Developed and communicated corporate strategy and assessed business and technical benefits/risks on M&A projects. Held responsibility for IT organization and SAP system operation and development. Created prototype system for home computer video switching and distribution. Sponsored development of KVM system-on-a-chip. Performed due diligence work and subsequent integration for LanDesk acquisition.

Held responsibility for 300+ associate organization involved in new product development. Directed organization across four countries and 15 locations with a $57,000,000 annual budget. Oversaw selection and management of engineering vice presidents with worldwide product development duties. Managed strategic product definition, technical direction and employee development. Ensured adoption of KVM-over-IP products by HP, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu-Seimens. Drove creation of formal marketing driven… Show more Held responsibility for 300+ associate organization involved in new product development. Directed organization across four countries and 15 locations with a $57,000,000 annual budget. Oversaw selection and management of engineering vice presidents with worldwide product development duties. Managed strategic product definition, technical direction and employee development. Ensured adoption of KVM-over-IP products by HP, Dell, IBM, Fujitsu-Seimens. Drove creation of formal marketing driven product development process. Emphasized continual cost reduction, achieving gross margin improvement from 50.5% to 59.2% over three years.  Drove development organization to focus on customer satisfaction by achieving 85% reduction in open item days for level three technical issues.  Created industry’s first KVM-over-IP product line with accompanying patents. Held responsibility for industry’s first desktop-over-IP products, patents pending. Show less

Managed 32 employee organization involved in new product development. Held responsibility for strategic planning, product definition, costing, scheduling, technical leadership, employee development. Replaced incumbent vendor of KVM products at HP, picking up first major OEM for company. Directed industry’s first analog matrix KVM switch with support for multiple types of computers with accompanying patents.  Developed low-end desktop KVM switch line, reducing cost by over 50%.… Show more Managed 32 employee organization involved in new product development. Held responsibility for strategic planning, product definition, costing, scheduling, technical leadership, employee development. Replaced incumbent vendor of KVM products at HP, picking up first major OEM for company. Directed industry’s first analog matrix KVM switch with support for multiple types of computers with accompanying patents.  Developed low-end desktop KVM switch line, reducing cost by over 50%.  Held responsibility for industry’s first analog KVM on CAT5 wire with accompanying patents.  Created industry’s first secure KVM switch product line for use in government applications. Show less

Served as a founding member of start-up company targeting markets accessed by application of expertise in computing systems and advanced display technology. Developed key display technology related to products for niche graphics market. Oversaw the planning and development of radiological workstation product family for medical imaging market.

Developed graphics and monitor products. Directed development activity of design personnel. Managed development initiatives that consisted of product strategy and definition, resource planning, schedule development and cost responsibility. Oversaw manufacturing issues related to products. Established joint development relationships with Matsushita Electronics and Sony, resulting in early availability of leading display technology on company systems. Developed ASIC and standard cell… Show more Developed graphics and monitor products. Directed development activity of design personnel. Managed development initiatives that consisted of product strategy and definition, resource planning, schedule development and cost responsibility. Oversaw manufacturing issues related to products. Established joint development relationships with Matsushita Electronics and Sony, resulting in early availability of leading display technology on company systems. Developed ASIC and standard cell semiconductor. Show less