Michele Carbone, Clss Email & Phone Number

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Indianapolis, Indiana

- Manage the entire product life cycle. Launch new products, product development, product documentation, all aspects of product costing.- Interface with Key Accounts: Walmart, ACE Hardware, The Home Depot- Analysis of KPIs: Sales $ and Units (YOY), Returns to store and In-store damage, Turns, to drive new product development and modifications to current products- Lead dedicated projects (cost saving, product improvement, packaging design supervision)- Market intelligence, competitors overview, market research analysis- Projects coordination involving multiple departments (Sales, Accounting, Marketing, Operations, R&D) and multiple plants (US, Canada, China)- Lead bi-weekly product meetings involving cross-functional teams, with regular reporting to Senior Leadership

Indianapolis, In

- Launched 12 new ultrasound products and several upgrades; created/maintained the related documentation (specs sheets, brochures, presentations) and trained Marketing, Sales, and Service personnel- Managed the entire life cycle of Esaote North America ultrasound products- Experience with modality integration (Ultrasound, MRI, CT, PET) with the use of CEUS and comparison Mammography vs. Ultrasound- Implemented and ran all NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, and coordinated all departments within the company- Worked with senior management over the course of 9 years to determine pricing, sales strategies and product configurations- Coordinated the company Regulatory and QA aspects related to ultrasound products- Coordinated Marketing communication activities and collaterals- Upstream Marketing. Collected, organized and reported feedback from the market/user requests.- Liaison with parent company, as well as Esaote subsidiaries worldwide- Supported Sales with strategic and tactical positioning of the products; managed distributors- Defined projects with Key Accounts/Key Opinion Leaders and tracked their progress

Indianapolis, In

- Networked 3 families of ultrasound systems (Technos, Megas, Mylab) to LAN, PACS, EMR- Worked at customer sites to train end users and gather feedback- Technical liaison between subsidiary and mother company (Product Planning and Corporate Marketing)- Trained Sales, Marketing and Service personnel- Frequent participant to tradeshows

Genova, Italy

- Defined specifications for new ultrasound systems- Drove the implementation of Dicom on Esaote ultrasound platforms (AU5, Technos)- Worked with R&D and tested software in the lab and in the field, in conjunction with Marketing and Sales- Worked together with physicians to understand requirements and gathered feedback- Communicated in an international environment with Esaote subsidiaries all over the world