Dallas Grove

Current

• Program Manager at Sling Media

Past

• Senior Program Manager at Frog Design
• Director Product Development at Flextronics
• Director of Industrial Design at Palo Alto Products

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Education

• San Jose State University

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Connections

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Industry

Consumer Electronics

Dallas Grove’s Summary

Innovative design executive offering 15 years of expertise designing, developing, and manufacturing branded consumer products. Decisive leader with a proven track record identifying and capturing new business opportunities, driving profit growth, and improving brand image. Combine industrial design and engineering knowledge to develop efficient product designs. Excel at turning failing projects and business units into viable profit centers. Manage multi-million dollar design and development projects; client list includes Microsoft, Dell, Motorola, HP, and other billion-dollar companies.

Dallas Grove’s Specialties:

Industral design, mechanical engineering, design managment, design process, product architecture, volume production processes and medical device design.

Dallas Grove’s Experience

• Program Manager

  Sling Media

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

• Senior Program Manager

  Frog Design

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

  April 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 3 months)

  Oversaw client engagements to include project budgeting and scheduling, finalizing contracts, identifying resource needs, and establishing project approaches. Managed client expectations; led cross-functional teams across 10 international offices; directed projects involving brand, user interface, technology, medical, and consumer product designs; and spearheaded design processes from concept to manufacturing.

• Director Product Development

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; flex; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  April 2001 — April 2005 (4 years 1 month)

  Directed 50-member product development group generating $12M in annual revenues. Generated RFP responses, negotiated contracts, established SOWs, identified team resources, recruited new hires, and managed up to 18 direct reports. Provided system-level design and top-tier product design results for Microsoft, Motorola, HP, Sun, Nortel, Proctor&Gamble, LifeScan and Therasense. Held full P&L accountability for Design Center.

• Director of Industrial Design

  Palo Alto Products

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Design industry)

  June 1997 — April 2001 (3 years 11 months)

  Directed all industrial design efforts for Palo Alto Products International. Oversaw employee recruiting and development, established design processes and project approaches, developed and administered design budgets, maintained schedule and budget control, and built design team from one to six members. Served as senior resource on key projects and art director for all marketing and promotional materials. Represented company at trade shows, seminars, conferences, and recruiting fairs.

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