John focuses on helping executive leaders create the conditions for their teams to deliver value more rapidly to market, especially when software is involved. Deep experience in several markets, including medical devices, life sciences, internet, and consumer products, plus proficiency in business strategy and multiple technical disciplines allow John to bridge skill silos to get results.

John was most recently VP/GM of the enterprise software business at Agilent Technologies. In that role he sponsored and led a delivery turnaround resulting in annual revenue growth over 2X market, consistent on-time release cadence with outstanding field quality, a thriving acquisition growing at 35%, and a clear and customer-validated digital lab strategy embraced across the company. Critical to this success was the development and effective use of scaled agile practices across multiple sites globally, including outsource partners, along with a strong culture of continuous improvement.

John earned his MS in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University’s Design Division and his BS in Mechanical Engineering at MIT focusing on feedback control systems. John’s wide-ranging career has included delivering successful software and software controlled mixed-discipline products as a developer, a technical leader, a founder, and an executive. John is an inventor on over 20 patent families, and an open source software author.