• Grew and directed a scrappy innovation team to spearhead the ideation, development, and execution of numerous test innovations, seamlessly translating concepts from idea to reality.•Led innovation initiatives, establishing a robust corporate innovation platform to enhance ideation, development, and testing practices within the innovation incubator team.•Managed end-to-end business innovation projects, achieving multiple annual milestones focused on sales performance, consumer feedback, and overall business impact of innovation product tests, marketing tactics, and campaigns.•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to institute creative and product innovation leadership principles, fostering a culture of rapid replication for effective innovation.

•Collaborated with the CEO, and executive leadership team, to establish a cutting-edge "SKUNK Works" Innovation Incubator in strategic partnership with IDEO. This initiative aimed at propelling strategic, disruptive, and transformational innovation through the application of design thinking and rapid development methodologies.•Led change management efforts by cultivating an evangelistic innovation culture, emphasizing creative problem-solving, mass ideation, and a continuous testing approach that embraces failure as a catalyst for growth.•Partnered closely with Research and Development (R&D) teams to architect a robust innovation process and implement effective idea management practices.

•Led the brand development and innovation arm for the Samuel Adams brand, overseeing innovations and campaigns for New England IPA, seasonal overlays, and special releases such as Utopias, Barrel Room Collection, and new Dogfish Head Samuel Adams partnership beers.•Orchestrated a comprehensive repositioning initiative, including brand strategy, creative strategy, marketing strategy, and communication strategy. Successfully crafted a new brand identity and managed brand portfolio, resulting in a significant uplift in brand performance (~5%) within the first year.•Collaborated with a cross-functional team of brand leadership to pioneer a new era of brand marketing and leadership. Utilized consumer insights, marketing research, and brand analytics to enhance measurement of brand performance, focusing on packaging effectiveness, breakthrough advertising, and creative activation practices.

Project Manager: Brand Development, NPD, Commercialization, Innovation, and Strategy•Successfully led transformative projects, notably the creation of the Truly Hard Seltzer brand, establishment of the Boston Red Sox sports partnership, implementation of a strategic brand strategy process, and oversight of numerous new-to-world innovation projects. Maintained an active portfolio, managing 75-100 projects concurrently on average.•Managed a dynamic team of Project Management Professionals (PMP) to implement comprehensive agile project management practices. Oversaw all facets of project execution, including project lifecycle management, stakeholder management, project scheduling, and change management.

Project Manager: New Product Development, Innovation, and Process Improvement•Instrumental in creating a Project Management Office (PMO) for new product development (NPD) as part of a SWAT team under the CEO.•Developed and implemented an organizational stage gate process to effectively manage the innovation process and ensure product effectiveness.

•Directed and managed all aspects of revenue recognition and revenue management activities, aligning closely with current GAAP principles for accurate revenue accounting and reporting.•Engineered a comprehensive revenue forecasting model, instrumental in anticipating the company's historic first $1 billion revenue year. This model encompassed deferred revenue, contract revenue, and sales revenue.

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