Paul Eisenberg

An experienced manager with superior leadership, project, and relationship management skills. Program and project management professional with an MBA from a top rated University and PRINCE 2 Project Management Practitioner Certification. Extensive telecommunication experience and knowledge. A trouble-shooter brought in to build positive relationships with sceptical and sensitive clients. Experienced at implementing new software and hardware solutions on live networks ensuring the management of stakeholders and teams in matrix organisations. Promotion and implementation of new technology resulting in sales valued over $350M. Skilled and experienced working in multi-cultural high profile international corporations. Extensive Pre and Post sales marketing and customer service experience.

Employer:	Pcubed, UK/DE
Position:	Senior Consultant
Time period:	January 2008 - December 2009
Description:	Programme management, business analysis and customer relationship consultant. Define $20M change management programme at major mobile phone and internet provider to improve delivery to best in class. Programme management at top Fortune 500 manufacturing company of $60M spend reductions on $190M budget through direction of process improvements driving over 100 projects. Direct interface and presentation through EVP level. Utilise highly effective relationship, networking and stakeholder management skills to ensure smooth implementation of processes and programmes. Strong Excel and data analysis skills. Adept at mentoring and coaching team members in project management processes and business development skills.

Employer:	Business start up
Position:	Management Consultant, UK
Time period:	January 2006 - December 2007
Description:	Business start up with senior Fund industry colleagues. Identified distribution channels and gained agreed networks to raise seed investments backing a niche philanthropic based Fund company. Researched UK financial markets, fund companies, front and back office management and analysis tools. Designed and maintained market monitoring databases.

Employer:	CIENA Corporation (Merger with ONI Systems), USA/Asia/EU/UK
Position:	GPI Mid West Manager, Principle Engineer
Time period:	January 1999 - December 2005
Description:	GPI Mid West Manager Founded and managed the Global Product Introduction (GPI) organization for world-wide system verification trials and customer relations management. Management of telecommunication verification trials through full project lifecycle resulting in sales valued over $350 million. Provided pre and post sales customer service and consultation. Project Managed and executed over 100 hardware / software systems trials to industry leaders and public sector such as COLT, Qwest, Sprint, Brocade, and National Laboratories. Principle Engineer Designed System Verification Laboratory, defining and writing test processes, setting quality specification, ensuring government compliance standards, and performing quality audits. Forecasted $2.5M budget requirements for Verification Laboratory and Field Engineers. As SME provided technical consultation and mentoring. Highly knowledgeable in telecom technology, testing process, procedure and equipment. Experienced in multiple management software platforms.

Employer:	Romac International for General Dynamics, USA
Position:	Consultant Systems Engineer
Time period:	January 1999 - December 1999
Description:	Consulting engineer for the verification of undersea fibre optic telecommunications systems. Direct management of 14 engineers and indirect management of 3 divisions. Forecasted capital expenditures, shaped manufacturing policy and implemented efficiency and quality processes. Provided coordination and training of technical skills development.

Employer:	CIENA Communications, Inc., USA/EU/UK
Position:	Lead Test Engineer
Time period:	January 1997 - December 1999
Description:	Supervised, coordinated and performed all phases of telecommunications equipment turn-up and test as a founding engineer in the Engineering, Furnishing, and Installation Division. Direct engagement and interface with clients across-corporate levels, wrote test procedure and set policy. Provided post installation customer service support and consultation. Ensured 100% turn-up success rate of over 200 multi-node systems worldwide to industry leaders such as Sprint, Southern Bell and Cable & Wireless.

Employer:	Covance Laboratories, USA
Position:	Clinical Study Technician II
Time period:	January 1996 - December 1997
Description:	Performed complex research studies within strict government guidelines and process.

Employer:	Butler Service Group, Inc. / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA/UK
Position:	Senior Electronic Investigations Engineer /Power Systems Engineer
Time period:	January 1988 - December 1992
Description:	Designed, built and tested communications prototypes for Defence industry research.

Employer:	SHAPE Inc., USA
Position:	Technical Production Supervisor
Time period:	January 1987 - December 1988
Description:	Supervised teams in all phases of manufacturing process in prototype R & D facility

University:	University of Maryland System
Degree:	Biology, BSc

University:	University of Edinburgh
Degree:	MBA

Memberships:

Project Management Institute Member, PMP certification in progress