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Irving, Texas, US

San Francisco, California, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Launched product updates that drove a 42% increase in third party Sellers’ rate of corrective actionsto reduce customer returns
• Drove implementation of accessibility features and awareness campaigns that led to a 40% increasein third party Seller adoption over first 6 months
• Led the cross-functional planning process to create an 18-month roadmap for scaling to a 400%larger audience of third party Sellers
• Influenced teams in other parts of the company to utilize services owned by my team, which led toa ~25% projected increase in impact against our top line returns reduction goal
• Introduced new planning processes to the tech team, working to instill a culture of experimentationand continuous discovery
• Directly managed a team of data scientists, including career growth plans, compensationmanagement, and performance reviews

Seattle, WA, US

• Led planning and execution of 12 month roadmap of features to transition legacy paid app to free subscription-based app, leading to a 30% YOY increase in app-generated revenue
• Implemented features that increased iOS and Android combined MAU by 20% (~1.5 million players spread across the world)
• Increased iOS app rating from a low of 1.5 stars to the current rating of 4.7 stars
• Worked with a designer to conduct generative research that became the basis for a 12 month roadmap of projects to improve new player success
• Managed projects that improved the rate of new users finding their first geocache - a company wide key result - by 48% YOY
• Collaborated with a designer and a developer to rapidly build, test, and iterate on prototypes

Seattle, WA, US

• Managed addition of new features and upsells on geocaching.com that increased rate of premium membership conversion by 15% YOY
• Led planning and creation of a new advanced search product that increased daily engagement and became the new homepage for logged-in geocaching.com users
• Managed planning and execution of a new search service that became the technological foundation for more than 15 subsequent engagement-driving features

Seattle, WA, US

• Served as product owner on two projects for teams without embedded product managers
• Collaborated with product managers as a key ‘voice of the customer’ stakeholder
• Evaluated and updated guidelines of the game of geocaching to increase player satisfaction

Seattle, Washington, US

Providing free legal services to low-income tenants facing eviction including advice, assistance drafting letters and pleadings, settlement negotiations with landlords, and representation at show cause and other eviction hearings.

Seattle, WA, US

• Largest trial court of general jurisdiction in Minnesota Judicial Branch
• Researched and drafted more than 35 criminal and civil orders including findings of fact, conclusions of law, and extensive legal memoranda, 95% or more of which was generally included in judge’s final orders
• Performed a variety of courtroom duties including legal research for rulings from the bench, docket management, jury assembly, receipt and maintenance of exhibits, and preparation of jury instructions and verdict forms
• Managed all aspects of day-to-day operation of judge’s chambers including creating/implementing office systems for newly appointed judge, maintaining case files, scheduling appearances, and communicating with parties

Achieved an “A” grade for supervising the work of two student attorneys including ensuringconformity with Clinic procedures, providing feedback on draft pleadings, and critiquing oral arguments

• Researched and composed internal memoranda on topics including Habitat Conservation Planning under the Endangered Species Act, Public Disclosure Act requirements for the Department of Natural Resources, and an agency's.
• Composed a draft motion for summary judgment, nearly all of which was incorporated into the final pleading

Achieved an “A” grade for successfully handling all aspects of three Housing Court cases including client contact; research, drafting, and filing of pleadings; and appearances at hearings.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)