William D.

Lead Product Manager at Spirax Sarco

William D. has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. William is currently working as a Lead Product Manager at Spirax Sarco, where they manage the product portfolios and leads a high-performance team. Previously, they worked as a Senior Product Manager at Rain Bird Corporation and as a General Manager at Mitchell Lewis & Staver. At Elkay Manufacturing, they held multiple roles including Product Director and National Sales Director in China, where they successfully turned around the business and transformed the business model. William also worked as a Director of Product Management and Engineering, International, and a Senior Manager of International Product at Elkay Manufacturing, where they led teams responsible for product management, engineering, and marketing research. Prior to that, they worked at Nalco Water as a Marketing Manager and Product Manager, driving revenue growth and margin improvement through product innovation and marketing initiatives. William also gained experience at 3M as an Engineering Project Lead and at Donaldson as a Chemist, Lead Engineer, and Project Manager.

William D. holds a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of North Dakota, which they obtained from 1999 to 2000. William also earned an MBA in Marketing from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, completing it from 2002 to 2005. In addition to their degrees, they have obtained several certifications in various fields, such as Engineering Drawings for Manufacturing, Introduction to Business Analytics, Operational Excellence Foundations, Quality Management Foundations, and Sales Management Foundations, all from LinkedIn in the year 2021.

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  • Lead Product Manager

    2023 - present