Enabling the safety aspect of autonomous mobility.

Lead all aspects of Global OEM Account business...transforming navigation to the mobility lifestyle~ Led implementation of vehicle launch for in-vehicle Infotainment solution. ~ Owned, create and execute global and regional new business strategies~ Identified product pain points, define and design implementable solutions~ Responsible for cultivating new partnerships including 3rd party technologies and services - Saas~ Led RFI, RFP, Proof of Concept Quoting process including negotiations, response~ Responsible for owning, tracking and reporting of customer payments~ Owned new product Roadmap communication with Global Product and Services Development organization~ Provided support for current software launch activities: Driving Proof of Concepts to mainline products~ Marketing/Office Operations responsibilities for North America.

Led new solution development within the connected automobile experience. Daily interaction with Auto OEM, Tier 1 and technology/content partners creating user-centric connected solutions and driving experiences --> "Driving the Mobility Lifestyle"~ Managed daily communication with OEM and Tier 1 customers~ Drove tactical actions to meet business objectives~ Coordinated product requirements from OEM and Tier 1 to internal Product Management organization~ Led content aggregation and implementation projects with OEM product design teams~ Organized relations between OEM divisions as it pertains to expanding navigation, location and HMI/user-experience~ Daily interaction with resident engineer regarding software development, project management, software deployment and issue resolution.~ Led Proof of Concept conceptual design and implementation projects: Navigation, Location, User-interaction

“As global leader in innovation and high‐tech engineering consulting, Altran accompanies its clients in the creation and development of their new products and services. Altran has been providing services for around thirty years to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Railway, Finance, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors. Covering every stage of project development from strategic planning through to manufacturing, Altran’s offers capitalize on the Group’s technological know‐how in four key areas: Product Lifecycle Management, Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Systems and Information Systems.”Intelligent Systems for Automotive: ~ We are keen to create solutions which better connect people to the world around them using innovation. We help to turn stop-gap measures into product and solution strengths, provide broad yet customized experiences for today and tomorrow’s vehicles and transform product visions into market-launched reality.Responsibilities:~ Business Development role within small "start-up" team environment.~ Lead, cultivate and grow Telematics, Infotainment and Connected Car Services business unit in North America from ground up.~ Evangelize Telematics & Infotainment partnerships that provide innovation to and value for the future of the Connected Vehicle and the Connected Farm~ Act as key contributor in designing differentiated solutions for OEM, Tier 1 suppliers and Mobile/Connectivity suppliers.~ Lead RFI/RFP/RFQ discussions, work flow and response (Technical solution, pricing, personnel coordination/hiring).

Reporting to the Global Director of Product Management, responsible for integration of Nokia’s location-based advertising network into Nokia Owned & Operated Properties, Nokia's Map Platform as well as 3rd party Map Platform partner applications.Role required seasoned Product, Account Development and Program Management skills used with internal (Nokia) and external customer facing (non-Nokia fortune 100/500 partners) work environments. Responsibilities included: ~ Working intimately with product design, user experience and technical development teams to integrate the Location/Contextual Based Advertising product into Nokia Owned & Operated properties and Nokia Map Platform partner implementations. ~ Providing direction, guidance and knowledge in a “Trusted Advisor” role for the Nokia Location/Contextual Ad product within the marketplace for both Product Owners as well as critical Business Decision Makers in Sales, Finance and Client Services . ~ Leading and coaching team with independent studies and research projects involving User Experience/User Interface (UX/UI) design and User Market Acceptance Testing. Project results designed to enhance and advance Nokia’s Merchant/Advertising experience.~ Providing extensive pre-sales business development support, post-sales customer account management/development as well as design of product marketing tools, strategies and tactical implementation.

I have worked with all aspects of product planning and development, product launch, pre and post sales support and strategic partner development with the Real-Time Traffic products offered by Traffic.com and after acquistion by NAVTEQ. My primary market focus has been the B2B navigation, personal navigtion and mobile devices. I have been involved with Traffic since the inception of product in 2001 at NAVTEQ. The course of my work in this market has been a growing success taking me from NAVTEQ to Abalta Technologies, Traffic.com and back to NAVTEQ all within the Traffic product realm.

Abalta Technologies: Torrance/San Diego, CA~ As a GPS navigation industry product and program consultant I worked with GPS navigation system product design, testing, UX/UI enhancement. Specializing in application and functionality testing. Various Tier One Automotive and Wireless/Mobile Phone solution providers:~ Designed and developed GPS navigation system/Location Search product training programs for Automobile dealership community~ Created market introduction and launch programs to support Dealer Sales personnel for consumer related GPS navigation products~ Wireless and handheld device sales and service representatives support programs

NAVTEQ Digital Maps were the inception and growth of the Digital Location and GPS Navigation Marketplace.Role and responsibility highlights include:~ Defined, created and maintained Global Digital Map content in the USA and Europe~ Effectively championed global mapping process and organization change management resulting in company-wide savings of more than $25MM~Designed, built and lead Account Management Support Program for clients using NAVTEQ map and location content in the consumer marketplace. Companies: Garmin, Mapquest, Microsoft, Rand McNally, Automobile Association of America, Nokia, Verizon, Magellan-Hertz, GPS Navigation with Tier 1 and all major global Automotive companies~ Created industry and marketplace leading programs enabling growth of automotive GPS Navigation system consumer purchase rates. (Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Audi/Volkswagen, Chrysler/Dodge). Customer purchase rates of 160+% growth rates on certain auto makes/models. Designed and implemented product training programs for Automotive OEM Marketing, Product Training, Launch Events and Dealership personnel.