P&L Group owner leading the Professional, Automotive, and Peerless components business units toward profitable growth.

Report to CEOP&L owner for the Professional Audio/Video Business Unit with a focus toward growth segments in Video conferencing, Studio, and Live Sound markets. Relentless focus on creation of unique value propositions that resonate with customers. Drove 2X top line growth and 3X EBIT growth within the first two years. P&L owner with functional responsibilities including Sales, R&D, Business operations, Manufacturing, and Quality.

Report to CEO P&L owner for a complex design and manufacturing business unit with >$300M turnover. Leadership for five design centers across China, Taiwan, UK, and Czech Republic, two manufacturing centers in China and Czech Republic. >450 white collar positions under leadership. Built a team of passionate leaders and empowered them with clear goals, accountability, and flexibility to deliver on their terms.

Report to CEO Led a global sales and marketing team to transform a customer base from niche market focus to mass-market service. Delivered CAGR of >52% over a six-year period. Led a team to secure major contracts from Amazon, Google, Bose. Managed the acquisition and subsequent integration of a Bang & Olufsen factory/design center located in Czech Republic into Tymphany Group

Report to Corporate Business Development OfficerBuilt ground-up a highly-talented global sales and marketing team capable of developing and managing large corporate accounts such as Amazon, Google, Apple, Bose, Harman. Developed strategic sales plans that targeted emerging trends well in advance of competitor engagement. Unseated long-term manufacturing partners >50x the size of Tymphany

Report to Corporate Business Development OfficerManaged key accounts in the Americas region and delivered 67% year-over-year revenue growth in 2012. Developed strong working relationships with all levels within a customer’s organization, driving alignment of the Tymphany value proposition throughout Engineering, Product Management, Sourcing, and Sr. Leadership teams. Performed high-level program management to ensure projects were being developed on budget and schedule. Fostered current accounts while identifying new prospect accounts for both acoustic systems development and transducer sales.

Report to Senior VP/GM | Harman Professional Division. Led a global sales team of ten to manage regional distribution partners and manufacturers representatives. Developed sales plans and marketing tools through the channel to deliver >10% growth during a challenging market period.

Report to VP, Sales & Marketing | Harman Professional Division. Initialize a new product marketing office in Shenzhen, China for the Harman Professional Division, representing 5 business units and 13 brands. Hire, train, and manage 20 marketing professionals to generate local market intelligence and create a 3-year localized product development plan. Manage transitions from information gathering, through execution, to product launch. Develop and solidify strong relations with local distribution to best understand local market opportunities, communicate Harman corporate goals, and establish the distributor’s role in the product development process.

Directed a ten-person cross-functional & cross-divisional team to restructure the Harman Specialty Group business into the Harman Professional Division . Responsible for the physical move and integration of assets and departments, concluding with the closure of the Harman Specialty Group site in Bedford, MA. Upon completion of the integration, drove immediate growth through a revitalized product launch strategy including the development of a mobile showroom, brand websites, a dealer website, and reinvigorated marketing materials. • Led the corporate restructuring of the Harman Specialty business within 5 months with direct weekly reporting to the Harman Professional Division President.• Revitalized the Mark Levinson, Lexicon and Revel brands through market-focused experiential brochures, new brand website platform, and tiered advertising focused on three consumer groups – luxury buyers, enthusiasts, and contractors.• Planned an annual $2M media budget with print advertising, online advertising, online search, and television product placement including placements on NBC’s 30 Rock.• Designed a mobile experience center to enhance dealer support and raise brand awareness at tradeshows and automotive launch events.• Investigated emerging audio trends in home theater and digital audio, and communicated emerging customer requirements to the Corporate Technology Group to productize next-gen technologies such as new up-mixer and compressed audio enhancement technologies.• Developed and maintained relationships with key dealers and sales representatives.

Report to Director of Marketing – Crown AudioResponsible for Harman’s commercial amplifier business and management of the 5-person Technical Support Team. Grew Crown’s commercial audio business through new product introductions and market education through tradeshows, distributor trainings and direct customer relations.

Report to Product Development Manager – Crown Audio.Responsible for the mechanical development of professional and consumer audio amplifiers bearing the brands of Mark Levinson, Lexicon, and Crown. Developed both structural and thermal innovations balancing performance, manufacturability, and cost tradeoffs to deliver reliable designs that met specified customer requirements.