Shanawaz Sheik

Responsible & accountable for a product family with business potential of 30M$ revenues over initial period of 5 years

Lead multi-site and cross continental projects(budget 5M$) in the Software defined radio program of the Business line-Car Entertainment system Developed realistic schedules(release road-map) for the current and upcoming BL products

•Transferred the project leadership and execution activities from Belgium to Bangalore •Lead the execution of the multi-site(Bangalore, Dresden & Kiev) design-in/new software platform development projects in the Business line – Car Entertainment System

•Program Management Support role (instrumental in creating this role) •Established the Project Management Office (from the scratch) at the Business line- Digital TV systems •Facilitated data driven project management – root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions

•Defined & deployed the CMMI & ISO 9001:2008 compliant processes •Ramped up the acquired Connexant set top box group to CMMI practices. •Anchored process & product quality improvement activities •Conducted internal audits / Intermediate Maturity Evaluations within and across different business lines •Instrumental in the ISO 9001-2008 re-certification of the Bangalore development site

• Succeeded in setting up the system validation activities in Bangalore • Ensured the quality of the final product software deliverables

•Designed & developed the GUI (menus) of Personal Video Recorder module •Received appreciation for good work and excellent team contributions •Enabled the team to achieve management appreciation and excellent customer feedback

Master of Business Administration (part-time) General Management (with international modules) Master Thesis: Benefits of Top Management Team Internationalization

Bachelor studies in Electrical engineering