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David Detlefsen

Innovative Product Manager, Computer Software

Hello, I'm David Detlefsen.

David Detlefsen's Bio:

Innovation Focused Product Manager & Certified Agile/Scrum Product Owner The proven skills to define new product strategies and bring product concepts to market are hard to find. Development leadership requires strong entrepreneurial vision, intrapersonal skills, and drive. I bring these talents to companies seeking to increase profitability and remain competitive. As a leader in your organization I will create successful innovation through strategic and tactical balance and as a manager draw out the best work from the best people. Specialties: Product Management, New Product Design, Innovation & Risk Management

David Detlefsen's Experience:

  • Sr. Product Manager at Zebra Technologies

    April 2014 - Present | Chicago, IL

    Define features and prioritize roadmap for Zebra's Internet-of-Things SaaS platform called Zatar.

  • Principle Product Strategist at WMS Gaming

    June 2007 - October 2013

    Cross over strategic product concepts from R&D into production development. Manage Indea based products analytics team. Spearhead corporate innovation training. Administrate idea management enterprise software tools. Manage early stage product development projects for Gaming Operations buisness unit.

  • Development Manager at Sigenics Inc.

    April 2003 - June 2007

    o Supervised and personally contributed to the creation of custom software, firmware and hardware. o Defined team member responsibilities, hired engineers, delegated development responsibilities, mentored team members and conducted performance reviews. o Created project proposals, managed customer communications, and produced project plans spanning over a year with multimillion dollar budgets. o Defined product specifications based on market research studies my team created, administered, and analyzed.

  • Hardware Engineer at Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Engineering

    April 2002 - April 2003

    Successfully managed the development of a 16 channel micro-electrode stimulator system including software, hardware, firmware and packaging. This position required creating specifications, design, engineering, fabrication, and testing responsibilities. In addition to being the digital designer of the system, I also coordinated the efforts of 3 other engineers on the team.

  • Custom Hardware Engineer at Ikadega Inc,

    January 2002 - July 2002

    Coordinated hardware and software design efforts for first to market video-on-demand server.

  • Faculty at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM)

    2012

    Instructor of Innovation and Risk Management in the MBA curriculum

David Detlefsen's Education:

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    2005 – 2006
    MBA
    Concentration: Strategic Marketing and Entrepreneurship

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    1999 – 2001
    M.S.
    Concentration: Microelectronics Engineering

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    1995 – 1998
    B.S.
    Concentration: Computer Engineering (EE/CS)

  • St. John Brebeuf

    1986 – 1990
    Grammer School
    Concentration: nano-particle bio physics

David Detlefsen's Interests & Activities:

Innovation management, user centered product design, teaching, learning... and yes, I am one of those geocaching people.




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