Technically savvy leader with almost 15 years in product development and product management in the high-tech industry. Proven history of driving profit growth by delivering innovative products that address key customer pain points. Polished motivator adept at working across business units and job functions at all management levels to reach consensus as quickly as possible. Entrepreneurial-minded problem solver often tasked with the most challenging assignments to drive creative solutions in the most efficient manner possible. Passionate people manager focused on building teams based on trust and empowerment. Lifelong love for developing software of all types in my professional and personal life. Key competencies include: -People Leadership -Product Management and Planning -Influencing Executives -Operational Optimization -Strategic Planning and Execution -Software Savvy -Technology Expertise -Learning Agility

Senior Product Manager, Technical Services @ Driving all aspects of bringing a new global enterprise IT service to market, including cost/pricing analysis, go-to-market strategy, marketing collateral, sales enablement, and more. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Austin, Texas AreaEntrepreneur & Co-Founder @ Pursuing disruptive business opportunities to coordinate energy use in the home in order to make energy consumption more efficient. Using a combination of big data, SaaS, and the "Internet of Things" we intend to do this in a highly cost-optimized way that will drive much more rapid consumer adoption than is currently being seen in the market today. Patent pending. • Formulating product vision, revenue model, and go-to-market plan • Personally developing the initial SaaS application prototype using Python/Django, MySQL, HTML5, and Javascript From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Director of Go-To-Market, Cloud Computing @ Drove sales improvements for next generation virtual desktop solutions by collecting first-hand customer feedback and by assisting product managers with roadmap planning, route to market enhancements, sales training development, and sales process refinements. Worked directly with customers at all levels, IT admin to CxO, to quell concerns related to virtual desktop solutions. • Doubled revenue to many $100M's by offering lower cost options and increasing product flexibility. • Generated $10M's in incremental revenue through channel programs designed to educate and drive demand from channel partners. • Increased direct and channel demand through coordinated efforts with solution partners through demo programs and better sales education. From July 2012 to February 2014 (1 year 8 months) Austin, Texas AreaSenior Solution Product Manager, Cloud Computing @ Managed the roadmap and coordinated requirements for new releases with engineering using an agile scrum process. Optimized virtual desktop product features and sales processes through close relationships with key sales team members. Adapted the solution to target verticals, specifically healthcare and K12 education. Drove competitive analyses. • Grew overall revenue from near $0 with first generation to $100M’s by third generation through complete product redesign and sales process simplifications. • Reduced enterprise $/user cost by >25% over the first generation while also dramatically increasing customer choice. • Conceived, defined and developed a comprehensive online B2B application to simplify the entire sales process for this highly complex solution. This became an essential part of the product offering and a vital competitive differentiator. • Developed and launched an all-new product targeting SMB customers at a much lower cost point. Achieved $M's in revenue in the first year. From February 2011 to July 2012 (1 year 6 months) Austin, Texas AreaSenior Solution Product Manager / Architect, Vertical Solutions @ Defined and developed solutions for target verticals, including government and K12 education. Initiated and managed both business and technical relationships with partners. Collected first-hand feedback on design parameters from target customers. • Delivered Dell's first ever vehicle-based mobile solution targeting state/local governments. • Hand-picked for a senior executive-sponsored entrepreneurial project to identify highly disruptive business opportunities. Led a team that delivered a business plan for a new product and business model that included revenue and OpEx modeling, sales and marketing strategy, partner strategy, and R&D requirements scoping. From January 2009 to February 2011 (2 years 2 months) Chief of Staff to the Chief Technology Officer @ Owned all aspects of running an organization of 100 senior technology strategists and engineers, including a multi-million dollar budget. Drove company-wide strategy for major technology areas with Dell's VP and CTO. Worked extensively with senior management and executives at all levels on a daily basis. • Influenced product managers across all business units to drive preparedness for upcoming technology trends and to ensure maximum competitiveness. • Created CTO-level presentations for internal senior executive, analyst, and customer meetings, as well as external industry conference keynotes, such as LinuxWorld and Dreamforce. • Positioned Dell as an industry leader in dozens of presentations to CxOs of Fortune 500 customers. From May 2007 to January 2009 (1 year 9 months) Austin, Texas AreaSystems Engineering Senior Manager @ Managed two teams with 12 engineers responsible for performance and power analyses across all Dell client products. Predicted performance 2+ years into the future facilitating strategic portfolio decisions. • Tripled team's work output by focusing rigorously on process optimizations and automation. • Increased demand by advising marketing on the most compelling product comparisons and legal claims to use in advertising. From January 2003 to May 2007 (4 years 5 months) Austin, Texas AreaSystems/Performance Engineer @ Conducted low-level performance and power analyses of common PC architectures. Performed targeted analyses to predict performance 2+ years into the future. Coded a custom kernel-mode driver and software utilities to assist with analyses. • Developed the first prototype for an ambient light sensor that has since shipped on 10M's of notebooks. From September 1999 to January 2003 (3 years 5 months) Austin, Texas Area

Global Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration @ IE Business School From 2012 to 2013 MSEE, Electrical & Computer Engineering @ The University of Texas at Austin From 1998 to 1999 BSEE, Electrical & Computer Engineering @ The University of Texas at Austin From 1995 to 1998 Chad Roesle is skilled in: Cloud Computing, Storage, Enterprise Architecture, Professional Services, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Data Center, Storage Area Networks, SaaS, Product Management, Integration, VMware, VDI, Solution Architecture, Strategy