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    GM Ogle

    Product Design and Development Leader

  • about.me

    Over the last 25 years, I've had the privilege to work with some of the biggest names in the consumer and industrial electronics industries. I’ve contributed in a wide range of roles -- technical sales, product portfolio strategy, engineering and design leadership, product planning and concepting, operations and leadership. I’ve launched new brands, shipped notable products, developed new partnerships and grown market opportunity.

     

    I’m a technologist, a product creator and a maker. Although my background is hardware and electrical engineering educationally, much of my career has been at the intersection of technology, business opportunity and user experience. More than just an engineer, I’m curious and a consummate problem-solver, looking for how things work and how to make them better. I look for the WHY of technology – the scenarios that fit together to apply technology in the most appropriate way to solve whatever the problem at hand. I believe that the world, let alone business, succeeds when a diverse set of ideas are brought together in structured chaos; where the best ideas none of us could have dreamed up on our own can come to fruition.

  • travel.observe

    I’m a student of human nature and passionate about learning how and why people make certain decisions, how they behave in various circumstances, and how they interact with the world around them.   I spend weekends and evenings while traveling developing my hobby of photography, where I love honing the skills of my craft and constantly learning new techniques from friends and acquaintances in the market. I have had the opportunity to travel to all corners of the world, meet wonderful people and see how common, everyday problems are solved differently based upon cultural trends, regional resources and local technology adoption.

    Suzhou, China
    From Hiroshima to Hope
    Tokyo, Japan
    Vienna, Austria
    Rigi Mountain, Switzerland
    Brussels, Belgium
    London, England
    Shanghai, China

  • Product Creation Studio //

    Head of Hardware Engineering

    Product Creation Studio is an integrated team of engineers and designers. We help forward-thinking companies realize new products and experiences that enhance people’s lives. We deliver user-focused design powered by deep technical expertise. We supercharge our client’s product development efforts by reducing time to market and providing an exceptional user experience for increased market success.

    As Head of Hardware Engineering, I lead a team of Electrical and Firmware Engineers working on broad, multi-disciplinary programs. Much of our work at PCS focuses on Medical Devices and Lab Equipment, but we also work with clients to design and architect consumer and industrial products.

  • vigilant.studio //

    Operations + Technology

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    vigilant is your complementary co-founder.

     

    In today's startup landscape where Generative AI is getting all the attention -- we focus instead on the world's worthy problems which involve physical things -- like Climate, Deep Tech, and IoT. vigilant is a hardware-focused venture studio. We take on founders who set out to solve epic challenges.

     

    As a product-maker, vigilant is my outlet to give back, and to empower, mentor and advise the next-generation of hardware makers. Along with my partner in the studio, we share our lessons-learned and shorten the path to success for founders of all types.

     

    www.vigilantstudio.us

  • MetaPower //

    Chief Operating Officer

    MetaPower

    Established at Intellectual Ventures' Labs in Bellevue, WA, MetaPower has been designing wireless power applications as an incubated startup within the Invention Science Fund since 2016. MetaPower was a part of the power transmission revolution enabling a new era of system design and creativity that isn't limited by the cost or constraints of copper wires. Our group of scientests, engineers, and entrepreneurs developed tools and solutions that brought ubiquitous wireless power closer to reality in markets that matter.

    As Chief Operating Officer and Head of Engineering, I was responsible for HR, IT, Procurement, Product and Program Management, and Engineering. I took a special focus to establish the foundation for growth within our product team, as well as our technology portfolio -- establishing a full set of job descriptions and a career ladder for all Engineering and Operations roles, a Product Development e2e Maturity Model, and regular product reviews. I established an Early Access Program for the purpose of gathering customer feedback with prototype HW+SW product, to inform our EV1 product spec, solidify customer engagement and secure partners and support for the company.

  • Fresh Consulting //

    Director of PM and Project Operations

    Fresh Consulting

    Fresh is an integrated consulting team of designers, developers, and engineers that builds fresh experiences people love. Powered by a design-led innovation process we deliver end-to-end experiences to help businesses grow.

     

    As Director of PM and Project Operations, I was a manager of managers responsible for leadership and oversight of Fresh's multi-disciplinary Project, Product and Program Management teams. I was responsible for growth in our client relationships, efficient resource allocation and development of Practice areas, including Robotics and Hardware Engineering, Software Development, Experience Design and Strategy and Innovation. I oversaw development and continuous improvements of pipeline management, resource allocation, project execution, leadership and client reporting against metrics and KPIs and overall team skills development strategy.

  • Microsoft Surface // Director of Product Experiences

    Surface is a family of PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows by the Microsoft Devices Group. This entrepreneurial new team was seeded with experts in designing hardware and experiences from across the company, asked by Microsoft Leadership to row in a new direction -- to launch a new brand and deliver a new breed of Microsoft Hardware to the world. That rowing metaphor has inspired us to come together as a team and solve big challenges as a group.

     

    As the Director of Product Experiences, I was responsible for developing bespoke hardware + software concepts for future Surface programs. Drove the definition of this new team within Surface. Provided leadership to a team of developers, program managers and designers in the creation and development of new product experiences, to power the future of computing hardware from Microsoft. I developed processes and procedures to envision, develop and deliver software within this organization. Ran focus groups to gather specific end user feedback to assist in design changes through an end to end life cycle of product development.

  • prior.experience

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    2010-12 Studio Manager //
    Mobile Innovation Studio at Microsoft

    Originally asked to lead a transactional engineering consulting team, I saw an opportunity for something more, where user-centric design played a key role in delivering higher-value services for our customers.

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    Mobile Innovation Studio enabled OEMs to deliver full integration of brand, user interface, graphic design, usability, and business strategy with a focus on improving partner satisfaction, handset differentiation, and sales volume.

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    2004-10 Technical Sales //

    Microsoft

    I led the effort inside the OEM Sales group to develop a view of the overall portfolio from our OEMs which identified price-point, scenario and form factor gaps, and enabled targeted partner planning conversations to fill strategic portfolio gaps and increase volume for Windows Phone.

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    I also provided leadership to a global team who work with multi-national ODMs and OEMs to develop product plans that balanced a differentiated feature set, advanced technology, and the requirements of enterprise and mobile operator customers. I managed technical engagements with companies in Brazil, Singapore, North America, India, Taiwan, and China.

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    2000-04 Consulting //

    BSQUARE Corporation

    Drove large scale, multi-year, multi-million dollar projects for our top customers at the time. I delivered product roadmap and overview presentations via large and small scale public speaking engagements at regional customer awareness seminars and events. I worked with our legal department to develop and negotiate contracts with partners to cover our consulting services, managed resource loading, project schedules, as well as regular working level and executive communication.

  • find.me

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    I love to meet new people -- let's connect!

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