EXPERIENCE

20+ years Leading New Product Development

Overview

The following roles cover the many facets of Adrian Chernoff’s experience leading new initiatives and product development. He is a hybrid leader able to invent/create new products and manage small to large programs of global teams to deliver new digital and physical products and platforms in any industry.

He has managed all aspects of new product development, covering the multitude of disciplines as an engineer, analyst, designer, strategist, marketer, financier and sales. His experience journey is best summarized by his desire to understand the customer or patient need and translate those needs to develop and deliver world-class products and services. As each discipline has a unique perspective and terminology, Adrian is able to bring them together translating between disciplines focusing on a common goal.

Nurturing ideas from idea to concept, design to manufacturing, and consumer insight into consumer experience, he provides vision to commercial clarity to make innovations a reality that increases revenue, differentiates brands and creates brand halo effects.

Johnson & Johnson

Worldwide Vice President, Global Head of R&D, Digital and Innovation

Global Head of Research and Development for the Diabetes Care Companies, a multi-billion-dollar global franchise that includes Lifescan, Inc., Animas Corporation, Calibra Medical Inc., and the Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institute LLC. Responsible for leading a diverse team of technologists, engineers, designers, programmers, chemists and scientists in supporting a global platform of products and developing and delivering an innovative pipeline of wearable drug delivery devices and connected patient engagement solutions including smart medical devices and IoT (internet of things) connected digital health applications to help create a world without limits for people with diabetes. Products Include: OneTouch Blood Glucose Meters, Ultra and Verio Test Strips, Animas Insulin Pumps, Calibra – Via Insulin Drug Delivery Patches and OneTouch Reveal Apps and the Digital Ecosystem.

Broadridge

Vice President, Digital Strategy and New Product Development

Led digital transformation efforts in developing consumer-first interactive digital communications solutions to help consumers with a better way to manage their financial life. Developed apps, websites, omni-channel networks, messaging systems and expanded the software architecture platform to deploy communications to where consumers want to consume content. Oversaw digital product development, strategy, design, and digital development, and voice of the consumer to deliver new and innovative solutions for digital mail and communications from businesses and brands to end-consumers.

Wilshire Axon

Director, Digital Innovation

Led digital product strategy and innovation programs to create Internet of Things (IoT) devices and digital applications and websites for clients. Produced applications, platforms and digitally connected devices to attract and retain consumers. Directly engaged clients, managed projects and partnered with strategists design teams, software developers and programmers to create captivating user experiences.

Clients: Experian, 3-Day Blinds, Equinox, Petco, Mars & C0, Heineken, Fox Sports

Note: (Wilshire Axon is now BCG Digital Ventures and We See Dragons)

Ideation Genesis

Partner, Disruptive Innovation

New products consultant and advisor to big businesses to develop the next best thing. Helping leaders through advisory services and companies with thought leadership and delivery of market-ready ideas and new consumer products for many fortune 50 to 1000 clients and start-ups. Merging technology with creativity to deliver newly transformative ideas to catapult consumer insight into commercial reality.

Created many new products and ideas involving concept and product development, prototyping, brand building, line extensions, business strategy and design strategy. Innovation assistance covers diverse fields including consumer electronics, food and beverage, office supplies, music, luxury goods, manufacturing, water features, automotive, entertainment, sustainable products, construction, confectionaries, banking, and financial services.

Clients: Magna International, Alcoa, Technoledgey, EvergreenIP, Domani (Deloitte), Siemens, Innocentive, MIT, Big Idea Group, Oppenheimer Funds, Kraft, KPMG, TakeMobi, MyBelay, GLG

Rubber Bandits

CEO

Inventor of a new office supply product. Product was invented, designed and prototyped in two weeks to subsequently win the Staples Invention Quest competition. From paper concept to production model, Rubber Bandits, an innovative rubber band labeling product was selected from 8,300 hundred entries to be sold exclusively at 1,400 Staples stores worldwide.

Fahrenheit 212

Director of Innovation

F212 consultant leading new idea-led programs to generate new commercially-viable branded products “magic” and new businesses ventures and corporate strategies “money” covering a wide spectrum of industries and ventures.

Clients: Warner Music Group, The Gucci Group, Diageo, Hershey’s

Note: F212 is now apart of the Capgemini Group

Ecoleaf

Director

Provided renewable energy innovation insights. Research trends, ideating solutions and identifing the market movers, market opportunities and the challenges of renewable energy covering solar, geothermal, wind, hydro, transportation and more.

