Tom Merle

Senior level business, innovation, and R&D leader with broad experience in managing business operations, accelerated product development, technology commercialization, design and development organizations, partner relations and collaboration, as well as proposals and contracts. Deep expertise in making technologies "real" and delivering innovative products to the market. Experience driving business unit P&L, strategic relationships, as well as multi-disciplinary resources across innovation, design, engineering, human factors, and product realization. An effective player/coach with strong communication skills who has mentored, collaborated, and managed activities across functional groups, internal stake holders, and external partners. Speaker and frequent lecturer on the topics of innovation, product development, technology delivery, and human centered design. Specialties: Technology Development and Readiness; Product Commercialization; Innovation Methods, Rapid Product Development; Digital R&D, Partner Management and Collaboration; Leadership - business, program and team; and Resource Management