Steve Ezar

About Steve Ezar

Steve is a product development, project management and compliance professional with 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, software development and consulting environments. The variety of environments and job duties aggregates to an overall body of experiences that provides the ability to apply both strategic vision as well as tactical expertise in the new product development arena. Specific experience includes: Stage Gate methodologies FDA regulatory compliance for medical device Corporate standards strategy Product management Product marketing Organizational alignment/readiness Hardware and software development processes CommercializationSteve has worked for large and small corporations, as well as a small business owner. This diversity provides perspective of organizational culture, design and process rigor. Steve has also worked within multiple industry sectors, providing a view of cross industry practices: Healthcare Aerospace Heavy truck Machining/manufacturing Automotive Standards/conformity assessment bodies Non-profit

Experience

1. Director, Product Operations

   Sae International

   Dec 2021 — Present · Warrendale, PA, US

   SAE\'s mission is to advance mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity. To support this mission, SAE is at the crossroads between the mobility industry and the leading technologies that enable the aerospace, commercial vehicle and automotive industries.

Education

• Kent State University

  BBA, Marketing

  1988 — 1992

• Point Park University

  MBA

  2000 — 2001

• Carnegie Mellon University

  MPM, Public Policy

  2003 — 2004

Skills

• Management
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Product Development
• Lean Six Sigma
• Product Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management