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Dave Wilton
1500 Park Ave, #308
Emeryville, CA 94608
dave@wilton.net
Summary
20 years experience as an operational and business manager in high-tech product management, strategic marketing, and defense and arms control policy analysis.
Experience
2004-Present; Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA Digital Film Group; Santa Clara, CA
Managed a GPU-accelerated, 3D rendering software product for the digital film market
Wrote product requirements document (PRD) and product roadmap
Planned launch, including event planning, marketing strategy, and messaging
Cultivated relationships with content and reseller partners
Developed requirements for future versions of the product
Defined target markets, value propositions, messaging, positioning, and pricing
Conducted return-on-investment (ROI) & competitive analyses.
Managed technical partnerships, including requirements analysis, evaluation, and negotiation of terms
Marketing communications work:
Preparation of marketing collateral, including white papers, web content, video content, presentation material, and technical documentation
Presentations to industry and investor conferences & seminars, sales training, and sales calls
2000-2004; Independent Consultant/Freelance Writer & Editor; Albany, CA & Arlington, VA
Business planning and product strategy/management consultant to high-tech & government clients:
Realigned product strategy with new corporate goals for a digital television infrastructure company
Product management support for cable/satellite TV billing and provisioning management software
Business and marketing planning for a 3D graphics startup company
Drafted US Air Force counter-proliferation master plan
Wrote book to be published by Oxford University Press and numerous articles for publication
Founding editor of monthly, on-line magazine and leading language/etymology web site
1999-2000; Senior Product Manager, OpenTV; Mountain View, CA
Managed complete product lifecycle of multiple hardware and software product lines at the world's leading interactive television company, from requirements definition, through delivery and launch, to end-of-life:
Digital video/MPEG broadcast/streaming system and content development tools
Interactive applications for digital television
Embedded software for digital cable/satellite set-top boxes
Repositioned MPEG broadcast server product line:
Created and implemented marketing strategy for new interactive content business unit
Managed dispersed product teams of marketing and development staff in international locations (Paris, Beijing, Chicago, Silicon Valley)
Global marketing experience, marketing products to and growing customer bases in six continents
Developed and instituted market-based requirements processes resulting in increased sales, faster time to market, and competitive advantage
1998-1999; Senior Product Marketing Manager, Mosaix, Inc.; Alameda, CA
Managed sales support and strategic and competitive analysis at an enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software company:
Instituted and supervised overhaul of sales support functions and internal marketing communications
Created sales and marketing intranet & RFP database; published sales support and training material
Repositioned product lines for corporate acquisition, resulting in 200% higher valuation of products
1990-1998; Senior Program/Product Manager, SAIC; McLean, VA
Managed multiple multi-million dollar hardware and software development programs:
$51 million program to assist in the elimination of former-Soviet nuclear weapons
$20 million annual program to develop chemical sensor and analytical equipment
Product/project manager for a $30 million aerial mission-planning and mapping/GIS software development project for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to support the Treaty on Open Skies:
Defined product specifications to meet treaty and customer requirements and priorities
Served as interface between US government customers, Northrop-Grumman developers, and Ar-gonne National Laboratory quality assurance testers
Planned and negotiated $7 million in contract modifications to accommodate new requirements
Managed US Air Force arms control compliance programs
Defined, planned, and executed international training programs on the Chemical Weapons Convention
Wrote and edited a winning, five-year, $23 million contract proposal
1994-1996; Assistant Director for Negotiations, Department of Defense; Washington, DC
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense (Policy) action officer for chemical/biological arms control matters:
Represented US Government and Defense Department in the Chemical Weapons Convention negotiations in The Hague, The Netherlands
Developed and executed negotiating strategies, both within the Defense Department and the US Gov-ernment interagency and in coordination with delegations from allied nations
Developed, recommended, and coordinated chemical and biological arms control and export control policies on behalf of the Defense Department in US Government interagency meetings
Played key role in defining the organization and operational processes of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, a 500+ person international organization
Prepared Congressional testimony for senior DoD officials, including the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Prepared the annual Biological Weapons Convention declaration for submission to the United Nations
Briefed senior DoD officials on chemical weapons arms control issues
Received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence
Education
M.A., Security Policy Studies: George Washington University, Washington, DC
Subjects: Statistics/Quantitative Analysis; Science & Technology Policy; Economics; Defense Policy
B.A., Honors in Government & Law: Lafayette College, Easton, PA
Subjects: Computer Science: Programming, Computer Architecture; Economics; Comparative Politics
Publications
Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends, Oxford University Press, 2004
"A Hoagie By Any Other Name," Verbatim, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, Autumn 2003
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Last Updated 13 February 2005