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(2015 - 2015)
2020
Cybernetix Ventures is a venture capital firm leading the way for investment into early-stage robotics, automation, and AI startups. Headquartered in Boston, the world’s epicenter for robotics innovation, Cybernetix connects its portfolio to the national and global robotics ecosystems, bringing unparalleled expertise to companies poised to make major impacts in sectors including advanced manufacturing, logistics/warehousing, architecture, engineering and construction, and healthcare/medical devices.
2023
2023
Raise Robotics builds robotic equipment to help workers with challenging tasks on construction sites, making jobs safer, preventing rework and significantly improving productivity. The company is currently providing fenestration and mass timber contractors with semi-autonomous machinery that completes bracket layout, installment and verification four times faster than standard methods.
2019
2019
VocalZoom has developed ultra-small, low-cost, non-contact vibration sensors for use in industrial IoT applications. The company's sensors are designed to enable faster and easier deployment of predictive maintenance solutions, with minimal integration costs and downtime.
2017
2017
ePropertyCare enables remote awareness and control of properties for landlords, developers, and property managers over a 100% cellular platform. (https://epropertycare.com/)
2018 - 2023
2018 - 2023
Robotics and AI accelerator to help create and scale the next generation of successful robotics companies by providing entrepreneurs and innovative robotics/automation startups with the space and resources they need to develop, prototype, test, and commercialize their products and solutions. (www.massrobotics.org)
2018 - 2023
2018 - 2023
Board Advisor and consultant to high tech senior executives of start up companies on innovative strategy development and execution encompassing markets, technologies, operations, and organizations. KEY AREAS of EXPERTISE - Start-up strategy pivot scenarios - M&A vs Organic growth - Market adjacency expansion and pivots - Finding the right “Second Act” after a successful first product/platform business - China strategy - Optimizing organizations and processes to successfully execute new strategic paths. Sample application focus areas are Robotics and AI, Sensors, Digital Transformation (IoT), SaaS, and Cybersecurity
2011 - 2022
2011 - 2022
Advisory Board Member, Strategy Task Force Chair, Tufts University School of Engineering
2015 - 2017
2015 - 2017
Disruptive measurement company leading a giant leap in molecular analysis, diagnostics, and imaging. Driving breakthroughs in miniaturization, artificial intelligence, vacuum science and optics,
1998 - 2017
2014 - 2017
Responsibilities included P&L management, strategy, technology and product development, marketing, and system solution development for Analog Devices’ $1B Industrial Automation, Energy, and Sensing division. Oversaw three market-focused business units and five technology groups, including ADI’s China technology and market development groups. Also responsible for the Industrial IoT and Emerging Sensor strategies for ADI. • Established the Industrial Sensing Business Unit with Smart City, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Agriculture, and Smart Building sub-strategies. • Launched a new Industrial IoT business aimed at SW and Services for condition-based monitoring of machines configured with ADI HW with embedded AI and analytics. • Created an Emerging Sensors Market and Technology strategy group to engage the eco-system of start-ups, partners, major customers, and universities to shape a new sensor strategy for the company. Successfully developed more than 20 partner engagements, and built a strong deal pipeline. • Executed 3 acquisitions to add strategic capability in Cyber-security, Systems and SW engineering, and Sensors. • Restructured our China development organization into a more market-focused, locally led development and marketing team to support substantial growth in our China business.
2007 - 2014
Responsibilities included P&L management, strategy, technology and product development, marketing, and applications development for Analog Devices’ $250M MEMs / Sensor division with high-performance accelerometer, gyro, and inertial navigation modules for the automotive, industrial, healthcare, and selective consumer markets. • Successfully executed a significant turnaround of a historically underperforming organization into the fastest growing ADI business unit at the time. Delivered a +$50M profit improvement. • Successfully sold the Microphone business for $100M. Redirected the R&D spend to play to win in ADI’s core markets of automotive, industrial, and healthcare. • Built a strong industry reputation as a board member of the MEMS Industry Group and as an invited speaker, moderator, and panelist regarding the sensor market.
2000 - 2007
Responsibilities included P&L management, strategy, technology and product development, marketing, and applications development for Analog Devices $400M Wireless chipset business for the mobile phone industry. The group delivered and supported complex wireless system solutions, including full hardware designs, IC chipsets combined with modem, and application software to enable feature-rich mobile phones for customers. • Achieved 100%/year growth for three consecutive years from 2002-2004 with annual revenues above $400M. • Established Asia Wireless Applications Center in Shanghai, China in 2001 for mobile phone HW and SW development and technical support. Built the team from one to over 40 engineers that developed and delivered full form factor mobile phone reference designs to customers. • Led a $25M acquisition of a UK SW division in 2006 and the successful integration of people and technology into our Wireless development organization.
1998 - 2000
Built and led a high-performance regional marketing and applications team intensely focused on achieving dramatic growth in the highest potential, locally driven Asia markets—PC monitors, notebooks and desktops, digital cameras, wireless infrastructure, and mobile phones. • Defined a regional business marketing leadership role based in Hong Kong that would address poor organizational effectiveness and disappointing business results in the early days of Asia’s high-tech emergence. • Grew ADI’s locally driven Asia business in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore at 90% CAGR from $50M to >$180M in three years.
1985 - 1997
1993 - 1997
Led the embryonic development of an emerging analog IC strategy from early revenue through the rapid growth phase for a business that is now a cornerstone of ADI’s franchise converter business. Leadership included P&L management, market and technology development, and execution.
1985 - 1993
Held different engineering roles in Product Test, Design, and Project / Group leader.