Frank Harris

About Frank Harris

Past President of the Georgia Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA). Served in 2013.NP Learning is an Innovation consulting and training firm that specializes in \"best practices\" for new product and service development. We prepare you and your company for innovation/new product development (NPD) from discovery/ideation, development and launch. Our clients are c-level executives, product developers, researchers, marketing mangers, innovation managers—anyone who touches the process-to reduce the chaos in the new product development process. The result is a process that generates greater return on investment—and products/services people will buy.After years as a practitioner, I am now a certified new product development professional (NPDP) by the Product Development and Management Association. A senior Business and Marketing Consultant qualified by years of professional experience with skills in* Opportunity Assessment - finding high value * New Product Innovations and Launches * Developing Strategic Business Plans* Profit and Loss* Leading Organizations - profit and Non-profit* Global Marketing Programs* Market Development/Strategic Alliances Manager* Consumer/Retail/B2B/OEM Markets* Organization Development/Program Management* Problem Solving/Decision Making* Fundraising/Resource Allocation * Corporate Communications/Public Relations Manager* Marketing Communications Manager* Vice President Marketing/Licensing/SalesSpecialties: Generating top line revenue growth through winning new product launches, developing strategic business plans, executing new product launches, repositioning existing products, product management, development process leader, portfolio management, coaching, mentoring and team development. Skilled in consumer, retail, private label, B2B and OEM markets, Financial modeling and forcasting with Excel spreadsheets, Business Development and Project Management Leader.

Experience

1. Sales Specialist - Flooring, Millwork and Appliances - Part-time

   The Home Depot

   Sep 2013 — Present · Marietta, GA, US

Education

• The George Washington University School of Business

  MBA

  1979 — 1981

• North Carolina State University

  BS

  1970 — 1974

Skills

• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Coaching
• Team Leadership
• Marketing
• Consulting
• Product Management
• Project Planning
• Team Building
• Management
• Private Label
• Change Management
• Budgets
• Project Management
• Retail
• B2b
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing Communications
• Business Analysis
• Market Research
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Marketing
• Portfolio Management
• Product Development
• Start-Ups
• Product Launch
• Mobile Devices
• B2b, Product Management
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Management Consulting
• Business Process Improvement
• Integrated Marketing
• Sales
• Strategy
• Training
• New Business Development
• Executive Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership