Mike Calma
Business Support Development Manager
NEC Philippines
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Mike Calma’s passion is on providing leadership and managerial expertise in establishing and growing new technology-based businesses. |
Mike Calma posted a blog entry Jul 20, 2008
The irony of challenging jobs
Contrary to popular perception, challenging jobs are less risky than easy ones. By challenging I mean:tough competitionhostile market environmentnew and untested products You see, when you take on an easy job where success was historically proven, even a small dip in performance would make you look bad. In contrast, when you take a challenging job or perhaps a job that no one else has done, even... more »
Mike Calma posted a blog entry Jun 17, 2008
The fear of looking dumb
For most professionals, looking dumb is career suicide. In fact, many highly qualified professionals forego opportunities to ask questions, experiment or challenge the status quo... simply because, it might make them look dumb. This is especially true for people new at the job or perhaps someone pursuing a trailblazing project.It's just like driving in a big city for the first time - without a... more »
Mike Calma posted a blog entry May 22, 2008
On reading business books
Seth Godin never fails to impress me with his insightfulness and blunt practical. He does it again with his blog entry:How to read a business bookI am a big fan of business books and it's just now that I realized that a lot of people, including myself, do not always read business books properly.How I understand Seth's blog entry:What really matters is the resulting motivation and tailor-fitted... more »
Mike Calma has new entries on his blog: www.mikecalma.com May 13, 2008
Mike Calma posted a blog entry May 13, 2008
Whats with the new banner? Beer bong demystified!
My new banner shows me stupidly downing a pitcher of beer using an innovative tool called the beer bong . It also shows my friends (who are IT professionals - perhaps the best in the country) cheering me on.I believe a person should try to use a beer bong at least once in his life. The experience is both inspiring and humbling.It is inspiring because you hear your friends egging you on for what... more »
Mike Calma posted a blog entry May 8, 2008
Nothing Personal?
"It's nothing personal. It's just business."A ubiquitous statement made famous by The Apprentice. As we all know, this is intended to soften the blow for someone who has just been reprimanded or even fired! For countless times in my career, I have been at the receiving end - and it did help me get through. For countless times also, I have mentioned it - and it made me feel more human.I have... more »
• Facilitated the company’s strategic planning and implementation
• Pioneered IT Offshore Outsourcing business
• Created and managed several strategic alliances
• Key proponent in the creation of an in-house R&D lab
• Taught internal courses on innovation, strategy and marketing
• Currently involved in the advance stages closing a multi-million peso investment deal
• Secured Key Offshore Accounts on the first 4 months of operations. (Liberty Packaging and Extruding, First National of California, American Federation of Musicians [subcontractor for Hollysoft, Los Angeles]
• Headed a crisis management team to resolve client emergencies (i.e. hacking of client servers)
• Bootstraped Standardization and Documentation of Business Methods and Processes for specialized service lines (Systems Migration and Network Security) based on Best Practices to enhance competitiveness (also in preparation for future ISO and CMMI Audit/ Certification)
• Dissolved the corporation in good terms with each partner better educated and each getting a fair amount of cash. I buried my dead company well!
• Acquired and managed key semiconductor Industry accounts (ON Semiconductor and Analog Devices).
• Managed Project teams for Power Industry accounts (Mirant and Covanta)
• Developed sales and marketing materials on battery monitoring technologies for mission critical applications.
• Participated in on-site battery testing activities and authored reports and recommendations based on test results
• Performed market research and managed customer relations