
Product Management, Dassault Systemes and Director of Program Planning for the Boston Product Management Association
Providence, Rhode Island Area

Product Management, Dassault Systemes and Director of Program Planning for the Boston Product Management Association
Providence, Rhode Island Area
Software Product Management, Marketing & Strategy, Leadership, and Collaboration.
Requirements Management, Software Pricing & Licensing, Distribution & Installation, Documentation, Platform Support, Technical Marketing & Sales.Mechanical Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Electronic Packaging, Automotive Component Design.
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year)
Elected Director of Program Planning for the Boston Product Management Association (BPMA)
BPMA is a non-profit association for Product management and marketing professionals with a mission to support its members by providing educational and professional networking opportunities
As Director of program planning my responsibiltiies include
O Managing the monthly speakers & programs
O Publishing the program calendar
O Promoting member networking
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DASTY; Computer Software industry)
July 2004 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Product management responsibilities at Dassault Systemes encompass pricing, licensing, management of supported platform configurations, commercialization and launch of new products for the SIMULIA brand (formerly ABAQUS, Inc.) SIMULA delivers Unified Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Multiphysics, and Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM) software that facilitates realistic simulation as a strategic business practice to provide competitive advantages in product performance, reliability, cost, and time to market. Other responsibilities include Product Management process improvements and tools.
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Program Development industry)
June 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 1 month)
Steering Committee Members are elected leaders who organize and coordinate operations for Boston-SPIN, which is a non-profit association that provides educational, networking, and career development opportunities for software professionals. As Roundtable Coordinator I recruited 2-4 volunteers to lead roundtable discussions on various technical and professional development topics at ten SPIN meetings per year.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
1997 — 2004 (7 years)
Project and product management, sales and management of engineering consulting services and operation of Enpiction Image Technologies, which was formed as a result of a consulting project by JAR for a client company. Previous positions at JAR included Finite Element Analysis sales, technical support, consulting and training. FEA experience includes structural, thermal and computational fluid dynamics analysis. Managed contractors and contract manufacturing services.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
January 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 6 months)
Enpiction Image Technologies is a start-up company formed to market image processing and video based control systems developed by JAR Associates.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TXN; Automotive industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
Automotive Sensors & Controls Attleboro, MA, Supervised teams of engineers (12) and technicians (13) in development, qualification and production of position switches for automotive applications. Co-inventor on four patents for automotive sensors and switches.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
1987 — 1988 (1 year)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RTN; Defense & Space industry)
1982 — 1983 (1 year)
MS, Mechanical Engineering, 1980 — 1982
BS, Mechanical & Ocean Engineering, 1976 — 1980
software pricing, licensing, packaging, Web 2.0, collaboration boating, windsurfing, biking, fitness