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A leader in moving new products and technologies out of development and into the marketplace, with a focus on execution, simplicity, and structureFour Engineering / Product Development turnarounds, plus a successful startup. The startup became a two-time INC 500 winner: in the top 50 both years.Three teams led their respective industries. Two had successful exits.Another became profitable in six months after years in the red.Led engineering teams of 130+. Past President of a 600-person non-profit corporation.Physicist by training - Taught engineers and can grasp the fundamentals of most engineering issues rapidly.Management/Executive by practice - Managed teams both large and small. Coordinated with internal and external groups representing R&D, Manufacturing, Marketing, Legal, Finance, and HR. Held a Marketing title once.Served as Program Manager on groups of 20+ separate projects in multiple fields. Have reported to CxOs, Presidents, GMs, and Owners for most of my private sector career.Agile - Have managed agile development in both software (common) and machinery (less common).Excellent explanatory skills - Have taught Physics, Medical Physics, and Computer Science academically. Often teaching business realities to engineers and technical realities to the C-Suite these days.Strong analytic skills - required for theoretical Physics - and numerical computation skills.Can be hands-on when necessary. In a turn-around situation, that is often necessary to see what the true process is, as opposed to the planned process or the one management thought was happening. Have driven a fork-lift to deliver Integrated Circuits, and fixed a bug or two to see what the software tools, processes, and turn-around times were.Programming has been a tool since academia. Have programmed in 29 languages at last count. The most well known being Java, Python, FORTRAN, C/C++, and Lisp.Nine US patents ranging from risk-management for securities trading to architectural products.

Listed skills include Software Development, Start Ups, Software Engineering, Agile Methodologies, and 46 others.