Howard Danzyger is a senior leader with over 25 years of experience in product development, program management, and portfolio management. He has a track record of successfully developing and launching hundreds of new products on time and on budget. He is passionate about innovation and driving organizational improvement through initiatives like process development.

1. HOWARD DANZYGER, PMP
757 Shiloh Court 872-202-2544
Burlington, WI 53105 hdanzyger@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Senior team leader with 25+ years of experience in product development, program management, portfolio & resource
management, and product management. Demonstrated leader of global product development teams, project management
organizations (PMO) and business units. Leader in the development of robust product development and maintenance systems.
Extensive track record developing hundreds of products from idea to launch on budget,on specification, and on time.
Passionate about innovation as demonstrated through 12 published utility patents.Driven to improve talent of organization as
illustrated through leadership in corporate six sigma and Stage-Gate® process development initiatives. Certified as a Project
Management Professional (PMP).
Strengths include:
 New Product Development Leadership  Product Development Process Design and Implementation
 Program and Project Management  Global & Cross Functional Collaboration
 Portfolio and Resource Management  Consumer Driven Innovation
 Product Management  Marketing and Channel Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FORTUNE BRANDS HOME AND SECURITY (FBHS) 2012-2016
Home and security products company with brands including: Moen, Masterbrand,Thermatru, Mas terLock and Sentry Safe
THE MASTER LOCK COMPANY, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 2015 – 2016
An FBHS company: Manufacturer and distributor of security and safety products for residential, industrial and commercial use
Director of Product Development and Program Management
Managed the product development process,program management team and packaging engineering team
 Implemented a global project governance and decision making systemto drive prioritization and execution of product
development and continuous improvement projects
 Used quantitative analysis to reduce product development funnel by 24% resulting in improved focus and execution
 Launched 13 new product development programs in 2015 resulting in over $5M in new sales in their launch year with
projections of full year sales of over $14M
 Instituted a global portfolio and resource management systemenabling classification and prioritization of projects and
quantitative evaluation of resource availability
 Developed and trained the organization in an improved Stage-Gate® process resulting in improved speed to market of 10%
in one year
WATERLOO INDUSTRIES, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 2012 – 2015
An FBHS company: Manufacturer and distributer of organization & storage products for home, industrial and professionaluse
Director of Product Development and Engineering, 2014-2015
Managed Engineering, Product Development and Program Management of storage products
 Developed a portfolio management systemthat facilitated prioritization of projects and alignment of resources to those with
the most value
 Oversaw the strategic development tool storage products for Cornwell Industries resulting in year over year sales increases
of 20%
 Facilitated the development of a new line of tattoo storage products opening a new market for Waterloo
Director of Engineering and Product Marketing, 2012-2014
Managed Engineering, Product Development and Product Marketing driving growth in sales and profitability
 Instituted a Stage-Gate® process through a 6-month continuous improvement effort aligning corporate resources
 Aligned Product Managers with consumer segments resulting in the development of product road maps based upon
consumer needs and enabling the introduction of over 80 new products in 2013
 Created a Program Management function that resulted in on-time completion of projects for Craftsman, Cornwell, The
Home Depot and others
 Led the execution of a promotion for Wal-Mart Canada resulting in over $1M in additional sales
 Developed a line of Harley Davidson branded tool storage for Craftsman sold in Sears stores and Harley Dealerships
resulting in over $7M in sales

