Bob Wald, Ms
About Bob Wald, Ms
HOW I CAN SERVE YOU: • Technology, SW and Engineering--technology innovation/R&D, ideation/strategy, product conception/development/management; • R&D, innovation management, and intellectual property (IP) commercialization; • VERY TECHNICAL program management, including complex, multi-disciplinary and international. Recent PMP project management certificate, Agile workshops and tactical Scrum methodologies adds to work familiarity; • Complicated consultative sales and business development processes involving multiple team members and multiple decision makers--expert c-level seller-doer and partnership creation; • Strategic plans and product roadmaps for data science, data analytics, machine learning (ML), and AI programs; • Team leadership, P&L management; • Extensive hands-on use of PDM and PM systems such as MS Project, Primavera, IBM RPM, LiveLink, Aha!, SmartSheet, Confluence, Monday, and JIRA includes scheduling, budgets, resources, and contingencies. ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES: entrepreneurial, emotional intelligence, innovation, team leadership, marketing, mentoring/teaching/training, pre-sales/sales, tech support, tech commercialization, tech strategy, and vendor management. DIFFERENTIATORS: • QUOTE: “Possesses the rare combination of technical, business, and emotional intelligence with significant senior level management experience in complex environments” (consulting client) • VC/angel tech due diligence in CA, CO, and Europe; • Intellectual Property (IP) creation, proof-of concept, and full commercialization leading to start-ups and spin-offs; • Digital Transformation through Data Analytics, Knowledge Management (KM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI); • International standards development; • Technical, competitive and market research; • International Expat-4 years; • Former NCAA Division I student athlete; • Eagle Scout.