Product Management, Product Marketing

Craig E. Temple

Oxford, Georgia ***** 470-***-**** ********@*******.***

DIRECTOR PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Results oriented professional, experienced in product management, business development, inbound/outbound marketing, and sales force development, with in-depth knowledge of product design, development and commercialization. Effective in collaborating with company leaders to develop a portfolio vision and then work closely with engineers and designers to successfully bring those products to market. Skilled in:

Building, leading and mentoring product management teams

Defining and communicating product/portfolio roadmap strategies based on market research, competitive analysis, technology roadmaps, and customer interactions.

Building cross functional collaboration between leadership, marketing, sales and partners to drive success.

Creating buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners

Conceiving new SW product concepts and defining product features and product requirements based on customer needs and system capabilities.

Helping produce product marketing content: includes pricing, collateral, and playbooks to support sales execution.

Executing product commercialization activities leveraging a range of software development methodologies.

EXPERIENCE

Ricoh US/Ricoh Americas Corporations/Lanier Worldwide 10/2004 – 4/2021

Director, Business Solutions Marketing, 12/2018 – 4/2021

Tasked with creating a new cloud subscription business (SaaS) to grow annuity based revenue. Established go-to-market strategy, including pricing, portfolio positioning, marketing, training, competitive benchmarking, promotion, and demand generation. Defined software development roadmap with multi-year product vision.

Drove cross functional alignment to overcome status quo obstacles

Led multimillion dollar revenue generating initiative from concept to execution.

Director, Software Product Management, 12/2012 – 12/2018

Defined and communicated portfolio roadmap and strategy based on market research, competitive analysis, technology roadmaps, and customer interaction for $150M+ software and services portfolio.

Provided oversight, direction and mentorship of 17-person Product Management team.

Increased gross profits 40% through portfolio consolidation and vender renegotiations

Sr. Product Manager, 10/2004 – 12/2012

Developed and implemented business strategies for revenue and gross profit growth in competitive document imaging and document management environment.

Created business plans, guided product development, led product commercialization, and drove channel adoption and supported vendor management.

Outperformed revenue targets, year-over-year, driving product roadmap alignment to customer needs and trends.

Craig E. Temple (continued)

Oxford, Georgia 30054 470-***-**** ********@*******.***

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Product Management Business Development

TREX Medical – AVP, Product Management WebVMC, LLC - Co-Founder/President

Eastman Kodak – Digital Product Manager CyberCare Inc. - Vice President, Business Development

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree with High Honors: Electrical Engineering

Rochester Institute of Technology

Associate of Science Degree: Engineering Sciences

Monroe Community College

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