Jim Carr

Background

About Jim Carr

Internationally recognized Electric Metering & Distribution subject matter expert providing a unique blend of business and technical savvy with a big-picture vision and the drive to make that vision a reality. Leading cities and electric utilities to develop and implement multi-faceted IOT/Smart Grid/Smart City solutions. Experienced in all aspects of vendor – client relationship building. Provide people-valued management style in diverse environments ranging from start-up ventures to mature organizations. Proven global success in the following areas: • Business Development • Utility Use Case/Process Development • Commercial Strategy • Consortium Building • JV Alliances • Technical Sales/Strategy • Technical Team Building • OEM Partner Development and Management • Manufacturing/Logistics Skills and Achievements: TACKLES COMPLEXITY: International JV / consortium development, mergers and acquisitions, competitive product buyouts, plant relocations, and plant shutdowns have all been achieved maximizing investment dollars, minimizing manufacturing downtime, and minimizing integration costs. PROGRESSIVE CHANGE AGENT: Tireless agent for a business need to stay nimble and adapt to ever-changing market landscapes, both with clients as well as internally focused. Develop business processes for new technologies and data management. EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP AND COACHING: Foster confident, highly productive international teams by providing a clear vision and outlining goals and empowering the team to develop the most efficient processes to successfully own and achieve initiatives. PIONEER AND VISIONARY: Develop and execute strategies for difficult or blocked markets balancing traditional technologies with forward leaning features and applications. Successfully transformed a traditional hardware manufacturer to a leading software company that facilitated a 73% growth in revenues and a 10% gain in market share. ACHIEVES RESULTS: Utilize strong customer relationships to Influence customer purchasing specifications. The 45 products developed under my leadership represent 28 million deployed endpoints in 19 different countries. INNOVATOR: Two granted patents as inventor for time synchronization methodology and high resolution CVR / VVO grid solution. Specified and conceptualized cost effective 120VA plug and play power source reducing customer support costs by a projected 63%, improving reliability by a projected 29%, and decreasing weight by 16%.