In his role with PDC, Mr. Tait focuses on Accelerated Implementation Model (AIM) and Product Development Process (PDP) projects. He brings a wide range of consulting insights and expertise to his work with clients, particularly in the areas of innovation and new corporate and product ventures. Mr. Tait worked extensively with a number of companies in the chemicals industry. As a principal consultant with DuPont Consulting Solutions, he led DuPont's Corporate New Product Network and implemented rapid cycle-time product development processes in several DuPont business units. He helped lead the effort to develop and implement DuPont's Business Initiative Process for managing business growth initiatives, and he was instrumental in establishing DuPont's Asia-Pacific Venture Support Team.
"Innovation is not the end, it's only the means to meet your strategic vision, whatever that might be. You should use innovation as a tool to do whatever is strategically important. Too often, innovation initiatives are about coming up with a vision of innovation, not a vision of the company's strategic business goals. I'm interested in helping companies develop innovation competency, not for its own sake but as part of all the processes that are geared to delivering to the market your long-term vision of success. If you've jumped on the innovation bandwagon but haven't been satisfied with the results, call me." Hear from Richard. Talk to Richard.
Vital Stats
Member of:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Product Development and Management Association (PDMA)
Commercial Development and Marketing Association (CDMA)
Certified New Product Development Professional (by the PDMA)
Certified facilitator for the Bottom Line Innovation creative problem solving process (by BLI Associates, Inc.)
Previously
22-year career in research, management, and consulting with DuPont that included positions as senior research physicist for DuPont Central Research and Development, planning manager for DuPont Corp.
Founding member and innovation manager for the DuPont Center for Creativity and Innovation
Co-developer of the Institute for Inventive Thinking for the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Ph.D. in physics from Cornell; B.S. in physics from the University of Virginia
