Patrick O'Connor

Experience

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  Line 6

  Jan 1996 - Apr 2012

  Director of Product Design

  Led multiple departments and disciplines from startup through market leader phases of the business. Founded and led the Marketing Communications, Product Design, Industrial Design, User Interface Design, and Requirements Management functions. Acted as Product Manager, Project Manager, Platforms Coordinator, Chief Product Designer, Director of Product Design, and Director of Visual Design.

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  Sound Machine LLC

  Jan 2012 - now

  Owner, Development Coordinator

  Product Design and Development services for musical products.

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  The Guitar Center Company

  Aug 2017 - now

  Product Manager, Private Brands, Live Sound, Amps and Effects

  I am responsible for branding, strategy, business, design, development, delivery and marketing of category-leading products that give Guitar Center's retail and online customers superior solutions to their needs as creators, performers, and presenters. During my tenure, I've delivered dramatic increases to market share, revenue, margin, customer satisfaction, and brand perception, to make Live Sound Private Brand products a key pillar of the organization's ongoing success. I am a hands-on designer/developer, managing Asia-based engineering/manufacturing, distributed development teams, R&D, ID, UI/UX, NPI, and QA. I am an active musician, deeply experienced technologist, time-tested project leader, and serial innovator, eager to support the success and improvement of the people, organizations, and processes I interact with. Minder weergeven