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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Cortland, Ny, Us

Vancouver, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

• Build strategic partnerships that compliment the Cova solution and round out the cannabis retail ecosystem• Lead all Enterprise Sales engagements• Work with associations in the cannabis industry to support the community, as well as establish relationships with key influencers.• Present at sales pitches, executive presentations, and industry conferences.• Organize industry events that demonstrate thought leadership and allow likeminded cannabis entrepreneurs to network and collaborate• Work alongside the CEO to define partner strategy that aligns with sales and business objectives

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

- Develop partnerships with design agencies, POP fixture agencies and other creative partners - Create innovative and effective digital ideas through a solid understanding of the client’s business objectives, as well as inspiration from current and upcoming features from Core Product.- Identify current gaps between the ideal experience vs. Core Product features and work with Product Leads on how to best phase in and work towards delivering the ideal omnichannel experience- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing on brand and business strategy discussions to uncover business needs and opportunities- Link between various Product Teams with Sales and Marketing opportunities- Stay up-to-date with emerging digital technology, creative and marketing strategies, omnichannel retail best practices (including physical/mobile/digital spaces)

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

o Manage design team through an agile lifecycle.o Ensure that requirements and user needs are captured in design deliverables: sitemap, user flows, wireframes, mocks. o Collaborate with sales, marketing, development, and all other stakeholders to ensure that user needs are met within product features.o Work with project leads and executives to lay out vision and product roadmap for Interactive Retail.o Detail and prioritize features and functionality with Dev Lead.o Create user testing/interview scripts, facilitate user testing/interviews/focus groups, generate user testing results and usability reports.

Work alongside business partners to determine strategy for new markets and new product development

London, Gb

o Detailed features and functionality through requirements gathering, content strategy, use cases, sitemaps and wireframes.o Participated in strategic engagements and conveyed concepts through user pathway diagrams and scenarios.o Carried out various usability tasks: leading focus groups, creating test plans and scripts, facilitating user testing (both in-person and remote), performing competitive analysis and site audits, writing usability reports.o Illustrated experience diagrams to showcase how traditional media, digital and social channels would integrate together to create one holistic customer experience.

o Detailed design specifications for HealthPricer.com through wireframes, functional requirements and prototypes.o Extensive investigation of site performance and ROI tracking using Google Analytics, ClickTracks, and A/B testing.o Managed partner projects by defining feature sets, gathering estimates from development team, managing scope, and tracking timelines.o Projects and Pitches: Healthline, New York Times – Health, WebMDAwards: o W3 Award Silver Winner by the International Academy of Visual Arts o Healthcare Standard of Excellence by the Web Marketing Association o Webby Awards, Health o DEMO o Top 100 Alternative Search Engines

Vancouver, Bc, Us

o Identified user requirements and workflow diagrams.o Translated feature set and functional requirements into site maps and wireframes.o Created use cases, UML diagrams, and system feature requirements while acting as the bridge between non-technical stakeholders and the technical team.o Projects: Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Nike, Intrawest, Microsoft, NAU, Starbucks