Gerry Caron Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Us

Sampling of client engagements includes: - Fractional CPO, Swippitt - Interim CPO/Head of Engineering for a major, public, green-tech power provider - Product strategy for an industry-leading robotic software provider - Market research, product strategy and business advisory for several consumer electronic start-ups - Strategic product/customer analysis and roadmap redirection for a robotic construction company - Target market analysis for a next generation transportation technology providerI work with founders and other senior executives of growth stage tech companies to strengthen their product strategies, roadmaps, organizations, and processes to deliver confidently on corporate objectives. I've led multiple product organizations from startups to billion dollar enterprises across a range of tech industries, helping drive up share prices for companies both public (e.g. iRobot = 3x over 4 years) and private (e.g. confidential = 18x over 3 years).In a world filled with limited resources and too many options, I help bring focus to the critical few.My technical experience with a combination of hardware, software and web, along with leadership stints in B2B and B2C, position me well to support the latest trends in AI, IoT, B2B2C and more. Areas of expertise include:- Product leadership coaching- Product strategy/roadmapping- Product ideation facilitation- Product process enhancement- Quarterly team objective development- Acquisition due diligence- Product team building support- Product Manager hiring/selection- Primary market research structuring- Lean product testing strategiesContact info: gerry@caronpmc.com 978-376-3204

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Chief Product Officer of this high tech startup focused on functional safety and security products for autonomous machines. Built product team and management processes from scratch to drive greater alignment and clarity across the executive management team. Drove primary market research on core verticals to build company insights into key market needs and drivers. Worked closely with sales and engineering to construct optimized strategies for delivering key features within the next generation product line while laying the groundwork for transition to a full platform offering. Developed foundation for SaaS product strategy and offerings.

Odense S, Fyn, Dk

Led the product management team owning all software and hardware products globally. During my tenure with UR, I worked cross-functionally to drive the development of a strong and comprehensive product roadmap, built the product management team and processes to better support our business needs, strengthened our competitive function, and helped to introduce a stronger focus on the customer experience.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

CPO of this Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning, AI enabled software & hardware provider with over a decade of industry-leading products and audio technologies for professionals and hobbyists alike. As CPO, I oversaw a team of two dozen employees across iZotope's Product Management, Sound Design, AI Operations, Customer Care, and Manufacturing/Supply Chain functions. Our team a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence to sound/audio manipulation.Used by millions of people worldwide, iZotope products are a core component of Grammy-winning music studios, Oscar and Emmy-winning film and TV post production studios. iZotope was honored in 2019 with an Emmy® Award, and 2021 with an Academy Award for its noise reduction software product managed and sound designed by my team and developed by iZotope's technical community.My team also launched the Spire web-connected IoT mobile recording solution into the market.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

Headed up Product Management, OEM Management, Licensing and Innovation for all products within Otter Products' business, generating $1B in annual revenue. Responsible for OtterBox and LifeProof brands, supported by a 35 person team with global product responsibility.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

Headed up Product Management, OEM Management and Licensing for all products within Otter Products' business. Responsible for OtterBox and LifeProof brands, supported by a 15 person team with global product responsibility.

Bedford, Massachusetts, Us

Headed up product management team owning all products within iRobot's $400M+ Home Business Unit. Managed team of 9 with global product responsibility.

Bedford, Massachusetts, Us

Bedford, Massachusetts, Us

San Jose, California, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Active Control eXperts was ranked 79th in the 1998 Inc. 500 for top revenue growth in a private company. This MIT-incubated startup developed Smart Materials solutions for a range of industries including computers, automotive, industrial, sporting goods, aerospace and more, routinely working with industry leaders.

Framingham, Massachusetts, Us

Master Of Science, Acoustics & Vibrations

Mba

Bs, Mechanical Engineering, Consulting Services Specialization