Johan Sarkinen, M.Sc., PMP
Fully authorized to work both within the EU and the US
Dallas, Texas
USA
johan13@sarkinen.com
Phone: +1 214-535-4402
Fax: +1 972-636-1298
A more comprehensive biography is available at sarkinen.com/johan/bio
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Business Development and Information Technology Professional with international experience in developing products
and driving business initiatives within transportation, manufacturing, defense and Fortune 500 telecommunication
companies. Hands-on approach with strengths in research, analysis, information security, creating the business plan and go
to market strategy. Visionary with entrepreneurial spirit. Track record of successful start-ups and obtaining venture capital
to turn inventive technological ideas into products and business opportunities. Fluent in English and Swedish, beginner in
Spanish. Successful negotiator, communicator and strong advocate of sharing information.
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Product Management
Project Management
Information Security, Digital Forensics
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Startups
Strategic Planning
Software Development
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Budgeting
Marketing
Operations
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Instructor in digital forensics and information security at Richland College
Developed the on-line contents including web site and marketing video material for Strategic Intelligence
Project manager system controller developed in six months (!) that enabled sales of millions USD per year.
Product manager for portfolio with sales of close to twenty million USD.
Key project member, designer, developer and product manager of element management solutions with MUSD sales
and used by major corporations around the world. Sixteen (16) years (!) after first release.
Created a software design center for a Fortune 500 company, developed products that lowered manufacturing costs by
80%. Developed budget, staffed, and managed project full life cycle.
Established offshore company for management of intellectual properties.
Recruited to relocate and join Ericsson as product manager and the technical expert for monitoring solutions for
telecommunications energy equipment sold worldwide.
Co-established a technology-consulting firm that grew to a $1.7M revenue generating company with 17 employees that
was acquired by one of the largest financial consultancies in Sweden.
Developed web-based marketing strategy and site for Scandinavian restaurant and guest harbor.
Represented Emerson at the Standards Committee T1-Telecommunications by presenting leading edge, next generation
energy monitoring framework proposals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
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Benning Power Electronics, Dallas, Texas
2011–current
International manufacturer of power systems for industrial, telecom, and motive applications
Software Developer & Project Manager (2011), Manager Software Development (2012)
* Development of embedded, as well as hosted, software (LAMP - Linux/Apache/MySQL (&PostgreSQL, & Oracle
RDBMS) /PHP) to network-enable power systems. Solutions enabling whole new market opportunities for Benning.
System solutions handling thousands and thousands of networked devices and tens of millions of collected records, within
different corporations' networks (intranets) and across intranets.
* Managing multiple projects together with University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).
* Collaboration with developers across borders, US representative in global product planning for products used around the
world.
Richland College, Dallas, Texas
2010–current
Part of Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD)
Adjunct Faculty Instructor
In Richland’s digital forensics and information security (InfoSec) program.
Strategic Intelligence, Inc, Dallas, Texas
2009–current
Career Transitioning and Coaching Services
Director, CIO, Treasurer
Responsible for information technology, product development, business management, and finances.
COMGT, Dallas, Texas
Technology consulting firm specializing in project management, software- and Internet-related development.
Business Development Manager, Project Manager, Web/Internet Developer
Responsible for new business development and working as consultant.
2008–current
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Consulting jobs for large companies (e.g. Ericsson – telecommunications networks, Emerson Network Power, …),
and startups and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs). In markets as varying as flooring, personnel
development and career management, and health industry.
Development of advanced web sites with technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, CGI, SSI, Linux,
Apache, PHP, MySQL (‘LAMP’).
Research, selections, and implementations of business support solutions including internet technologies,
communications solutions, and for general business, marketing and sales, order handling, payment handling, …
Magnetek Telecom Power Systems (TPS), Richardson, Texas
2003–2008
The US telecom system integrator business of Magnetek, Inc – a 100MUSD (FY07; 240M ‘05) company traded at NYSE
Project Manager (2003), Product Development Manager (2006), Product Manager (2007)
Brought on as project manager but responsibilities soon also included product management of DC power solutions,
technical sales support, development of new business with suppliers and customers, setting up development- and test lab.
● Specified requirements and led the development of TPS’ PSC500 series of controllers, small – from 1U wide, 2U
high – and very capable controller (DC power, advanced battery management, std Ethernet, web GUI. SNMP).
Controllers then considered for use by other manufacturers and system integrators in the DC power market.
● Managed development and market activities of VRB (Vanadium Redox Battery) technology – new, exiting,
alternative backup power solution. A joint venture between Magnetek and VRB Power, Vancouver, Canada.
● Member of Magnetek corporate product management- and road mapping work, representing Dallas, with telecom
and monitoring, network management, system design and development aspects as areas of expertise.
● Authored paper and presented at Intelec’05 (Berlin, Germany): Decentralized Power, Need for Smarter Products,
Total Cost of Ownership, and Security.
● Authored paper and presented at Intelec’07 (Rome, Italy): An Open Source(d) Controller.
Emerson Energy Systems (EES), Richardson, Texas
Ericsson Energy Systems (EES), Richardson, Texas
2000-2002
1997-2000
Emerson Energy Systems – part of Emerson Network Power, the world’s largest manufacturer of telecom energy solutions,
was a business unit within Ericsson that Emerson acquired in April 2000.
Product Manager
Accountable for EES’ monitoring solutions portfolio for the North Americas, including USA, Canada, Mexico, and
Caribbean. Created market studies, recommended new and enhanced products, participated in marketing and sales efforts,
and developed, maintained and supported EES’ top-of-the-line energy network management solution (EMAS-R1)
worldwide. Interfaced with international customers on a weekly basis. Member of multiple, internal and external, working
groups and task forces for new products and standardizations. * Started and managed EEM DCiD, Design Center that
developed a highly cost effective product. * Co-wrote and presented paper at Intelec’98 (San Francisco): Integrate Internet
Solutions Into Your Energy Management Network. * Led international task force for expanding product portfolio globally.
EDUCATION
* Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Luleå, Luleå, Sweden
Specialization: Software Engineering. Thesis: Graphical User Interface to Ericsson EnergyMaster
* Technical College Degree in Electrical Engineering, Ebersteinska Gymnasiet, Norrköping, Sweden
Thesis: Speed measurements using personal computer (hardware and assembly programming)
* Course work in information security and digital forensics, Richland College, Dallas, TX
52 credit hours (Spring 2012), 3.944 GPA, InfoSec- and forensics related.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
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Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute (PMI)
Courses in relational databases, Oracle, PL/SQL, Northlake and El Centro colleges, Dallas, TX (10 credit hours)
Courses from MBA program at University of Texas at Dallas: Accounting for Managers, Marketing Management,
Business Economics, Global Economy, and Statistics (13 hours completed)
Product Management, Executive Education School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presentation Skills for Sales Professionals, American Management Association
MILITARY
Group leader and special assignment: evaluated new radio technology for the whole Swedish defense; developed new
procedures for communication that were financially awarded due to “great value” to the Swedish defense.