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Multilingual, international management executive and award wining academic with BSEE, MSc, and solid engineering and business management expertise. Currently working as Adjunct Professor in Mathematics at Dominican University of California
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Schools:
Dominican University of California, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, University of California System - Berkeley
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Ernesto Diaz holds Engineering degrees in Electronics from the Universidad Simon Bolivar in Venezuela, as well as in Industrial Engineering Professional Certification for the European Union from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid in Spain. He completed graduate work at the Executive Program at UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business, and at Dominican University of California. Diaz has also received academic awards for both his undergraduate and graduate thesis. He has over seventeen years of experience in both engineering and business management roles in the telecommunications and software industries. During that time, Diaz worked worldwide on developing wireless and broadband data technologies for ten years at Bell Laboratories, where he received the Bell Labs President's Silver Award for outstanding innovation and technical excellence. On product and business management roles, he was responsible for a wide variety of projects ranging from the development of strategic technical plans for global product plans to the implementation of wireless networks in Asia, Latin America and Europe. In the Software Industry, Diaz directed, marketed and managed the product lines of the Infrastructure Solutions Division at Autodesk Inc., representing approximately US$200M in yearly revenues worldwide in desktop software products based on AutoCAD. His current focus is in teaching Mathematics as faculty at the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department of Dominican University of California.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Dominican University of California (San Rafael, CA)
Position:
Adjunct Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Time period:
December 2005 - Present
Description:
Courses: Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Finite Mathematics and Mathematics Logic.
Guest Lectures: "Doing Business in Latin America" (Global Strategic Management MBA Program)
Leadership Public Schools – Richmond Campus (Richmond, CA)
Position:
Faculty, Mathematics Department
Time period:
December 2003 - November 2005
Description:
Courses: Geometry, Remedial Math, Leadership Advisory, Martial Arts (Aikido) at a charter school for at-risk, and low socio-economic environment students of the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Employer:
Autodesk, Inc. (San Rafael, CA)
Position:
Sr. Director, Product Management, Marketing & Business Development
Time period:
December 2001 - November 2003
Description:
Directed, marketed, and managed the product lines of the Infrastructure Solutions Division (desktop software products based on AutoCAD), representing approximately US$ 200 M in yearly revenues worldwide. Directed product lifecycle management for multiple software product lines, with contribution margins in excess of 45% and revenue growth despite adverse economic conditions. Created and successfully executed strategic plan for M&A and Business Development for the division. The acquisitions plan increased division market share and revenues by 10% in 6 months. Directed an organization with virtual teams in different locations across several countries, including integration of acquired company as per M&A plan.
Employer:
Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/AT&T (US, Spain, Holland)
Position:
Offer/Product Management
Time period:
December 1999 - November 2002
Description:
Product and strategic marketing management for new products representing US$ 300+ Million in R&D efforts in both USA and Europe. Developed and implemented strategic, tactical and support plans for company’s strategic programs (wireless broadband data). Represented Bell Labs as a technical spokesman in technology workshops and speaking engagements in over 12 countries.
Employer:
Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/AT&T (US, Spain, Holland)
Position:
International Business Management
Time period:
December 1997 - November 2000
Description:
Led the multinational organization accountable for profit and loss, identification, analysis, acquisition, and implementation of new business with strategic worldwide customer. Successfully increased business from US$ 30 Million and projects in two countries in 1998, to US$ 200+ Million with projects in seven countries in both the Americas and Europe in 2000.
Employer:
Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/AT&T (US, Spain, Holland)
Position:
Member of Technical Staff, Product Management
Time period:
December 1992 - November 1998
Description:
Led the team defining product requirements and developing, managing, and implementing worldwide introduction of new product line resulting in growth of company’s market share to 45% worldwide. Developed the business strategy for relocating the key wireless (GSM) business unit headquarters from the US to the UK and acquisition of Phillips Telecommunications (Holland/Germany)
Employer:
Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/AT&T (US, Spain, Holland)
Position:
Director, Wireless Systems Engineering (Spain)
Time period:
December 1990 - November 1993
Description:
Created the Wireless Systems Business Unit for AT&T in Spain. Developed and implemented the organization’s structure, mission, objectives, deliverables, business plans, and budget requirements.
Employer:
AT&T Network Systems/ Bell Labs (Spain, Holland)
Position:
Manager/Instructor, Training Department (Holland, Spain)
Time period:
December 1988 - November 1991
Description:
Negotiated commitments and managed the activities, course, and curricula development at the department, including development and delivery of training materials. Taught both students and teachers-in-training.
Employer:
Universidad Simón Bolívar (Caracas, Venezuela)
Position:
Teaching Assistant Physics Department
Time period:
December 1982 - November 1985
Description:
Courses: Electromagnetic Physics, Classic Physics
EDUCATION
University:
Dominican University of California
Time period:
2006
Degree:
Education, MSc
University:
University of California System - Berkeley
Time period:
2000
Degree:
Executive Program - Haas School of Business
University:
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Time period:
1991
Degree:
E.U. Industrial Engineering Professional Certification
INFORMATION
Sports:
Martial Arts - AIKIDO
Awards:
• Dominican Scholar 2007: Distinguished academic achievement and research. April 2007
• Bell Labs President’s Silver Award: Outstanding innovation and technical excellence, March 2000
• Excellence Award – Lucent Wireless Business Unit: Outstanding leadership and ethics, June 1999
• Wireless Industry National Prize (3rd place): Best research and thesis in Telecommunications, 1986
