JOHN R. WOLAK 745 Mulberry Court Algonquin IL 60102 847.854.8430 jw115b4f0@westpost.

net PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION LEADER Dynamic R&D professional with 17+ years of experience advancing product innovati ons from conception through commercialization. Rapid career progression through quality assurance, product development and R&D management with increasing level s of scope and responsibility. U.S. military service veteran. Highly innovative in implementing new test methods that reduce customer dissatis faction in early stages of product life cycle with single point of escalation. Effectively leads high performance teams, introduces new environments, and alloc ates direct and indirect resources within fiscal requirements. Consistently rec eives annual performance ratings of excellent to outstanding. Areas of expertis e include: Agile Design & Test Pilot New Methods Product Management ISO 9001 Process Evaluation Global Leader QA Development Lab Management Six Sigma Sponsor Implement New Departments PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE MOTOROLA, INC, Libertyville, IL 1999 Present Software Engineering Manager 2003 Present Spearheaded New Product Introduction Quality Assurance Test Department specializ ing in Agile teams and concepts. Led global department consisting of a team of 5 direct managers and 80 indirect reports for worlds Smart Phone producer specia lizing in test management: project planning, architecting, validating, executing and test reporting on new products consisting of new feature applications for f ollowing operating systems: Google Android, Apple iOS, Windows, Linux Java and i ntegrated proprietary software applications. Efficiently managed $10 million annual budget by allocating resources, lab envir onments, travel costs, and training expenses. Participated in Product Teams by reporting project status and results while designing and testing 20 products in parallel. Defined departmental strategy to reflect shifting company focus on ne w business developments. Saved corporation $2 million in warranty penalties per year implemented global test architecture and execution department that experienced zero system failure s during product customer acceptance. Cut $50 million in R&D team lifecycle piloted new test methods for agile desig n & test, consumer experience trials, exploratory testing, and automation stress and stability. Attained annual savings of over $1.5 million and reduced software defect design cycle time 30% sponsored and implemented Design for Six Sigma Green Belt proje cts. Increased sales by $500 million with 20% improvement on turnaround time for sal

es in Europe and Asia implemented ISO9001 certification Streamlined closed loop process within business teams on customer dissatisfacti on with returned products involving requirement teams, marketing, technologists and product teams to improve voice of customer by 30% in increased product purch ase. As a strong analytical thinker with flexibility, accommodated ad-hoc business p rocesses that met customer deadlines. Administrative oversight included: Hiring, Training, Coaching, Yearly Employee Reviews, Rewards Planning, Disciplinary Action, Work Force Reductions, Employee Career Path Plans, and Goal Planning. Extremely driven and highly regarded for a broad range of knowledge and experiences. JOHN R. WOLAK PAGE TWO Motorola, Inc. (Continued) Software Engineering Section Manager 1999 2003 Administered R&D projects encompassing new feature launches, product improvement s, and cost reductions. Established and led highly effective product developmen t team consisting of 12 software engineers, development lab, and R&D process tec hnicians. Provided project management leadership on new feature implementation in cellular switching. Reduced manufacturing cost by $50 million implemented next generation product platform features and applications in CDMA technologies protocols: IS41, IS2000, SS7 and IS136. Removed $1 million in contract penalties and improved software quality piloted and implemented new Functional Area Integration Test method. SAFCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Chicago, IL 1992 1999 System Test Manager 1994 1999 Coached 5 Test Architects to design test coverage with customer traceability and deliver best in class cellular data parameter collection systems. Led installa tion of laboratory test equipment and 2 data drive vans that collected cellular parameters overlaying poor call performance on street maps. Reduced dropped cal ls and improved customer satisfaction. Quality Assurance Independent Test Group Manager 1992 1994 Led team of 3 Systems Engineers that checked quality of product and operations o ut of the box prior to shipment and validating Bill of Material. Provide traini ng to customers on products and field upgrades. Military Service: Corporal U.S. Marine Corps Desert Storm Veteran, Squad Leader in Field Communications, and Special Forces Team Member. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BS, Electronics Engineering, DeVry University of Chicago, IL AS, Electronics Technician, DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL CORPORATE TRAINING Six Sigma / Project Management (CPM) Certifications

Experimental Design for Productivity and Quality in R&D Leadership Development Program Cellular Infrastructure Analog and Digital TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Operating Systems: P2K, Linux-Java, Windows and Android, Oracle Business Systems , UNIX, DOS, C, C+ AFFILIATION Chicago Quality Assurance Association: Member since 2001 American Legion / Veterans of Foreign War Knights of Columbus: Planning and leading events bringing in over $20K per year