Carl Pettersen: in San Diego, CA

- Led an international product development team for a premium, high volume manufacturer of golf grips - Monitored and maintain product development schedules for a large number of major golf OEM customers - Directed research and development efforts into new and novel materials and techniques in rubber molding - Managed continuous improvement efforts by the portfolio for both productivity and cost reduction opportunities

- Created a detailed business plan, financing model, and secured both seed and growth stage funding - Developed and maintained the product roadmap using customer insights and analysis of financial data - Identified and managed contract design engineers, and Asian based manufacturing for specialized products - Defined and verified product requirements through all areas of the product development cycle

- Developed working relationships with key clinical champions to improve our portfolio development - Closed the gap from the engineer to the customer by arranging on-site surgical visits for engineers - Worked with thought leaders in dental implant surgery to create marketing programs aimed at new users - Trained the global sales team and clinical champions on all new product launches - Team lead for the cross-functional surgical instruments product development team - Developed marketing plans and launched surgical tools and implant products