Improved revenue from a -23% decline to 35% growth over a 3 year period. Increased division contribution margins by 10% and turned company profitable. Captured the number one global market share position for IP PBXs. Improved positioning in Gartner's Magic Quadrant from Niche Player to Leader with best overall rating for completeness of vision and ability to execute. (AVAYA)
Improved on-time delivery from 20% to 75%: Implemented new product development and resource management processes, established consistent program priorities, reorganized to create ownership and accountability, and aggressively directed/managed the development programs. (VONAGE)
Delivered 85% of major programs on schedule. Grew business unit revenues four-fold from $35M to $145M (40% / year) delivering 55% of company revenue: Streamlined the product development process, reorganized into product lines to improve accountability and decision making, and directed/managed the development programs. (INTEL DIALOGIC)
Improved on-time delivery of releases from 33% to 90%: Implemented a new planning and launch process to reduce schedule risk, accelerated testing throughout the development process, improved the quality of product requirements, and solicited early feedback from early-adopter customers. (AVAYA)
Completed development of wireless base station and mobile client system on-time and within-budget. Successfully demonstrated wireless system to customers and investors, enabling $45M in series B funding in a difficult market. Key leader responsible for creating value for $800M sales to Qualcomm. (QUALCOMM FLARION)
Reduced the number of outstanding customer impacting software defects by 40%. Reduced system outages by 68% and rollbacks of new software releases by 50%. Created a focus on running the business, implemented code re-factoring to improve problem software, improved and automated testing and processes, and directed fixing of customer impacting software defects. (VONAGE)
Improved product quality over consecutive releases by 20%: Improved the quality of product requirements, accelerated and improved testing throughout the development process, implemented code re-factoring, and solicited early feedback from early-adopter customers. (AVAYA)
Reduced planning phase from 145 to 74 days. Reduced time-to-market for new products by 4 months. Reduced Development Tool expenses by 30%: Implemented a new development process, developed reusable software components, standardized on a reduced set of development tools to reduce cost and minimize training, and accelerated decision making. (AVAYA)
Staffed 70 positions in 12 months (from 5 to 75). Priority candidates received offers the same day as interview. Saved $1.2M in recruiter fees: Created an efficient hiring process, hired external recruiters to be on-site to supplement internal team, directed/managed the hiring process, and engaged with candidates to sell organization/close offers. (QUALCOMM FLARION)
Reduced prices 20% while maintaining 65% profit margins. Consistently beat the competition to market in new technology areas with highest density voice / network products, the first PCI product, and the first VME product. Received Product of the Year award from Computer Telephony Magazine. (INTEL DIALOGIC)
Staffed 41 engineering positions (30 previously open 6 months+): Reduced labor costs by 13.5% ($2.5M) annually by replacing contractors with lower cost employees. Improved morale and reduced attrition by 43%. (VONAGE)
Staffed and led offshore engineering centers in India and Ireland: Increased development efficiency, obtained government grants, and reduced overall development expenses by 50% (AVAYA, INTEL - DIALOGIC, VONAGE)
Led M&A activities: Key leader in driving due diligence and integration activities for 6 acquired companies. (INTEL - DIALOGIC, AVAYA)
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Key leader in delivering business results and creating shareholder value with Dialogic ($780M Sale to Intel) and Flarion Technologies ($800M Sale to Qualcomm).
Russ Dauer
VP, Product Development / Engineering / CTO Telecom, Communications, Software Development
Performance Results
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A track record of turning around technology teams, reducing product development cycle times and delivering innovative products to market on-time.
Russ Dauer
VP, Product Development / Engineering / CTO Telecom, Communications, Software Development
Career Experience
Aurora Scientific
Milford, PA (2010 - Present)
Early Stage Medical Software startup developing a Cloud-based hosted software solution that puts consumers in charge of their sensitive medical data and creates new revenue sources for physicians.
Vice President, Product Development/Member of Board of Directors
Led product development in the definition and development of Aurora's initial product offers.
Vonage
Holmdel, NJ (2008 - 2009)
Leading provider of VoIP digital phone services enabling making/receiving phone calls with a telephone anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available.
Senior Vice President, Product Development
Led a 145 person product development/ product management organization in the development of ecommerce, VoIP call processing, billing, and website applications. Managed a budget of $20M.
Avaya
Basking Ridge, NJ (2002 - 2007)
Global Leader in enterprise communications, including traditional and IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communication-Enabled Business Processes.
Vice President, Product Development
Led a 350 person globally distributed R&D organization in the development of IP Telephony products and applications. Managed an R&D budget of $50M.
Qualcomm - Flarion Technologies Division
Bedminster, NJ (2000 - 2001)
Spin-off of Bell Labs that developed all-IP 4G mobile broadband wireless technology and chipsets.
Vice President, Engineering & Product Management
Recruited as the number 8 employee to grow a research team into an engineering organization of 75 engineers within 1 year. Managed a budget of $10M.
INTEL Corporation - Dialogic Division
Parsippany, NJ (1991 - 1999)
Global Leader in Computer Telephony Market, delivering PC based Hardware and Software component solutions to developers who deployed millions of ports to enterprise and service provider customers.
General Manager, High Density Business Unit
Led a 125 person product development / product management organization. Held full P&L responsibility for the largest and most profitable business unit within Dialogic. Managed a budget of $10M. Previously, Senior Program Manager; Product Line Manager.
Unisys - Timeplex Division
Woodcliff Lake, NJ (1988 - 1990)
Provider of data communication equipment and software including switches, routers, and modems.
Development Manager
Managed a 15 person technical staff consisting of hardware, software, and systems engineers.
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A well connected and experienced senior executive who encourages the business to push the boundaries to strike up innovative solutions.
Russ Dauer
VP, Product Development / Engineering / CTO Telecom, Communications, Software Development
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