Product and project leader for new product development in the commercial transportation and industrial industries, both in Aftermarket and OES product categories.• Leading the go-to-market strategy on all new products developed for the Commercial and Industrial industries, by researching the product-market fit and identifying the target customer.• Defining and driving the product roadmap and strategy for current and new products, by utilizing internal and external data metrics, in order to provide a clear end to end product delivery.• Managing product features and trade-offs, based on product sales performance, VOC, and ROI to achieve the best balance and valued product lines.• Presenting complex data driven concepts clearly to justify direction, to all levels of management within the organization, to gain approval for new business ventures.• Collaborating with sales managers, engineers, designers, and business planning teams to create, innovate, to successfully deliver solutions to market.• Supporting the launch of new products to market by preparing pre-launch materials, product presentations, and training with marketing and sales teams.

Product team lead, in the development of products for the commercial transportation industry, of both Aftermarket and OEM markets. I have championed over 4000 products in 16 categories that span across the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe.• Expert in translating business strategies into product strategies, using roadmaps and product definitions, that deliver against both the core customers benefit and the company strategic and revenue goals.• Successfully lead all meetings related to product development projects, evaluating technical feasibility, reviewing VOC, roadmap planning, to meet targeted profitability and to resolving production constraint issues.• Contributed to product line reviews, by monitoring the end customer usage (sales) and market trends, to identify potential new product opportunities and line extensions.• Partnered with marketing on creating product delivery and presentation on promotional literature, that supported product key feature benefits, while continuously looking for opportunities to improve the launch process.

Business strategy leader of hardware and software products and feature development, for the in-car entertainment experience, for multimedia and core audio products. • Successfully launched over 50 new products and over 4 years of feature transitions. Pioneering the future of the Connected Car!• Provided direction for product requirements with global team members, programmers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders (legal, marketing, and sales) in the support of driving the product development process.• Forecasted market share, for each independent product category, including distribution channels, that visually identify potential market opportunities and market share growth.• Successfully planned and executed sales promotions, and strategic product placement, with national sales outlets such as Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon, in the effort of creating new products and services that motivate consumer sales.• Negotiated and partnered on product feature integration with third party developers, SiriusXM, IHeartMedia, Pandora, Spotify, HD Radio.

Product management of core audio products for the Consumer Electronics industry. Managed 5 product categories, totaling over 200 products, distributed across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.• Management of multiple Consumer Electronic product life cycles, development processes, and sales strategies.• Created and presented product specifications, project plans, executive sales status updates, and customer service reports to cross-functional team members and executive management.• Successfully negotiated new product features and service options, with executive management, to support new product categories that achieve target business objectives.