A rather unique concept dating back to 2004, we worked on the idea of using the fridge front real estate in a more rich fashion than with magnets. This concept was first launched on the idea of a universal charging station, which I described in late 2003.

As part of my project portfolio with Connected Home and ACT, we developed a rather well-received prototype called the "Microwave TV". Laugh all you want at the concept, there are so many amazing uses to this platform that I am sure we will see more in this direction.

One of the really interesting ideas I had as Director, Connected Home, was the implementation of a low-cost online diagnostic solution. We called the program DOMINO and started it in 2004.

MEALTIME is a publicly acclaimed pilot of the Internet Home Alliance, now a part of CABA. It has generated more than $14M in PR value. It has been the highest impact PR event for Whirlpool Corporation for 8 consecutive quarters in 2003 and 2004. Here is a list of hits from Google that allow you to understand further how big the impact was. A crisp fact sheet is available online.

In the final year of IHS, I was asked to "resue" the business unit by accelerating earnings through a different channel. So far, we had focused on the "builder channel", selling into masterplanned communities like Playa Vista. Good money, but also slow. I was asked to get an appropriate product portfolio into retail.

Between 2000 and 2001, I was head of Integrated HomeSolutions Broadband Services. This was the first department with both operational and strategic components that I had ever created.