Andy Volk

Background

About Andy Volk

I have advanced experience leading teams in innovative product creation and brand building. I am skilled at developing complex products and figuring out how to do things that have never been done before. I thrive in entrepreneurial organizations that are open to new ways of thinking and are willing to take chances on new ideas. I succeed despite limited resources by making sure all my teammates, coworkers and vendors, are stakeholders in the ultimate success of our products. Professional Skills: • Product Lifecycle Management: Over 20 years of experience developing concepts to complete packaged products to meet multiyear product line goals. Continuous management new product release, exit of obsolete product, and improvements of inline product to reduce warranties and accelerate sales growth. • Vendor Management Work directly with multiple vendors in Taiwan, China and Japan on everything from price negotiation to manufacturing via regular factory visits, e-mails, and video conferences. • Manufacturing Extensive experience in design for manufacturing of plastic molding, all types of metal forming and multiple other materials. • Electronics Extensive experience in rechargeable battery technology, wireless transmission, and PCBs. • Personnel Management Manage direct reports, well as work with cross functional teams, consultants, and overseas development teams. • Presentations Regularly present to internal stake holders, sales departments, customers in US and Europe, and on stage to groups up to 100 people. • Financial Management Monthly management of development budgets, sales and forecasting. • Sales Technical sales experience in retail, inside sales and coordination with outside sales reps.