Geoff Phillips

Responsible for developing product roadmap and product requirements documents for the receiver installed on the vehicle to enable wireless charging. Also responsible for a time for UI and UX of interface to the vehicle that displayed position detection and charging status for an aftermarket upgrade.

Responsible for managing development of wireless charging systems for electric vehicles. Took on additional responsibilities for operations, purchasing, and safety management. Coordinated tasks between electrical, mechanical, and software engineering at sites in Watertown, Zurich, and Shanghai.

Responsible for new product development of automotive engine capacitive sensors. Coordinated all phases of new product development from customer requirements through production at our Mexico and China locations.

Led the implementation of an industry leading digital customer engagement platform to make targeted recommendations to customers about ways to save energy. Worked collaboratively across functions to define product requirements, developed product roadmap, managed ongoing maintenance and enhancements to the products. Energy Efficiency Product Management Supervisor

Developed new product offerings for Energy Efficiency programs for residential and commercial customers. Developed market segmentation model for commercial customers.

Buick, Pontiac, and GMC Accessories. Led team that defined product specifications, developed product strategy, and managed the product life cycle for accessories such as chrome wheels, spoilers, and electronics. Recommended pricing and forecast demand by analyzing competitive information, past sales, and market research data.

Managed all accessories product development in Europe for all global markets. Improved launch readiness of product portfolios from less than 30% to 94%.

Working with regional product marketing managers, defined accessory product portfolios for all vehicles derived from GM's midsize and compact car platforms. Scope of work included roughly 53 vehicle product portfolios for brands including Chevrolet, Buick, Saturn, Opel, Vauxhall, Saab, and Pontiac. Balanced needs of individual regional go-to-market strategies in 15 key markets against global resource and capital constraints, executed trade-off decisions, applied judgment to meet both global and regional revenue and contribution margin targets.

Profit and loss responsibility for a line of accessories for several GM North American cars including Pontiac, Buick, Chevrolet, and Cadillac. Led an interdisciplinary product development team and worked with the vehicle team to define product portfolios, determine requirements, procure, engineer, produce and distribute accessories through the GM dealer network.

Worked on internal corporate strategy projects for senior leadership around cost management and new technologies.

Led strategic consulting engagements in the Midwest Strategic Change Practice for a diverse set of clients in the consumer electronics and fast-paced consumer goods segments.

Responsible for the mechanical design of handles, doors, and mechanisms for the Transit, a commercial vehicle targeted mainly for European markets. Supervised CAD designers, worked with suppliers, and interfaced with the design studio to create door systems that met customer and corporate requirements.

Participated in Ford College Graduate Program, a rotational program for new-hires that had me rotating through various groups within product development. Spent time on several new vehicle launches at assembly plants, and spent about one year in the warranty and reliability group performing analyses on warranty data.

Worked in Electrical Installations and Research and Development groups. Created an automated finite element mesh generating program for aircraft structural components.