Models
Work experience
Managing Principal
QMarket Corporation (d/b/a QMarket Associates)
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September 2005 - September 2013
QMarket is my consulting business. I have a few associates and am always looking for good talent to extend my network. I do product design, (including design analysis such as FEA, CFD..etc.), and business strategy oriented toward product-led growth. I've operated in GIS, Consumer products (including CPG / FMCG), and pharmaceuticals among others. Since I started QMarket while I was still at NAVTEQ, it appears to overlap with my time at NAVTEQ.
Senior VP of Global Marketing and Strategy
NAVTEQ Corporation (now NOKIA Location and Commerce)
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January 2006 - February 2007
Was in charge of NAVTEQ's marketing and strategy worldwide. This included development of new product opportunities and preparation for strategic threats.
Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer
NAVTEQ Corporation
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December 2001 - September 2006
Overlapped with move into Global Marketing role, and ran a development group of about 100 software engineers building next-generation digital mapping software for navigation and location-based services (LBS). NAVTEQ powers most of the digital maps in use today for high-end navigation purposes along with several of the online mapping sites.
VP of Corporate Marketing and Strategy
NAVTEQ Corporation
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April 2000 - December 2001
Worked on developing market broadening strategies for moving beyond the automotive industry's navigation needs. Included developing of completely new pricing model for data licensing.
VP OEM Marketing
NAVTEQ Corp.
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February 1998 - April 2000
Worked on building up the OEM (automakers, system vendors,...B2B) customers of NAVTEQ's digital maps (we were called Navigation Technologies in those days).
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Computervision Corporation
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January 1996 - January 1998
Ran up to 400 person operation of CAD/CAM/CAE and EDM/PLM software engineers in Bedford, MA, San Diego, CA and Pune, India. Left Computervision when it was acquired by Parametric Technologies.
Education
University of Southampton
Bachelors with Honors in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aeronautics and Astronautics
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January 1970 - January 1973
Was part of an apprenticeship scheme in conjunction with British Aerospace (then B.A.C.), at their military aircraft division in Warton, Lancashire, England.