Tyler Stapleton

About Tyler Stapleton

Scrappy, hungry and brilliant with 7+ years of product, strategy, and engineering experience across SaaS, IoT, wearables, portable electronics and smart home disciplinesPassionate about startups, building the wow factor, getting creative, getting outdoors, great fantasy stories, experiencing the world and always trying to be the best I can be

Experience

1. Product Development Manager of Power Products

   4patriots

   Feb 2024 — Present · UT, US

   I’m deeply grateful for the trust and support I’ve received from the team at 4Patriots. The incredible runway 4Patriots leadership has given me a unique opportunity to focus on what I do best: building the essential teams, processes, and systems that help organizations move confidently into their next phase of growth.With strong leadership backing and an exceptional cross-functional team, I’ve helped establish a new end-to-end product development workflow and built a product engineering organization from the ground up—giving 4Patriots full ownership of product design, engineering, and feature definition.That shift enabled the company to evolve from a primarily private-label, supplier-led product model into a business with a true suite of 4Patriots-built products, delivering stronger capabilities, better customer outcomes, and over 40% product cost reduction ahead of the tariff crisis.Some of my contributions in my first two years include- Building a product engineering and design practice from scratch- Revamping the product development process to enable tighter cross-department collaboration- Reducing time-to-market for new products from ~2 years to under 1- Cutting product COGS by 40%+- Expanding the Power Product line from 5 SKUs to 10- Driving product strategy and roadmap ownership for the Power category- Launching new and improved versions of all legacy power products- Bringing lithium logistics, warehousing, and inbound product testing in-house- Automating inbound product testing processes- Serving as a technical subject-matter expert across multiple departments- Leading technical education efforts for both employees and customers

Education

• Brigham Young University

  Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering

  2017 — 2020

• Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Entrepreneurship

  2017 — 2020

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2016

Skills

• Ansys
• Microsoft Office
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Higher Education
• Teaching
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Microsoft Word
• Research
• Data Analysis