Building and Mentoring Best-in-Breed Teams | Leading Organizational Transformationrick.sturgeon@yahoo.comAs a global product development and IT executive, I leverage my deep technology expertise to build and lead large international organizations and top talent teams to deliver world-class products and systems that reduce costs, decrease time-to-market, and significantly improve efficiency. A skilled turnaround and transformation expert, I combine a diverse leadership background encompassing CIO, CTO, Engineering Leader, Consulting Practice Director, and operating committee member of several large, high profile corporations to create agile, scalable businesses that quickly navigate around barriers and constraints to deliver breakthrough products. Select accomplishments:ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS→ Implemented a 10,000-user Product Lifecycle Management System (PDM), allowing Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) to design Global Vehicles for Automotive OEM customers reusing designs and parts globally, reducing product costs by 20% - JCI was the first tier 1 supplier to achieve this global design capability.GLOBAL MANAGEMENT→ Managed teams in 25 global development centers, implementing standard processes globally and affecting over 5,000 engineers, improving quality, cost, and timing - enabling JCI to become the largest Automotive Interiors supplier worldwide.BUSINESS GROWTH→ Developed online marketplace with advanced IT architecture, as one of three initial employees and grew to 300+ employees, including a 110+ person technology team, creating $100M+ in business in first year.LOW COST COUNTRY→ Created and managed low cost development centers in India and China, optimizing onshore/offshore ratios, saving over $40M in product design costs annually in India.LEAN GAINS→ Developed new hardware products, software applications, and revenue growing services against aggressive schedules, reducing product design costs 30% and saving over $27M annually.