LURINE BARNES
Wheeling,IL
Summary
- A versatile, top-performing global product manager with progressive experience in Sales, Consulting, Project, Product and Program Launch Management. Experienced in managing critical milestones, implementations, business requirements, quality assurance, risk mitigation, field account sales, product delivery, and training and development. Utilizes forward thinking and a keen attention to detail to deliver measurable product launch solutions and operational improvements. A resourceful and exceptional producer who employs strong communication and analytical skills while working with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to complete complex projects and redefine expectations. Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills and ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Packaging Department
HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH
08.2025 - Current
- Safely supply high quality finished cases of product in a safe and efficient manner that meets customer requirements & minimize costs.
- Perform all line activities to meet production goals and ensure product quality.
- Supply packaging materials to line as required to ensure efficient operation.
- Inspect finished goods during production run identify and correct routine quality problems.
- Safely and efficiently participate in changeovers, operation, and troubleshooting of various unit ops on assigned line.
- Enter production information and notes into SAP and LEDs.
- Maintain all safety, GMP, and housekeeping standards.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Train Machine Operators in responsibilities.
- Complete accurate QA checks.
Founder/Program/Product/Services Launch Manager
LAUNCH TO MARKET ENTERPRISE, LLC.
04.2021 - 09.2025
- Professional Business Development of Programs and Consultant Services.
- Developed and launched enterprise programs, leveraging ASANA and Microsoft Office Suite (MS Project, Visio, Excel, Word).
- Created LaunchToMarketEnterprise.com to showcase expertise in product release strategies.
- Designed customized client services to enhance customer engagement and brand sentiment.
Program/Product Launch Manager
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Worked on future myUL service platform with various teams to acquire customers for beta test and compliance lifecycle management design sprint.
- Collaborated directly with customers to deliver UL's Verified Mark program.
- Developed, documented, and cascaded go-to-market (GTM) plans with key outline of products' benefits and features.
- Authored and owned product launch strategy detailing product production release, key specifications, field rollout, and Voice of Customer (VOC) objectives.
- Oversaw cross-functional teams, including production, configuration, EHS, tax and accounting, and others to maintain FDA regulations, e.g., Section 508, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), and other key criteria for product launch.
Global Product Launch Manager, Global Launch & NPI Team
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Oversaw all aspects of multiple products for launch and met scope, budget, and timeline objectives to enable successful coordinated product delivery for business growth.
- Utilized Microsoft Project and Visio to showcase daily tasks, risks, delivery outcome & on-going status of team against expected timelines and facilitated weekly status meetings with key stakeholders to align on program progress and next steps.
Product Launch Manager
XEROX CORPORATION
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Demand Supply Planning & Logistics, 2001-2005 & Production Supervisor, 1998-2001.
- Spearheaded new program and product launches within North America for field sales across all sales channels.
- Directed integration of operating company requirements with functional managers and program development teams to effectively deliver and communicate launch of new products and services.
- Facilitated weekly cross-functional team meetings to capture via project management tools specific deliverables towards launch.
- Developed Launch Strategy Template and a Launch Playbook with Process Steps to ensure accurate depiction of goals and objectives and to further streamline efficiency towards successful programs.
- Motivated and influenced others to meet milestones, and enabled order flow system changes within five months of strategy development against expected timeline of 12 months.
- Initiated and executed strategies to implement key launch requirements for new products and services.
- Managed high level inventories from order, shipment to delivery to deliver at customers' site and enable Service Managers staff to install for customers' use.
- Customer install and usage was pivotal to consider and implement our company's revenue month end and quarter end.
- Worked with cross functional managers to improve initiatives and processes that eliminated barriers to efficiency of global shipment in the supply chain for both import and export.
- Managed a Production Team of 50 and 2 Coordinators within a 3-shift operation.
- Team pulled together to drive and delivery quality equipment and components to enable faultless service install on time and without quality defects that would otherwise delay customer installs.
- Team also accomplished never before seen over a 35% increase in quality and customer satisfaction from low 70% to 6 consecutive months of 100% and maintained over 87% thereafter.
Education
M.S. - Marketing Communications
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Rochester, New YorkBachelor of Science - Health Science
SUNY COLLEGE OF BROCKPORT
Brockport, New YorkSkills
- GTM Management & Strategy Development
- Consistent Sales Territory Revenue Achievement
- Program and Project Management
- Cross-Functional Leadership and Influencer
- Mentoring, Training and Team Building
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power Point, etc)
- Managed customer Beta Testing for SaaS
- Logistics & Demand Planner Management
- Production Supervisor & Production Management
- Global Team Collaboration, Planning & Expediting
- Global Planning & Logistics
- Supervision of direct reports
- Change & Business Operations Management
- Communication and Negotiation
- Program Execution and Implementation
- End-to-End Program & Software Management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable
- Multitasking
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organizational skills
- Calm under pressure
- Organization and time management
- Problem resolution
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Accomplishments
- Drove quality programs to market with program managers to develop valuable projects and services with specific criteria that outlined who, what, when, where, why and how, with clarity to deliver positive results.
- Demonstrated field sales experience with performance incentives and budgetary impacts of territory-driven requirements.
- Led and implemented customized solutions of high dollar value product lines of over $1 million per unit cost and delivered and impacted launch revenue of over $400 million while managing global launches throughout career.
- Developed strategic processes and steps that defined how to drive end-to-end operational completion towards training and successful delivery of outcomes while working with global teams and cross-functional managers.
- Developed new processes to enable ease of use for logistics to ensure products shipped on time and with quality.
- Worked with global teams to expedite required shipment to meet USA customer installation on time for revenue recognition.
- Worked directly with external customers and sales to ensure alignment of shipment, delivery, receipts and installation timelines to meet desired revenue outcome.
- Influential with direct and cross-functional teams from a diverse perspective of project interdependencies.
- Experience as a Global, Regional and Local Program and Product Launch Manager to deliver by planning and execution of multiple concurrent projects and programs with implementation for long-term goals and objectives for immediate results.
- Skilled at development of key concepts, criteria, and requirements needed to plan process steps and deliver tasks within scope while identifying barriers and mitigating risks.
- Acquired two (2) UL Mark of Excellence Awards for Launch, the highest award given to employees for delivering successful quality work with both teams.
Timeline
Packaging Department
HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH
08.2025 - Current
Founder/Program/Product/Services Launch Manager
LAUNCH TO MARKET ENTERPRISE, LLC.
04.2021 - 09.2025
Program/Product Launch Manager
UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.
01.2015 - 01.2021
Global Product Launch Manager, Global Launch & NPI Team
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
01.2013 - 01.2015
Product Launch Manager
XEROX CORPORATION
01.2005 - 01.2012
M.S. - Marketing Communications
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Science - Health Science
SUNY COLLEGE OF BROCKPORT