Juan Manuel Melero sets the company's overall strategic direction and leads its international expansion. He has served as senior vice president of sales since 2004 when Optimi merged with TarTec, a company he helped launch and for which he served as president and CEO.
Previously, Juan served Nokia Networks in such senior positions as: head of R&D Nokia in Malaga, Spain; 3G business development manager, responsible for developing the 3G market in the U.S.; and global head of the performance solution area, where he was responsible for performance functionality systems research, specification and roadmapping.
Juan is the author of 10 patent applications in the telecommunications market sector, three international publications and co-author of the book GPRS/EDGE Performance: GSM Evolution Towards 3G/UTMS. He received a Master of Engineering in telecommunications in 1994 from the University of Malaga. |