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New Taipei City, Tw

Portfolio Manager for Printronix Industrial Printers, ODV barcode verifications systems, RFID encoding solutions and PrintNet Enterprise remote printer management system

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

-Exceeded financial goals with 2 year revenue growth > 30% ($193M to $252M) and over 100% operating income growth ($19M to $43M) while displacing competitors and enhancing customer value to permit inflation-beating price increases-Engineering and business executive (25 developers and engineers; 12 product managers on 4 portfolio teams) establishing standard work, technology centers of excellence and instilling jobs-to-be-done based voice-of-customer approach to innovation-Developed standout, high-performance teams, as recognized by the Board of Directors, using servant leadership, culture-building and mentorship models fueled by recruiting top performers with highly-rated internships and early-career development programs-Introduced next generation product platforms with patented and protected products (examples include access control software, direct thermal printers, mammography supplies, sterile medication labels, and visitor management solutions)

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

-Doubled the R&D team (12 to 24) and investment ($3M-$6M), and revitalized the NPD pipeline and roadmap to achieve 10% of sales from new products launched in the last 5 years (examples include access control software, direct thermal printers, mammography supplies, sterile medication labels, and visitor management solutions-Cut $1M in variable operations every year through redesign and process improvements through collaboration with value stream leaders, training and instilling continuous improvement processes and hosting annual cost savings summits-Led commercial, IP and product due-diligence for $58M acquisition of UK-based Magicard Ltd to complete comprehensive portfolio of personal identification with post-integration financials exceeding plan and initiating new product collaborations across regions-Streamlined and standardized agile and stage-gate processes across divisions to reduce average time to market from 18 to 10 months-Built a new $1M prototyping lab in 3 months to reduce development costs, fail forward and bring customers into the development process with early access and alpha testing-Developed modern web-client UX for our access control platform to improve the user experience for administrators, HR managers and security guards increasing install base by 20% in 2 years

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

-Exceeded annual sales and margin growth targets of 9% taking a $50M portfolio at 50% gross margin to over $60M and 60% gross margin in 2 years through value-based pricing, portfolio management, omni-channel optimization (direct, distribution and web) and end-user marketing to thousands of customers in our strategic markets (Information and Communication Technologies, Automation and Equipment Manufacturers, Diagnostic and Test Labs, Automotive, Electronics, and Aerospace and Defense) throughout the US, Canada and Mexico -Developed a custom and engineered-to-order business model for a declining $20M category, achieving double digit sales growth by re-imagining the product configuration process, enabling self-service digital model, simplified pricing, and improving the operational effectiveness of the back-end organization to support new demand-Collaborated with sales leaders to create a new sales process for automation solutions emphasizing the value created for customers facing workflow challenges with bottlenecks, ergonomic issues, communication gaps and transcription errors

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

-Lead teams of scientists and engineers to investigate emerging technologies for smart identification through value-chain mapping, IP landscaping, and road-mapping exercises. -Serve as Patent Liaison for Materials Dept.-Lead scientist to develop and commercialize RFID integrated labels for the Aerospace market from RFP to launch-Develop intellectual property for surface independent RFID labels-Integrate technology from established and start-up companies-Communicate business updates directly to executive leadership and the board of directors

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Leadership Development Program-Worked in an interdisciplinary project team to develop the new line of Brady ToughWash labels for harsh wash-down environments in the Food & Beverage Market-Developed intellectual property around adhesives and thermal heat transfer inks-Direct experience in technology integration, discovery voice of customer, patent search and analysis, formulation DOE, rheology, and open-bid proposal writing

Madison, Wi, Us

-Developed tandem ROMP-anionic-ROP synthetic method for synthesizing amphiphilic block copolymers with polydisperse cores-Analyzed the melt- and solution phase behavior of polydisperse and monodisperse block copolymers using cryo-microtomy, transmission electron microscopy, and x-ray scatteringPrinciple Investigator, NSF grant no. 1041975Instrumental Consultant for the UW Materials Science CenterSpokesperson/coordinator for user trips to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Lab

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemistry

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Chemistry And Mathematics