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Tulsa, Ok, Us

Managing a new generation of digital SaaS solutions in energy logistics and transportation. Developing products and strategy with a new team of Product Managers, UX designers and business analysts. Introduced new innovation processes and governance for finding the highest value ideas to work on in the most efficient way possible. Coached and guided hypothesis driven development to de-risk new technologies and commercial ideas while maintaining the portfolio. Helped incorporate compliance and data governance policies and guardrails. Developed go-to-market, pricing and monetization strategies with new product development playbook.

Created the vision, recruited the team and silicon valley advisors to establish the company, a pioneer of vehicle connectivity with mobile app SaaS IoT solutions. Secured development and marketing support as part of Microsoft’s Mobile Incubation and Accelerator programs. Sourced IoT hardware, launched e-commerce/SaaS products, developed blog/SEO and marketing. Helped design the full-stack distributed end-to-end cloud architecture, user interface, algorithms and data analytic dashboards. - Selected as startup of the week by Microsoft and a top 10 must-have mobile app by MSN. - Selected as top 10 finalist in VentureBeat startup competition. - Landed pilot projects with large companies such as AT&T, AAA and GM. - Developed new-to-world IoT data monitoring analytics with a leading medical center. - Pivoted to target smaller companies that generated recurring revenue with shorter sales cycles as several competitors received VC funding and were acquired by larger players in the market.

Attleboro, Ma, Us

Developed a new product management function within a corporate venture aimed at delivering new data insights from smart and connected IoT solutions. Recruited team of product managers and marketers to launch new cloud telematics products and branding. Developed strategy, performed due diligence on acquisition targets and supported post-acquisition integration.

Houston, Texas, Us

Consult on new business development, disruptive innovation, portfolio management and strategy. Managed out-licensing of IP in R&D. Coordinated advisory board of experts from Silicon Valley and beyond to better understand disruptive market developments, threats and opportunities using design thinking principles. Focused on alternative and distributed energy including batteries, solar, and fuel cells. Explored adjacent market opportunities and value streams including petrochemical, energy utilities, and building construction.

Phillips 66 Board Representative. Focused on sales, go-to-market strategy and product/market fit MVP for carbon nanotube technology in various applications and verticals.

Zurich, Zh, Ch

Responsible for developing profitable product and services sales for SCADA software at existing accounts and new customers. Defined a go-to-market strategy, pricing, positioning, marketing collateral, partnerships, technology roadmap and M&A targets.

Zurich, Zh, Ch

Managed embedded edge and enterprise software, wireless and level sensing product lines in the industrial and energy industries with over $100 million in revenues.

Plymouth, Michigan, Us

Developed strategy and managed an R&D portfolio of several hardware and software products used in the automotive aftermarket and OEM dealer service industries.

Farmington Hills, Mi, Us

Relocated to California to launch new product line as part of an acquisition. Responsible for development of web-based content authoring (SDK) software and wireless telematics (connected vehicle) product lines with a team of direct reports. This was one of the first cloud-based SaaS, IoT and M2M platform strategies in the market.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Managed distributed team of direct and cross-departmental reports in division of Bosch- Supported M&A due diligence and integration of a fleet management and telematics company that added IOT to the portfolio - Focused on next generation Integrated Development Environments IDEs that worked on distributed computing environments with large data sets.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

- Modified product portfolio and led development of new user interface to obtain first major OEM customer that standardized on the products worldwide by focusing on UX/usability. - Created a methodology for prioritizing new product ideas and features that was adopted company-wide.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

- Led initial market push and rapid growth of ETAS, a startup division of Bosch in the US.- Managed customer programs, business opportunities and created marketing material. Pioneered the division’s overseas assignment program as project lead for 6 months in Germany.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Designed diagnostic and control systems released in over 500,000 vehicles. - Learned systems engineering methods and six sigma techniques for quality assurance.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

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Bs, Computer & Information Science