Don Kleinschnitz

Background

About Don Kleinschnitz

Motivated and innovative "New Product Development" professional known for building new and transforming existing product lines to growth. Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative products and processes employing high scale and globally deployed agile development methodologies New Product Development leader with both small and large scale teams, using blended onshore, offshore and outsourced development teams. Expert in the use of agile development and continuous improvement as a means of transforming product lines to growth coincident with an excellent customer experience. 30+ years of leading the development of new products and services spanning a broad spectrum of IT technology. Delivered multiple strategic product developments and acquisitions in the IT domains of printing, storage, systems management, security, virtualization, SaaS and cloud services. Successfully operated in GM, CTO, CDO and independent contributor roles delivering new products on time and budget. Advanced strategic planning, business modelling, architecture and inventive interests in the emerging areas of the “Internet of Things”. Prolific inventor with multiple patent awards and industry "firsts". Hands on knowledge enables the integrated application of embedded controllers, sensors, software and cloud computing technologies to "Internet of Things" problems and solutions Demonstrated skills in multiple disciplines and roles that span the value delivery chain. Strategic planning M&A technical identification and due diligence Business Modelling Product/Program management Agile transformation and development Technical architecture Hardware and software engineering Customer feedback systems for new products