1. Geoff Hobar
1301 East Algonquin Road
Room 3124
Schaumburg, IL 60196
Phone (847) 576-9066
Mobile (847) 875-3593
geoff.hobar@motorolasolutions.com
Objective
Set and implement business development and product development
strategies through market analysis and technical knowledge.
Summary of
qualifications
Business Development professional with extensive leadership and technical
experience
Six Years as Business Development Manager for Motorola ASTRO 25
Led a team which participated in setting and implementing bid
response strategies for ASTRO 25 Land Mobile Radio systems
Devised and conducted numerous product presentations and focus
group interviews with end customers
Defined and positioned Land Mobile Radio data systems alongside
emerging Broadband Data technology
Positioned private Land Mobile Radio voice and data systems in the
Public Safety communications market
Researched and defined new functionality required by Public Safety
on Land Mobile Radio communications platforms.
Two Years as Cross Functional Development Team Leader
Led Development Engineers, Project Managers, and Marketing
professionals in development of new Land Mobile Data Network
Seven years as Engineering Manager and Business Development Manager
for Land Mobile Radio Encryption Products
Liaison with U.S. and Foreign Governments on cryptographicproducts
and Government Policy
Accomplishments Demonstrated practical uses for ASTRO 25 Land Mobile Radio Data
technology resulting in increased geo-location products and sales
Increased ASTRO 25 HPD orders by 40% year over year and ASTRO 25
Conventional voice systems 16% by changing marketing approaches
Established a process to insure adequate “Voice of Customer” input for new
feature development
Reduced R&D Spend on early commit features by 20% in 2015.
Presidential Award from Motorola Trunked Users Group, an association of
Public Safety communications professionals, for responsiveness and integrity
Work History Currently Market Driven Features Team leader at Motorola Solutions
ASTRO System Consultant Manager at Motorola Solutions
Numerous Business Development and Engineering positions at Motorola
Education University of Illinois Chicago, Schaumburg, IL; MSEE
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN; BSEE
Other Basic knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Java Languages