{"662374":{"#nid":"662374","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Student Seminar - New Product Innovation: The Development  Process","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Monday, October 23, 2023\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E12:30\u0026nbsp;p.m. -\u0026nbsp;1:20 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EVan Leer, WC240\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;David Newman\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u2019s Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Retired engineer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u2019s Affiliation\u003C\/strong\u003E: The Coca-Cola Company\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;New Product Innovation: The Development \u0026nbsp;Process\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E Why do successful companies like 3M, Corning Glass, Exxon\u0026nbsp;Chemical and Coca-Cola continue to churn out successful, innovative products? This talk\u0026nbsp;will compare these successful companies with the average company, and highlight one\u0026nbsp;cornerstone of their success \u2014 the product development process. David will talk about a\u0026nbsp;model development process that the best companies are using in order to have quicker,\u0026nbsp;more successful new product launches. He will blend in his talk helpful lessons he\u0026nbsp;learned during his 35-year technical career.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EDavid Newman is a retired engineer from The Coca-Cola Company, where he held a\u0026nbsp;number of positions including Freestyle Dispenser Software and Electronics Lead\u0026nbsp;Engineer, Director of Program Management and Risk Management and Best Practice\u0026nbsp;Lead.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe has had a 35+ year career in the arena of new product development. With a\u0026nbsp;background\u0026nbsp;in digital\/ analog and embedded design, David has worked at 4 different\u0026nbsp;companies in various capacities over his career.\u0026nbsp;Starting out, David worked as a hardware\u0026nbsp;designer\/programmer on marine navigational\u0026nbsp;equipment. He was also involved with new\u0026nbsp;product development for the military in\u0026nbsp;Dallas, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile at Coca-Cola for 22 years, he has worked as a project manager\/technical lead on\u0026nbsp;several new products in vending and fountain dispensing equipment. He was also\u0026nbsp;actively involved with Project Freestyle from inception to launch.\u0026nbsp;David obtained a BSEE from the\u0026nbsp;University of Rhode Island and an MSEE from Georgia\u0026nbsp;Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDavid has received several awards during his career, and holds over 40 patents in the area\u0026nbsp;of fountain dispensing equipment. 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