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Doug Askegard has 20+ years of combined business and engineering background in the development and commercialization of electronics and telecommunications systems. Most recently his work assignments have been in fiber optic networks ranging from Fiber-To-The-Home to 10 Gbps data transport.
Mr. Askegard’s expertise is in the development of business/market strategies to expand customer base on the company's engineering capabilities.
Mr. Askegard worked for large Telecom equipment manufacturers [Ericcson, DSC (now part of Alcatel-Lucent), Andrew Corporation, and ADC Telecommunications) managing relationships with some of large service providers (MCI, Sprint, Bell Companies). For the past few years he has been guiding emerging Telecom start ups with launching their systems or component product lines (Santel, Lasercom, Centerpoint, Phasebridge).
Doug Askegard is currently working for LuminentOIC, Inc in Chatsworth, CA which is a manufacturer of photonic components and modules for Fiber-To-The-Home applications.
Typical activities that Doug Askegard perform for companies include:
- Development of strategic product roadmap to meet revenue objectives
- Development of strategic alliances to boost product value to customers
- Assessment of competitive landscape and positioning of company products
- Identification of new possible customer accounts
- Negotiation and management of government contracts
- Management of key customer accounts
- Presentations to customer, staff, and at industry forums
- Management of customer lab and field trials of new products
- Development of product specifications, data sheets, pricing strategies, and training material for Sales
Mr. Askegard has a large rolodex of contacts in the Telecom and Electronic industries. He is also very connected in the Southern California Engineering community through the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), an international organization promoting engineering education worldwide.
Mr. Askegard has actively developed programs and workshop to help professionals in between jobs realign with the market trends for employment.
One of his volunteer leadership positions is Chair of the Southern Area of Region 6 for the IEEE, representing over 11,000 members in the greater Los Angeles area.
He has received several prestigious awards:
- 2006: IEEE-RAB Leadership Award for his contributions to the engineering community.
- 2000: Outstanding Service Award from the Dallas Section of the IEEE Communications and Vehicular Technology Society
Doug Askegard holds a BSEE from the University of Minnesota, MN and has completed 8 out 14 MBA courses at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
