An international electronics and imaging executive John Merrell directly negotiated contractual agreements and partnerships as a Project Manager and/or National Accounts & Sales Manager with the companies and agencies above.  He has earned both private and public sector respect across many more but each of these senior management partnerships extends for more than five years during 2000-2010. Before joining Boeing in early 2012 he managed consulting projects and new product business extensions for several China, Japan, South Korea, and U.S. electronic companies.

Work Experience:

January 2012 - Present: Full-time precision Manufacturing & Assembly position, currently within Training Programs for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing Aerospace Company, currently at Everett Washington aerospace facility.

January 2010 - December 2011, Independent Consultant / Contractor, Seattle metro.

June 2005 - September 2009: U.S. Vice President, Lynnwood, WA.
XOCECO USA - (A multi-billion dollar global OEM ODM electronic imaging manufacturer, Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co., with reporting to President in Xiamen, China.)
Contact at: 949-636-9574

June 2005 - September 2009: U.S. Vice President, Lynnwood, WA.
XOCECO USA - (A multi-billion dollar global OEM ODM electronic imaging manufacturer, Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic Co., with reporting to President in Xiamen, China.)
Contact at: 949-636-9574

May 2000 - May 2005: Overseas Product Planning Manager, Indianapolis, IN.
THOMSON - (now known as Technicolor, and from 2000-2005 the parent of GE Electronics, RCA, Grass Valley Broadcast Electronics, and Technicolor, and a joint manufacturing venture with TCL Electronics known as TTE.) Overseas work in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan.
Contact at Human Resources: 317.587.3000, and TTE Human Resources at 317-295-4300

September 1993 - Janaury 2000: Group Sales Manager reporting to President; also Corporate Liaison, National Sales & Account Manager
Panasonic (Consumer Electronics Company plus also representing Panasonic's commercial system sales company including the Panasonic RAMSA professional products division), Secaucus, New Jersey and Atlanta
Contact at: 877-688-2373

January 1986-May 1993: Digital Electronics Director reporting to President
Eastman Kodak Company with some previous sales account executive work with Kodak Consumer Electronic Division and Consumer Imaging Divisions.
Contact at: 1-800-698-3324

Education and Training:

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications, Minor in Physics
University of Oregon, 1993

Master Hospitality Supplier (MHS) Certification, Electronic General Contractor
Educational Institute of AH&LA, 1998 (renewed in 2008)

C-TPAT Certification
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, 2008

Global Corporate Liaison development work
Matsushita Marketing Center - Osaka, Japan, 1998

Private and Public Sector Interaction/Membership:

Consumer Electronic Association (CEA) 1998-2010 member and CEA Public Alert Technology Alliance Chairman (2003-2009)
CEA corporate voting representative on all major Video/Audio technical Committees (R3 Home Audio, R4Video and all subsets, Mobile, Digital Imaging, Tech Home Division, Wireless), technical standard setting groups from 1999-2010, TV Manufacturers Caucus representative from 2001-2010, and member of Government Affairs, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental technical working groups.

Co-chaired audio amplification and audio speaker measurement and performance standards, and represented multiple digital audio and imaging standards including 3D HDTV, digital mobile and recording compressions, commercial application wiring and mounting platforms, industry and corporate safety and compliance standards, international supplier and C-TPAT trade regulations, on-site factory labor conditions and assessments, and technology PR and media expositions.

Global Electronic Design Forum
Consumer electronic industry member (2001-2010), assisting in developing user interface platforms and improved integration across multi-cultural and global language segments, and enhanced solutions for the hearing and visually impaired communities.

NASP (National Association of Subrogation Professionals)
Consumer electronic industry liaison and member, and expert witness.

Society for Information Display (SID)
Consumer electronic industry technical imaging member.

CEDIA (Custom Home Theater Installation Contractors Association)

International Charter member, ISCRAM (Information Systems for Crisis Response & Management)
Chaired related focus study and development research (2000-2010) covering Public Alert, WEMIS, EAS, CBRNE, EIS, and North American emergency communication systems, TV and wireless and mobile alerting systems, and HCI (Human Computer Interaction) consumer electronics hardware and transmission systems. Managed joint industry and U.S. and Canadian government standards providing first technical standards and standard operating procedures, user interface and metadata hardware codec standards, Common Alert protocols, and GIS and GPS platform formats responding across Precision Information Environments (PIE’s). Former industry liaison to Partnership for Public Warning (PPW).

IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers)
Consumer Electronic industry liaison and member (2003-2010).

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