Daniel Feldman
Lecturer • project manager • liaison • software • chinese speaker • MSc EE
Daniel is now taking a sabbatical to explore his interest in the martial arts. To support this endeavor he now prepares Chinese high school graduates for admission to top US colleges.
His goal is to transfer into an international role that leverages his prior experience but also takes advantage of his personal strengths in a more active way. Dynamic and fast moving environments attract him as they match his outgoing personality and ease of building relationships.
Having worked for over 7 years in China in four different cities (Shanghai, Zibo, Qingdao and Kunming), Daniel has gained fluency in oral Mandarin Chinese and acquired first hand knowledge of the culture and customs. He has developed solid business networks with thought leaders throughout China.
As a “Project Manager” he led six (6) multi-million dollar projects in China and their corresponding global teams – each averaging around 20 people. He delivered products on-time using program management practices that prioritized features/requirements with available resources. Collaborating with managers, engineers and designers on global teams in the U.S., China, Germany and Japan, he managed expectations from multiple stakeholders.
He has extensive experience (10 years) in the U.S.A. as an “Embedded Software Systems Engineer" in the telecommunications sector with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
* Designed rapid prototyping software projects.
* Developed a new product (wireless broadband).
* Specified a next generation DSP telephony platform.
* Upgraded an avionics system user experience in Shanghai.
PERSONAL STRENGTHS:
* connector of ideas (innovative) and people (liaising skills)
* future-oriented strategist
* leadership qualities
* global, “big picture” perspective
* rational / intuitive
* problem solver
* decision maker
PASSIONS
* Chinese martial arts
* Creative intelligence
* Foreign languages
RESIDENCES
Tampa - Qingdao - Kunming
20 contacts2011 - 2012Lecturing English for Academic Purposes, American Studies, and Career and Program Counseling.
Preparing high school graduates for admission to top US universities.
Internet Video Marketer, System Admin, SEO/SEM Consultant, Marketing Copy Editor, Design Consultant, 1 Half Step
2010 - 2011Developed a formula to use online video to convert leads into clients. Created a framework to develop and deploy websites rapidly using Drupal, an advanced configuration management system. Automated website development and related Linux server-side system administration tasks.
Provided SEO/SEM consulting, marketing copy editing and website design advice to small and medium sized businesses.
Business Development Manager. China Manufacturing Blog Founder., Liebens Co. Ltd. (A Member of the TSS Group)
2009 - 2010(TSS develops custom automatic manufacturing solutions for the consumer electronics industry.)
Development of sales and marketing plan as well as strategy for China, optimization of all marketing and sales materials, in order to emphasize the capabilities of the enterprise within the scope of custom-made technical solutions. Management of all North American and European customers.
2005 - 2008(Tyco Electronics is the largest manufacturer of passive electrical components in the world. Sales volume in Qingdao 2007: $215 Million USD, Employees in Qingdao: 4,500)
Transfers and management of complex projects from USA to Qingdao. Led six (6) multi-million dollar projects from China and their corresponding worldwide-distributed (global), intercultural teams – averaging around 20 people each. Managed technology transfers, production migrations, and new tooling development, launching several global production lines for international markets, including one automatic assembly line for 100 unique part numbers. Total production output: $53.5 million USD per year. Presented at “Asia Pacific” Sales- and Operations Meetings.
Re-integration of Qingdao into the sourcing strategy of the corporation. Resumption of business relations with different American key teams and coaching of the coworkers in Qingdao (Emphasis: Development of bilingual, multicultural projects and technical teams) thus improving communications between Qingdao and the USA.
2001 - 2002A multi-service MPLS, Multi Protocol Label Switching, access start-up company.
Initiated and produced the functional specifications for the next generation digital signal processing (DSP) telephony (POTS) platform, the voice processing core for an IP-based broadband network, using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
1999 - 2001Product development, Project management, Systems engineering.
1997 - 1999