About
Jose de Francisco
Chief Designer at Nokia Software.
Deputy Head, Nokia CTC, Chicago Technology Center.
Distinguished Member, Bell Labs.
Advisory Board Member, Design & Innovation Global.
What is Innovarista?
Innovarista.org is my personal blog, views expressed here are my own. Please see this disclaimer.
The term “innovarista” is a neologism, a new term which I came up with to involve not only inventors and innovators, but also any devoted early adopters and anyone knowledgeable or passionate about innovation.
Meeting and speaking requests
See current and past commitments on the “events” section of this blog. We can connect with LinkedIn Messaging.
Affiliations
MEMBERSHIPS (3)
| Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Since November 2017. | |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Systems, Man & Cybernetics (SMC) Society. Since August 2016. | |
| Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). Since August 2016. | |
ENGAGEMENT RECORD (7)
| Advisory Board Member. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Institute for Data Systems and Society (IDSS). December 2015 to December 2018. | |
| Advisory Board Member. Design Thinking Annual Conference. September 2016 to April 2018. | |
| Advisory Board Member. Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Knapp Entrepreneurship Center (KEC). September 2014 to September 2016. | |
| Advisory Board Member. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Engineering Systems Division (ESD). December 2014 to December 2015. | |
| Member. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society (COMSOC). March 2014 to December 2016. | |
| Co-chair. Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Cloud Computing at Real Time Communications Conference. October 2014 to November 2015. | |
| Chicago Chapter Member. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum (MIT EF). December 2012 to May 2015. | |
Bio
Jose de Francisco is the Chief Designer at Nokia Software and the Deputy Head of Nokia’s Technology Center in Chicago. His professional experience encompasses interdisciplinary leadership responsibilities in strategy, product management, research and new ventures.
Award-winning designer and a Distinguished Member (DMTS) of Bell Labs for work on next generation mobile platforms and applications. Jose holds several active patents and an extensive design portfolio featuring 20+ brands. He has served with the Advisory Boards for MIT’s Institute of Data, Systems and Society (IDSS), IIT’s Entrepreneurship Center, and is currently serving with Design & Innovation Global, the think tank behind the leading Design Thinking conference series in the United States.
Jose holds several professional certificates in Design and Data Science from MIT, earned an MBA in International Marketing and Finance from Chicago’s DePaul University as a Honeywell Europe Be Brilliant Scholar, as well as postgraduate degrees in Human Factors Engineering and Business Administration from BarcelonaTech (UPC) and Ireland’s University College Dublin (UCD) respectively. He started his academic life in the Industrial Design program of Barcelona’s Massana Art & Design Center as an Epson Scholar.
Passionate about innovation, Jose believes in the exceptional value that comes with consistently delivering Quality Experiences by Design (QXbD), and his endeavors can be followed on innovarista.org.
