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David L. Jones

Professional Experience

D. L. Jones and Associates , Austin, Texas

Program Management Professionals with significant expertise in the business startup process and project recovery procedures.

Principal

Demonstrated success in starting new businesses. Accomplished in returning out of control businesses and enterprise programs to profitability. Able to regain control of runaway projects and deliver results that are on schedule, on budget and exceeding stakeholder expectations.

Texas Instruments , Austin/Dallas, Texas

Progressed through increasingly responsible positions to attain management of Product Connectivity group supporting $500 million in revenues.

Solution Program Manager, Educational / Productivity Systems

Manage all facets of highest-priority network-based Classroom Learning System. Direct hardware and software product development, system integration, quality assurance, production, and all related functions. Ensure thorough understanding of customer desires, needs and requirements through targeted market research. Incorporate this customer understanding as the primary driver for product requirements and the development process. Manage schedules, resource allocation, development, testing and documentation. Prioritize tasks to ensure on-time, on-budget completion. Train and support staff to ensure seamless performance and smooth workflow.

Key achievements:

• Consistently managed human and material resources to achieve on-time project completion.
• Influenced traditional organization to adopt rigorous development process, updating and upgrading procedures to improve performance and productivity.
• Successfully delivered a product that previous attempts had been unable to produce.

Program Manager, TI89, TI92 Plus, Voyage 200 product lines

Management of hardware and software development for sophisticated hand-held graphing calculators for educational market. Directed system design / development, including embedded and PC software. Negotiated and coordinated across organizational and international boundaries with vendors, suppliers, and overseas manufacturers to ensure smooth, cost-effective development and production. Managed production and quality assurance functions and participated in comprehensive marketing research programs focused on worldwide product launch to assure successful launch and strong market presence. Concurrently managed multiple domestic and overseas third-party software-supplier projects and educational software releases.

Key achievements:

• Responsible for all new product development of commercial hardware and software during 2002-2003

Business Development Manager, Telecom Systems

Directed and managed business development throughout Eastern U.S. relative to TI voice-activated telephony products. Managed customer relationships, including quotes, bids, proposals, contract negotiations, and all communications. Provided key account management and targeted support for the sales organization.

Key achievements:

• Managed five major accounts with on-average net revenues greater than $12 billion.
• Supported over $50 million of business on an annual basis.

Prior Positions

Manager, Financial Systems Channel – Networked Computer Systems for the Financial Industry

Technical Staff Member – Manufacturing and Robotic Systems (patent received)

Academics – teacher and trainer

Education

Masters, Mathematics
Baylor University - Waco, Texas

Bachelors, Mathematics / Chemistry
Baylor University - Waco, Texas

Certifications / Professional Activities

Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute
Financial Management, University of Texas Business Leadership Certificate
Executive Associate, Institute for Independent Business

Adjunct Professor
St. Edwards University , Graduate School of Management – Austin, TX, 2004-present
Dallas Baptist University , Business School, MBA Program – Dallas, Texas, 1997-2002

Professional Associations

Project Management Institute, 1999-present

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