Aligned technology R&D with new market spaces by leading the discovery of emerging initiatives, steering R&D programs, and managing prototype product lines. Positioned company for early market entry by cultivating strategic partnerships to accelerate product development.
- Designed, architected, and built a data-driven, IoT, mobile interaction, customer engagement platform prototype product from scratch to deliver early-stage profitability and pioneer new NFC customer loyalty applications.
- Expanded technology sales to seven new industries to deliver 700% technology-leveraged growth by conducting 41 client-site audits across 23 industries to identify new business opportunities.
- Designed and built a 10k-sq.ft. technology lab to develop reproducible and patentable RFID innovations that reduced service calls by 40% and improved technology manufacturing efficiency by 12%.
- Leveraged emerging technology and consumer data to develop disruptive strategies, increasing conversion, growing same-store lift across 800 stores and positioning the vendor as the top supplier in its product segment.
- Strengthened thought leadership by publishing case studies on emerging data and technology-driven business models, garnering invitations to speak as an expert on IoT business models, and mentoring rising leaders and innovators.