Henry Robinson
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (1998), MBA from Dartmouth College (2007), M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2000), Category Manager at Ebay INC. since 2006.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Engineering, French, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Product design, Public Relations, Sales, Software Engineering, Spanish |
| Location: | Palo Alto |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Providing services to startups, Trading services |
| Tags: | clean tech, engineer, mba |
| Schools: | Dartmouth College, Purdue University System - Purdue University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | EBAY INC., San Jose, California |
| Position: | Category Manager—eBay Motors Parts & Accessories, eBay Motors |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | The world’s largest online marketplace
Drive sales of parts and accessories products by spearheading product management, strategy, marketing, and business development activities. Strengthen sales, search ranking, and brand awareness by devising and executing content strategy. Support integration of product search and seller IT systems by developing catalog and data licensing strategy. Contribute to consumer surveys and focus groups by creating questions and methodology. Pursue growth in structured site data through catalog data licensing by negotiating, and maintaining agreements with partners including Tire Industry Association, Illumaware, and Geckobyte; lead up to 12 team members indirectly in matrix organization. Major Accomplishments: Generated $80M GMV and $8M incremental revenue by initiating pricing promotions. Introduced cutting-edge Do-It-Yourself Installation Portal by building cross-functional project team and securing stakeholder buy-in; launch scheduled for November 2009. Directed 2 site launches and provided real-time improvements to user experience by conducting sales results analysis, assessing site metrics, and incorporating community input. Contributed to improving web user experience by defining feature sets and requirements for UI redesign and establishing eBay search engine requirements. |
| Employer: | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (GMC), Warren, Michigan |
| Position: | Senior Product Manager / Product Manager—Passenger & Rear Compartment Systems |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2006 |
| Description: | A major automobile manufacturing company, formerly the world’s largest.
Ensured optimal product performance by establishing financial, technical, and aesthetic requirements and overseeing implementation. Defined feature sets for multi-platform interior seating systems; contributed to seating system architecture and supplier selection. Delivered executive presentations encompassing trade-off studies, design concepts, and strategic recommendations. Orchestrated 60+ cross-functional team members including marketing, engineering, design, and manufacturing. Supervised 3 direct and 30 indirect reports in matrix organization; bolstered morale by launching GM Tech Center “Ride and Drive” event. Major Accomplishments: Spearheaded development of interior subsystem for $3B global vehicle program. Delivered critical recommendations for CAD data storage system development initiative. Earned recognition for ground-breaking tonneau cover, air duct, sunroof, and seat concept developments. Designed outstanding seat stowage concept for front-wheel-drive truck platform. |
| Employer: | EBAY INC., San Jose, California |
| Position: | Intern—Motors Strategy |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | Contributed to strategic planning for eBay Local and Installer Network business plans. Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis, forged strategic data-sharing and marketing partnerships, and formulated strategic recommendations for senior managers.
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| Employer: | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (GMC), Warren, Michigan |
| Position: | Graduate Training Rotational Program / Associate Engineer |
| Time period: | December 2001 |
| Description: | Progressed through 3 rotations in door design, creative styling, and CAD (finite element analysis) to gain hands-on engineering expertise.
Key Accomplishment: Garnered cost savings by designing new product combining water and acoustic door seal material to improve dimensional control, manufacturability, and acoustic performance. |
| Employer: | C-SPAN ARCHIVES |
| Position: | Java Developer |
| Time period: | December 2000 |
| Description: | The archive for the C-SPAN television network.
Managed development of Java-based GUIs and automation to improve archive tape duplication system. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Dartmouth College |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
| Time period: | 2000 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
| Time period: | 1998 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, BSc |
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