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Director of Engineering @ Altitude, Inc. Built engineering offering within a primarily design organization. Core philosophy centered on interdisciplinary education and integration with the capabilities of our client. For the design team, this resulted in a DFM culture from beginning of design process through manufacturing. For the engineering team, this was grounded in an ability to engineer for the consumer experience. This resulted in an integrated team, resonating consumer offerings and market successes. From March 2002 to April 2005 (3 years 2 months) Mechanical Engineer - Intern @ LUNAR Design Design engineer for multidisciplinary design firm. From June 1997 to September 1997 (4 months) Palo Alto, CAUX Designer @ frog Worked with cross functional team to develop, prototype and test multiple concepts for PC operating system. From June 1996 to September 1997 (1 year 4 months) UX Designer @ Ciba-Geigy Developed UI for project tracking software. From June 1990 to August 1990 (3 months) Basel Area, SwitzerlandSVP Product Development & Innovation @ Euro-Pro Responsible for cross functional Product Innovation team including Program Management, Industrial Design, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Reported directly to the President. • Grew team 50% in first six months• Delivered 1.3B in revenue (25% growth from previous year)• Formalized innovative agile product development process for cross functional team (Quality, PMO, Engineering and Marketing) From August 2013 to September 2014 (1 year 2 months) Newton, MaChief Innovation Officer @ Altitude, Inc. Create compelling business solutions through a combination of consumer research, market positioning, business planning and design methods. Project content spans early innovation strategy through R&D to manufacturing ramp and product launch spanning product, services and FMCG. From July 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 2 months) Somerville MaGeneral Manager @ Altitude, Inc. Built a world class strategy and product development team including Consumer Research, Strategy, Engineering, Industrial Design & Graphic Design. Managed business operations including IT, legal and financials. Report directly to the CEO. • Increased company profitability 700% since becoming General Manager. • Successfully hired senior management team, expanding capabilities of company in all fields. • Facilitate communication between industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, marketing and manufacturing groups both internally and within client organizations. • Successfully deliver over 50 projects each year with over 80% of revenue from repeat clients. • Create and implement budgets, analyze company financial performance, project and plan for future expenditures/hires/financial strategy.• Instituted project tracking and resourcing methodology to ensure on time, on budget, high-quality projects.• Standardized contracts and other legal documentation. From April 2005 to July 2012 (7 years 4 months) Greater Boston AreaEngineering Manager @ Altitude, Inc. • Built an engineering team that delivered over half of Altitude’s revenue each year. • Launched multiple products from design through post-production, including electrical & firmware, industrial design, mechanical, regulatory, sourcing, production ramp (Asian and domestic) and post-production support. From January 2001 to March 2002 (1 year 3 months) Greater Boston AreaSenior Mechanical Engineer @ 3Com Responsible for developing new PDA platform to leverage success of Palm Pilot. Member of first internal development team. • Interface between mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, marketing and external industrial design groups.• Designed PDA from design through production. Responsibilities included LCD sourcing, PCB layout, product architecture, surfacing (Pro/E), detailed part development. From September 1999 to January 2001 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaMechanical Engineer @ IDEO • Engineered high volume (3B/year) product for Pepsi from concept to production database. Identified and evaluated manufacturing vendors for quality, capacity and ability to keep product confidential until product launch. • Developed electronics enclosure for TiVo. Managed ramp of product to production across supply chain. • Developed IP telephone handset for Cisco. Produced in volumes of 150,000/year. Still in production today. • Engineered and manufactured prototypes for a line of “smart furniture” with integrated technology for Steelcase. Managed team of two engineers. From July 1997 to September 1999 (2 years 3 months) Palo Alto, CaSoftware Engineer/UX Developer @ Oracle • Development lead for four-person team building Oracle technology on Windows NT. • Developed and shipped two products from pre-beta to production.• Designed user interface for family of desktop products. From September 1991 to June 1994 (2 years 10 months) Redwood City, CAVP, Growth and Innovation @ Fortive San Francisco Bay AreaAccessories @ Apple From July 2018 to November 2019 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaManaging Director at Radius Silicon Valley and Managing Director at Radius Digital Prototype Lab @ Radius Innovation & Development Radius is a global innovation and development consultancy that takes your ideas from concept to commercialization. Radius delivers iot product ecosystems: both the digital and the physical. The physical: agile and experienced connected hardware engineering (mechanical, electrical, firmware) integrated with consumer insights, business strategy and deep integration with Jabil's supply chain and technical expertise allows us to rapidly iterate the cost/value relationship: ensuring delivery of the right product, at the right time. The digital: Connected hardware creates an opportunity to create a daily relationship with consumers. Through UI/UX and user research, we create a seamless user experience between the digital and physical products. The ability to prototype and test at our Digital Prototype Lab through clickable breadboards combined with rapid physical prototypes allows insight into the holisitic experience throughout the early definition stages. (www.radiusprotolab.com).We are hiring a Director of Engineering http://radiusinnovation.com/director-of-engineering-2/ and a Principal Electrical Engineer http://radiusinnovation.com/lead-electrical-engineer-2/ Reach out if you're interested in joining our team! From January 2015 to July 2018 (3 years 7 months) San Francisco Bay Area