CV
for Maria Janiec
My experiences cover general management, project management, product development and manufacturing in the telecom and fiber optics field. I have also been a teacher in physics. I have a generalist’s mind with a combined scientific and social side based on a Master of Science degree in Physics Engineering, and am interested in technical as well as human problems and challenges. I am never afraid to go into new areas or unknown cultural environments, and feel at home in most parts of the world.
My special ability lies in taking on difficult projects and tasks, which at first seem to be impossible to bring to success. The projects have often been connected to customers abroad, in countries not generally known to Swedish citizens, and the outcome has in many cases been very successful.
Competence Areas Technical and Business Areas
General Management HW and SW development
Project Management Fiber Optics
Sales Support Telecom
Manufacture Engineering Datacom
Customer Support Online Lottery
Education Transaction processing
Working experiences:
Dec 2004
- 2009
Project leader charged with the coordination of design/manufacturing test
and production equipment/prototypes. The assignment is aimed at the needs
of the different production sites for the Ericsson 4th generation 3G mobile
base station modules.
Future
Instrument Fiber Optics
2002-2004
CEO for Future Instrument Fiber Optics. Recruited by the founders to restructure and rebuild a fiber-optical start-up after its liquidation in 2002. Rebuilt the company from zero. Established capacity and competence for development, marketing and manufacturing of splicing tools for fiber-optical network installers. Established a worldwide distributor network. Negotiated and closed international business agreements. Decided to leave the company in October 2004 as a part of a necessary concentration due to a weak market expansion.
Proximion
2001-2002
Manager for Customer Support in a new company, developing fiber-optical network surveillance equipment. Defined and established Proximion’s Customer Support Organisation including internal responsibilities and interfaces. Established the company’s Support Product Portfolio, Customer Support Interfaces and User Documentation. Left Proximion when the telecom recession forced the company to reduce its marketing, customer support and manufacturing ambitions and focus on core development.
Ericsson
1995 -2001
1.
1999-2001 Ericsson Radio Systems
Project manager for development and adaptation of a configuration and sales support tool for the GSM/UMTS markets as a part of Ericsson’s strategy to provide for efficient marketing and sales tool for all Ericsson offices worldwide. The project was closed when Ericsson decided to take the general SAP solution.
2. 1996-1999
Ericsson Radio Messaging
Manager for Product Management, Technical Sales Support and Product Marketing. These functions covered responsibility for marketing and technical information such as customer magazines, sales information, system descriptions, datasheets, technical parts of quotations etc. of the Eriksson’s Paging Systems.
3. 1995-1996 Ericsson Components
Manager for Manufacturing Engineering. Responsible for the plant’s manufacturing methods and processes, including design, development and implementation of new machines and processes in the production plant.
4. 1984 -1988
Ericsson Components
Project Manager for pilot production of optical components and modules.
Special process responsibility for the pilot production of PIN-FET modules. General responsibility for connection processes soldering, bonding and adhesive attachments, which required development of metric and manufacturing processes.
EssNet (Esselte Security Systems)
1988-1995
1. Manager for development and support of online terminals for pool/lotto gaming. The terminals were PC-based, equipped with real-time operating systems, optical reading systems and thermo printing, and connected to a central lottery system through telephone or satellite communication.
2. Manager of System Sales. Responsibility
to provide for the technical parts of the customer interface. Continuous
customer contacts in
3.
Project Manager for certain strategic development/installation projects
in
Royal
Institute of Technology
1.
1998-1999
Project Manager for initiating a Master
Program in Industrial Management for Executives. KTH School of Industrial
Management (KSIM) wanted to establish a Masters program especially directed to
Swedish and international middle management. The program launch was postponed
due to changes in top management at KSIM and KTH and lack of funding. Once
these issues were resolved, the program was restructured and restarted as
2. 1970-1984
Teacher and Research engineer at the KTH Physics Laboratories. Teacher of students in Physics. Developed new experiments and training courses in experimentation, with focus on the students’ involvement and own development. Responsibility to train other teachers and to supervise students working in the laboratories.
Overall responsibility for the Physics Labs equipment, and for its maintenance and operation.
Education and
Background
Management training seminars 1990-2004
MSc Physics Engineering at KTH,
High School (studentexamen) at Norra Real,
Born in
Private
57 years old
Born in
Three children, Alfred, Nina and Viktor, two of which are still at home
Five languages: Swedish, Polish, English, German and French, plus some Russian if needed. Learning Spanish.
Interested in good food, music, dancing, opera, books, and travel. Often have friends come over for dinner and chat.