bob@hennhouse.info -- All invitations to connect are welcome, no IDK. SENIOR R&D EXECUTIVE & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERSenior R&D Executive and Executive Committee member with 30-year technical and general management experience, 26 years at $2 billion dollar b2b/retail global brand. Oversight for $150 million project budget, including over 30 breakthrough or major next-generation projects and hundreds of derivative product offerings. Serial intrapreneur. Led culture of innovation and new product and process development through application of technical systems, invention, human capital development, corporate strategy and disciplines, and product marketing. Headed Corporate Intellectual Property Committee. Executive officer of the IP Holding company. Managed 40 direct reports and 1000+ technical staff at 39 operations worldwide. 3 years medical device consulting and 2 years technology leadership of nanotechnology startup. Sought after speaker & consultant on Culture, Innovation, New Product Development, and IP.Industry - Advanced Materials; Medical Device; Textile; Nanotechnology; Industrial; Adhesive & CoatingsKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Commercialized profitable products by rapidly translating existing and new technologies into new products and processes.• Established full product pipeline that increased enterprise growth by six points over 4 years, through the transformation of the product development and innovation process. • Built a polymer products group that established the Gore-tex® fabric brand, growing a $300 million business within six years while achieving enhanced profit margins.• Invented breakthrough state-of-art chemistry that contributed to 40% of total revenues and dramatically changed adhesives, coatings, and sealants industries worldwide. • Granted ca. 80 patents worldwide, and filed ca. 10 current applications.Specialties: • Rapid product commercialization• Value creation through the generation of new technologies, new products, new manufacturing processes, & new businesses• Intellectual Property strategy• Building high performance teams• Polymer & materials expertise - 80 Int'l patents• Creating and Sustaining a culture of innovation• R&D portfolio management• Change management• Serial IntrapreneurIndustry - Advanced Materials, Medical Device, Textile, Industrial, Nanotechnology, Biotech