Melissa Jenkinsproduct and technology for GSM
Background

Summary

I have 9 years combined experience within the MVNO & machine to machine/telemetry market. This forms part of more than a decade of diverse telecommunications experience, much of which gained from within an mobile operator.

I am a freelance consultant. Most of my business involves short term engagements - often to simply help with a specific client problems. This ensures that I have the flexibilty to respond with short notice.

This unique combination of technical expertise and marketing knowledge allows me to deal with the full range found in the service provider value chain. This is particularly important as many M2M companies are trying to move from a technical solution into a fully launched product.

My experience covers the whole solution life cycle. Having a firm understanding of how the technology is developed is very important for building future roadmaps and assessing the true potential of product offerings. My unique operator knowledge ensures that any suggestions truly reflect their operating enironment.

Additionally I have worked on three continents, and in various countries within Europe.

Relevant Experience

Below are experience highlights specifically relevant to the machine to machine market. A full CV is available upon request, as are references.

Product & Technology Consultant
  • WiMAX product development and technology review
  • Clients include: Stream Communications, Rogers, Saphire Global, CPS, FREEDOM4, and others
  • MVNO and service provider implementations, technical integration, product enhancement
  • optimal use of GSM technologies, in particular data services
  • Product positioning consultations covering billing and pricing strategies
Orange
Product Manager - Telemetry & Location Services
  • in-life product management of Orange's M2M and Location portfolio
  • profit and loss responsibility
  • new product concepts and positioning
Product Development Manager - M2M & Data Services
  • business case development
  • detailed product design
  • lead project manager
  • multiple country deployment
  • managed service platforms
Solutions Architect
  • complex systems integration
  • SMS solution design
  • bespoke customer design
Software Analyst
  • both realtime and batch processing
  • messaging architectures
Scitec NZ Ltd
Designer/Developer
  • messaging architectures
  • system redesign
CADMI Inc
Developer
  • embedded software development
  • remote communication integration
Personal
I'm rather pasionate about my gliding. I fly as often as I can from the London Gliding Club. It's located about 40 minutes north of London, and is one of the nicest gliding clubs I have ever visited!

melissa@temeletry.co.uk