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Golden, Colorado, United States

Golden, Colorado, United States

Long Beach, CA

• Direct the strategic development of innovative technologies to drive business expansion and new category growth. Develop innovation plans that identify new market opportunities and technologies with viable action.
• Spearheaded expansion efforts and grew revenues by $250K; led development of innovative, maintenance-free materials and creative product design focused on penetration within new market categories.
• Reduced warranty and component replacements by 35% by meeting with global suppliers, presenting product requirements, and supporting the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Forged strategic partnerships with distributors across the Middle East, Europe, and South America; enhanced trust in current products and in innovation outlook, enabling increased sales and deeper revenue pipeline.

Long Beach, CA

• Championed the implementation of a breakthrough product innovation platform and forged strategic business partnerships to enhance market segment growth. Managed cross-functional teams to support sales and marketing.
• Employed continuous process improvement to cut development costs by 25% while improving time-to-market by 40%.
• Enabled $1M in sales within first 3 years through development of strategic business plan with comprehensive marketing programs that included website, branding materials, user videos, and more.
• Strengthened partnerships across Asia and US teams, improved global team readiness, and reduced project lead-times by 30% by introducing standards and protocols for global conference / video calls and collaboration.

College Station, Texas

• Led team of 8 engineers and production specialists in strategic implementation of the US’ largest university kiosk-based alternative transportation system. Established global supply chain to support US-based production.
• Instrumental in lifecycle project that shortened launch time by 4 months with Texas A&M University.
• Reduced cost of goods by 40% while increasing production capacity by 400% through creation of global supply chain partnerships with contacts in Europe and Asia.
• Catalyzed new market opportunities and increased sales 100% by defining and managing system architecture for innovative electro-mechanical key control and locking system utilizing RFID technology.
• Drove 30% increase in production efficiency and reduced project lead times through creation and delivery of lean manufacturing and process improvement training for engineering and production teams.
• Enabled 40% sales growth by developing partnerships with complementary businesses, expanding core competency while positioning company to enter new industrial market categories.

Golden, Colorado

• Oversaw research and development for new product innovations; supervised team of 5 direct reports across engineering and production teams. Developed quality assurance program to ensure delivery of high-quality products.
• Directed team in creating 2 new market categories; drove sales up 50% by targeting new clients with corporate brands such as Backcountry.com, REI, and New Belgium Brewery with corporate fleet programs.
• Captured global brand awareness with new product designs as they were featured in the New York Times, Outside, and Wired for their innovation.
• Reduced scrap rate by 25% and production warranties by 30% by developing and implementing a quality assurance program that included product and equipment specifications, process and documentation requirements, and.
• Expanded global supply chain production capacity by 40% and increased working capital by securing new investors; as liaison to investment partners, managed negotiations and presented financials, innovation direction.

Denver, Colorado

• Led strategic project planning development and introduction of a new product innovation that drove the creation of a new business division. Delivered consulting support to top organizations, including Bosch, Samsung.
• Spearheaded the design, planning, development, and testing of a new patented fiber belt innovation used in consumer, industrial, and automotive markets.
• Increased new product adoption by 40% by developing training tools and support documents regarding new belt technology.
• Enabled 25% annual sales growth through diligent management of a robust quality plan and utilization of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) methods.
• Led the creation of testing plans and standards to validate new technology.

Broomfield, Colorado

• Led team of mechanical and electrical engineers in developing solutions and innovative tools. Initiated cross-functional team meetings to review designs and improve new and concurrent product development activities.
• Enabled $200K annual savings by leading team of mechanical and electrical engineers in solving product line costs through assembly and product redesigns.
• Improved design reliability by 50% though the introduction of new development tools including Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
• Reduced product time to market by 20% by instituting cross-functional team design reviews; increased launch success by 30% through the implementation of Stage Gate development processes.
• Built a unified team culture with improved communication and engaging activities including a running group and social events.

Broomfield, Colorado

• Managed the design, development, creation, and global sourcing of new products to drive new sales and market opportunities. Assisted in the design of electro-mechanical control systems, software development, and.
• Co-invented a dual-staged retractable awning with a 12V DC motor and 2 sets of spring-loaded cantilevered arms (patent #7628194).
• Increased production capacity by 200% by managing the design, creation, and global sourcing of the company’s largest production volume RV awning.