Longin is a seasoned and thoughtful product manager. He is well respected for his careful customer-first analysis, which leverages insights gained from VOC combined with market data. His ability to listen and reflect means that he builds a deep understanding of how customers make purchasing decisions; all of the personas involved, the problems they face as well as the key factors considered in a purchasing decision. This knowledge is coupled with a willingness to test assumptions with the market to ensure that products solve compelling problems in meaningful ways. In addition, he is collaborative and funny. It was a pleasure working with someone of this caliber and character.

When I set out to create an "innovation hub" for Scott Safety to accelerate the development of revolutionary new products for the global fire services, I knew I needed to find leaders with the courage, creativity and drive to "think different." Longin had to step away from a highly responsible marketing job to join the "Firefighter of the Future" team in a dedicated, co-located, collaboration center that was completely foreign to the way product development had been done at Scott Safety. Longin's deep industry knowledge and personal experience in firefighting technology and tactics made a tremendous contribution to this team. The results were nothing less than stellar! Scott Sight is a true market first and an innovation that will save lives of fire victims and firefighters. Longin and his teammates dedicated themselves to meeting my challenge of delivering hands-free thermal imaging technology to firefighters everywhere. They did it faster, and with more customer input, than any previous product development. Then they followed it up with the best marketing launch in company history. Longin understands what it takes to succeed in a "lean startup" and deliver innovative products in today's world.

Longin is a seasoned and thoughtful product manager. He is well respected for his careful customer-first analysis, which leverages insights gained from VOC combined with market data. His ability to listen and reflect means that he builds a deep understanding of how customers make purchasing decisions; all of the personas involved, the problems they face as well as the key factors considered in a purchasing decision. This knowledge is coupled with a willingness to test assumptions with the market to ensure that products solve compelling problems in meaningful ways. In addition, he is collaborative and funny. It was a pleasure working with someone of this caliber and character.

When I set out to create an "innovation hub" for Scott Safety to accelerate the development of revolutionary new products for the global fire services, I knew I needed to find leaders with the courage, creativity and drive to "think different." Longin had to step away from a highly responsible marketing job to join the "Firefighter of the Future" team in a dedicated, co-located, collaboration center that was completely foreign to the way product development had been done at Scott Safety. Longin's deep industry knowledge and personal experience in firefighting technology and tactics made a tremendous contribution to this team. The results were nothing less than stellar! Scott Sight is a true market first and an innovation that will save lives of fire victims and firefighters. Longin and his teammates dedicated themselves to meeting my challenge of delivering hands-free thermal imaging technology to firefighters everywhere. They did it faster, and with more customer input, than any previous product development. Then they followed it up with the best marketing launch in company history. Longin understands what it takes to succeed in a "lean startup" and deliver innovative products in today's world.

Longin is a seasoned and thoughtful product manager. He is well respected for his careful customer-first analysis, which leverages insights gained from VOC combined with market data. His ability to listen and reflect means that he builds a deep understanding of how customers make purchasing decisions; all of the personas involved, the problems they face as well as the key factors considered in a purchasing decision. This knowledge is coupled with a willingness to test assumptions with the market to ensure that products solve compelling problems in meaningful ways. In addition, he is collaborative and funny. It was a pleasure working with someone of this caliber and character.

When I set out to create an "innovation hub" for Scott Safety to accelerate the development of revolutionary new products for the global fire services, I knew I needed to find leaders with the courage, creativity and drive to "think different." Longin had to step away from a highly responsible marketing job to join the "Firefighter of the Future" team in a dedicated, co-located, collaboration center that was completely foreign to the way product development had been done at Scott Safety. Longin's deep industry knowledge and personal experience in firefighting technology and tactics made a tremendous contribution to this team. The results were nothing less than stellar! Scott Sight is a true market first and an innovation that will save lives of fire victims and firefighters. Longin and his teammates dedicated themselves to meeting my challenge of delivering hands-free thermal imaging technology to firefighters everywhere. They did it faster, and with more customer input, than any previous product development. Then they followed it up with the best marketing launch in company history. Longin understands what it takes to succeed in a "lean startup" and deliver innovative products in today's world.