Michael Dam

Teach Business Communication courses to undergraduate and MBA students at SCU. We focus on learning practical and effective business communication skills (business writing and presentation), successful networking strategies and building a compelling personal brand in business environments.

Introducing "Thriving At Work: What They Didn't Teach You in School." This book provides a proven road map to achieve workplace and career success from day one. It is especially beneficial for people new to the workforce or want to jump start their career. I share real-life examples of the challenges professionals face throughout their career and provide insights and solutions to effectively handle them. This book covers critical "soft" skills that normally take years to learn. More than a dozen executives from Fortune 100/500 companies reviewed the book and all gave their strongest endorsements. Also check out my website ( https://www.careeratwork.net) to learn more about the book and preview sample chapters.

With 20+ years of relevant experience, I provide expert consulting services in business planning, product management over product life cycle, pricing, research, forecasting and business analytics in high tech industries, including storage systems, servers, and consumer products and solutions.

Successfully created and grew company from start up to a profitable multi-million dollar business. Driving all business aspects for the company - business planning and research, financial analysis, financing, managing business partners/clients and day-to-day operations. Grew company's real estate holding portfolio 10x since inception. As a California Real Estate Licensed Broker, I also provide real estate consulting services to prospective clients in commercial and residential real estate. In my years of practice, I have earned the confidence and trust of clients as a partner who has their best interest in mind and who provides expert and honest advice to help them make the best possible decision.

Lead a team of senior product managers to drive growth of multi-billion dollar NetApp storage system business. Responsible for complete product life cycle - from product definition, product launch to product transition. Product portfolio included current and next generation FAS systems.

Lead a team of senior marketing operation specialists to drive product life cycle forecasting and operational management for multi-billion dollar product portfolio. Responsibilities included forecasting customer demand, analyzing business performance and trends, and managing product transition. Prior to leading Marketing Operations, I lead a team of pricing specialists to drive pricing strategy and implement new product pricing launch. Responsibiliities included pricing strategy, pricing structure, competitive analysis and market trends for all hardware and software products.

Taught Business Leadership Course. Teaching students practical leadership skills to succeed in business. Specific skills taught included business communication, collaboration and working effectively in groups, developing business plans and leadership qualities in the workplace.

Lead a product management and technical marketing organization with several Directors and a 25+ person team of product managers responsible for complete product life cycle of HP servers, from entry level to midrange systems based on Intel architecture and Windows. Responsibilities included defining next generation products, launching New Product Introduction, developing technical support and training programs, and managing business growth of the portfolio. Lead a team of scientists and technology specialists to identify and assess business viability of emerging technologies and developed business plan to commercialize these technologies.

Selected as top 1% by Hewlett-Packard for 6-week full time Accelerated Executive Development Program.