I'm privileged to lead a team of brilliant and motivated engineers to develop some of the world’s most desired products.

Directed the staff of the Product Development, Product Management, and Quality/Testingdepartments in the creation and design of new products for North American and world-wide markets.

Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, and Mongoose brands.Accountable for leading the global R&D team to develop industry leading innovation informed by consumer needs, building a team that can rapidly develop products that exceed expectations, and driving process innovation for more disciplined process decisions, operational efficiencies, and faster time to market.• Created a new product development office in Freiburg Germany focused on innovating around consumer needs in Europe• Established a team of project engineers in Asia providing sourcing, development, manufacturing, engineering and quality support• Drove adoption of PLM software tools (Windchill) for improved collaboration and management of engineering data across the product development team. Process innovation = faster time to market.• Managed a multi-million $ R&D budget with focus on meeting the 5 year business plan• Led the product creation process to make decisions on key new areas of innovation and new product investment based on ROI and brand positioning.Previous positions with Cannondale include:VP of R&D: (2005-2008)Director of R&D: (2002-2005)Senior Design Engineer: (1997-2002)Design Engineer: (1995-1997)