Christopher Gallo
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ********* ****
City: North Canton
State: OH
Zip: 44720
Country: USA
Phone: 330-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $90,000
Willing to Relocate
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Job History / Details:
Christopher Gallo
5140 Arlington Rd.
North Canton, OH 44720
******@************.***
SUMMARY: A fourteen years track record of success developing elegant products for a wide range of industries including software, household goods and consumer electronics. For the last six years I've taken a leadership role, directing multidisciplinary teams in a fast paced development environment. A key area of successful product delivery has been my unique ability to transfer concept and design to Asian manufacturing partners.
MANAGEMENT: Strong Director level management background in a collaborative environment. Leadership of domestic and international design teams from concept through production. A natural ability to except critical feedback and motivate collaborative teams to embrace and implement change.
CORE COMPITANCIES: Project road mapping, design research, modeling and rapid prototyping, mentoring, manufacturing processes, technical writing and SOP development, engineering, packaging development including drop testing, quality control, site inspection, protecting intellectual property and development in both start-up and large company environments.
TECHNOLOGY: Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Corel Technical Suite, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat, HTML, CSS, VB, FoxPro, PC and Mac environments, Skype and Wistia for international collaboration.
MARKETING: Development and execution of national marketing campaigns for TV, newspaper, direct mail, web.
WORK EXPERENCE:
2007-Present ARTHUR MIDDLETON CAPITOL HOLDINGS, Canton, OH
Dir. of New Product Development
Lead development for five independent companies
Secured cUL, CSA, ETL and Good Housekeeping certifications.
Directed multinational development team of 19
New products have generated 18 patents and more that one billion dollars in revenue to date.
Manage critical deadlines on seasonal products.
Developed marketing campaigns to maximize profits.
2001-Present GCC Consulting, Akron, OH
Principal
Developed project management and estimating software for the construction industry.
JobTrac software streamlines management process and allows managers to oversee more projects.
Directed team of FoxPro developers from concept through launch.
Software allows contractors to retain as much as 15% more profit per project.
2000-2004 BERT L. HOWE & ASSOCIATES, Anaheim Hills, CA
Case Manager, General Contractor
Managed multi-million dollar construction defect lawsuits.
Developed processes and image storage systems for documenting defective workmanship.
1989-2000 FIX ALL CONSTRUCTION, INC. Riverside, CA
Partner, General Contractor
Directed 30 in-house staff and 40 sub-contractors in all aspects of foreclosure property rehabilitation.
Developed photo and file sharing systems in FoxPro over Novell networks.
EDUCATION:
1986-1988 Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA
Business Management
2008-2011 Kent State University, Kent, OH
Architecture
INTRESTS: Coaching youth sports
Hiking with my children
Technology, Solving problems,
Reading and Travel
HIGHLIGHTS: Five outstanding children
Receiving my first utility patent
Winning the National Golden Hammer Award
Selected Volunteer of the Year in Riverside, CA
The first company product to gross $100,000,000
Securing a partnership with Home Shopping Network
Seeing the world through my work.
Christopher Gallo 330-***-****