Beth Ray Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

- Created a strategy to move to a more modular software packaging structure to improve consistency, increase revenue from up-sell/cross-sell of software, and simplify purchase of software.- Created the Brightlayer Industrial north star vision and strategy. - Created the overall Brightlayer elevator pitch with updated messaging, positioning, and external/internal slides & visuals. - Created roadmap and requirements for improved reporting.- Advocate for our Industrial portfolio at… Show more - Created a strategy to move to a more modular software packaging structure to improve consistency, increase revenue from up-sell/cross-sell of software, and simplify purchase of software.- Created the Brightlayer Industrial north star vision and strategy. - Created the overall Brightlayer elevator pitch with updated messaging, positioning, and external/internal slides & visuals. - Created roadmap and requirements for improved reporting.- Advocate for our Industrial portfolio at tradeshows (e.g., MINExpo)- Support of Marketing activities like thought leadership whitepapers, analyst presentations, research studies and webinars for BLI. Show less

Drove digital transformation by establishing new software solutions business. Led two existing portfolios consisting of Lighting/Shading controllers and HVAC Controls/Building Management Systems with annual revenue of $160m. - Originated the B2B product vision, strategy, roadmap and business case for an API, AI and cloud-based IoT ecosystem and marketplace to improve building sustainability. Presented strategy to ABB CEO and board.- Transformed product development into an agile… Show more Drove digital transformation by establishing new software solutions business. Led two existing portfolios consisting of Lighting/Shading controllers and HVAC Controls/Building Management Systems with annual revenue of $160m. - Originated the B2B product vision, strategy, roadmap and business case for an API, AI and cloud-based IoT ecosystem and marketplace to improve building sustainability. Presented strategy to ABB CEO and board.- Transformed product development into an agile methodology with 4 Scrum teams, UX & Product Owners.- Grew team from 15 to 30 individual contributors & managers across 7 countries. Established annual priorities, OKRs and scorecard-based execution plans. Show less

Milwaukee, Wi

Created and owned the vision & strategy for building-wide solutions designed to break down silos between HVAC, Access Control, Video & Lighting products, thereby reducing operating expenses and improving sustainability.- Coached & managed a team of 5 to define Smart Building user experiences, use cases, requirements, product roadmaps and new SaaS based business models. - Lead inventor on 7 US patents, with the first 2 granted within 4 months of submitting. Selected as a “Hall of… Show more Created and owned the vision & strategy for building-wide solutions designed to break down silos between HVAC, Access Control, Video & Lighting products, thereby reducing operating expenses and improving sustainability.- Coached & managed a team of 5 to define Smart Building user experiences, use cases, requirements, product roadmaps and new SaaS based business models. - Lead inventor on 7 US patents, with the first 2 granted within 4 months of submitting. Selected as a “Hall of Fame” inventor with IP accomplishments highlighted in the lobby at headquarters.- Advanced strategic partners via Design Thinking workshops and “lean startup” experiments. Show less

Owned the software north star vision, strategy, roadmap, business case, priorities, market launches and product performance globally for software solutions designed to reduce operating expenses in Smart Buildings.- Led team of 5 to create over 400 vertical market specific Smart Building use cases that leverage AI/ML to solve customer problems and create compelling value props for our customers.- Key contributor in defining the post-acquisition “better together” strategy for Tyco… Show more Owned the software north star vision, strategy, roadmap, business case, priorities, market launches and product performance globally for software solutions designed to reduce operating expenses in Smart Buildings.- Led team of 5 to create over 400 vertical market specific Smart Building use cases that leverage AI/ML to solve customer problems and create compelling value props for our customers.- Key contributor in defining the post-acquisition “better together” strategy for Tyco and Johnson Controls. Show less

- Unified & simplified the user experience of 100+ global software products (embedded, mobile, web). - Led a small team of Business Analysts and Product Managers.- Nominated & selected to participate in an acceleration program for the next generation leaders: Johnson Controls Leadership Edge (JCLE).

Defined and executed the global product roadmap of 4 software products with $35 million in revenue.- Invented an innovative user experience for the Metasys offering that drove an increase of subscriptions by 180%, upgrades by 25% and new installs by 40% within 4 months of release. Exceeded the 1-year business case in just 4 months.- Prioritized and aligned the software engineering/R&D work across 7 Scrum teams.- Communicated the strategy & execution progress to CEO and… Show more Defined and executed the global product roadmap of 4 software products with $35 million in revenue.- Invented an innovative user experience for the Metasys offering that drove an increase of subscriptions by 180%, upgrades by 25% and new installs by 40% within 4 months of release. Exceeded the 1-year business case in just 4 months.- Prioritized and aligned the software engineering/R&D work across 7 Scrum teams.- Communicated the strategy & execution progress to CEO and executive team. Show less

Created software requirements and UX designs for 40 features based on customer research. Key participant in 4 patents.

Analyzed customer requirements for a new web based software product and broke them down into 50+ system and software requirements and UX designs. Provided all business logic and rules.

Managed and coordinated activities for the UI support team, including managing workload for 4-8 engineers over three software releases at a time.

Designed and implemented over four new Building Automation System features for a Java-based User Interface using the Microsoft .NET framework and C#.

Milwaukee, Wi

Managed all aspects of a retail craft store including customer service, sales, purchasing, budgeting, inventory levels, accounting, staff development and training. Planned, organized and taught monthly instructional classes. Oversaw the work of four other instructors and their classes.

Fairfax, Virgina

Key player in the design and development of a Java-based installation utility to install a complex multi-intelligence distributed data analysis system on customer workstations.