• Co-founded a startup focused on developing a cloud-connected wearable Internet of Things (IoT) audiovisual (AV) communication device that lets you instantly share what is happening to you while on the go.• Imagine a “Star Trek Audio Communicator Badge,” but enhanced—with instant visual communication.• Created and evangelized the company’s vision and strategy to customers, investors, and key stakeholders.• Recruited and managed the sales, marketing, and UX design teams to drive product development.• Established a strategic partnership with Verizon for usability testing and device communication.

• Founded a product strategy company focused on creating product innovations and new business opportunities that enable companies to achieve and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage in their markets.• Created an Apple product that became a market leader and generated $300M in annual revenue.• Designed a new drone safety feature that solves a long-standing global problem for Panasonic.• Improved an award-winning backpack by making it cheaper to manufacture and more functional for customers.• Created a go-to-market strategy and business plan that enabled a medical startup to secure Series A funding.• Former clients included Apple, Panasonic, and several innovative startups.

• Visualized and created several new products and business models that Panasonic now manufactures and sells.• Assisted several senior executives from both Japan and the U.S. in resolving new product and market initiatives.• Envisioned and created one of the first cloud-connected 360-degree dashcams for Uber and Lyft drivers.• Helped develop a product for cars that is now commonly used by law enforcement and first responders.• Evaluated over forty-five startups and M&A opportunities for Panasonic’s Venture Capital Group.

• Co-founded a startup that uses voiceover artists to turn traditional newspapers into personalized audio SmartNewspapers.• Conducted market research and competitive analysis to identify customer needs and market opportunities.• Developed the product vision and product management roadmaps in coordination with engineering.• Hired the founding team and fostered a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.• Oversaw the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation and prototyping to the initial product release.

• Created premier partnerships that resulted in new annualized revenue streams of over $350M.• Generated 60% of DDNI’s revenue from new annual partnership contracts ranging from $6M to over $50M.• Created BD plans and strategies that resulted in significant revenue growth through new strategic partnerships.• Led all aspects of the new partnership process, from cold calling to term sheets and contract signing.

• Launched and managed over 40 new products on www.hp.com, generating over $15M in new revenue.• Focused on high-visibility B2C products such as laser printers, scanners, and networking equipment.• Improved profitability by implementing data-driven analytics to measure and forecast product inventory needs.

• Grew Scalar Soft from an early-stage startup into a market leader with over $4.5M in annual revenue and more than 60 employees worldwide.• Developed the product management roadmaps for all company product lines.• Improved P&L management margins from 2% to a healthy 10% by using analytics to drive decision-making.

• Led one of the first cross-functional development teams that initially ported Java to handheld communication devices as an industry-standard proof of concept.

• Enabled USWeb’s $37.6M IPO by elevating the company’s Microsoft partnership status from “One of Many Thousands” to “Top Ten Premier.”

• Directed worldwide product development and product marketing for Microsoft Office on the Mac.• Improved the speed and capability of Microsoft Office on the Mac by working cross-functionally with both Microsoft and Apple engineering teams.

• Turned around an $80M problem by convincing SAP to reverse its plan to discontinue co-development and support for all Apple products and to sign a five-year worldwide support contract.• Improved operations by persuading Apple’s executive management team to implement and use SAP’s ERP system to centralize and run all of Apple’s worldwide businesses.• Indirectly reported to Apple’s COO via a dotted line since SAP is one of Apple’s three most important strategic partnerships.