Minaz Fazal, PEng, PMP
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Kevin Eicher
I had the honor and good luck of working closely with Minaz during collaborations for the first 5G-based mobile WiFi experience in North America. His critical thinking, attention to details, and follow-through kept our entire team informed... and kept us all well in front of the competition. Minaz also works extremely well with customers and I found him a great asset on high-level executive interactions. I'm happy to recommend him for any opportunity that fits his skills, and should our mutual plans make it possible I'd be proud to work with him again!
Abhay Bhorkar
I worked alongside Minaz for the last four years as a part of the Connected Home Product group, where Minaz led a mobile networking product portfolio. As one can imagine, the last four years also coincided with rapid transitions in the mobile data technology and market from 4G->LTE->5G. Minaz built a robust roadmap of products with different market requirements (retail, service provider), various form factors (hotspot, mobile routers, bridges), and distinct regional requirements. The products were delivered with high-quality and were very well accepted by the market as premium performance products. Minaz also makes it easy to understand the technology and benefits be it for sales, for customers, or for marketing to extract real product value. It's been my pleasure working with him, and I will highly recommend him as a seasoned product manager.
Kevin Eicher
I had the honor and good luck of working closely with Minaz during collaborations for the first 5G-based mobile WiFi experience in North America. His critical thinking, attention to details, and follow-through kept our entire team informed... and kept us all well in front of the competition. Minaz also works extremely well with customers and I found him a great asset on high-level executive interactions. I'm happy to recommend him for any opportunity that fits his skills, and should our mutual plans make it possible I'd be proud to work with him again!
Abhay Bhorkar
I worked alongside Minaz for the last four years as a part of the Connected Home Product group, where Minaz led a mobile networking product portfolio. As one can imagine, the last four years also coincided with rapid transitions in the mobile data technology and market from 4G->LTE->5G. Minaz built a robust roadmap of products with different market requirements (retail, service provider), various form factors (hotspot, mobile routers, bridges), and distinct regional requirements. The products were delivered with high-quality and were very well accepted by the market as premium performance products. Minaz also makes it easy to understand the technology and benefits be it for sales, for customers, or for marketing to extract real product value. It's been my pleasure working with him, and I will highly recommend him as a seasoned product manager.
Kevin Eicher
I had the honor and good luck of working closely with Minaz during collaborations for the first 5G-based mobile WiFi experience in North America. His critical thinking, attention to details, and follow-through kept our entire team informed... and kept us all well in front of the competition. Minaz also works extremely well with customers and I found him a great asset on high-level executive interactions. I'm happy to recommend him for any opportunity that fits his skills, and should our mutual plans make it possible I'd be proud to work with him again!
Abhay Bhorkar
I worked alongside Minaz for the last four years as a part of the Connected Home Product group, where Minaz led a mobile networking product portfolio. As one can imagine, the last four years also coincided with rapid transitions in the mobile data technology and market from 4G->LTE->5G. Minaz built a robust roadmap of products with different market requirements (retail, service provider), various form factors (hotspot, mobile routers, bridges), and distinct regional requirements. The products were delivered with high-quality and were very well accepted by the market as premium performance products. Minaz also makes it easy to understand the technology and benefits be it for sales, for customers, or for marketing to extract real product value. It's been my pleasure working with him, and I will highly recommend him as a seasoned product manager.
Kevin Eicher
I had the honor and good luck of working closely with Minaz during collaborations for the first 5G-based mobile WiFi experience in North America. His critical thinking, attention to details, and follow-through kept our entire team informed... and kept us all well in front of the competition. Minaz also works extremely well with customers and I found him a great asset on high-level executive interactions. I'm happy to recommend him for any opportunity that fits his skills, and should our mutual plans make it possible I'd be proud to work with him again!
Abhay Bhorkar
I worked alongside Minaz for the last four years as a part of the Connected Home Product group, where Minaz led a mobile networking product portfolio. As one can imagine, the last four years also coincided with rapid transitions in the mobile data technology and market from 4G->LTE->5G. Minaz built a robust roadmap of products with different market requirements (retail, service provider), various form factors (hotspot, mobile routers, bridges), and distinct regional requirements. The products were delivered with high-quality and were very well accepted by the market as premium performance products. Minaz also makes it easy to understand the technology and benefits be it for sales, for customers, or for marketing to extract real product value. It's been my pleasure working with him, and I will highly recommend him as a seasoned product manager.
Credentials
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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum AllianceMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Professional Engineer
Engineers and Geoscientists BC -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
Experience
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RecycleSmart
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Canada
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Product - Pello
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Jan 2021 - Present
Pello is a cloud based software platform with connected, rugged IoT sensors that measure waste and recycling container fill levels, analyze container contents and provides data insights that help organizations collect waste and recycling more efficiently. Pello is a cloud based software platform with connected, rugged IoT sensors that measure waste and recycling container fill levels, analyze container contents and provides data insights that help organizations collect waste and recycling more efficiently.
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NETGEAR
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United States
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Computer Networking Products
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Technical Product Manager
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2020
- Championed the entire mobile product portfolio at Netgear with revenues in excess of $100M, split between retail and service.- Defined and spearheaded the development of new mobile product categories, including the worlds first 1Gbps mobile device. I followed this up with subsequent 5G product launches.- Managed the relationships with Tier 1 and 2 customers as we well as our major technology partners and suppliers.- Continuously researched the latest technologies and analyzed global market data and trends to develop and update the strategy and vision for the product portfolio. - As the product owner, I worked with the entire engineering team as well as the sales and operations teams to deliver a quality product on time and on budget. Owned the product specification and requirements as well as all business aspects of the project. Developed business cases and presentations to secure executive sign off on all projects.
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Senior Project Manager
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2013 - Jan 2016
- The main interface between cross-functional project teams and managed relationships with clients, contractors and channel partners.- Lead and implemented projects as defined in project charter while achieving stake holders’ expectation.- Developed and managed a full-scale project plan associated with time-plan, organization chart, defined process flow, job scope and project report- Conducted regular meetings, register issue & tracking and provide escalation channel. Managed key project deliverables from FW, SW, RF teams. Assisted in project bidding and clarification support, project finance and ensure customer satisfaction- Managed project budget of excess of $3 million and project teams of up to 20 engineers and other various support roles.
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Sierra Wireless
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Canada
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Wireless Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Engineering Project Manager
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2010 - 2013
- The main interface between cross-functional project teams and managed relationships with clients, contractors and channel partners.- Lead and implemented projects as defined in project charter while achieving stake holders’ expectation.- Developed and managed a full-scale project plan associated with time-plan, organization chart, defined process flow, job scope and project report- Conducted regular meetings, register issue & tracking and provide escalation channel. Managed key project deliverables from FW, SW, RF teams. Assisted in project bidding and clarification support, project finance and ensure customer satisfaction- Managed project budget of excess of $3 million and project teams of up to 20 engineers and other various support roles.
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Software Tools Team Lead
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2008 - 2010
- Managed the software tools team. We were responsible for creating and maintaining various software tools that were used in configuration of the product at the factory as well as tools that were used in debugging and developmental testing. - Tools were all developed in Visual C++ and python scripting language
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Firmware Team Lead
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2004 - 2008
Managed the 3G cellular minicard firmware teamDeveloped firmware for modules that were used by PC OEMs and integrated into other devices.
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Senior Firmware Engineer
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2001 - 2004
- Developed firmware for various products including the first 2G AirCard (PC Card).
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QI Systems
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Semiconductors
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineer
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1996 - 2001
Start up company specializing in smart card payment systems. My duty was that of firmware/hardware engineer. I was responsible for writing firmware to interface to various types of vending and other host machines. Being a small company i also did much of the hardware design and trouble shooting. Start up company specializing in smart card payment systems. My duty was that of firmware/hardware engineer. I was responsible for writing firmware to interface to various types of vending and other host machines. Being a small company i also did much of the hardware design and trouble shooting.
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Education
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1991 - 1996
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Electrical / Computer Engeneering
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