Experience

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  Digital equipment corporation/canadian technology center

  May 1988 - Jun 1995

  Manager of the testing and reliability laboratory

  As part of the Interconnect Development group in Canada, Canadian Technology Center, the Labortaory was in charge of devloping and testing all new interconnect solutions for mainframe computers, PCs and laptops developed by Digital equipment Corporation. The work included also Contact Physics studies for new interconnects and publishing and presenting findings at the Interconnect Contact Physiscs Conferences

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  Arisen corp , black bear film festiva

  Aug 1995 - Apr 2005

  Entreprenurism

  Arisen Corp., Milford PACO-FOUNDER AND VP OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS• Expanded original Clip Art Branch into a well-known Design Firm for advertising agencies growing business to $5M+ revenue in 1st 5-years.Black Bear Film Festival, Milford PACO-FOUNDER AND VP OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS• Co-organized Not for Profit 501(c)Corporation that established the Film Festival events as a key cultural event in Milford PA and source of economic growth of Pike County PA. Show less

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  Altec lansing, a division of plantronics

  Apr 2005 - May 2011

  Director of program management, sr. manager of program management, program manager

  DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SR MANAGER OF PMsPROGRAM MANAGER (PM) Direct Reports: 4 PMs in U.S., 4 PMs in Hong Kong/ChinaAchievements:• Individual contributor (PM and Sr PM): ○ Led several programs that ensured a significant revenue stream from PC Speakers, docks (speaker accessories to iPods) and headphones.• Manager and Sr Manager of Program Management: ○ Provided PM leadership in the development, execution and delivery of key consumer electronics products, working collaboratively with Marketing and Engineering to refine the development and new products introduction processes.• Director of Program Management: ○ Developed office relocation strategies from Milford PA to San Diego CA, • Created more focused portfolio for wireless speakers.• Led PM global team and cross-functional global teams to support the development of the new products on the roadmap. Show less

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  Logitech ue

  Jul 2011 - Jan 2014

  Sr. manager of global program management

  SR MANAGER OF GLOBAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENTDirect Reports: 17, including Jr PMs to Sr Technical, Packaging PMsExpertise:• Sr Manager of Logitech/UE Global Program Management: led an international team (17 PMs located in Camas WA, San Jose CA, Taiwan and China/Hong Kong) to create high-end speakers and headphones (branded Ultimate Ears) and low-end speakers (branded Logitech) that were key to company’s profitability.• Sr Manager of Program Management: led team of HW/SW technical program managers, packaging PMs and supply chain/logistics PMs to take projects from concept, through development into manufacturing and to final delivery/Release to Market. Achievements:• Launched first Logitech UE wireless BT speaker generating over 1M units in 1st year of release.• Facilitated trust-based high-performance teams, established process improvements (samples planning, risk management, lessons learned) and refined the methodology for reducing the complexity of the Logitech product development process. Show less

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  Bose corporation

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2020

  Bose Consumer Electronics (CE) Division, Framingham, MA, 2018 - 2020 Bose Corp Noise Reduction Technology Group (NRTG), 2014 - 2018 SR MANAGER OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT/WEARABLES/ON-THE-GO/HEADPHONES Direct Reports: 11 Project Managers and Engineers and 4 Interns/coopsExpertise: • Direct PMs and Engineers in the Noise Reduction Technology Group (NRTG) to execute on-time, within budget and at optimum quality performance for assigned programs.• Led and mentored Aviation/Military Engineering Team, to bring key products to market.• Contributed hands-on to project delivery as needed to exceed business goals in the Headphones Division.Achievements:• Led PMs and Engineers to contribute building over a $1B Headphones business (Growth Initiative)• Provided leadership to PMs who produced: ○ First 3 wireless Bose headphones in one-year (3PMs). ○ First Google-assisted headphones (1PM). ○ First Bose True In Ear Wireless (TWIE) headphones (self-produced while training and mentoring new PMs).• Collaborated with cross-functional team to reduce Solar Radiation testing time reducing project development timeline by 2-months and ensuring compliance with Bose product reliability and use cases goals.• Delivered improvements to the iconic A20 Aviation Headphone ensuring its being awarded the best Aviation product in the market for professional pilots 5-years in a row. • Collaborated with colleagues and Vice-President of Consumer Electronics Division (CED) to lead Bose/CED culture improvements. Show less

  • Sr. Manager Program Management

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2020

  • Engineering Manager

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
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  Human systems integration, inc.

  Oct 2020 - May 2023

  Director of program management /pmo
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  Ozlo sleep

  Feb 2023 - now

  Head of program management