Chief Operating Officer
IQSER GmbH
Total years of experience :28 years, 3 Months
iQser is proud to announce that Ron Brandt is joining its executive team as Chief Operating Officer.
Ron joins iQser from Taser International, where he served as Executive Vice President of products and services. Under his leadership, Taser International reconceptualized its global business model, introduced a disruptive cloud-based revenue stream, and revitalized its stagnating business - turning Taser International into one of the most innovative digitalization product and service suppliers for law enforcement agencies around the world.
As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Brandt will provide leadership, management and vision, as he drives growth-focused strategies to create and sustain worldwide operations, including product and service portfolio expansion, flexible cloud services, as well as global sales, delivery and support channels. He will work closely with clients to monitor client satisfaction levels and deliver added value to every client and partner.
Ron Brandt serves as TASER's Executive Vice President of Products and Services managing our international division. Working from TASER's International Headquarter office in Amsterdam, Ron's responsibilities include business management and development of international markets, product and service strategy, and business and strategy consulting for EVIDENCE.com (SaaS), primarily in the areas of cloud strategy, architecture, and security.
The company is the leading provider of ICT solutions and telecommunications services, including IP services, network services, voice and data communications.
Inducted as Senior Project Manager and charted a growth curve to merit promotion to the post of Chief Technical Officer.
Designation Chronology:
• November 2009 - Present: Chief Technical Officer.
• February 2008 - November 2009: Senior Project Manager
• Conducted business trips to Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, USA, China, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Tunis, Morocco, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia.
Achievements:
• Management of complex Outsourcing Projects in the IT business
• Development of a patent covered connecting solution for the network business (outsourcing / insourcing)
• Successful development and growth of a new business segment for a semiconductor company in Europe
• Development of a single chip game pad controller for one of the leading game pad providers in the market
Key Responsibilities as Chief Technical Officer (November 2009 - Present):
• Leading strategic technological planning by prioritizing technology initiatives within the organization and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technologies.
• Examining and identifying appropriate technology platforms for application framework development and implementation, thus delivering efficient ICT solutions to the clients.
• Establishing and supervising software development process, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as per the selected software development methodology. Monitoring quality assurance process for system integration and testing.
• Analyzing and improving technology standards across the organization to maintain a technological and competitive edge in the market.
• Conducting research to remain up-to-date and knowledgeable with regards to industry trends and emerging technologies in anticipation of new business processes and system alterations.
Key Responsibilities as Senior Project Manager (February 2008 - November 2009):
• Spearheaded IT projects by coordinating laterally between diverse technical teams and vertically across management hierarchy to seamlessly implement - project rollouts, management systems and process enhancements.
• Defined, analyzed and documented application requirements and business process flows, obtained client consensus on project deliverables, cost, milestones and schedules to delineate project approach/ scope.
• Created project implementation plans, project schedules, assigned tasks to team members for on-time delivery of client deliverables. Ensured accurate estimates are prepared for maintenance, enhancement and development work.
• Administered security and access control policies to build and maintain an IT infrastructure that delivers information in a reliable, secure, timely and cost effective manner.
• Investigated network/ system issues, determined causes and recommended and implemented corrections to system and processes for efficient troubleshooting.
• Scrutinized, tracked, and reported on project status to the clients and upper management. Recommended processes to improve quality and efficiency of projects.
Concurrently handled responsibilities as SI Bid Manager (July 2009 - August 2009):
• Handled the entire software development lifecycle inclusive of preparing detailed specifications for coding of programs/user interfaces, security control and performance requirements based on client needs.
• Planned and devised ways of optimizing existent resources to improve throughputs, thus enhancing system performance parameters. Maintained up-to-date technical documentation of all software development activities.
• Kept abreast of latest technological advancements and utilized the potentials of the same in order to respond to distinctive needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Evaluated and identified software and hardware requirements, to establish operating procedural standards, recommended IT infrastructure requirements and up-gradations, to ensure acceptable levels of security, disaster management and data recovery plans.
• Developed detailed technical program specifications, conducted requirement analysis, designed & planned test reviews and tracked project schedules, to deliver quality code for supporting/ enhancing existing software.
• Researched and kept abreast of emerging technologies in order to deliver the most up-to-date solutions as well as automate processes.
• Provided support to the Managing Director for organizing several tournaments.
Previous Professional Experience:
Apr ‘94 - June ’04: Owner, Ronald Brandt Wirtschafts (Unternehmensberatung GmbH & Co. KG)
Key Responsibilities:
• Efficiently handled CRM Projects for mid sized companies and SW roll out projects for leading semiconductor companies in the region.
• Analyzed business requirements, defined project scope, administered system development programs in line with project goals/ objectives.
Joined LSI Logic Corporation as ASIC Development Engineer and subsequently promoted to the post of Sales Director through excellent performance.
Designation Chronology:
• Apr ‘93 - Mar ’94: Sales Director
• July ‘92 - Mar ’93: Marketing Manager
• Jan ‘91 - June ’92: Chief Development Engineer
• June ‘90 - Dec ’90: Development Engineer
• Jan ‘90 - May ’90: ASIC Development Engineer
Products Handled:
• Standard Products
• Micro & Embedded Processors
• DSP (Digital Signaling Processing) Product Series
Overall Achievements & Responsibilities:
• Boosted company sales by 80% through successful execution of all sales and marketing initiatives within the assigned region.
• Managed all tasks associated with development of application specific integrated circuits for key clients such as Sony, Nokia, Siemens and Phillips.
• Directed and monitored overall activities of the development team, handled all aspects of their training and conducted periodic performance reviews to maintain a motivated team.
May ‘88 - Dec ’89: Head of Software & ASIC Development Centre, Research Centre Engineering.
Mar ‘85 - Apr ’88: Scientific Assistant, Technical University "Otto Von Guericke" Magdeburg
Project Handled:
• Adaptive Control Algorithm.
Key Courses Attended:
