“Business and Engineering"

Thomas A. Giordano, MSE

Former CEO, Sectra Healthcare North America
Former VP, Marketing, Philips Healthcare North America
Executive in Residence University of New Haven

Date: Wednesday, February 22
Time: 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: The Schuman Auditorium in the Tagliatela College of Engineering, Room B120

Oftentimes engineers have a difficult time understanding how engineering fits into the greater corporate enterprise.  Transitioning from engineering to marketing and other business functions is not often considered.  Yet engineers are oftentimes in a very unique position to offer considerable value to drive the marketing process.  This lecture will follow the career journey of one successful business executive from engineering to senior executive management. 

Biographical Sketch

Tom earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and a MS degree in Engineering from the University of Florida. 

He worked at Philips Healthcare for  28 years of service, retiring in 2005.  Tom retired as Vice President of Marketing, where he was responsible for 240 marketing professionals and several billion dollars in sales.   Through his career at Philips, Tom held a wide variety of positions of increasing responsibility at Philips, starting in engineering, progressing to product management, then marketing management and finally senior level business leadership.  In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award from Philips for forming a new entrepreneurial business unit that tripled sales in 18 months.  Tom played a key role as a course developer and instructor in the management development and executive training efforts within Philips, most recently with the Philips High Potential Development Center.

Tom Giordano has recently served as President of Sectra Healthcare North America for the past few years, leading a very successful business re-organization. 

In addition to his consulting practice, Tom is now an Executive in Residence at the University of New Haven in Connecticut.  He is also with the adjunct faculty at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he continues to teach marketing in the graduate business school.  Tom holds executive coaching certifications with both Lore International and Tilt 360.  He serves on the Board of the Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital.