Expert, Coach and Mentor in New Product Innovation & Commercialization. As President of InnGage Solutions, LLC, I offer tools to better understand your customers and their needs. Our Focus program offerings include: Insights Development and Training Programs – Proven methods to understand true customer insight. Team and in the field training programs. Innovation Portfolio Management and Stage Gate Assessment and Training – Development of a true product pipeline and innovation roadmap. Technology Scouting and Open Innovation Development Programs – Identification and assessment of new technology partners and business opportunities. Innovation Management Coaching – Leadership coaching on innovation techniques, management and recruiting. SPRINT Problem Solving Facilitation – Using the GV (Google Venture) developed techniques to solve BIG problems and development of new products. Patent Strategy & Monitoring – Understanding how well your IP is protected, developing an overall long term IP strategy and monitoring the fields you are in. One of the most exciting and challenging parts of the product development process is 
establishing a true relationship with your customer. Our assessment, training and coaching programs will increase your confidence as you build this relationship. Additionally, our technical breadth and experience with how to establish technology partnerships will bring you the new innovations you are seeking while allowing your resources to focus on the business today.

Innovate – Transform - LeadAs Vice President of Innovation, I am an expert innovator, project manager and strategist. With our highly experienced Slingshot Team, I work directly with our clients leading projects from the fuzzy front end of innovation through design, prototyping manufacturing and go to market strategy. At Slingshot, we bring a diverse and talented interdisciplinary team together to drive projects to success. Each client and project are unique so our process will become unique to you.

As a global innovation leader in the away from home marketplace, I was responsible for new product and service innovation and commercialization with a 2016 portfolio value of well over Billion dollars in sales.• Co-Inventor of new to the world Onvation* - a smart building technology using IoT that provides property managers and building service contractors with up-to-the-minute monitoring of the restroom from any location, at any time. Launched 2016.• Leader of Invention and commercialization for Scott* 24 Hour Surface Sanitizer. A first of a kind 24-hour residual sanitizer, an award winner of the 2014 Edison Award for Safety. • Creation and global commercialization of The Healthy Workplace Project*. A suite of products, services, and communication tools that enable health and wellness in office environments. A 2012 IDSA IDEA Award winner. Within 2 years, this product was rolled out throughout the world. • Design and commercialization of the MOD* Dispenser Systems for towels, tissue and soap. Winner of ISSA’s Innovation Award in 2012. Year 3 sales the largest of any new product within the sector.• Designer and Creator of an Exceptional Workplace* in our own innovation headquarters in Roswell, GA moving from a world of beige cubicles to a multi use facility for research, meetings and collaboration including an Airstream* trailer and a fire pit.

Innovation leader for global hand hygiene and tissue products for away from home markets.Responsible for development and global commercialization of new Kleenex* Cottenelle*and Scott* brand tissue, towels, hand sanitizers and soaps.Leader of Gillette Oral-B® Brush Ups™ Tooth Wipe development and commercialization program• New product was awarded “Top 10 New Products of 2004” by Business Week• Multimillion dollar year one salesTechnical leader of Air Filtration Media business • Double digit annual sales growth via new products for the past 6 years• Industry leader in the two largest HVAC media categoriesLeader and technical liaison of new product development efforts for non woven products with such innovative Fortune 500 companies as SC Johnson, Johnson & Johnson, Owens Corning, DuPont, 3M

Developed and successfully implemented R&D portion of acquisition strategy for the SafeSkin Corporation acquisition. • Rapidly assessed overall technical capabilities, personnel and intellectual assets of acquired company while maintaining all new product and commercialization initiatives during acquisition process• Coordinated all new product initiatives manufacturing facilities in Thailand and relocating support staff to increase collaborative efforts with the factory• Retained all key personnel and relocated team to Roswell GA from San Diego CA• Built a $4.5 MM state of the art technical lab and pilot facilities for latex and synthetic glove development.Technical leader of due diligence team for Ballard Medical Products acquisition by Kimberly-Clark Responsible for the review of intellectual assets and key technical personnel for integration into Kimberly-Clark .