1. Formal CV (sanitized)
(Documentation/CVs)

... 500 companies. Leverages Open Innovation to create next-generation technology. Pioneered entry into the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with market-winning systems. Orchestrated Whirlpool’s ...

2. The Future
(Career/The Future)

... the family-work-life balance thing get some operational experience, preferably in a software-based business facing a consumer the acquisitive side of Innovation Management, including Business Development, ...

3. Managing Innovation - by measure
(In Public/My Articles)

... a platform for multiple products. Service How you provide value to customers and consumers beyond and around your products Delivery Channel How you get your offerings to market Brand ...

4. Microsoft's new vision: a computer in every... coffee maker?
(Thoughts/on Innovation)

... That would be a relatively simple engineering issue, and takes 6 months tops. That is not the problem. The real issue is that the value proposition is so weak that a consumer does not want to pay the ...

5. Innovation Speed Dating
(Thoughts/on Innovation)

... that takes place before event.  This is done based on the large companies ‘wants list’ along with an understanding of the consumer market and the opportunities for innovation with the goal of maximizing ...

6. High-Tech Crybabies Head for the Crib | BNET
(Thoughts/on Leadership)

... category: speak quickly, use cool images and sell the consumer an utterly useless and baseless product. Needless to say, I did rate those "ideas" rather poorly (0 out of 5, typically). It takes ingenuity, ...

7. Strategy & Execution
(You/Your Challenges)

... and business plan Digital, connected diagnostics strategy for the appliance industry: market assessment and business case, technology architecture and roadmap Connected Home Strategy to boost consumer ...

8. Product Development (Innovation)
(The Person/Skills)

... hidden. I am really good in understanding what a customer/consumer wants, and to translate that into technical concepts and markets. Most of the other skills listed here are auxiliary to that. I have learned ...

9. 2005-01-20 IGD Horizonscan
(In Public/Public Speaking)

... from the food and grocery chain. We work with consumers, companies and individuals throughout the food and grocery chain to ensure we are providing information, research and leading edge best practice ...

10. 2004-07-13 WHR Portal on DHL Conference
(In Public/In the Press)

... senior leaders. Participants gathered to discuss the latest trends and issues associated with the connected home, and brainstormed ways to bring their innovative concepts to consumers. The conference also ...

11. 2004-07 Home Technology Products
(In Public/In the Press)

... how technology, backed with the power of the Internet, can have a positive impact on the way they work, play and live. Only then will consumers truly realize that these products can provide them with the ...

12. 2003-09-04 Boston Globe
(In Public/In the Press)

... We're at the stage of really trying to offer products and services that bring value to the consumer instead of just being for techno-geeks." Here is the full article online and as PDF.  ...

13. Execution
(The Person/Skills)

... also trained me in their internal methodology "Concept2Consumer", or C2C. I used that tool for every project executed in Whirlpool. As a business owner, I also had to deal with the operational side of ...

14. Founder, Consulting Service, 7/2005 – Present (Launch mid 2006)
(Career/Germany 2005 onwards)

... http://www.sarjay.com, der German one at http://www.sarjay.de. I am also working as an invited panelist for a top-tier consumer-electronics accessories manufacturer. Achievements: I cannot list achievements ...

15. Director, Advanced Concepts & Technologies (ACT), 1/2005 – 7/2005
(Career/Whirlpool Corp)

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI Challenge: Revitalize “Advanced Electronics Group”, streamline global operations and put the work focus firmly on marketable innovations with a strong consumer ...

16. Director, Connected Home, 9/2002 – 12/2004
(Career/Whirlpool Corp)

... Microwave is the last one) Launched 2 consumer pilots together with an industry consortium (MEALTIME and LAUNDRYTIME) Breakthrough $500M B2B business case with pilot launches in 2006 Developed ...

17. Laundrytime - Industry Pilot
(Achievements/Product Dev)

Laundry Time examined how effective an "intelligent" laundry solution was at simplifying and saving time on laundry tasks while also uncovering consumer attitudes about remote access and control of laundry ...

18. MEALTIME - Industry Pilot
(Achievements/Product Dev)

... (November 14, 2005) Mealtime was a real-world test of a connected kitchen solution that enables consumers to use network-enabled appliances to simplify kitchen and meal preparation tasks. Pilot sponsors ...

19. Restructuring
(Achievements/Strategies)

... making processes. It yielded answers to questions in a structured and manageable way, using consumer immersion and rapid prototyping. We used it to drive project and program agendas. One of the secret ...

20. IHS Retail
(Achievements/Product Dev)

... Installation services for broadband and WiFi (this was 2001, mind you!) Web Applications for cooking and laundry (core consumer needs) Web Applications for email, calendaring, and to-do (adjacent consumer ...