SUMMARY:

• Superior execution of professional services provided in a wide range of consulting environments within top international organizations at all levels including VP and C Levels. Responsible for delivering on all aspects of business relationship management and development from solution - selling services to contract negotiations as well as expanding opportunities within the existing client base. Over twenty years of proven success with extensive domestic and global product management experience. Excellent client interviewing skills used to solicit the voice of the customer for product development. Proven leader with the ability to introduce and improve business efficiencies and grow client base. Apply computer programming, engineering and marketing background to develop new technologies and solutions.
• Consumer Insight Expert Idea Validation Product Evaluation Cost Engineer Scheduling
• Product Management Data Analysis and Reporting Strategic Planning Financial Management
• Team Leadership Staff Development Budgeting Vendor Relations Market Research Visio
• Quality Analysis Product Development Forecasting and Budgeting Business Analysis Contract Negotiations Business Intelligence Solutions Data Warehousing MS Project Data Management CRM SharePoint SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Product Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Overall leadership role in product strategy, research and development efforts, in coordination with broader product management and software development teams, for new and emerging products and services Full responsibility for product management lifecycle, including market assessment, existing portfolio evaluation, business plan creation, product development, marketing planning, product launch and commercialization. Including but not limited to raising venture capital.
• Extensive market research background evaluating competitors, partnership opportunities and acquisition targets for a specific Service Line
• Lead role in developing project marketing strategy, creating and delivering messaging of overall product strengths direction and strategy
• Extensive customer evaluation and presentation experience to executive, and government agencies and committees
• Develops long - term strategies to increase revenue and market penetration, while lowering operating costs
• Observes market/technology trends and develops ideas for innovative new products to continually expand the effectiveness, marketability, and revenue potential of a specific Service Line
• Coordinates technical product development and operations resources to establish and manage the overall release process from requirements planning to customer deployment
• Manage complex, multi-level projects, large and small assemblies, and billion dollar construction projects. Expert in data integration and analysis, including forecasting, market research, data analysis and reporting

Product manager, solutions architect, program manager

Confidential

Responsibilitaies:

• Industry specific needs have included building a pre social media “Trend tracker” software solution that surveyed the public looking for collections of trendy phrases and words used to describe flavors and fragrances. System automatically coded open-ended responses and pointing out early trends to look for.
• Managed applications construction, custom data warehousing and reporting, solutions architect, provided IT directing and recommendation, system administrator (SharePoint, SQL, Exchange, CRM, etc.) data integrity cleaning conversion and reporting. Responsible for creating scope of work documentation, acquiring project approval and creating the design of experiment specifications.
• Created hundreds of quantitative questionnaires targeted to collect consumer insight. Managed many primary research projects that were conducted both national and international (online, in-home ethnography, etc.) Projects also included many brands and households products including celebrity research studies on Britney Spear, Reese Witherspoon, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez etc.
• Directed the construction of over 32 SEO optimized online direct marketing panel building campaigns. This includes web site construction.

Product manager, solutions architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided CTO services directing, system administrator (SharePoint, SQL, Exchange, CRM, etc.) data integrity cleaning conversion and reporting. Responsible for creating scope of work documentation, acquiring project approval and creating the design of experiment specifications.
• Created thousands of quantitative questionnaires targeted to collect consumer insight. Additional created qualitative discussion guides used by interviewers for one on one or focus group interviews.
• Created system architecture and managed the assembly and documentation of a remote video interviewing station marketed as Simple Internet Remote Reporter-- SIRR™. Units based upon windows XP operating system and a USB connected cameras. Utilized service for in home interviews product development
• Designed and managed the development of Microsoft Silverlight streaming video service, presented proper registration and demonstration of company competency to acquire Microsoft Silverlight partnership.
• Created and managed digital media department responsible for the production of client’s audio and video files. Specified and assembled software and hardware for both MAC and PC platforms, trained personal.
• Managed many primary research projects that were conducted both national and international (online, in-home ethnography, etc.) Projects also included many brands and households products including celebrity research studies on Christy Brinkley, Daisy Fuentes, Steven Tyler
• Music Video, Album covers, Soaps, appliances, space-craft assemblies, perfumes, wines, juices, solar panels, chemical etching, apparel, hair accessories, dishwashers, ovens, software applications.
• Directed the construction of over 113 SEO optimized online direct marketing panel building campaigns. This includes web site construction.
• Logistics - Project involved the client in the UK, shipping logistics out of Schwetzingen, Germany, delivery of personal hygiene products containing flammable solvents to consumers dispersed though out Germany, programming and marketing and translation activities here in the US.
• Video Production Celebrity Engagement - Project manager coordinating a study in Los Angeles, involving a consumer products company, a TV pilot called Basketball Moms’, Oprah Winfrey’ Production Company Harpo productions, celebrity hair stylists, Professional athletes family members.
• Managed the design and developed user interface architecture and specification for a 3D web-based image solution (Advantage3D®) (.net, java, SQL, ASPX). Responsible for all aspects of quality assurance and user acceptance testing. Delivered on client expectations, schedule and development budget.

Product manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mechanical design, prototypes, manufacturing and testing process controls
• Presented paper: American Chemical Society's Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management titled: Design of a Commercial Biosensor for On-Site Analysis using a Disposable Immunoassay Cartridge.
• United States Patent 5547555: Co-Inventor for Electrochemical Sensor Cartridge.
• Key Processes - laser cutting, injection molding, polymer coating, platinum sputtering
• Managed quantitative & qualitative studies; interviewing clients, consumers and staff.
• Data used by staff as part of a Salisbury Behavioral Health JCAHO accreditation
• Employee interviews surveys with Sanofi-Aventis Asian offices
• Served key roles in product development and product testing with consumers
• Co-built or managed the construction of many new media projects and web sites.
• Merck Pharmaceuticals: Department Intranet site
• Pfizer Pharmaceuticals: It's Your Call-computer game for sales reps
• Directed the construction of over 18 SEO optimized online direct marketing panel building campaigns. This includes web site construction.

Project controls /cost engineer, drafter, documentation control clerk, firewatcher

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Custom Data Collection and Reporting - developed and managed a team for the delivery of a custom analytic and integration management datamart called Project Control Reporting Module (PCRM) for PPL Electric Utilities (PPL). The solution was configured to support the project controls management group on the Susquehanna-Roseland 500kV transmission project. Susquehanna-Roseland is a 1.2 billion dollar construction project that will deliver electricity to the New York metropolitan area. I designed the PCRM system to meet both the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) and comply with DOE’s earned value management (EVM) requirements. Project Length 25 months, cost approx. $1.5 million
• SharePoint document controls lead, designed, built, and coordinated ongoing maintenance of a new intranet whose function was to maintain project controls records for a 480 million-construction project. Specified architecture rules designed to meet the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) fourth Edition built on the SharePoint platform.
• Keystone Smart Distribution (Smart Grid) - Initial project startup cost engineer for combined project with PPL and GE on the DOE smart grid bidding process. Assisted senior engineering and accounting management setup the accounting practices and documentation project controls that would be compliant with DOE specifications 10 CFR 600 and DOE O 413.3A. Provided supporting system architecture requirements that would later be the foundation for winning the DEO grant funding and conform to DOE’s earned value management (EVM), requirements.
• New Operations / Data Center construction project - Project controls /cost engineer on the New Operations / Data Center construction project
• Vintage Conductor 230kV Refabricating and Repair Project Estimating engineer on Vintage Conductor 230kV refabricating a repair project (137 million dollar power transmission distribution construction project.)

Project manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Project manager for construction of a new $250,000 microelectronics manufacturing clean-room facility Developed, improved, maintained microelectronic components (Gas, Vacuums, solvent, vapor degreasing UV cleaning, welding, epoxy’s, soldering, welding, testing, process documentation, Mil standards,, Air hoods exchange, assembly ) Reduced satellite solar panel fabrication defects by 30%.
• Mechanical design and quality assurance roles on military, governmental and civilian satellites/ space crafts