bill dickey

Senior Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing Intelligence for the the Consumer Business Division. Lead and support cross-business initiatives, provide strategic advice to senior management, assist in business planning, and manage strategic projects.

Senior lead for the consumer PC and Chromebook business.

Senior Product Marketing Manager for $4 billion LED HDTV business segment, focused on maintaining #1 market share in the LED TV business, meeting sales and profitability targets, and expanding sales channels, while maintaining inventory at the minimum levels to support this growth.

Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for $23MM elevator component manufacturing subsidiary of Halma PLC. Primary focus on expanding sales of control panels, LCD displays, and emergency phones to OEMs, contractors, and distributors. Developed strategic plans, set pricing, created and implemented marketing promotions, and negotiated contracts as an officer of the company. Managed staff of 12 sales people.

General Manager for the $25MM business projector division marketing data projectors to the retail, distribution, education, and professional A/V channels. Primary role was strategic planning, product management, pricing, and promotions for the B2B and B2C channels.

Senior Product Marketing Manager for $600 million plasma HDTV business segment, focused on growing the plasma TV business to meet sales and profitability targets, gaining market share, and expanding sales channels, while maintaining inventory at the minimum levels to support this growth. The senior manager position bridged the gap between Samsung manufacturing and design groups and U.S. consumers and retailers. Responsibilities also included performing comprehensive industry analyses on market size, growth trends, competitive analysis and pricing trends.

Product manager for $200MM Digital Set-top Box Group. Managed OEM sales to Direct TV account. Responsible for forecasting, inventory control, and new product development. Acted as liaison between factory and customers for all technical support and quality related issues.

Business Unit Manager with complete P/L responsibility for a $50 million business unit that sold motor products to the appliance and consumer electronics industries. Represented four different Matsushita manufacturing divisions. Managed fifteen employees in five regional locations.

Technical Manager for $5 million dollar subsidiary of Danfoss, a Danish manufacturer of HVAC controls and equipment. Provided technical support and training on refrigeration and air conditioning controls.

Activities and Societies: * Winner – Columbia Business School Small Business Consulting Program Competition (2004). * Semi-finalist – 2005 Global Business Case Challenge, 323 teams from 61 business schools representing 18 countries participated in the competition. * Peer Advisor/Alumni Advisor