2 Smart+1

Partner, Creative Director

Delivered new product designs to drive excitement, elevate brand identity and smartly integrate engineering function. Client work covers research, concept development, design exploration, development, prototyping, design strategy and brand identity.

KODAK

Director, Worldwide Product Marketing

Oversaw $200M digital consumer product portfolio inclusive of digital strategy, positioning, go-to-market and profit and loss accountability. Managed six programs from definition to worldwide launch at Best Buy, Staples, Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon. Delivered double digit growth, expanded the product line, introduced new digital features, improved the customer experience, packaging and the out-of-box experience.

General Motors

Chief Vehicle Architect, Design, R&D and Engineering

Chief architect and principal inventor (50 patents) of the Reinvention of the Automobile: the world’s first electric vehicle platform utilizing by-wire technology and a revolutionary skateboard. Said to be the most significant advancement in the past 50 years of transportation technology, GM AUTOnomy introduced the program that was followed up by the GM Hy-Wire, GM Sequel, GM CARousel, Chevy Sequel, Chevy Volt and Tesla Motors with the Roadster, Model S, and Model X. Responsible for overall program management, suppliers, build, launch and overall development in executing the delivery of a series of disruptive technology vehicles to break the automotive “mold.”

Worked with GM Design Staff, GM R&D, GM Marketing, GM Engineering and Opel Engineering
Managed suppliers: SKF, Brembo, Stile Bertone and Continuum

Senior R&D Manager, New Product Development

Spearheaded the technology and design features for a new Cadillac Ultra-premium Luxury Sedan Program to compete against the best of cars over $75k from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Lexus, and BMW. Designed the future Cadillac from the inside out (Cadillac XTS and CT6) to incorporate state-of-the-art technologies covering styling, spaciousness, storage, seating, safety, entertainment, man-machine interface and architectural enablers.

Managed Applied Minds (Bran Ferren), an R&D Outsourced Lab to General Motors.
Worked with Global Design, R&D, Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Vehicle Line Executives, and GM Asia Pacific

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tech Transfer Associate

Business development consultant to cutting-edge technology spin-offs to commercialize technology involving laboratory technical staff, venture capitalists, nascent entrepreneurs, and marketing personnel. Provided advice and assistance needed to analyze and identify technologies that had the highest commercial potential, assessed market opportunities, identified sources of investment capital, developed product plans, researched market opportunities, devised commercialization strategies, and developed commercialization plans in the fields of semiconductor foundries, biometrics, smart cards, solid-state led lighting, optical data storage, DNA sequencing and mapping, and CRM tools.

Sandia National Laboratories

Tech Transfer Associate

Provided business strategy and technology roadmaps to internal Sandia scientists and technologists. Generated and identified new partnerships with federal agencies, universities, industry leaders, and other national laboratories. Projects included technology assessments, product realization options, market research, value and benefit analyses, commercial feasibility studies, competitive research, business development, and technology roadmaps for the engineering sciences, advanced manufacturing technologies, microelectronics, and computational and information science divisions.

Information Systems Architect

Assisted in the development of information management software applications to capture and retrieve data associated with video and photo surveillance. Responsibilities included accumulating, compiling, sorting and identifying information hierarchies; defining internal methodologies; participating in modeling activities; developing information models; integrating commercial UNIX software packages; and generating templates and model reporting requirements for future development teams and end users.

Walt Disney Imagineering

Imagineer, Ride Design Engineer

Engineered new ride systems with innovative technology to enhance the entertainment experience. Worked alongside artists, writers, architects, filmmakers, and designers in the creation and continuous improvement of theme park rides and attractions. Duties included concept development, ride design, component research, structure design, component design, mechanical ride design, engineering analysis, and systems engineering for rides at Disneyland, Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland.

NASA Johnson Space Center

Robotics Engineer

Designed new robots for medical and remote surgical applications. Researched and developed a dual-armed robotic prototype that was tested with virtual animation models to be the first robotic system to perform surgery in space or remotely on earth.

Mechanical Engineer

Designed and built scale models that were dropped at various speeds and angles of earth entry onto a series of various soil-based test beds to determine the resultant G-forces, landing responses, and potential impacts to astronauts and the ACRV (Assured Crew Return Vehicle).

Procurement Engineer

Managed R&D grants and facilitated visiting scientist astronaut contracts. Served as a contract negotiator and grant administrator for the Flight Crew Support Division.