Robert Zaun, Pe, Mba Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

General / Marketing Manager with Sales Leadership ExperienceStrategic Portfolio Management • Directed global product feature roadmap and strategy within a large multi-national, leading market and customer segmentation analysis globally.• Developed software product roadmap utilizing global customer voice-of-the-customer (VOC) interviews, leading product ideation exercises, resulting in focus on highest value-added product features. • Tasked with developing and leading an agile software development methodology utilizing SCRUM and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) development and analysis tools.• Developed and drove product portfolio differentiation strategy to maximize market penetration and product pricing utilizing several analysis tools, resulting in 7.5-point GP improvement.• Drove China sales and marketing organizations to properly position a new product line, growing sales at a 21% CAGR over three years while increasing price on the higher-value product line by 25%. • Managed global sales, marketing and engineering teams in US, Russia, China, and the Philippines.• Led organizational change to marketing department resulting in a focus on gathering customer feedback to drive product development investments. • Managed several, multi-million-dollar product-development cycles (NPD), implementing a time-tracking system which improved sale-date predictabilityBusiness Unit Management• Responsible for overall P&L, product roadmap, directing pricing policy, cost reductions, and new product developments. Succeeded in growing the product line at a 17% annual growth rate from $45M to $80M annually.• Presented and received approval for market-leading tiered Vortex flowmeter portfolio strategy from Emerson Process Management President and CTO.• Led integration with newly acquired Korean product development team, resulting in 40% increase in product development capacity and access to lower-cost Asian suppliers.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Bachelor Or Science, Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Masters, Masters Of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude