Executive Board Member

Board Member

Reviewed and scored technology federal SBIR grants for funding

Federal Grant Reviewer

Review State Grant Applications to provide the author - the best chance for Federal funding

Reviewed and scored SBIR grant applications for federal funding

Board of Directors

Significant Accomplishments: Led lighting innovation contributed to 53% - growth in business unit revenues over 3 years 40% of 2000 volume was from new lighting innovation Contributed to 14 quarters of record growth and profit Applied for 6 patents, 2 issued to date Developed HARLEY DAVIDSON Lights 7MM sales yr. one Board Director/President – Rayovac Employee Assn. Developed Next generation products for: Retail battery packaging Advanced battery charging products 12 new lighting product lines 3 Battery Charger lines Hearing Aid Battery packaging Trades show displays Vending Machine Business Plan Recognition award by company executives

Director of Innovation

Directed and managed innovation as a system, and through programs, across all business units.  Created a variety of new market focused product offerings which led to significant revenue growth.  Introduced new R &D methodology into the technology center as well as “idea” programs corporate wide.   Interacted with executive management and key accounts to validate new product opportunities and revenue growth prior to significant investment.  Developed next generation concepts for consumer testing.   Led efforts to bring Rayovac to the number one selling brand of portable lighting in mass market. Significant Accomplishments: Led lighting innovation that contributed to 53% growth in business unit revenues over 3 years 40% of 2000 volume was from new lighting innovation Contributed to 14 quarters of record growth and profit Applied for 6 patents, 2 issued to date Developed HARLEY DAVIDSON Lights 7MM sales yr. one Board Director/President – Rayovac Employee Assn. Developed Next generation pr

Global Innovation Program Director

Conceive, develop and market leading edge virtual reality computer interactive fitness products for interface to Cardio equipment. Commercial, corporate and wellness center markets as well as consumer/home fitness, The most recognized indoor training software for on line group training server networks. Exhibits in Disney, Denver Museum of Science, Tech/UK, worldwide clientele. We develop and distribute Virtual Reality Fitness Software Products worldwide. Cycling, Running, Rowing, Kayaking, Skiing and Speed Skating. Interface's easily to all indoor fitness equipment. You turn yourself into an on screen avatar and race against yourself, computer generated competitors or with up to 16 other people on similar equipment from around the world.

Co-Founder / Chief Innovation Officer

Advisor

Founder and President of a product design, management, and development firm. Led organization in facilitating and managing innovation programs in a number of market categories.  Developed products, product lines, services, and innovation programs by translating client objectives and capabilities into product development, fabrication  resources and product launch.  Listened to client objectives and guided successful product launches.  These were the core deliverables.  Representative projects included: mass market consumer goods, laboratory instrumentation, hand-held devices, medical disposables, durable goods, as well as establishing production methodology and product cradle-to-grave management.

Principal

Initiate and execute long term, large scale technology and consumer based strategic innovation products and projects for multinational organizations.  Examples of Strategic Projects: •	Consumer market research system: Methodology, design and development – 7.2 MM PepsiCo Initiative A multi-year project to shift the method in which global consumer market research is executed.   Developed and implemented a hand held solution which allows 30,000 micro computers to be placed with consumers every year to track their real time beverage and snack consumption of client products.   The results shifted the primary paradigm of their market research methods and the billion dollar marketing/advertising decisions which are made from this data. •	Commercial Lighting:  Recessories ~Accessories for Recessed lighting” Developed patentable technology for market driven Commercial and Residential lighting product markets. Worked with lighting agents & Johnson Controls to validate product concepts / price po

Chief Innovation Officer, Managing Partner

managing director

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