PhilippeBenitez

Hi,

My name is Philippe, but most people in the US call me "Philip".

I'm a french citizen, born in Jamaica. I Was in France working with Schlumberger before I got transferred to the US in 1998. Home is Austin, TX right now.

I'm currently a Marketing Manager in the Mobile Communications division of Schlumbeger (now Axalto), helping wireless operators launch new services.

I'm always looking to improve myself, so I try to read as much as my 2 daughters will let me! My reading list covers topics in creativity (mind mapping, creative process), entrepreneuring & corporate venturing, software & requirements quality, systems modeling, effective teams, agile project management, communications (expecations management, public speaking, document design, advertising), and a few other esoteric things. I was happy to find a group of people who are also interested in these topics... too few are IMHO. So I'm attending this conference for the first time, to meet all y'all!

Areas of interest and expertise are:

Technology marketing (IT, smart cards, telecom, wireless)
Public speaking
Managing the fuzzy-front-end in HW and SW development
Negotiation and Mediation

Looking forward to meeting everyone and learning some good stuff!

Cheers, PB

//personal e-mail: pbenitez at hush dot com

Hi Philippe ! Nice to know I won't be the only Frenchman at AYE. -- LaurentBossavit 2003.10.23

Updated: Friday, October 24, 2003