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I've been in the trenches leading teams corporately and understand what it takes to help organizations ideate, design, build, and launch products that consumers love. My results: • Grew revenue from $250M to over $500M in 2 years that exceeded Market consensus • Multiplied share price by 4X in under 3 years • Exceeded annual cost reduction goals totaling nearly $1M • Entered new product category and became #1 market share leader in under 12 months • Coached, trained, and mentored team members to ensure resources are capable and deployed properly •Advised on key M&A opportunities • Developed new Product Roadmap processes, procedures, and financial metrics for vetting new products to better align with consumer/market needs and to meet annual corporate financial objectives. • Drove new PMO Stage Gate processes to be on-time, on-budget, and on-brand with all product launches • Led cross-functional brainstorm sessions to fill the product pipeline with thousands of new product ideas for future screening • Initiated Consumer Research to develop insights and test new concepts using tools such as consumer insight panels and on-line qualitative and quantitative testing • Integrated a global multi-disciplinary Product team including Product Development, Product Management, Industrial Design, QA, and Asia Operations • Developed new SOPs and performance metrics to align with corporate and Private Equity owner goals, market requirements, and consumer needs Core Competencies: Cross-Functional Executive Team Leadership • Artificial Intelligence Prompt Engineering • Strategic Business Development • Global Strategic Alliances • Integrated Hardware, App, and Firmware Product Development • Product Management • Product Marketing • Hardware and Software Product Innovation Pipeline and Innovation Process • Product Roadmap Planning • M&A • Asia Operations • Industrial Design • Project Management • Competitive Analysis • Market Analysis • Budget Management • Technology Feasibility • Consumer Needs Research