Developed LED modules and luminaires as part of the overall lighting products and controls offering. Researched and developed new components and products. Provided engineering support to Sales and Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Reliability. ● Introduced new manufacturing processes. Identified and specified new suppliers; educated management and engineers on construction materials; organized conference calls to discuss project details. Supplier approved, tooling released, and parts received. Organization gained manufacturing process knowledge and learned of new suppliers. ● Led new market product development project. Performed systems analysis; developed mechanical systems; approved test results; created engineering documentation and marketing specification sheets; presented to management. Expanded product line into new markets.● Initiated marketing specification sheets for a product launch into a new market. Provided wording and advised on the layout of technical data; reviewed and approved final version; trained marketing on common industry practices. Marketing spec sheets were completed and aligned with industry practice; added to other marketing launch collateral.● Engineered set of new linear optics. Designed using industry recognized software; iterated to achieve performance required by recognized industry certification bodies. Optics met all project and industry certification requirements.

Managed the product development process and executed plans for production of market driven LED Lighting Systems products and systems. Managed the full-cycle development process utilizing internal engineering team, existing business partners, contracted resources, and Toshiba Lighting Technology engineering.● Reviewed business partner's existing product documentation for compliance with company performance and quality requirements. Analyzed partner's product marketing collateral, test data, and regulatory reports. Delivered findings to management highlighting the products' capabilities and market placement. ● Delivered product training to Inside Sales and Regional Sales Managers. Reviewed product models, technology, and performed product demonstrations; created and distributed product documentation binders; presented to 10 sales managers; fielded questions. Improved product knowledge; quick access to key product information and commonly asked questions.● Established relationship with third party engineering service company. Organized meetings between organization and service company; organized training with sales managers. Company hired service company to provide sales support for incoming product customer requests.● Provided technical support for a field installation issue. Diagnosed issue via teleconference and identified product application incompatibilities. Educated customer on product capabilities and features; sent samples for evaluation. Issue resolved, customer educated, and additional customer orders generated.

As part of the New Product Development team, designed commercial fluorescent and high intensity discharge light fixtures. Performed all phases of product design including concept generation, engineering design, prototype sample creation, documentation, and engineering release. Trained Inside Sales on new product offerings. Provided engineering support to Product Management, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Inside Sales. ● Designed new fluorescent light fixture. Designed precision sheet metal products using 3D CAD; supervised testing; submitted samples for product management approval; Product approved and product family completed; launch schedule met.● Created a competitor benchmarking matrix. Created a spreadsheet showing major competitors of lighting fixtures for specific commercial applications. Identified company, product construction, features, performance ratings, and certifications. Resulted in the identification of new product specifications necessary to participate in a given market. Used by Marketing for deep dive analysis.