Curt Dowdy - Business Experience Summary
Several years as a Fortune-50 company executive. Recognized for leadership with concrete results in business ventures, organizational development, strategic partnerships, product management and marketing.
Business Ventures
Architected and implemented business plans for multiple new enterprises at Hewlett-Packard targeting up to $500 million annual revenue. Procured $20 million equity capital for three Internet ventures. Each survived the dot-com crash and is flourishing today. One is listed in ComputerWorld’s top 100 emerging companies.
Organizational Leadership
Directly managed a business producing $65 million annual sales and double-digit profits. Structured, staffed and managed business teams including management, marketing, finance, R&D, operations, manufacturing and technical support.
Strategic Partnerships
Provided executive leadership, negotiated contracts, led implementation and managed on-going strategic alliance relationships at the CEO or vice-president level among the following companies:
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Company |
Location |
Type of venture |
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Fremont, CA |
Internet managed/monitored personal computers |
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Alameda, CA |
Web site hosting for small businesses |
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San Jose, CA |
Web-hosted data management for wired & wireless devices |
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Tokyo, Japan |
Laser printers, scanners, supplies & support |
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Edinburgh, UK |
Embedded systems software |
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Océ Printing Systems (formerly Siemens-Nixdorf) |
Munich, Germany |
High speed laser printers, supplies & support |
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Irvine, CA |
Dot matrix impact printers, supplies & support |
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Boulder, CO |
Laser printers, supplies & support |
Product Management
Successfully led business research, planning, development and launch of new products in the following areas: Internet services, personal computers, Unix servers, graphics workstations, laser printers and scanners.
Marketing
Successfully led strategic planning and implementation of marketing campaigns, including brand management, public relations, print/TV/radio placements, advertising, web marketing, and direct & retail sales programs.