AREAS OF STRENGTH
• Hardware development, technology and systems integration.
• Demonstrated mastery of product development processes.
• Development and execution of best practices in strategic partnerships.
• Proven change agent for strategic initiatives.
• Persistent use of innovative thinking to create compelling solutions.
• Experience in negotiating complex agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to handle customers with care and results.
• Enthusiastic leader and team builder.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EFI-VUTEK, MEREDITH, NH JUNE 2007 - PRESENT
Senior Director, Product Lifecycle Management
Direct new product development teams at the business unit level of EFI’s industry-leading digital super wide format ink jet printer division. Lead the transformation of business unit product development process to improve operating results.
• Participate in the definition and development of printer & ink set product roadmap. Measured on successful first customer shipment (FCS).
• Co-chair the Product Review Board for the VUTEK business unit, and provide guidance to the senior staff on metrics to improve development cycle time.
• Direct/coach the formation of cross-functional product development teams, improve analytical disciplines within engineering and deploy product development process improvements.
• Assist senior staff as a trouble-shooter with specific focus on supply chain performance and quarterly revenue metrics.
AROM LLC, WILMINGTON, DE 2006 – MAR 2007
Product Development Consultant
Product development coaching, training and consulting to R&D executives charged with leading their organizations through change while improving execution practices and improving team dynamics.
• Developed and delivered customized workshops aimed at a customer base that was in transformation from a founder-led to a business-team led organization.
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC., HOLTSVILLE, NY MAY 2004-DEC 2005
Vice President, Product Development – Mobile Computing Division
Engineering leader responsible for mobile computing product development with responsibility spanning multiple product lines, multiple development sites and over 200 resources worldwide.
• Directly responsible for primary engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical and software) for a market leading line of highly durable wireless-enabled handheld computer systems.
• Accountability measures included financial and operational metrics. Revenue growth topped 40%
• Responsible for co-creation of and implementation of product strategy
• Participated on several c-level teams to enhance or turn-around key competencies e.g. product lifecycle management (PLM), key inventor retention/recognition programs, customer advocacy & incorporating the voice of the customer earlier in the design process.
• Charter member of Symbol’s process facilitators training program and a certified six sigma projects champion.
• Division liaison to the Asia pacific sales theatre.
DUPONT DISPLAYS INCORPORATED, SANTA BARBARA, CA 2001-2004
Vice President, Technology
Site technology leader for a start-up company acquired to advance the research and development of Polymer Light Emitting Diode (PLED) displays.
• Primary responsibility was to prepare a small research company for commercial product readiness.
• Direct accountability to corporate HQ for technical and business objectives.
• Developed relationships with industry partners and completed technology transfer while providing hands-on support for high-level customer engagements.
• Transformed the organization by implementing process control that resulted in process improvements in semi-works and production scale fabs.
• Personally engaged in the start-up of a new fab, spending over six months in Asia.
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, HOUSTON, TX 1989-2001
Senior Director, Commercial Mobile Platform Development, Access Business Group, 2000-2001
Successfully led overall product development for the commercial notebook engineering organization. This role spanned four market segments, five platform teams and over 90 personnel. Also, responsible for sponsoring key industry technical relationships and collaborating extensively with strategic resources around the corporation.
• A member of the strategic marketing process for defining/presenting mobile strategies including external engagements with key industry analysts.
• Worked effectively with customer support to realize a 30% improvement in a key field performance metric (AFR) establishing a new benchmark for performance.
• Worked effectively with corporate supply chain team to drive cross-platform cost reductions. Introduced RFQ best practices to the mobile development organization. Established an alliances organization to improve product costs and competitive advantage. Resourced cool, innovative product concepts.
• Created a new platform validation organization. Presented strategic vision in forums with top partners (eg. Microsoft tablet PC).
Director, Displays and Peripherals Division (DPD), 1998-2000
Division-level staff assignment with engineering responsibility for all commercial display products: CRT monitors, Flat Panel monitors, and DLP-based projectors. Streamlined and grew a world class organization that generated over $1.5B in revenue with under thirty people. Extended worldwide market share leadership (over four consecutive years) while achieving over 75 product awards worldwide.
• Contributed to improvement of division profit over 3 consecutive quarters in a maturing product line. Drove over $38M in incremental cost reductions.
• Improved customer satisfaction metrics by 35% during 9-month period.
• Participated in the construction of alliance agreements with top 3 WW LCD manufacturers.
• Participated in profitable pre-IPO technology investment in a silicon start-up.
• Constructed and managed the development organization to a balanced scorecard.
• Led marketing activities in addition to engineering activities for a period of time. Co-hosted an Industry Analysts forum as well as marketing/sales meetings in the regions.
• Engaged customers pre- and post-sales. Supported account wins and developed relationships.
• Structured and led global development of Compaq’s first Micro-portable projector product segment, and Thin Client products.
• Led product development process (PDP) innovations within the division.
Core Team Leader/Portable Program Manager, Commercial PC Group, 1994-1998
Served as core team leader for several notebook PC development projects. Successfully delivered Compaq’s first Mobile Pentium II notebook product, the Armada 7800, considered one of the most successful development programs in Compaq’s history.
Performance Portable Program Manager, Commercial PC Group, 1991-1994
Managed primary electrical/mechanical hardware development activities for several models of the industry-leading LTE Lite series notebook family.
• Led development of Compaq’s first color notebook, Lite 3/25C.
Manager, Profit Improvement Engineering (PIE), 1989-1991
As desktop PC programs manager, delivered the Deskpro 386/25e in conjunction with a $40M cost reduction project. Promoted to lead the organization in March 1990; responsible for desktop, portable, and technology profit improvement teams.
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC., AUSTIN, TX 1981-1989
Product Engineering Manager, Data Systems Group
Promoted to engineering section manager role after BCS model 1300 success. Directly responsible for operations performance for mini-computer systems and PC products.
• Managed mechanical, peripherals/components, and systems engineering resources.
• Collaborated with marketing, R&D, service, and manufacturing through a TQC structure.
• Measured on product cost, quality and reliability performance indices – recognized with an award from the corporate engineering council.
Hardware Development Project Manager, Data Systems Group
Successfully completed engineering assignments in both R&D and operations; promoted to lead hardware development of a new Business Computer System (BCS model 1300). Successfully completed TI’s first OEM project for a PC/AT-compatible computer system.
FAIRCHILD CAMERA AND INSTRUMENT GROUP, SAN JOSE, CA 1979-1981
Systems Engineer, Equipment Group
Successfully completed design verification tasks on Sentry VII and VIII series products.
EDUCATION
Graduate Studies towards MBA, St. Edwards University, Austin, 1987-89
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology,
Missouri Institute of Technology, Kansas City, 1979 – honors graduate
Executive Development (Sampling)
Managing Complex Product Development – MIT Sloan (March 2008)
Charter Class Six Sigma Champion Training – Symbol Corporate (August 2005)
“Moving Forward into Leadership” – London Business School, January 2000
"Lessons in Leadership” – Harvard University; November 1997
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Junior Achievement of Delaware, Wilmington, 2007
Greater Wilmington Housing Providers, Wilmington, 2006 - 2007
Boys and Girls Clubs of America Keystone Conference, Houston, 2001
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
PMI – The Project Management Institute, 1994-2003
SID – The Society of Information Displays, 2001-2006
IEEE – The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 1981-2005
US PATENTS
6556441, 6400563, 6377456, 6134104 – all related to Multi-drive portable computers |
