Pat Harnett
Senior Director, Development & Operations | Innovation-Driven Engineering Leader | Interim GM Experience | Cross-Functional Executive Leadership
- Role
- Senior Director, Development & Operations, Specialty Printing and Technology Solutions at HP
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pat Harnett
I’m a results-oriented engineering and operations executive with a passion for innovation and a track record of driving performance across the product lifecycle—from R&D to revenue. As a Senior Director of Development & Operations, I lead high-performing teams across engineering, manufacturing, applications, marketing, portfolio management, quality, and supply chain.An engineer at heart, I’ve spent my career turning technical vision into measurable business outcomes. My leadership has delivered record-setting operational performance, innovative product solutions, and transformational results across global teams.Recently, I stepped into the General Manager role on an interim basis, exceeding revenue and profit targets for consecutive quarters. This experience solidified my ability to lead with agility and deliver under pressure, aligning strategy with execution at every level.
Experience
Senior Director, Development & Operations, Specialty Printing and Technology Solutions
Jan 2025 — Present
Lead multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, current product, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.Drove multiple innovative product launches and process improvements.Spearheaded operational strategies resulting in record output and efficiency.
Education
University of Limerick
Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
1989 — 1993
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Building Innovative Leaders Executive Program, Innovation, Strategy
2013
Skills
- Testing
- Electronics
- Team Leadership
- Quality Management
- Engineering Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Integration
- Process Simulation
- Systems Engineering
- Product Management
- Process Improvement
- Strategy
- Continuous Improvement
- Program Management
- Process Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Management
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Product Development
- Engineering
- Pmp
- Semiconductors
- Leadership
- R&D
- Enterprise Software
- Product Design
- Six Sigma
- Automation
- Business Process Improvement
- Design for Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project Management
- Outsourcing
- People Management
- Resource Management
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