Apr 2010 – Oct 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Pittsburgh Region

• Worked closely with general partners on VC fund operations and evaluating investments. Fostered dealflow, screened ventures after meeting with entrepreneurs, managed second round presentations for general partners. Performed market research, IP analysis, technical and business due diligence, and evaluated term sheets

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs

• Led all aspects of hardware and software engineering as part of executive team. Spearheaded commercial release of a new and revolutionary autonomous robot. Developed a long term strategic plan to better align product offerings to market needs. Negotiated licensing deals for critical technologies and executed multi-year contracts for the same. Managed company’s patent portfolio bringing four patents from provisionals to grants. Responsible for all new product development and sustaining development of robots and software. Software deployed as smart client SaaS with GIS interface developed in .NET. Investigated and introduced numerous line and capability extensions to existing product line. Managed product road maps and responsible for cross functional product development prioritization.

Jul 2007 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Led 12 person engineering group with five direct reports. Served as primary liaison between the engineering group and executive management. Identified key roles, defined positions and hired into positions to grow department by 50% within a couple of months of promotion. Established a collaborative product development process emphasizing creative and technical expression for all team members. Developed a product development prioritization process based on financial and operational metrics. Spearheaded cross platform re-usability of building block technologies that resulted in significant savings.

Aug 2003 – Jun 2007 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• Managed all aspects of electrical, mechanical and software development for RedZone’s flagship inspection robot with three direct reports. Managed design, sourcing and build of a field robotic system with a customized 26ft box truck, completing project 20% under budget and on schedule. Robot had unmatched capability with cutting edge sensing including LIDAR and Sonar. Scaled product from proof of concept in 2005 to a fully developed service offering operating in 60 cities by 2007. Developed key processes and procedures to support growth in field operations as revenues grew by 100% per year. Processes developed were scaled and served as foundation for creation of new departments. Championed product based thinking and scalability with all development activities.

Dec 2001 – Aug 2003 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Design engineer and assistant project manager in development of transmission assemblies. Involved with development and manufacturing of gearbox for the Segway Human Transporter. Lead design engineer for development of transmission for the revolutionary, stair climbing IBOT wheelchair. Employed FMEA, fatigue analysis, FEA, GD&T, Designed Experiments DOE, DFx and cost optimized manufacturing techniques.

Dec 1999 – Dec 2001 · 2 yrs

• Design Engineer on laboratory automation workcell that performed high volume analysis of barcoded test specimens. Designed several electro mechanical subsystems for the conveyor assemby and robotic arm. Performed Mil std reliability analysis of the system. Employed 3D Solid modeling/CAD, MTBF reliability analysis, FDA Design Documentation in ISO9000 QS