Product Manager, Metal & Power products used in the Datacomm and Telecomm vertical.Key metrics measured are cash flow, new product sales and delivery.Led multiple New Product Development projects at any given time to bring engineering, operations, production, and sales teams together.Product defined by input via VOC, market analysis, competitor research, changes in technology and ultimately led to filing patents.Significant activity with margin analysis, quoting, project BOMs, forecasting and expediting delivery.Significant travel with sales working with customers to solve data center challenges.Built product offering of 1,000+ new products via private label, internal and external manufactureDeveloped training courses accredited by American Institute of Architecture (AIA), TIA and BICSI.

Product Champion: Cable Drag ChainsRegionally located to provide; technical product support for end users, market forecasts, distribution stocking levels, generate and follow up on opportunities on 5 product families of thousands mechanical components.Product Champion of linear moving components used on industrial machines, robots and dynamic applications.Worked with more than 1200 engineers at 400 manufacturers in North America designing components.Introduced a Value-Added Service to end users, this combined catalogue-stock products with custom designed and manufactured (machine shop or assembly house) to produce assemblies for end users.

Ultrasonic Flaw Detectors: products used in weld flaw detection, material testing for quality validation. I worked on product testing, provided technical support, and worked with inside sales functions. Primary markets were large construction (structural/I-beam welding), automotive body (spot welding), petroleum (pipeline welding), aerospace (composite body inspection) and general manufacturing welding processes.

Manufacturing operations manager for commercial (hot and cold) beverage dispensing equipment. Products primarily manufactured of stainless steel and contained a closed refrigerant system.