Blake Shaw Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Manage and mentor direct reports within the Product Discipline, facilitate productive feedback and education, advocate for their growth
• Lead the Product Discipline in creating our first discipline competencies, translating them to the team and other studios
• Balance duties of individual contributions with managerial responsibilities and studio leadership involvement
• Participate in scoping, strategy and resourcing of the Product Team on new initiatives and retainers

• Lead product strategy and manage design of digital product experiences for Atlanta based fortune 500 companies in the industries of travel, ecommerce, shipping/logistics and events
• Define product strategy, roadmaps, vision and requirements for experiences accounting for business needs, technical limitations, organizational structure and customer emotions and jobs to be done
• Work alongside c-suite stakeholders, development teams, and internal disciplines of strategy, design, analytics and technology to produce beneficial work
• Facilitate stakeholder sessions and user testing for UX/UI on different hardware to understand the landscape of needs and wants in the industry

Greater Atlanta Area

• Facilitated product strategy workshops and determined product vision, OKRs, requirements, sprint scope definition and backlog refinement
• Collaborated with client and internal teams to create product roadmaps, prioritize new features and app version releases
• Implemented agile methods for IoT, e-Commerce and B2B application builds and implementations from conception through support
• Lead Design Sprints including workshop activities, oversaw prototyping and facilitated user testing to validate concept and solidify direction
• Project management of up to 6 projects at once including managing cross-functional teams of designers, solution architects and developers
• Owner of client relations, budget and schedule management while working with Account team to determine and sell next potential scope of work

Greater Atlanta Area

• Utilized agile and waterfall development practices to successfully collaborate with creative, UX, technology development, account and QA teams through the project life cycle
• Delivered internal and external value through use cases prioritization, user acceptance testing, platform requirements and user guides, scope matrices, and facilitated workshops to determine scope, uncover insights.
• Developed strong and meaningful relationships with clients and stakeholders to become trusted consultant throughout project Rotational Program Associate / Coordinator:
• Participated in pilot rotational venture experiencing Business Consulting, Project Management, and Marketing and Consumer Strategy domains
• Selected to lead, restructure and develop the program for the following year round of applicants

Greater Atlanta Area

• Create and instruct unique heated vinyasa flow sequence multiple times a week
• Connect with and challenge students and fellow teachers on an interpersonal level in and outside of class

Greater Atlanta Area

• Worked with the strategy team on rebranding clients through analysis, strategy planning, and naming
• Conducted competitor analysis and customer interviews to uncover and develop insights on a client's strengths and weaknesses
• Facilitated a collaborative relationship with clients, presenting strategy and branding insights and solutions to clients

Atlanta, GA

• Selected to participate in the Office of Student Leadership Services program to pursue passion for community change
• Created and organized curriculum to aid teenage mothers by supporting and teaching vital skills and knowledge
• Implemented and distributed curriculum in high schools and community centers

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researched and created the agency's first buyer personas to use internally and with prospects for proposed strategies and plans
• Created and update webpages on Squarespace and managed reports on Google Analytics and Google AdWords
• Created content marketing calendar, ran internal and client marketing operations with social media avenues and blogs on Sprout

Greater Atlanta Area

• Assisted with the daily running of the Community Arts Center and coordinate, interview and provide HR services for volunteers.
• Administrative work accepting and organizing applications for studio rentals
• Created and executed a service project aligning with WonderRoot's mission to united artists for positive social change

Atlanta, GA

• Assisted with logistical planning details for the annual premier food, wine, beer, and cocktail festival and other related events
• Communicated and established relationships with sponsors, media partners, restaurants, and local businesses
• Worked with day-of operations to load in, manage over 100 restaurants, and organize crowds of over 40,000 attendees

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Psychology

Activities and Societies: Orientation Leader, Kappa Alpha Theta, Emory Dance Marathon, Hand-in-Hand Tutoring, Belly dancing team, The.