mheffner5577
About Me
Seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of experience in cloud and telecom. This includes a variety of roles such as R&D, solutions architecture, product marketing, business development, product management, and BU leadership. Proven track record for identifying new market opportunities, defining competitive products, and driving revenue growth and market share. Comfortable leading small, focused teams or managing large, globally distributed organizations.
A self-motivated and results-driven leader who thrives in fast paced environments where critical thinking, problem solving and flexibility are important. Primarily focused on technology domains including multi-cloud/edge compute, network and service orchestration, mobile communications (4G & 5G), IP networking, service assurance/analytics, and telco APIs. Specific areas of focus include corporate strategy and business development, market segmentation, competitive analysis, pricing strategy, product lifecycle management (including Scaled Agile (SAFe), DevOps and CI/CD methodologies), roadmap development and prioritization, new product introduction, professional services, and customer support.