A motivated, self starting executive and entrepreneur with significant experience in working with clients to conceive, design and execute cutting edge consumer electronic products. Proven successful in both large corporate and small startup environments. Have worked with many Far East manufacturers and delivered products on time and below budget, in one case reducing product cost by nearly 20% in the first 6 months of production. Starting from scratch, built a company's operational infrastructure concurrent with product development, production and launch. Then designed and executed a new global, multi-channel distribution and logistics flow to save time and reduce costs by $500,000+ annually, while increasing distribution flexibility. Working with a very small team in my first startup, we brought a new product from concept to on-shelf world-wide with Apple in 7 months. Major Professional Accomplishments include:- Built a successful portrait and wedding photography business straight out of high school.- Built a successful software training company, Sage Training Group, teaching Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office and digital photography for clientele that included Sonic Training, Intel, Virtuoso, Logitech, Lensbaby and NetDesk- Designed and implemented a company wide eTraining for PLCM system for Logitech- Implemented manufacturing process improvements in the Far East to reduce production time by more than 25% as part of Six Sigma Green Belt project. - Drove the product development, production and launch for a new consumer audio product portfolio.- Starting from scratch, architected and implemented the business infrastructure required to deliver this portfolio to market.- Built and led a global team of professionals to support product development and operations.Specialties: Product Development and Commercialization, Team Development, Vendor Relationships, Supply Chain, Logistics, Process Improvement, Manufacturing Operations, Software Training, Professional Development