Develop and manage market and product roadmap strategies with a focus on connected lighting and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. Research, analyze, and create business models and go-to-market strategies for new-to-market technologies for connected systems brands. Create benchmarks/market analyses/forecasts, identify gaps in the market and develop new product development business cases along with pricing for target market.  Oversee the Commercialization Manager driving double-digit sales growth and exceeding the connected systems market forecast for the last two years. Implement and monitor product commercialization and marketing strategies for the Cooper Lighting Solutions control and connected brands. Define a brand and product positioning strategy for market growth and brand consistency across all channels. Work on business models and go-to-market strategies for new-to-market technologies such as Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) and Space Optimization and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Launch and oversee a strategic healthcare marketing program across all Cooper Lighting businesses resulting in 26.2% sales growth to $4.7M+ revenue from healthcare-related products and systems. Lead push to grow healthcare market by hosting 25 roadshow events and 6 healthcare industry tradeshows to showcase new industry-specific solutions. Build a medical sector project pipeline dashboard and specification rate tracker to follow agent progress. Design/build a virtual hospital and create an actual patient-room for Real-Time Location System (RTLS) sales demos.

Led the indoor, outdoor, and solar professional lighting portfolio across the North America region. Developed strategic product roadmaps, created business models for new products, led product development, and planned market launches. Grew portfolio sales by over 27% for four consecutive years. Expanded leadership of connected systems strategies to entire Signify professional product line across North America region for 12 different market segments with a total of $350M in annual sales. Planned and launched connected lighting systems and Internet of Things (IoT) portfolio for North America region leading to 100K+ connected light points and $15M+ in sales. This included the company’s first IoT sensor-readycustomer project and first Light as a Service (LaaS) project. Led a cross-functional team of up to 32 professionals spread across multiple sites. Coordinated Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) of several technology firms to expand the Connected Systems portfolio, including SolarOne, Limelight, NEDAP, and Nyx-Hemera leading to $10M in sales. Researched and prepared go-to-market strategies for US market launches, including solar portfolio, LIFI, visual light communication, and Real-Time Location Asset (RTLA) tracking. Conducted market research and competitive analysis to determine product marketing and pricing strategies as well as to build business cases and create value propositions, including the first Lighting-as-a-Service (LaaS) project in the North American region with 14K connected luminaires. Managed offer performance analysis using PIPO, NPI, and MIP processes and tools. Served as NEMA ANSI member and standards chairperson for new technology-related standards development.

Led the introduction of new technologies across multiple lighting portfolios and products, including the first Philips LED platform, LED driver, surge protection, and stand-alone and networked controls. Facilitated the introduction of the first standalone lighting control across 17 luminaires families. Led cross-functional team through development of a comprehensive US and Canadian multi-channel marketingcommunications plan for lighting controls, including web, collateral, and product e-catalog. Brokered a commercial agreement with Long-Join Company in Shanghai, China that resulted in $1M savings over three years by helping to develop a 65% less expensive 5- and 7-pins NEMA twist-lock for Signify Outdoor North American luminaire brands. Designed and implemented a new technology education program for 145 employees from operations, production engineering, Research and Development (R&D), customer care, and technical support with five different levels of program content for different participant groups in Canada, USA, and Mexico.

Manage outdoor professional lighting control solutions for America from stand-along adaptive solutions to advanced network solution in various applications including roadway, urban,, site and area and garage.

Led the introduction of new technologies across multiple lighting portfolios and products, including the first Philips LED platform, LED driver, surge protection, and stand-alone and networked controls. Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials. Establish and execute a project communication plan. Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends. Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans. Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects. Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources. Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope. Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables. Facilitated the introduction of the first standalone lighting control across 17 luminaires families. Led cross-functional team through development of a comprehensive US and Canadian multi-channel marketing communications plan for lighting controls, including web, collateral, and product e-catalog. Brokered a commercial agreement with Long-Join Company in Shanghai, China that resulted in $1M savings over three years by helping to develop a 65% less expensive 5- and 7-pins NEMA twist-lock for Signify Outdoor North American luminaire brands. Designed and implemented a new technology education program for 145 employees from operations, production engineering, Research and Development (R&D), customer care, and technical support with five different levels of program content for different participant groups in Canada, USA, and Mexico.

Designed and developed lighting and lighting control products which included LED design, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout, and microcontroller programming. Researched and completed electronics design of the company’s first outdoor LED light engine solution. Created an electrostatic protected area for Electrostatic-Sensitive Devices (ESDs) on the LED production line. Developed a patented surge protection device (SPD) for outdoor lighting sold globally with >1 million units per year. Designed first Philips LED light engine platform with both isolated and non-isolated UL Class 1 and 2 power sources. Engineered and programmed an autonomous LED light engine 0-10-volt control module to dim the light on schedule. Created design for a lighting control module communicating via power line incorporating a PowerlineCommunication and Radio Frequency (RF) technology. Trained plant and office staff on new electronic technologies as well as laboratory equipment tests.

Ubitrack Inc. is the first company to combine the benefits of high-performance table automation with the rigorous security provided by RFID technology for gaming chips. Our proven security system is leveraged by a multisource ISO standard to deliver uncompromised, dynamic security that is compliant with the FIPS140-1 standard. It is the standard used by most financial institutions worldwide when protecting their electronic transactions. But we go further by adding our patent pending Electromagnetic antitheft system that detecting potential employee theft even through aluminium foil. Finally with our intelligent accounting grade tray and real time table top sensing, we give you the table automation tools to provide at all time the most optimize profit per table.Responsibilities: Active participation in R & D of RFID technology, antenna designing, circuit tuning and smith chart calculation, creation of schematic and PCB, microcontrollers programming, design of test rigs.Achievements:· Design of RFID systems for casino gaming. Development of different tracking andaccounting systems for black jack, baccarat and poker table using RFID and infrareddetection.· Implementation of animal tracking system. Realization of plans and schematics fordifferent customer needs. Design and implementation of different RFID radios, RFIDchips, antennas and the communication system between reader/server systems.(SQL database, windows server, Ethernet network, RS 485 serial communication).

Unix based jukebox system development and testing

8 months COOP work experience. Responsibilities: Conduct research and design of railway-type SCADA display systems, communication and entertainment (audio, video). Find and reproduce problems happending or may happennig on the real system in place on the project site. Systems are network displays for local trains and subways. Documenting and presenting the various technical aspects of various projects. Actively participate at various engineering meetings.