Joseba Laka
Current: Director, ICT Division of Tecnalia.
Near past: Market and business development functions at the ICT Division of Tecnalia.
Researcher in the area of Software Engineering in general and Embedded Systems Software and Product Line Engineering in particular.
Broad experience in CRM, Billing- Rating, Mediation, Integration and Provisioning BSS systems for Telcos.
Extensive experience in the IT - Telecom sector in a variety of roles, projects and locations.
Strong technical acumen backed by a solid understanding of Software Development Processes.
Proven account management and new technical and business development skills.
Sound communication, leadership, coaching, negotiation and training skills.
Multilingual team player with international exposure within Airtouch, Vodafone, the European Software Institute and Tecnalia.
Specialties: Software Development and Lifecycle Management, Integration, Research Projects, Project Management, Vendor Management, Demand and Project Requirements Management, IT Architectures, Team Management and Business Administration ;