| Resume for Fred H. Dyste |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Dec 2004-
Dyste business Development,
Currently Principal
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Work with start up and established companies as an operational consultant
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Analyse company workflow and recommend process improvements and systemic changes
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Long term contract with a fast growing
technology company – managed operations while the company grew 200% in one year
while maintaining the same staff levels
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Impelemented improvements to the company’s software to foster easier and better
customer training and support
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Worked with an international company to establish market presence in
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Worked
with a regional ISP expanding and promoting its wireless Internet services
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Project Manager for a local datacom company. Oversaw and worked on the build out
of a world class colocation facility in
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Purchased,
remodeled, and sold residential homes
Mar 2003-
WFC Communications LLC,
Dec 2004 Director of Operations/Co-Founder
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Founded WFC Communications, a holding company for several wireless related companies
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Co-founded CIC Wireless, a wireless Internet service provider covering
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Developed a single board computer for use in Customer Premise Equipment, Access
Points, and Wireless Repeaters
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Worked in collaboration with Intel on the Xscale chipset and PCI Express Bus
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Technology Licensing Agreement with Atheros, Inc., the leading radio chip manufacturer
May 2000-
Aspect media factory LLC,
Oct 2003 Director of Strategic Planning/Co-Founder
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In collaboration with entertainment industry professionals created a film and television
production studio on the Central Coast of California. Sold interest in the business
in 2003.
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Developed the company’s strategy and business plan
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Responsible for all financial activity including accounting, loan management, lines-of-credit,
inevestments, and cash flow
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Established policies and procedures for the operation of the company
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Develop strategic alliances with service providers and companies with complementary
technologies and services. Worked with Apple and Jon Anderson of the band Yes on
the following project: http://www.apple.com/creative/musicaudio/jonanderson/sight.html
Dec 1999-
BizWatt LLC,
Jan 2001 Director of Strategic Planning/Co-Founder
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Developed the company’s strategy and business plan. Pulled together a team of qualified
individuals for software and business development. Provided the seed money to get
things going.
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Created the framework for an ASP based ERP package targeted at the small to medium
business market. The project was driven by my experience
with SAP’s R3 ERP package and my thorough understanding of the power of the Internet,
web technologies, and E-Commerce.
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Raised over $250,000 to initially fund the company. However the dot bomb led to
investors bailing out forcing us to discontinue the business.
Jan 1999-
Wireless Mountain laboratories Inc.,
Dec 2000 Chief Operations Officer/Chief Financial Officer
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The Company developed RFID and 802.11 wireless technologies as well as low-power,
low-bandwidth data communication devices in the 900-MHz spectrum.
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Managed the day-to-day operations, cash flow, accounting, and controller duties
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Managed the development of the company’s strategy and business plan
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Created relationships with outsourcing groups to increase productivity without increasing
recurring overhead; engineering, marketing, technical support, MIS, and human resources.
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Developed
engineering and production staff to complete product design and expedite manufacturing
throughput
Jan 1996-
Ziatech corporation,
Jan 1999
Sales Engineer/Account Executive
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Managed factory support for the Regional Sales Managers, Field Application Engineers,
Manufacturer’s Representatives, and ultimately the customer
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Managed multi-million dollar accounts in the telecommunications, OEM, and industrial
automation industries. Nortel, Lucent, MCI, Transcore, Karl Suss, Pitney Bowes
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Traveled to the Eastern Seaboard and
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Assess customer needs and advise on engineering configuration to meet application
specifications and requirements
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Interact with design engineering and technical support personnel to address and
solve customer problems or to address application specific requirements
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Interact with all departments of the company and effectively manage every aspect
of the customer's account from dealing with accounting on credit issues to helping
solve problems on the production floor to ensure the product ships on-time and to
specification
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Company acquired by Intel
Nov 1993-
Digital Stock Corporation,
Aug 1994 Operations Manager/Sales and Marketing Manager
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Developed procedures for daily operations for a start up software company
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Created teams for product development and oversaw activities leading to release
of product
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Responsible for developing sales channels, coordinating production subcontractors,
and shipping final product to customer
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All controller duties including accounting, payroll, cash management, and facilities
management
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Company acquired by Corbis Inc.
Feb 1992-
Blue Sky Software Corporation, La
Jolla,
Nov 1993 Business Marketing
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Developed and maintained relationships with third party vendors
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Involved with the development of visual development and code generation software
products
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Marketed RoboHelp, a hypertext help authoring tool
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Represented the company at industry trade shows
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Developed International distribution channels
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Company eventually acquired by Adobe
Apr 1990-
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED,
Feb 1992
Manufacturing Engineer
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Involved in design and implementation of satellite communications for the trucking
industry as well as CDMA technology
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Involved in design and installation of a world class manufacturing facility
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Responsible for solving problems encountered on the manufacturing floor
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Coordinated the production of Circuit Card Assemblies, cables, and mechanical assemblies
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Developed and maintained production status reports for government and commercial
projects
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Team Leader for Q-Cubed (Qualcomm Quality Quotient)
Apr 1983-
B-J SYSTEMS- ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS
(OEM), Santa Barbara,
Oct 1985
Materials Resource Manager
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BJ Systems developed proto-type and production level robotics and automated systems.
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Purchased components and raw materials
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Computerized tracking of parts in relation to vendors and projects
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Established lead times for critical components of each project and coordinated with
job calendars
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Created an inventory/labor system to track BOM’s and COGS for various projects
EDUCATION
Jan 1991-Dec 1992 Department of Engineering
at the
Aug 1987-Dec 1990
Aug 1985-Dec 1985
Executive Management
Training Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base,
Jan 1982-Dec 1983
Department
of Computer Science,
Jun 1981-Dec 1981
Achievements and Associations:
In the past – Boy Scouts
of America (Star), Little League Baseball, Northern League MVP & All American
Water Polo and Swimming (Cabrillo High School), Junior National Water Polo Team,
American Legion Boys State Attendee, co-author of a State of California Assembly
Bill, and Member of the International Tall Club.
Recently - Softec Board
Member (www.softec.org) – Rotary International - San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
E-Commerce Committee – Cuesta College Computer Information Sciences Department Advisory
Board Member – Sons of Norway. In the last few years I have been a guest speaker
for; the local chapter of Industry Management Accountants, Good Morning SLO, Pismo
Beach Kiwanis, Cal Poly Entrepreneurs Club, and Cal Poly Sales Engineering Class.
I moderated High Technology Symposium panels on digital media and wireless technologies.
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