Sam (Samantha) Phenix is a Vice Research and Development at Planar Systems. She possess expertise in product marketing, strategic partnerships, product management, product development, strategy and 45 more skills. She is proficient in French. Colleagues describe her as "I have worked with Sam for years and continue to be impressed with her professionalism and ability to get things done. She brings to the table a rare skill of understanding technical requirements and the ability to shepherd complex projects while maintaining a strategic mindset, all the while displaying keen understanding of financial objectives. Sam is adept at bringing teams together and working across functions, cultures and borders to bring world class products to market and lead her organization with grace and skill. She is a top notch leader and someone I wholeheartedly recommend. " and "I had the privilege of having Samantha as a member of our Executive team at Planar in her role as VP of Research and Development. Sam is an excellent leader, a builder and motivator of strong teams and a great team player in the executive team. Her team launched many new products that met with great success in the market. Sam partnered well with other Executive team members to ensure we were always working in a way that was best for the whole organization and particularly worked well with the sales and marketing teams which ensured the new products were linked to customer needs. Sam is very driven to succeed and is creative in looking for ways to deliver great results. I truly enjoyed having Sam on my team."