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Milwaukee, WI, US

Denver, Colorado, US

Technical Product Manager for the Cleerly AI platform, aiming to personalize heart attack prevention.

Nashua, New Hampshire, US

• Improved breast cancer detection as technical product manager for the market leading PowerLook/ProFoundAI platform.
• Directed go-to-market activities for 8 product releases and 5 AI marketplace partners.
• Launched a subscription (SaaS) service expected to increase revenue by 130% over 7 years.
• Led the cloud initiative to reimagine and streamline business processes across sales, quoting, operations, service, training, engineering, regulatory, finance and legal.
• Prioritized the global development roadmap balancing clinical innovation, customer enhancement requests and research objectives.
• Supported sales with customer presentations, consultations on technology deployment approaches, RFP responses and security assessments.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Focused on 2x Best in KLAS Synapse VNA, the Vendor Neutral Archive at the core of Fujifilm's Enterprise Imaging offering which stores clinical images and makes them available to all clinicians when needed.
• Designed iOS and Android apps to capture content at the point of care and link them back to the electronic health record (EHR).
• Supported sales with training, marketing collateral, blog posts, RFP responses, security questionnaires, product launches and customer demos.
• Developed strategies for analytics, blockchain, cloud, data mining, reporting, natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI).
• Captured voice of customer and prioritized features on the product roadmap.
• Collaborated with business development to adapt the VNA for new market opportunities such as biopharma and clinical trials. Delivered a proof of concept in under 2 months resulting in the first sale to this high value.

Brookfield, WI, US

• Leading provider of safety and security solutions for healthcare and senior living operators.I managed the $20+ million Wireless Nurse Call and Wander Management portfolio, focused on rebuilding and adding innovation.
• Launched a mobile app that improved caregiver efficiency, coordination and accountability, and surpassed the competition by adding support for wearables/smartwatches.
• Released a cloud/web-based nurse call platform that opened up a new market segment.
• Supported sales with product positioning, training and sales tools. Engaged on high value opportunities (RFP’s), resulting in a contract with the nation’s largest senior living operator valued at over $5M annually.
• Served as Agile Product Owner, providing voice of customer for on-going engineering activities.
• Improved consumable profitability by 26% annually using value based pricing strategies.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Global developer of diagnostic cardiology products and patient monitors.
• Managed multiple cross-functional programs to identify branding strategies and update ECG, Stress, Cardiac Rehab and Cardiology Information System (EHR) products following Mortara's acquisition of the Burdick and.
• Refreshed the Q-Tel Cardiac Rehab solution, a specialized central monitoring system and developed a technology roadmap into the mobile (mHealth) and home health market. Simplified the product structure and reduced cost.

Deerfield, Wisconsin, US

• Led Product Strategy for our line of Diagnostic Cardiology devices. Products include Traditional and PC-based ECG and Stress devices, Treadmills, Spirometers and related consumables accounting for $25M+ in annual.
• Developed 3 year product technology roadmaps and identified growth opportunities.
• Created a product launch strategy integrating our line of PC-ECG and Spirometry products with common branding and EHR (electronic health record) connectivity to effectively compete against our main competitors.
• Collaborated with downstream marketing to develop product messaging and positioning, market launch material (brochures, specification sheets, training) and pricing.

Deerfield, Wisconsin, US

• Functional leadership for up to 8 direct reports on the Vital Signs Technology Team.Project management and technical leadership of on-site and global development teams working on Patient Monitors, Diagnostic EKG.
• Initiated the Phoenix V3 ECG project with an off-shore development team to increase reliability and double the available languages of the Burdick 8300/8500 product.
• Saved the company over $500K through effective planning, analysis and communication skills which exposed the true cost of integrating a new algorithm.

See Cardiac Science above.Criticare and Cardiac Science were both members of the Opto Circuits family.

Chicago, US

• Led a 7 person team of electrical, mechanical and software engineers developing a new display unit to control the next generation anesthesia system.
• Managed the selection process for a $6M strategic supplier, including contract review and negotiation.
• Accelerated the development cycle by leveraging specialized expertise from 3 external vendors to deliver a development board in 66% less time.

Chicago, US

• Led global, cross-functional teams through 5 NPI cycles, from product conception to customer delivery. Managed usability activities and worked with different divisions to ensure a consistent user experience across the.
• Inspired the team with my vision to optimize clinical workflow by redesigning and simplifying the system software architecture. This enabled us to address the top 6 customer requests and reduce costs by over 95%.
• Partnered with researchers to leverage specialized expertise and accelerate the development process.
• Supported marketing to set the strategic direction of the product, develop marketing collateral and deliver customer presentations.
• Going beyond my daily responsibilities, resolved 60% of the software usability concerns on Navigator HD to deliver a better user-experience for the customer.
• Improved team processes by introducing new tools and mentoring team members as needed. As a change agent, championed new ideas (such as Agile development) leading to more effective team collaboration.

Chicago, US

• Team member on GE's Carestation Imagination Breakthrough program, integrating best in class anesthesia delivery, patient monitoring and information management systems with applied clinical research to improve patient.
• Gathered customer input, generated product requirements, evaluated design alternatives, authored system specifications, and lead the risk management activities leading to a successful V1.0 product launch at a key trade.
• Worked with the global team to identify marketing, manufacturing, service, quality and regulatory requirements. Employed effective communication skills to find compromises on difficult issues and drive team consensus.

Chicago, US

• As a member of the core design engineering team, led service initiatives throughout the product development cycle and ensured timely completion.
• Designed and documented new service tools and procedures leading to one of GE’s 10 best product roll-outs in 2003.
• Increased the efficiency of existing procedures by 15% leading to shorter install times.
• Trained Field Engineers on new technologies and drove reported issues to resolution.

Chicago, US

• Graduate of GE’s Technical Leadership Program. Completed four cross-functional rotations in Ultrasound, X-Ray, CT and Remote Services, including:
• Ultrasound Systems/Usability Engineer: Developed Voice Command, a speech interface to the ultrasound machine that enhanced usability and resulted in increased customer satisfaction. Analyzed customer requirements.
• X-Ray Software Engineer: Developed diagnostic features for the positioning system using C/C++, Java, HTML, and JavaScript technologies.
• Cardiac CT Scientist: Added key features to a mechanical Heart Phantom/simulator supporting in-house and clinical requirements. Presented findings at the 2001 Radiological Society of North America convention. Received.
• Remote Services Software Engineer: Simplified testing efforts for the Automated (remote) Support Center by designing a scanner simulator in Java to confirm protocol operation.
• MR Shimming Software Project: Completed a six-sigma project to save $200/magnet installation by developing a system to automatically verify manual shim disk assembly.