VP Engineering
Resume:
GREG SOSINSKI
Fairport, NY ****0
********@***.***
SUMMARY
Results-oriented executive with 10 years experience as VP of Product Development in a Fortune 200 company. Has a proven track record in leading challenging, complex product and systems development programs, platforms and organizations. Total of 30 years in product development with a background in program management, SW engineering, systems engineering, IT, imaging, electronics, electro-mechanics and electro-optics. Significant experience managing innovative global development efforts spanning the U.S., Europe and Japan with total value chain accountability.
Product Development
Technical Staffing and Training
Software Engineering
Program Management
P&L Site and Capital Budget
Design & Lean Six Sigma Process
Technology Acceleration
Image Processing
Executive Customer Engagement
Sustaining Engineering
New Product Planning
Value Chain Management
Partner Relationship Management
Open Innovation
Complex Systems Integration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
XEROX CORPORATION, Webster, N.Y. 1978-2009
Vice President, Product and Solutions Development 2007 - 2009
Led all offshore and 3rd party product development spanning 4 lines of business. This represents the product base for 50% of the $4B production printer business. Also managed the Xerox production solution group which delivers value added workflow SW and HW. Accountable for $80M site budget and all associated world wide operations in the U.S., Japan and Belgium.
• Spear-headed the successful recovery and 2008 world wide launch of the new Xerox Continuous Feed Printer line. Overcame significant staffing shortfalls, budget constraints, and technical issues, along with complexity of an acquisition. This enabled market share growth from less than 10% to 30% in 2008.
• Managed on plan delivery of breakthrough DC700 entry digital press with sales exceeding plan by 30% in a difficult economy.
• Overcame significant unexpected supplier field issues and budget reductions while managing on plan delivery and launch of next generation light production monochrome, Xerox Engineering format and new color graphic wide format printer family.
• Benchmark development productivity achieved with a direct staff of 100 covering over 15 product programs and leveraging strategic partners.
• Championed introduction of Design for Six Sigma and Creativity & Innovation initiatives to drive quality, productivity and morale improvements in the organization.
Vice President, Engineering 2006 - 2007
Managed centralized resource group providing product/technology incubation, software standards, human factors / industrial design and engineering toolset support to all Xerox product development teams.
• Succeeding with all deliverables in spite of a 50% staff productivity task. Led definition of next generation Xerox product/GUI design and managed convergence and consolidation of corporate PLM engineering tools set.
• Introduced Open Innovation initiative to Xerox to leverage external intellectual property and drive culture change.
Corporate Director, Productivity 2005
Managed 11 corporate world wide, cross functional teams driving total cost of goods and services productivity. This activity leveraged the emerging corporate Lean Six Sigma infrastructure.
• In conjunction with corporate finance, defined a corporate gross margin roadmap with traceability to bottom up project plans. This provided congruence with LSS efforts and enabled strategic decisions.
Vice President, Product Development 1999-2004
Managed the development of Xerox production publishing, printing and scanning products with associated embedded and network workflow software. This involved a $100M site budget, $400M total project spend, a direct engineering staff of 400+ and an additional matrix staff of 500+.
• Led the definition, development and delivery of the Nuvera production printer family of products whose mission was to replace the very profitable Docutech and Docuprint lines. This program was initiated at the height of the Xerox financial crisis with very aggressive goals set. The first product was delivered in benchmark time for its class with very challenging budget, staffing and technical issues overcome. This product family has allowed Xerox to hold the over 50% market share in this crucial segment.
• Led the planning, development and delivery of the next generation Xerox production workfolow color scanner. This product brought breakthrough performance capabilities via cutting edge image processing, SW and sensor technologies. This product still has unmatched capabilities in the market.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
Simon School of Business
University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
1991 (GPA 3.8/4.0)
Masters of Science, Electrical Engineering
University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
1982 (GPA 3.5/4.0)
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.
1978 (GPA 3.6/4.0)
TRAINING
Design and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Developing Business Leaders
Centre for High Performance Development, London, England
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