Product Design & Development Executive with more than 20 years of experience in product & brand management, new product design & development, and global sourcing. Expert in building product programs that reconcile the challenges faced by channel buyers to deliver products that excite customers and successfully intersect at optimal price point, quality, and usefulness.More than 18 years identifying retail market opportunities, designing product, packaging and merchandising ideas to sell into big box, club stores and specialty retailers across the sporting goods, consumer electronics, healthcare and automotive industries.Throughout my career I have developed the following areas of expertise:•Project Oversight — Accomplished in setting clearly defined project priorities, communicating clearly, and building consensus across all business units to execute, on time, at budget and within scope.•Motivational Leadership — Unique ability to link right-brain creative with left-brain analytical activities to achieve business goals, empower staff with autonomy, and guide creative personalities to success.•Entrepreneurial Mindset — Develop concept-to-market strategy and overall creative direction while orchestrating all the individual pieces required to bring products into both existing and new marketplaces.•Vendor Management — Expert in negotiating across the globe with outside contractors, material providers and manufacturers to ensure optimal production cost and deliver projects on time.•Internal Alliance Builder — Spearheaded development of a collaborative culture spanning cross-team process development, unique branding and space renovation supporting open work environments.•Technology Champion — An enthusiastic early technology adopter to improve business processes and marketing efforts, with success implementing systems to speed the development cycle.