Southern Methodist University

Develops and delivers innovative products and solutions

Formalize solution roadmaps, development programs and market launch activities that support growth in market share and margins of automotive radio products worldwide. Manage customer opportunities and engagements from product definition, production forecasts and lifecycle  planning from definition, release, through end of life. Represent the business unit to enable new sales and accelerate design activities for international customers.

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

Marketing and Product Management

Delivering product management, marketing and entrepreneurial leadership experience that exceeds business objectives for new and growing technology companies. Successfully leading service portfolio creation with feature development roadmaps and directing diverse global teams in engineering, program management and product support. Passionate about leading product teams that serve operations and business customers.

• Define Hardware and Software Services (HaaS/SaaS)
• Formalize Agile Development, Test Automation, & Lifecycle Processes
• Structure Solution Sales Engagement & Customer Support
• Establish Product Line Management & Marketing Practices
• Manage Startup Teams in Fast-Paced Environment
• Lead Technical Project Planning & Program Execution
• Launch Technology Products and Services
• Define and Develop Cloud-Driven Wireless Device Networking (IoT)

Hill Country Strategy

President

Travis County

Appraisal Review Board Member

Recruited to develop and launch a new cloud-based service platform that drives top line company growth with staff, vehicle and asset tracking that targets medical, industrial, and other vertical markets. Company sold at the end of 2020.

• Transformed the hardware portfolio with cost-based margins to more profitable ones driven by services revenues with value-based pricing.
• Built marketing and product management teams to drive aggressive roadmaps and successful launches.
• Developed and managed marketing campaigns for product and service offerings that transformed inside sales process.
• Built and directed customer support organization with satisfaction ratings consistently above 96%.
• Directed local and off-shore Agile engineering teams.

Identified opportunities that led company growth through technology innovation while still
maintaining fundamental business priorities. Originated, developed and delivered new products that anticipated customer needs based upon strong business models. Drove execution of product launch and communication strategies. Delivered world-class support across a global customer base.

Long Range Systems, LLC

Vice President, Product

Hired by startup founders to urgently navigate strategic options. Led transition of business model from hardware device sales to subscription software services enabled by off-the-shelf consumer wearables.

• Established SaaS business model and value-based pricing.
• Defined product features and roadmap for services.
• Company spokesperson in marketing video. 
• Led local and remote software development teams.
• Directed UI/UX product design.

Overwatch Digital Health - Seizure Detection

Interim CTO

Recruited to define a new services business in nascent at home chronic care healthcare market segment by researching the market, prioritizing product features, defining branding strategy and developing go-to-market plan.

• Market research of healthcare providers and medical equipment manufacturers. 
• Prepared competitive analysis report for executive team.
• Defined feature requirements for MVP and technology roadmap.
• Established sales and marketing channel partnerships.
• Formalized business model and launch plan.
• Designed branding and related marketing campaign.

Carnegie Technologies

Home Health GM

Founded company that provided independence with dignity to millions of vulnerable seniors. Delivered services including fall detection and alerts, medicine reminders and a guard against wandering. The subscription service included an interactive wearable that solved the problem of why so few elderly use any kind of assistive device.

• Raised first $700,000 for the company in angel funding.
• Led development of cloud and embedded software for services product.
• Created first of its kind advanced wearable device that is waterproof and is rechargeable without removing the watch.
• Established relationships with cloud platform services providers that ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Served as panel expert, represented our company and brand at trade shows, and spoke at industry seminars.

UnaliWear

Co-founder and CTO

Recruited to this innovative SaaS services provider for small businesses leveraging cloud- based software systems and integrating on-site IoT.

• Created customer proposals and roadmaps for technology re-use
• Transitioned small business customers to quick integration cloud systems.
• Discovered and defined market opportunities with cloud-based solution platform requiring limited or no on-site IT expertise.
• Architected a compelling SaaS platform with local IoT wireless capabilities to add unique value.
• Created a "stickier" solution by integrating a Bluetooth location and communication system easily managed and maintained by cloud-based software.

Cooperative Computing

CTO/VP of Innovation

Recruited by RF Technologies to lead development of safety and security solutions for the healthcare, education, and hospitality markets.

• Monetized the frequency identification (RFID) and real-time locating system (RTLS) technologies with optional service delivery business model.
• Defined $10MM market opportunity with cloud-based solution platform for small/regional long-term care segment.
• Led the definition and development of next generation indoor location and communications solutions with 50% cost reduction.
• Developed solution roadmaps (held dual role as product manager for the company). 
• Introduced Agile/Scrum methodology, accelerating time to market and reducing engineering costs.

RF Technologies

Vice President of Research and Development

Recruited to lead product and engineering operations in North America and France. Critical responsibilities for short-term and long-term profitability, growth and overall success of the company as part of the executive team. Key role in contributing to the company's strategic direction and overall strategy.

• Transformed a product-oriented organization to one that delivered services over several vertical markets.
• Increased services revenue ten-fold within three years.
• Created strategic plans, then presented these along with the results to the Board of Directors on a regular basis.
• Launched a location-based subscription services product for autistic children and shipped 15,000 units in first quarter.
• Published white papers then participated as an expert panelist at the AdvancedTCA Summit 2010 trade show.
• Engaged customers and promoted the Interphase wireless brand and performed market research at Mobile World Congress 2010 & 2011 in Barcelona.

Fully responsible for representing and leading all global engineering functions in new product development.

Interphase Corporation

Vice President of Engineering

Reported to Mobile Business Unit president and directed French- and English-speaking resources in worldwide locations. Responsible for profitability goal through end-to-end sales process improvements.

• Ran operations a 600 million euro P&L for mobile communications .
• Increased operating profitability through improved oversight and processes.
• Led worldwide French- and English-speaking team members.
• Redesigned and launched end-to-end sales process improvements.

Mobile Solutions Division [Paris, FR]
Contributed to market studies of next-generation mobile products to develop marketing messages and establish product development priorities worldwide.

Marc DeVinney