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Meet the Judges
The panel
of judges was comprised of four different
experts in product development and R&D; each of these individuals
has been involved in the field for over 20 years. Collectively
they bring a well-rounded view of technical, strategic, and
managerial accomplishments as well as knowledge-sharing and
community impact. Each judge independently evaluated and scored the
nominees; winners were those with the highest total scores.
Wayne Mackey
Principal
Product Development Consulting, Inc.
Wayne Mackey served as Chair for the
first two Management Roundtable Product Development Metrics
Conferences and has advised and spoken at all of them.
His
expertise is grounded in over twenty years of hands-on management of
large engineering, manufacturing, and procurement organizations. His
management consulting is focused on product / service development,
and he is especially effective in metrics, collaborative design,
supply chain management and business strategy implementation.
Wayne has been a Principal with
Product Development Consulting, Inc. since 1997. Prior to joining
PDC, he worked in industry for 20 years in high tech, aerospace and
automotive fields.
Michael Docherty
Chief Executive Officer,
Venture2 Corporation
Mike brings to Venture2 over 23
years of broad-based leadership experience in general management,
marketing and new product development. He has a proven track record
in helping companies achieve profit growth through innovation.
Prior to Venture2, Mike was a Vice President and General Manager for
Sunbeam Products, Inc. His previous career includes consulting as
well as corporate positions in marketing and planning leadership at
Ford, General Electric and Rohm & Haas.
Jacquelin Cooper
Executive Director,
Management Roundtable
Having joined Management Roundtable
(MRT) in 1982, Jackie has extensive experience in developing
conferences, seminars, publications and other information-based
products for the NPD community. She has also had the benefit
of learning directly from the world’s foremost product developers at
these conferences and workshops. As a result she has developed
a deep appreciation of product development excellence, knowledge
sharing, and the value of both to organizations. She brought
this appreciation to her role as Chairperson of the MVP Awards
Committee.
David Vermette
Editor in Chief
Knowledge Roundtable
As editor-in-chief of Knowledge
Roundtable (Management Roundtable’s web-based knowledge service),
David is responsible for researching and reporting on leading
product development and innovation practices. From 1999 to
2004, David was editor-in-chief of Management Roundtable’s
Product Development Best Practices Report newsletter. Among
other positions, David has been a Senior Associate with Goldense
Group, Inc., [Needham, MA], a Research Associate for Product
Development Consulting, [Boston, MA], and a Research Analyst with
Thomson & Thomson, [N. Quincy, MA]. He is author of the product
development white papers “Integration and Communication” and
“Relationship-based Organizations Generate Success,” and has
collaborated on numerous research reports, case studies and other
articles in the R&D field.
For news releases and additional information,
visit the
MVP Awards Press Center.
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