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HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, Chicago, Illinois 2008 – 2012
Manufacturer and distributorof organizational products; including plastic storage, garment care and home organization
Director of New Product Development 2011 - 2012
Managed corporate new product development and maintenance of existing products
 Instituted new product development tracking to enable executive and team access to status of80+ development programs
reducing meeting times by 50% while improving speed to market and adherence to schedule
 Consolidated product documentation providing global access to quality requirements and reducing shipments of defective
product
 Created process to document 100% compliance of children’s products to legal standards enabling major retailer placement
 Facilitated development of $1M in Dollar General private label business through on the ground support of product
development in China
 Directed ironing board consumer research leading to the introduction of new to the world cover materials at the 2012
Housewares Show
Category Director – Garment Care 2008 - 2011
Managed marketing, channel and product development for the garment care business unit with P&L responsibility
 Increased sales while improving margins by 11% and SKU productivity by 55%
 Introduced 20+ ironing boards to enable HPI to continue as the top ironing board manufacturer in the world
 Developed ironing board channel strategy for Wal-Mart, K-Mart, BBB and Sears to maintain 100% of business in 2011
 Partnered with fabric printers to develop ironing board covers passing 100% of mass retailer performance requirements
 Commercialized a revolutionary rotating top ironing board and folding laundry center through collaboration with Chinese
and Korean suppliers and gained placement of HPI’s first ironing boards on air with HSN
 Created an innovative full featured wide top ironing board increasing placement at BBB by 30%
NEWELL RUBBERMAID OFFICE PRODUCTS GROUP, Oak Brook, Illinois 2003 - 2008
$2 billion business group that develops,manufactures, and markets office products and writing instruments
Director of Product Development – Coloring and Art Global Business Unit 2006 - 2008
Product Development Leader – Coloring and Art Strategic Business Unit 2003 - 2006
Led R&D group consisting of Program Managers,Development Engineers and Industrial Designers with indirect management
of Chemists and Plant Engineers in the development of products for Prismacolor, Foohy and Papermate brands
Developed children’s school accessories and fine art products
 Introduced hundreds of new children’s and artists’products producing $10M+ in yearly sales
 Utilized consumer research to develop patented and innovative products:mood pens, invisible ink, schoolaccessories
filled with “lava” solution, and others to enable creation of a new children’s brand and $1M + sales at major mass retailers
 Developed 100+ new fine art pencil and marker colors, including the first pencil to meet ASTM lightfast standards
 Enabled business unit to achieve over 20% of sales attributable to new products in 2006
 Managed the business unit’s intellectual property and protected innovations through filing 10+ patents
Process leader of the New Product Development process
 Led a cross functional team that developed a Stage-Gate® process,created documentation, trained 300+ people and
instituted continuous improvement resulting in improved efficiencies and increases in speed to market of over 30%
Directed the creation and maintenance of the business unit’s product and process specifications
 Led a project to develop specifications/procedures for art products improving quality and reducing defects by over 25%
Led business unit productivity and quality initiatives
 Participated in roll out of six sigma black belt and design of experiments training resulting in $100k+ in savings
 Utilized design of experiments to identify factors in pencil warpage and reduce defects by over 20%
 Identified and implemented productivity projects contributing $100,000+ each year in savings
Developed partnerships with suppliers, internal manufacturing sites, and functional groups
 Collaborated with American, Chinese, Japanese,and Indian suppliers to drive improved quality and speed to market
 Developed a vendor partner for a line of liquid filled schoolaccessories contributing $1M+ in sales yearly
 Initiated a development partnership for a line of archival markers cutting development time by 50%

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FELLOWES INC., Itasca,IL 1990 - 2003
Global privately held company that develops home and office organizational products
Engineering Manager – Technology Accessory Group 2001 - 2003
Engineering Manager- Computer/Consumer Electronic Accessory Group 1998 – 2001
Managed the Engineering, Quality, and Technical Support groups. Managed R&D/capital budgets of$3MM+
 Led the development of hundreds of new products in a wide range of product categories,including cellular, PDA and
laptop accessories; connectivity products; media storage; and ergonomic products resulting in millions of dollars in sales
 Collaborated with Asian manufacturers as our injection molding facility was divested ensuring no interruption in supply
 Led collaborative product development initiatives cutting product development times by 50%
 Managed intellectual property and was an inventoron 11 patents enabling development of innovative computer
accessories
 Process lead for successfulimplementation of BOM, Routing, and Engineering modules of an Oracle ERP system
Product/Manufacturing Engineer 1991 - 1998
Developed new products,implemented product improvements, and led product cost reductions
 Introduced innovative computer accessories resulting in a leadership position in the category
 Developed an extensive keyboard manager line with a patented attachment feature creating $1M+ in yearly revenues
Industrial Engineer 1990 - 1991
Improved the profitability of injection molding and otherassembly departments
LITTON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, Hebron, KY 1987 - 1989
Consulting firm which assisted clients with reducing costs and improving productivity
Systems Engineer
Analyzed manufacturing issues in managing, handling, moving, and storing material
EDUCATION
Master of Science Degree - Industrial & Systems Engineering 1985 - 1987
Georgia Institute of Technology,Atlanta, GA
Bachelors of Science Degree - General Engineering 1981 - 1985
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
CONTINUING EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Member of Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) 2011 - Present
Certified Professional in Project Management (PMP) 2008 - Present
Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) 2008 – Present
Newell Rubbermaid Six Sigma Black Belt Training 2005
College of Dupage Plastics Technology Program 1992 - 1994