at Riverbed Technology
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David W.
INNOVATION CATALYST driven to achieve dramatic business growth.Reputation for fostering creativity, product vision; revenue/profit growth; cross-functional leadership; building skills of product teams and stellar business execution. Domain/subject expertise with enterprise/cloud software, network infrastructure, ML/AI analytics, unified communications, VoIP, CRM, communications-enabled business processes, consumer software, clean tech. Serial successes generating double-digit annual top- and bottom-line growth.Specialties: • Full product lifecycle management • Dramatic revenue growth / Process scaling • Comprehensive roadmaps bridging vision to implementation• Cultivates strong customer/sales team/analyst relationships• Negotiates/builds/maintains effective strategic alliances• Unified Communications / Mobility pioneer (3 patents)• SaaS / Cloud solution development • Agile Development (including multi-site)/ Pragmatic Marketing
Experience
Vice President of Product Management
Dec 2012 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Currently leading business unit initiatives around analytics (machine learning, artificial intelligence) and evolving product portfolio into a cohesive platform.• Driving requirements, plans and activities related to ML/AI• Product portfolio consistency and harmonization• Evaluation / recommendation related to new technology acquisitionsPreviously led product integration related to the $1 billion acquisition of OPNET Technologies.• Lead product requirements definition for the integration of packet capture & analysis technologies from both companies.• Spearhead strategic planning for performance management/analytics and end-user experience monitoring on Riverbed\'s flagship Steelhead product line.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
Santa Clara University
MBA, Emphasis on International Marketing & Finance
Skills
- Enterprise Software
- Pricing
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Business Analysis
- Mentoring
- Team Building
- Management
- Profit & Loss Management
- P&L Management
- New Business Development
- Scalability
- Product Marketing
- Telecommunications
- Strategy Development
- Program Management
- Voip
- Alliances
- Contact Centers
- Product Launch
- Strategic Partnerships
- P&L
- Saas
- Alliance Development
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- CMO
- Income Statement
- Business Planning
- Strategy
- Competitive Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Agile Project Management
- Product Management
- Strategic Alliances
- Unified Communications
- Agile
- Strategic Planning
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