Expanded technical toy capabilities with the addition of the Mattel Connected Play team. - Consolidating the Technical Program Managment and Software Test under global teams- Continuing to develop the Electronic Design capabilities through both the traditional path of standardization/design/vendor optimization and new paths of AI-assisted animations, custom asset production, and data analytics.- Leading the AI initiative on behalf of Product Development

Unifier of a global team of Electronic / Firmware Engineers, Compliance, and Embedded Software Test with a focus on Electronic Design that supports the Magic of Play. Electronic design that is also fits the changing global manufacturing. - Continuing to deliver on a very high POS revenue of electronic toys and infant preschool items. - Averaging >20% of the winning Toy of the Year items for Mattel being electronic toys - Leading the Product Development Initiative on AI - Led/continue to drive the adoption of Agile Methodologies and Design Thinking in Product Development. - Very close relationship with Mattel-owned and external factories in China, Vietnam and Mexico - Created an effective vendor / partner qualification. Defined a multi-year innovation strategy making us more effective at the component and firmware level with a global footprint.

Help customers with less electronic hardware/tech experience create market-winning products and services. Establish and foster C-level relationships with both development vendors and customers. With a focus on IoT and PCB/PCBA as a service, tripled Suntsu Oscillator business; grew the Nemco portfolio; and expanded the reach of Nexsun distribution customer. Completed the M&A from ERP side of Nemco Capacitors and Straight Road Electronics acquisitions. Grew revenue upwards of 50% for Nexsun group of companies. - Leading talented team of Product Engineering Managers that support sales people’s projects and develop international manufacturing partners. - Drove digital transformation with the relaunch of www.suntsuinc.com. - Furthering digital transformation by updating ERP system with 10,000+ accurate parts classification and harmonized tax code. - Defining key performance metrics in Engineering and Quality; visualized daily using Tableau. - Creating cognitive AI system for the sales people at Nexsun Electronics to enhance their customer engagement capabilities. Also developing individual daily activity trackers based on data mined from EDS and CRM systems. - ISO9001 Internal Auditor

Took solid My Cloud and My Passport brands on to a path of growth. Led a team of 3 Product Line Managers and 7 Software Product Owners; and "Super Product Owner" -- set the MVP, created and executed the roadmap. 1. Established and maintained #1 market position for the My Cloud NAS family2. Expanded the global reach of My Cloud through a re-brand “WD Cloud for Japan” UX experience and 3rd party SaaS capabilities.3. Lead the ecosystem management of the entertainment products - My Passport Wireless and WD TV product; and software development for the My Passport and My Book families.

Quadrupled the WD Sentinel family of small and medium business Windows-based storage servers in 12 months. Managed 1 PLM and led two cross-functional core teams (Windows and Linux): 1. Led the first Agile Scrum and Kanban teams at WD – accelerating development with much higher quality – released to 4.5/5.0 star reviews. 2. Released the first Windows Server 2012 R2 product one month before Microsft’s GA. Showcased the Office 365 integration and other SaaS enabled revenue generating services.3. Pioneered the Edu-tainment marketing concept at WD across Youtube (see YouTube: “StorageCraft, WD Sentinel”), Twitter Seminars and Webinars

Hired to create a completely new business in Home Networking. Drove both the technical product and business development for the award winning My Net family of routers.1. Created the Award Winning visual design and software UX that crowned My Net as one the easiest routers to install. “Sexy” according to Tecca Reviews. 2. Defined the FastTrack router engine that optimized streaming video, gaming and chat/Skype – with 1 patent and 7 filed patent applications. 3. Presented and demoed to all major Consumer Electronics retailers worldwide (ex. Best Buy US, Dixons UK, Media Markt Germany, Harvey Norman Australia)4. Family garnered the highest router accolades of 2012/2013: PC Mag Best Router of 2012 | CNET’s Top five Wi-Fi routers with built-in network storage | Tolly Group analysis on My Net AC1300 -- smoothest transfer rates with the highest speed

Led a team of 2 software product managers, 3 hardware product managers and the User Experience/User Test (a manager and 3 reports) to create the award-winning Cisco E4200 expert router and Linksys E-series. 1. Defined the SDK/API’s that became the future Linksys Smart Wi-Fi cloud pluggable app center 2. Signed 10 key partners to do development and release apps for the app centerAs Strategic Solutions PdM, transformed the Linksys system into a premier consumer service solution, retailing product bundles and strategic alliances 1. Created bundle partnerships with HP, Dell, Nintendo, and Microsoft. Record holiday sales 2009 / 2010 2. Created “Concierge Service” a premium support service generating almost $1M revenue/yearAs the Linksys Easy Link AdvisorPdM, merged Pure Networks software and LELA through the Cisco ISO9000 product lifecycle; and produced Cisco Connect / Linksys Smart Wi-Fi seen today.

As the Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Surface 1. Defined and justified business growth for the Surface (2010) and Surface Tablet (2012) 2. Analyzed industry trends, conducted first-and third-party research on removable keyboards / vertical viewing, and presented the two strategic campaigns to executives - which they approved. As the Lead Platform Program Manager for Microsoft Surface Table 1. Recruited and created team of 5 program managers and created multi-touch platform and SDK 2. Developed the touch-based natural user interaction seen in almost every tablet on the market today 3. Took lead as 40+ member startup team by forming cross-functional teams in reliability and serviceability

Lead the first Program Management department servicing all of Canon Development Americas. Overlooked $33 million in project budget. Responsible for developing the PMs that worked for me.. Organized department among core competencies; and set core philosophy for the new department. Lead and executed CDA's project process. And help drive company wide improvement initiatives.Technology Management Division – tasked with increasing the strategic alliance and projects with Microsoft. Justified the funding, planning and headcount; and grew the division by 500% and an additional $27 million in added funding. 1. Program Managed Canon Kyuanos – Redeveloped Window’s aging color management system from Windows 95; into a modern CMS that could handle any device profile. Implemented first in Windows Vista; and is still in Windows today. a. Program managed the North California development team that worked on Microsoft SVC's campus. b. Wrote the speech for Bill Gates during the co-launch at Canon Expo - Sept 2005.2. Re-invigorated the division by creating and justifying funding for 4 other major programs; and driving the execution. Projects included: a. Web Service security and the RSA Alliance project b. UPnP Standards project, c. PictBridge projects, the Web Services Security/RSA Alliance project d. Medical Imaging/DICOM/PACS projects that eventually formed Canon Medical Solutions.

Specialized in audio and digital signal processing. Created 3D human audio system that allowed Conexant’s Riptide Audio Modem to be the only certified Aureal Semiconductor’s 3D audio product. Program managed smaller projects. Manage lab resources. Specify all new chip and inter-chip designs for VLSI chip designers (DSL, Audio-modem combo). Understand all peripheral products and electrical interfaces needed by the customer; and provide requirements back to VLSI team. Write firmware, program FPGAs, and create Windows and DOS based software to verify design before, during and after fabrication. Provide marketing and product apps engineers with enough technical information to sell product..----As a Product Applications Engineer for Rockwell Semiconductor (Conexant), was hired to get Quartz Cap video camera program into shipping state. Quartz Cap successfully launched in February 1998. Then worked on evaluation boards, DVT software, created eval kits, and datasheets that made the Riptide audio/modem combo chipsets #1 in the marketplace.

Worked on what would become first ever 802.11 chipset – the Harris Prism infrastructure wireless. Design evaluation boards. Authored application notes, tech publication articles, and datasheets. Support worldwide design wins for the earliest versions of DSL, Cable Modem, and software programmable radios.