Aaron Showers
Product Owner | MBA | Corporate Strategy Expert
- Role
- Innovation Opportunity Manager at Huber Engineered Woods
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aaron Showers
Innovating in large Fortune 150 multinationals is tough. Every idea has been heard, focus is already set. My value is helping executives and cross-functional teams answer • Why now? • What’s the impact? • How will we win?My success comes from my passion: I love enabling others to achieve more. I consistently seek to create and execute global innovation events and organizational change to leverage the passion and talent of employees. To inspire others throughout the journey, I exhibit a relentless optimism and collaborative spirit while using business and technology acumen to generate excitement in and meaning from holistic insights.Predictive Index | Behavioral Score ID: 55••••••73 (Jan 28, 2021)Capabilities / Strengths:+ “we before me” leadership+ diverse industry technology, business model, and user expectation trend analysis+ primary + secondary research (quantitative, qualitative)+ strategy creation + solution development and delivery + cross-functional pitch creation+ clear, concise executive pitch delivery+ product, service, business model exploration+ capability assessment and planning+ vendor partnership ecosystem creation and maintenance+ user-facing incremental funding solution discovery + end-user acceptance testing (UAT), metric (KPI) tracking+ organizational change leadership*+ enterprise level methods, systems, and tools definition and rolloutAvailable to discuss how I can help you achieve your goals:a•••••••@umich.edu *internal communication campaigns, events, belief changing experiences, executive-manager-associate training and rollout, new cross functional processes and collaboration frameworks, metrics, and supporting infrastructure
Experience
Innovation Opportunity Manager
Feb 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Align organization on innovation-based delivery plans that ensure HEW exceeds new-product-revenue, margin, and market-share targets. Focusing on new markets and product segments in the face of entrenched commodity incumbents. Including existing major brands, transformative new capabilities, and new product segments.
Education
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Doing Business in China - MBA Global Immersion Course in China
2015 — 2015
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
2014 — 2017
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2004 — 2005
North Carolina State University
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
1999 — 2004
Skills
- Strategy
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Process Improvement
- Engineering
- Project Management
- Business Process
- Lean Manufacturing
- Fmea
- Process Improvement
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