James Vaughn

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

San Carlos, CA

jvaughn0822@gmail.com

(650) 336 - 8106

Growth-focused executive with 13+ years of hands-on Agile DevOps execution in B2B and B2C data-centric business models, IoT connected experiences, and new product innovation driven from continuous customer input throughout product development and market launch. Hands-on approach effective for operating in fast moving organizations, startup ecosystems, and teams.

Work Experience

Honeywell International Inc., Building Technologies

Chief Marketing Officer, VP Marketing & Product Management

Feb 2017 - Current

Promoted to lead marketing and product management for new $1.8B Software Solutions business
Scale product management and align activities with DevOps and marketing
Align digital strategies and IoT product roadmaps across market verticals
Establish innovation pipeline with customer vetted proof-of-concepts and startup ecosystem

Honeywell International Inc., Safety and Productivity Solutions

Sr. Director, M&A Software Integration Leader

Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

Appointed to lead post M&A integration efforts for $1.2B warehouse automation business
Increased pipeline by 60% through European expansion and new patentable productivity solution

Honeywell International Inc., Automation and Controls Solutions

Sr. Director, IoT and Software Product Management

May 2015 - Jun 2016

Achieved 130% revenue growth by executing global portfolio strategy for 28 new IoT applications
Mapped product stories and clarified system relationships improving development speed 300%

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Director, SaaS Software Product Management

2012 - 2015

Built IoT platform on AWS, launched 13 apps in 18 months, and connected 85% of install-base
Increased annual recurring revenue by 70% and subscription user base by 350%

Abbott Diagnostics

Sr. Global Product Manager, Software and Analytic Solutions

2010 - 2012

275% improvement in trial conversion through hypothesis based feature layout optimization
Managed community of 1500 developers and coordinated 2 developer conferences

BearingPoint

Engagement Manager, Digital Product Strategy

2007 - 2010

Led 15 projects to define minimal viable product and discover new value propositions
Established bi-monthly sprint feedback cycles between customers and engineering

Mobile Text Solutions

Co-Founder / Product Leader

2005 - 2007

Built mobile messaging platform. Grew to $2.8M and 15 agency reseller partners

General Electric

Commercial Leadership Development Program

1999 - 2001

Education

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

M.B.A. Entrepreneurship, Marketing

North Carolina State University

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Skills

Certified SCRUM Master, JIRA Agile, Hadoop, Cloudera, A/B Testing Optimizely Platform, Developing Products Customers Love
AWS Architect Associate-level Training, Aha Roadmap