Mike Zelman
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Siang Choong Lam
Mike is a good mentor and leader. Even though I have only worked with him for about half a year, he has taught me a lot in the field of marketing. He also valued input from others and would always have in depth discussions and analysis before making a decision.
Marty Demmings
I worked with Mike in two capacities over the last three years: in the first, I was his customer at Motorola; and, in the second, we were peers at Merix, where he helped recruit me to join the company. Mike is a shrewd businessman and pragmatic marketing and sales executive who brings a broad view of the responsibilities within the marketing function in a corporation. He is a fact-based and data-driven leader who is willing and able to challenge his own team and his peers in other functions to "raise the bar" and drive corporate-wide excellence in the pursuit of driving sales, profitability and customer satisfaction... with a solid grounding in the understanding of the tradeoffs and risks among each. In my years of experience in Fortune 100 companies in both direct employment and consulting roles, I have not met another marketing leader who brought both the degree of process and metrics foci to the function like Mike does to deliver results, quickly. Mike is a true asset to any company which values strategic thought, customer understanding and impact to its sales and marketing functions.
Siang Choong Lam
Mike is a good mentor and leader. Even though I have only worked with him for about half a year, he has taught me a lot in the field of marketing. He also valued input from others and would always have in depth discussions and analysis before making a decision.
Marty Demmings
I worked with Mike in two capacities over the last three years: in the first, I was his customer at Motorola; and, in the second, we were peers at Merix, where he helped recruit me to join the company. Mike is a shrewd businessman and pragmatic marketing and sales executive who brings a broad view of the responsibilities within the marketing function in a corporation. He is a fact-based and data-driven leader who is willing and able to challenge his own team and his peers in other functions to "raise the bar" and drive corporate-wide excellence in the pursuit of driving sales, profitability and customer satisfaction... with a solid grounding in the understanding of the tradeoffs and risks among each. In my years of experience in Fortune 100 companies in both direct employment and consulting roles, I have not met another marketing leader who brought both the degree of process and metrics foci to the function like Mike does to deliver results, quickly. Mike is a true asset to any company which values strategic thought, customer understanding and impact to its sales and marketing functions.
Siang Choong Lam
Mike is a good mentor and leader. Even though I have only worked with him for about half a year, he has taught me a lot in the field of marketing. He also valued input from others and would always have in depth discussions and analysis before making a decision.
Marty Demmings
I worked with Mike in two capacities over the last three years: in the first, I was his customer at Motorola; and, in the second, we were peers at Merix, where he helped recruit me to join the company. Mike is a shrewd businessman and pragmatic marketing and sales executive who brings a broad view of the responsibilities within the marketing function in a corporation. He is a fact-based and data-driven leader who is willing and able to challenge his own team and his peers in other functions to "raise the bar" and drive corporate-wide excellence in the pursuit of driving sales, profitability and customer satisfaction... with a solid grounding in the understanding of the tradeoffs and risks among each. In my years of experience in Fortune 100 companies in both direct employment and consulting roles, I have not met another marketing leader who brought both the degree of process and metrics foci to the function like Mike does to deliver results, quickly. Mike is a true asset to any company which values strategic thought, customer understanding and impact to its sales and marketing functions.
Siang Choong Lam
Mike is a good mentor and leader. Even though I have only worked with him for about half a year, he has taught me a lot in the field of marketing. He also valued input from others and would always have in depth discussions and analysis before making a decision.
Marty Demmings
I worked with Mike in two capacities over the last three years: in the first, I was his customer at Motorola; and, in the second, we were peers at Merix, where he helped recruit me to join the company. Mike is a shrewd businessman and pragmatic marketing and sales executive who brings a broad view of the responsibilities within the marketing function in a corporation. He is a fact-based and data-driven leader who is willing and able to challenge his own team and his peers in other functions to "raise the bar" and drive corporate-wide excellence in the pursuit of driving sales, profitability and customer satisfaction... with a solid grounding in the understanding of the tradeoffs and risks among each. In my years of experience in Fortune 100 companies in both direct employment and consulting roles, I have not met another marketing leader who brought both the degree of process and metrics foci to the function like Mike does to deliver results, quickly. Mike is a true asset to any company which values strategic thought, customer understanding and impact to its sales and marketing functions.
Experience
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On Sabbatical
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United States
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Program Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Captain, S/V Madrone
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Jan 2020 - Present
Taking an extended sailing trip with my wife. Learn more at www.svmadrone.com Taking an extended sailing trip with my wife. Learn more at www.svmadrone.com
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Handheld
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Sweden
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Computer Hardware Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Business Development
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Jul 2010 - 2020
Handheld Group is a fast-growing, privately-held developer of rugged handheld computers for data collection and asset management in outdoor and adverse environments. Handheld Group is a fast-growing, privately-held developer of rugged handheld computers for data collection and asset management in outdoor and adverse environments.
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Viasystems Corporation
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, Marketing
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Sep 2007 - Apr 2010
Led all marketing and sales support activities for a publicly-traded, $400M global manufacturer of printed circuit boards. - Market and customer segmentation and go-to-market strategy - Product portfolio management, including roadmap and pricing responsibility Led all marketing and sales support activities for a publicly-traded, $400M global manufacturer of printed circuit boards. - Market and customer segmentation and go-to-market strategy - Product portfolio management, including roadmap and pricing responsibility
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Flex
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr Director, Marketing
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2005 - 2007
Directed all marketing activities for a multiple product line >$500M division - Strategic marketing - Inbound marketing and product definition - Outbound marketing and product promotion - Portfolio management and pricing Directed all marketing activities for a multiple product line >$500M division - Strategic marketing - Inbound marketing and product definition - Outbound marketing and product promotion - Portfolio management and pricing
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Trimble Inc.
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Marketing and Sales
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2004 - 2005
Directed all marketing and sales activities for an operating division - Product portfolio management - Revenue generation - P&L responsibility Directed all marketing and sales activities for an operating division - Product portfolio management - Revenue generation - P&L responsibility
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Agilent Technologies
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Worldwide Marketing Manager
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2000 - 2004
- Marketing responsibility for a product line - Marketing responsibility for a product line
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Education
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1993 - 1995
Penn State University
MS, Acoustics -
1989 - 1993
The Johns Hopkins University
BS, Electrical Engineering
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