Paul Haskitt is a solutions director with over 20 years of experience in strategic innovation and business development in the automotive and mobile technology industries. He has a track record of growing new markets and businesses from zero to over $10 million in revenue through identifying patterns in data, developing strategies, and executing tactical plans. The document provides details on his professional experience leading programs and business units at Symphony Teleca and NAVTEQ Corporation.

1. PAUL HASKITT
 847-651-4993  paul.haskitt@gmail.com
Profile
Increase market share and open new markets with strategic innovation and tactical implementation. Build
forward thinking reputation, customer loyalty and repeat business through innovative products and
services with on-time, in-budget, scope-beating and benchmark-quality delivery.
Create market leading brand recognition with leading edge solutions and a reputation for reliability as
evidenced by customer testimonials.
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Unlock Breakthrough Innovation
Build brand as Thought Leaders
Coordinate Trade Shows
Plan & Oversee Supporting Demos
Create Sales Collateral/Messaging
Transform Sales Methodology
Analyze Business & Product Strategy
Originate Solution Sales Support
Compose SOW’s & Proposals
Expand Business Development
Convert Vision to Action
Spearhead Products/Programs Management
Professional Highlights
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Opened new markets in the connected vehicle space by recognizing patterns in seemingly
disconnected information, developing and implementing strategies (e.g. Software Downloads,
Application Storefronts, and Big Data Analytics).
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Built personal and company credibility by leading successful R&D and product programs with
domestic and international companies, including Chrysler, Ford, Honda, DENSO, Panasonic, etc.
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Grew the automotive SW business from zero to over $10M in the first year using strategic planning
and entrepreneurial execution establishing the Teleca brand as forward thinkers in the automotive
SW market; developed and delivered messaging, sales collaterals and sales training.
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Expanded the GPS map database market by optimizing the delivery process to address the smart
phone and web based navigation needs by leading a cross-functional program that reduced NAVTEQ
automotive product latency from 12 weeks to 1 week.
Experience
Symphony Teleca
2010-2013
World-leading experts and suppliers of software services to the converging wireless world of
embedded mobile and cloud services, such as consumer devices, automotive and enterprise.
Solutions Director, Automotive
Led Teleca business development efforts to leverage mobile handset technology leadership into the
automotive industry.
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Grew business from zero to over $10M in the first year by leading Teleca business development and
account management.
Supported a successful Chrysler/Sprint Uconnect launch and the basis for a new Sprint product by
leading a team of workstream team leads.
Secured a multi-million dollar Flash player licensing and services contract as a result of leading a
successful Ford SYNC UI and Microsoft optimization project.
Positioned Teleca on all major automotive Bidders’ Lists by developing the Teleca brand as
connected vehicle forward thinkers with a reputation for on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
Increased margins and resolved resource scarcity due to foreign visa restrictions by transforming the
business from off-shore resource hire (based on rate card) to knowledge/solutions project based.
Built a multi-million dollar new-business pipeline by Identifying and creating new IVI (In-vehicle
Infotainment) solutions, including Sales Training, and Sales Collaterals for:
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EAVB (Ethernet Audio Video Bridging)
Android
Software Integrator
VRM (Vehicle Relationship Management)
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FOTA (Firmware Over The Air)
UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface)
Cloud Based Solutions
Application Ecosystem

2. Paul Haskitt
NAVTEQ CORPORATION, a Nokia Company
1998-2010
NAVTEQ provides the highest quality and is the dominant global provider of digital map databases for
GPS navigation for portable, web, and vehicle devices.
Director, Strategic Program Management
Expanded responsibilities to develop new business areas with early-adopter customers.
 Increased Revenue 50% with Gross Margin > 70% by enhancing product features 50% over 1 year.
100% increase in new product licenses and an increase in license renewal rate from ~80% to 95%.
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Contributed to a 2-year cross-functional program that reduced NAVTEQ product latency from 12
weeks to 1 week, and customer time-to-market from 6 months to 1 month.
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Developed strategies with 10 Japanese companies to develop high-value, map-enabled applications
as a new revenue source offsetting declines from free mobile phone GPS navigation applications
(e.g. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, DENSO, AISIN, Alpine, etc.).
Director, Customer Program Management
Increased responsibilities to include customer-facing activities, such as Sales Support and CustomerCompany joint Program Management. Retained the Software Engineering team leadership.
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Program Managed a 3-year government funded active safety collaboration of major car companies
(Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, and GM) that proved a significant 18% reduction in crashes when using
digital maps with certain applications.
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Executed the sale of the Company’s GPS Navigation Software business (to Navigon), transitioning
customers to new owners, while retaining customer loyalty and protecting all of the $10M/yr database
revenue.
Director, Professional Services Group
Hired to resolve late project deliveries, customer dissatisfaction, and fiscal inefficiencies for a 25 person
professional services group with P&L.
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Improved project margins for the department from -40% to +10% (cumulative) over 9 months.
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Generated a 98% on-time delivery record with high customer satisfaction.
Education
Northern Illinois University
Ranked in the top 25 universities for Finance and Accounting
Master of Business Administration
University of Illinois
Ranked in top 5 universities for Computer Science
Master of Science, Computer Science
Purdue University
Ranked in top 10 universities for Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
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DeKalb, IL
Urbana-Champaign, IL
West Lafayette, IN