Patents
ACTIVE (3)
| Method and Apparatus To Enhance Security And/Or Surveillance Information in A Communications Network. United States, US8775816. | |
| Multicasting High-Definition Video Content To Consumer Storage. Japan, JP5525619. | |
| Multicasting High-Definition Video Content To Consumer Storage. South Korea, KR101353103. | |
FILED (2)
| Cross-Domain Privacy Management Service For Social Networking Sites. | |
| A Method And Apparatus For Secure Payment Using A Network Connectable Device. | |
See all abstracts on patents.justia.com
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS (17)
| . | NOKIA SOFTWARE PRESIDENT AWARD 2020. |
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| BELL LABS DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF 2018. | |
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| NOKIA INNOVATION AWARD 2017, Product Category First Prize. | |
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| NOKIA APPLICATIONS & ANALYTICS INTRAPRENEURSHIP 2017, Finalist. | |
| CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCIENCE FAIR 2017, Five Year Service Anniversary. | |
| BELL LABS PRESIDENT AWARD 2015, Finalist. | |
| INTEL DEVELOPERS FORUM (IDF) 2014, Best in Show. | |
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| BELL LABS ENTREPRENURIAL PROGRAM (EBC) AWARD 2012. | |
| BELL LABS ENTREPRENURIAL PROGRAM (EBC) 2009, Finalist. | |
| LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL SERVICE PROVIDERS (GSP) LEADERSHIP AWARD 2000. | |
| LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES MICROELECTRONICS DIVISION EMPLOYEE AWARD 1997. | |
| DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (DIT) RESEARCH SCHOLAR 1995. | |
| HONEYWELL EUROPE FUTURIST AWARD 1993. | |
| CONVERSE SPAIN, DESIGN AWARD 1992. | |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC PLASTICS, DESIGN COMPETITION 1991, European Finalist. | |
| EPSON IBERICA TECHNICAL JOURNALISM AWARD 1991. | |
| EPSON IBERICA TECHNICAL JOURNLISM AWARD 1990. | |
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES (8)
| DESIGN | |
| Human Computer Interaction for User Experience Design, 2020. MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAIL). . | |
| DATA SCIENCE | |
| From Data to Insights, 2016. MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society (IDSS). . | |
| DATA SCIENCE | |
| Big Data & Social Analytics, 2016. MIT Media Lab, Human Dynamics. . | |
| LEADERSHIP | |
| Stretch Leadership Program, 2011. Alcatel-Lucent University. . | |
| PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | |
| Leading Product Innovation (LPI), 2009. Harvard Business School (HBS). . | |
| PARTNERSHIPS | |
| Creating and Managing Strategic Alliances, 2004. School of Management, Northwestern University. . | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES MANAGEMENT | |
| Strategic Integration of Technology and Business Solutions, 2001. Graham School, University of Chicago. . | |
| MARKETING | |
| Global Marketing, 1999. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. . |
GRADUATE DEGREES (3)
| MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND FINANCE | |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Marketing and Finance (IMF), 1998. Honeywell Scholar. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University. . | |
| MANAGEMENT | |
| Diploma in Business Studies (DBS), 1996. European Social Fund (ESF). Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin (UCD). . | |
| ENGINEERING | |
| Industrial Ergonomics / Human Factors Engineering, 1991. Mutual General Scholar. BarcelonaTECH / Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). . |
UNDERGRADUATE (1)
| DESIGN | |
| Industrial Design, 1991. Epson Iberica Scholar. Massana Art & Design Center. |
TESTIMONIALS
“I worked closely with Jose while at Alcatel-Lucent for over 5 years and was constantly surprised with the sheer energy, brainpower and focus that Jose brought to every project. He has a solid understanding of the markets and emerging trends and is exceptionally talented at not just identifying opportunities to innovate but also at developing actionable plans and executing upon them with laser sharp focus in the middle of ambiguity. He is great at distilling complex challenges and communicating them very effectively to his team and leadership. Jose was our COO for the entrepreneurial venture ‘Voolant’ at Alcatel-Lucent resulting in a highly innovative and disruptive solution for multicasting personalized high definition video to consumers. Jose is an innovator, out-of-the-box thinker, a leader and a great presenter who gets the work done”.
J. Singh, Director and General Manager, Cloud Solutions Business at Avaya.
“Jose is one of the most knowledgeable people I have ever met. Furthermore, he is extremely methodical in his approach and definitely a person to rely upon for advice and counsel. In my 35 years of experience in dealing with professional people, he ranks at the very top of my list”.
M. Goldman, Managing Partner at M&J Acquisitions.
“I worked directly for Jose for about three years at Alcatel-Lucent. Jose’s primary characteristics as a leader included boundless creativity, energy and enthusiasm. He also instilled a business perspective in those working for him, resulting in a number of promotions from his group. He represented Alcatel-Lucent and was a major contributor to a number of external industry activities related to the process of innovation. Overall, it was a pleasure and a real learning experience working with Jose”.
