rand shrader

About

Financial Advisor-Edward Jones

Country

united states

City

kyle

Industry

program development

Skill

customer satisfaction, purchasing, proposal writing, computer hardware, telecommunications, automotive, business strategy, product management, consumer electronics, audio, video, strategic planning, marketing strategy, product development, budgeting, team building, microsoft office, problem solving, negotiation, excel, public speaking, product marketing, new business development, powerpoint, word, research, start ups, advertising, customer relations, customer service, business planning, scheduling, contract negotiation, team leadership, outlook, program management, microsoft excel, microsoft word, engineering, budgets, operations management, quality management, analysis, management consulting, sales, management, process improvement, strategy, manufacturing, continuous improvement

Experience

president

dtv systems

* Started company to develop and market high definition digital video/audio * products for consumer and hospitality markets. * Performed extensive research on digital home entertainment products, markets, * devices, and technologies. * Established product requirements/definitions and business strategy for networked * home entertainment servers and clients * Integrated and sold high definition Media Center PCs to companies and individuals. ; * Supplied PC-based automated production test systems for final qualification of * high definition HDTV decoder chips to the largest maker of HD decoders.

president

air pipes broadband

* Started fixed wireless point-to-point local data carrier and ISP business ; * Established network core router, servers, and 100 Mbps IP Internet transit * with Class C IP address block at the Palo Alto Internet Exchange NAP

consultant

management services helwig schmitt gmbh

* Performed acquisition diligence of wireless LAN/WAN business * Performed market research and developed market/product requirements for * Voice over IP and collaboration systems * Developed and submitted complete proposal package (technical, project plan, * financial) for builds, launches, deployments, and operational control of * telecommunications satellites * Developed and submitted a complete proposal package for television and radio * production and broadcasting facilities, including specifying, sourcing, * costing and pricing for all equipment.

chief operating officer

innovacom

* General Management of publicly traded (NASDAQ Bulletin Board) Silicon Valley * start-up firm with 50 employees developing digital video compression hardware/ * software/systems * Responsible for Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Facilities, Information Systems, * Administration, Purchasing, and Manufacturing

quality manager

walter ag (walter tools)

* Responsible for Quality Assurance of safety-critical automotive chassis * components for the company's highest revenue plant * Responsible for Production and Quality of military land vehicle products * Transformed company's worst quality plant to best quality plant within 9 months * Significantly reduced scrap/rework, improved throughput and customer satisfaction