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South Dakota, United States

• Provide fast-track analyses of new technologies in areas of expertise. • Commercialization Potential, Technology Readiness, IP, Regulatory, Market Analysis, Product Advantages, Competitors, and Potential Partners.• Guidance on the next steps in the development process

Boulder, Co

• Successfully managing three medical product lines used in ICU and NICU o Product lines accounted for sales of $1.2 billion annually.o Executed project management function.o Working manager personally managing up to 3 projects while managing four project managers for a total project workload of 15 to 30 projects.o Led a cross-functional team as Class of Trade Manager in a stewardship process Stewardship team included Global/OEM Marketing, Contract Manufacturing, Plant Manufacturing, OEM/CM Engineering, Design Quality, Regulatory, Product Monitoring, Supplier Quality, Supply Planning and R&D Engineering (myself). Created a project ranking system, in agreement with all stakeholders, to determine what projects should be executed next and maintained a bullpen for all project charters submitted. Lead project planning process per FDA-approved CDP process. Maintained a “global” view of all R&D requests (including non-project requests) to manage resources by Quality and resource needs effectively. Executed projects according to plan, responding to unforeseen issues by implementing backup plans with management/stakeholder/team members seeking approval when needed. Personally responsible for providing executive management with the status of all projects during monthly stewardship meetings.o Successful People Manager: Led a team of 9 engineers from multiple disciplines (electrical, electrochemical, mechanical, quality, and firmware) with experience levels (Entry level engineer to principal engineer/PhD). o Interfaced with global contract manufacturers and Medtronic plants to address all continuity needs successfully.o Result: No line-down situations of any kind while also improving the quality of the product.

Colorado

• Lead this non-profit organization out of near insolvency to in the black within 1.5 years.• Preside over meetings of board of directors of this national organization• Developing new initiatives to increase member value while increasing revenue• Elected President by national balloting in January 2014 (volunteer position)

Boulder, Co

• Lead successful development of a new tracking product for a contract worth $500 million.• Implemented cutting edge product encompassing 4 unique location tracking technologies.• Lead the design of a unique product feature enabling BI to be the 1st to market.• Cost reduced the design of product for a $2.5 million annual savings at a cost of $350,000.• Managed cross-functional reliability teams consisting of Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and Finance that reduced product failures to lowest levels in company history.

Boulder, Co

• Developed an alcohol monitoring product that captured 50% of the market within 3 years.• Traveled around country to testify as expert witness (no acquittals based on testimony).• Developed a high-level system architecture planning process that married hardware, firmware, and software to include all product offerings. • Created a clear product roadmap for each product that is intertwined into a grand path.• Manage hardware and embedded software projects from inception to alpha, beta release and retirement.

Boulder, Co

• Evaluated market needs vs competition and developed differentiated product specifications.• Launched products for the fiber optic telecommunication industry• Extensive training in photonics: college level course, conferences NFOEC, OAA, OEC• Created a Strategic New Product Plan for a highly technical system. Plan included financial objectives, overview, product market analysis, product marketing plan, product description, collateral/promotional materials, product development program, product manufacturing plan, and forecast.

Goledn, Co

State of Art Battery Systems - Pre-IPO to IPO• Business Unit Director (BUD) - SecureStart Producto Managed 30 team members and a $4 million promotional launch program. • Director of Product Management – SecureStart Product Line 1997 – 1998 • Director of Applications – Thin Metal Film Lead Acid Battery 1996 - 1997 • Manager of Quality - Thin Metal Film Lead Acid Battery 1994 - 1996

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Delivered fully tested mission critical/manned battery systems product for Space Station Freedom.

Bethel, Ct

• Interfaced with large OEM customers on battery system integration.

Pawcatuck, Ct

• Developed battery test systems for military and aerospace customers

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

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