J. Amos, CEO at Medical Technology Consultants, LLC.
“I had the pleasure of collaborating with Jose on several high-level projects. Jose is a strategic thinker, highly motivated and very conscientious. He will do whatever it takes to see a project through—from the research phase, to analyzing the data, to delivering the results in an impactful presentation. If I were asked to lead an important project, Jose would be one of the first persons I would enlist for help”.
J. Grau, Principal Analyst at eMarketeer.
“Jose has a tremendous ability to spot emerging technologies, identify the business opportunity, and formulate a plan to exploit. His innate intellectual curiosity is remarkable, as a result he’s always three steps ahead based on his own initiative. He is a dynamic speaker, able to capture and hold an audience, and he creates fantastic demos and visuals which bring to life the topics he is presenting. Jose is one of a small group of people that I have worked with in my career that is always “moving the needle” in terms of his daily impact on the business and organization”.
J. Cortley, Senior VP, Solutions & Product Management at Alcatel-Lucent.
”Jose is a top talent product manager! Excellent experience with Intelligent Networks products, offerings, and customers worldwide. Always a true team player! Always seeks and executes win-win solutions. I highly recommend Jose!”
M. Buckler, Senior VP, Business Development at Tekmark Global Solutions.
“Jose is a highly innovative thought leader in Telecom. He has remarkable insights into customer, organization and market behavior. He brings lot of energy, innovation, drive and positive outlook to any group”.
R. Gollakota, Director, Product Management at Alcatel-Lucent.
“Jose is a highly motivated innovator and thought leader who is widely respected by all he works with. He has the unique influential ability to inspire through his vision of the future of the wireless world and emerging technologies. Jose is also a great people manager who understands the importance of developing talent to its full potential in accordance to needs and direction of business. His experience, creativity, vision and leadership abilities have positioned Jose to be the successful and influential business leader that he is today. Jose is truly an asset to any organization that he chooses to lead”.
M. Snyder, Program Management at AT&T.
“Jose possesses a high level of intellectual curiosity and enthusiastically shares his knowledge and expertise. I could always count on Jose to provide my team with informative presentations about the latest emerging technologies that could be leveraged over the service provider platform and solutions we were building. Jose we generous with his time, provided good insights, and was eager to engage others in the pursuit of future innovations”.
B. Maddalone, Owner / Principal Marketing Consultant at BMA Solutions.
“Jose’s passion for effective design, and representation of data in a concise way so that the information of a project is clearly-understood, is pervasive in every presentation he makes to customers and senior management. He is unique because he continually uses new technology and software to increase efficiency, drive results, and stay focused on the execution of the program. I always learned something new from Jose”.
G. Alcivar, Director, Vertical Programs – Healthcare at Corning.
“I had the privilege of being Jose’s coach/manager in the Intelligent Networks (IN) product management and marketing organization. He demonstrated initiative and passion in his work on the Virtual Private Networks (VPN) offer. I relied on his expertise to support customer bids and presentations. I highly recommend Jose”.
C. Bergstrom, Offer Development Manager at AT&T Mobility.
“I have worked very closely with Jose and continue to be inspired by his creative spirit. I believe his greatest strengths are the envisioning of completely new ideas, and equally important, conveying those ideas to others in compelling and understandable ways. He possesses a unique ability to intuitively understand the complexity of things, while enabling others to effectively “experience” them by identifying and extracting the salient elements. Seemingly unrelated concepts are creatively merged to provide something better, something new, something exciting. He is regularly tapped by executives for his ability to think outside of the box“.
D. Benco, Chief Data Scientist, Intellectual Property Business Group at Alcatel-Lucent.
“Mr. de Francisco has a particular flair for design and presentation, both of argument and visual layout. He is an excellent communicator. It is clear to me that he is committed to excellence and rising to the full challenge of whatever he undertakes. I find him to be a principled, reflective and earnest individual who injects creativity and spirit into the tasks he undertakes”.
M. Houlihan, Director, Teaching and Learning at UCD School of Business. Dublin (Ireland.)