1. STEPHEN J. WULFF
Rockaway, NJ 07866 973.902.1699
wulffy50@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/wulffstephen
WIRELESS PRODUCT MANAGER / SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
Comprehensive experience in Product Management activities relating to New Product Introduction
(NPI), Business Case development, manufacturing, product qualification and 3rd
Party vendor
selection for OEM Manufacturing. Demonstrated success collaborating with Procurement, Supply
Chain, Sales Teams, Customers, Development, Project Management and System Engineering to
achieve timely introductions of product and sustained targeted cost reductions. Excellent written and
communication skills, working across all functional organizations with capability to interact and inform
every level of management including Executive level communications.
Major strengths include:
• Product Management
• Life Cycle Management
• Complex NPI Qualifications
• Finance
• Quality and Field Issue Management
• Procurement and Supply Chain
Management
• Cost Reduction Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALCATEL LUCENT, Murray Hill, NJ 2005 - 2016
Senior Product Manager (2014 - 2016)
Managed Inventory, Remote Radio Heads, Power Systems, Filters, Amplifiers, Channel Cards,
Quality & Field Issues and Life Cycle Management for all Wireless CDMA Hardware products.
• Directed Life Cycle and Inventory Management of over $50M in CDMA Hardware Assets to be
discontinued in December 2015. Managed Inventory reduction, identified Excess and Obsolete
Inventory, approved scrap items and identified inventory required for ongoing business and end-
of-life support.
• Teamed with Supply Chain, Demand Planning and the Customer Teams developing detailed
plans to maintain timeframes and reach inventory reduction benchmarks of $32M by December
2015. Provided monthly executive status reports on inventory reduction by factory and by
warehouse location, ensuring reduction goals were met.
• Collaborated with Customer Teams and Demand Planning, identifying $12M in demand beyond
the official 2015 discontinue date and developed sourcing plan and manufacturing plan supporting
incremental revenue in 2016.
• Managed 8 field recall issues for multiple Product Applications in North America and APAC with
budget of $5.1M, meeting targeted completion dates within budget requirements.
• Provided monthly executive status reports on recall replacement progress and current incurred
expenses.
• Identified root cause of defective products provided by 3rd
party suppliers and recovered $1.1M in
damages by teaming with Development, Procurement, Legal and Finance to prove the Supplier
was responsible for the defect.
Wireless Product Manager (2005 - 2014)
Managed the Filter and Amplifier Cross Functional Teams responsible for New Product
Introduction/qualification of over 300 filters and 29 amplifiers across all wireless frequencies resulting
in revenue over $500M. Also accountable for Remote Radio Heads and Power Systems.

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Wireless Product Manager (continued)
• Conducted cross-functional team meetings weekly and reviewed qualification progress and
communicated status to the Customer Teams, Customers and Executive Management.
• Built custom filters for customer specific frequencies and Base Station applications, achieving
accurate product launch times, avoiding significant liquidated damages.
• Manage yearly cost reduction programs for all OEM products. Achieved an average $30M in
annual savings.
• Launched various versions of 3rd Party Power Cabinets, Battery Cabinets, Batteries and
Rectifiers. Met launch target dates and worked with Procurement confirming available inventory to
meet initial demand.
• Managed Remote Radio Head products for various wireless frequencies, ensuring qualification
and roll out across multiple organizations, meeting required targeted launch dates.
• Led effort on 2 of largest product recalls in company history with overall costs of $64M, replacing
170K amplifiers and 15K filters worldwide. Worked with Vendors, Finance, Procurement, Legal
and Development that determined and proved fault with vendor and recovered all associated
costs.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, Whippany, NJ 2003 - 2005
CDMA Most Preferred Customer Contract Manager
Managed group of 2 individuals to clarify and advise Customer Teams on Most Preferred Customer
contractual language and audits for Wireless Contracts.
• Met with Customer Teams, assisting in the development of contractual language for new
opportunities, ensuring Most Preferred Customer compliance.
• Developed strategy to segment technologies for Most Preferred Customer comparisons which
resulted in meeting contractual obligations and removing financial exposure.
• Preformed financial analysis on new contract proposals, as well as annual audits, meeting with
legal team to review findings, ensuring compliance.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, Madison, NJ, GPA 3.7 (A=4.0)
Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance
FARLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, Madison, NJ, GPA 3.63 (A=4.0)