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Agoura Hills, Ca

 Transformed portfolio from being behind competition to best in the market setting new standards for performance and user experience. Launched new, award-winning, next generation printer platform resulting in a completely streamlined portfolio. Partnered with regional sales leaders to develop go-to-market plans that are unique to specific geographies. Delivered printing solutions with features and pricing that are tailored for market conditions in those geographies resulting in over 20% growth in APAC & Latin America regions. Increased the gross margin contribution by decreasing consumables costs by streamlining supply chain and negotiating lower costs from vendors (over 15% reduction). Increased unit sales globally planting sockets for future consumables revenue growth. Extended reach into new vertical markets (Education, Retail, Financial Services, Hospitality, Healthcare) with RFID technology and software solutions.  Built a strong, focused product management team taking full ownership of all aspects of portfolio necessary for a specialized product line. Extending portfolio into IoT, Mobility & Cloud Services by bringing new software solutions to market that enable direct printing from mobile devices (starting with Android in alignment with corporate strategy), and integration with Cloud Services for printing from cloud.

 Achieved significant market traction as Chief Evangelist: 131% YoY Revenue Growth. Developed portfolio roadmap for 3Com’s entry into enterprise IP Telephony space with development budget of $20 M optimizing internal development and outsourcing. Delivered complete, SIP based, IP Telephony & VoIP Applications portfolio (IP Telephony, IP Messaging, IP Conferencing, IP Mobility & IP Contact Center) in less than 18 months Participated in industry executive roundtables on Convergence & SIP to increase awareness of 3Com IP Telephony portfolio

Basking Ridge, Nj

 Managed messaging portfolio with annual revenue of $150M. Launched wireless LAN products into Lucent’s enterprise channels. Partnered with Bell Labs to market trial industry’s first IP voice application on a PDA with voice packet prioritizing algorithm. Increased take rate by strategically re-positioning messaging portfolio with IP Telephony. Developed targeted branch office platform for Financial Services vertical for incremental growth. Delivered new SMB messaging platform lower cost of goods by 40%. Introduced the market leading Web-based work-at-home solution with 60% less total cost of ownership (TCO) than prevailing telecommuting solutions.

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