Award winning research and development professional and open innovation leader with a track record of success in forging and maintaining successful innovation partnerships to deliver significant growth and create mutual value. Results-oriented champion for organizational change that challenges traditional thinking in favor of shared development and inspiring and leading internal and external teams by pushing the boundaries of collaborative innovation.• Build tools, capabilities and networks that enable the cross-company practice of open innovation that results in substantial new product revenue from external innovation• Create networks of external solution providers to augment internal technical capabilities and increase organizational capacity• Develop and execute the processes and frameworks for company and supplier collaboration to optimize interactions and deliver mutually beneficial business growth• Provide program management expertise to develop and deliver new products and solutionsMoving forward I am interested in opportunities to apply open innovation leadership and project management expertise to companies and organizations seeking an innovation-oriented senior program manager with proven ability to create and develop solutions, lead high performance teams, and effectively manage strategic partnerships. Opportunities could include Open Innovation, Collaborative Development or Program Development.