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New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

San Francisco, California, US

Lanham, Maryland, US

• Built and led a new Product Strategy function within the boot camp business, supporting existing products as well as owning research & development of new products across markets, including Project Management.
• Conceived and designed two net-new boot camp products, closed a pilot investment for each, secured multiple university partners, and supported go-to-market teams for launch
• Designed and managed the first ever in-house user research practice at 2U, leveraging a mix of methods that were consumer-centric and focused on market discovery

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Responsible for the vision and roadmap of 2U’s proprietary online learning platform (native mobile apps and web-based) known as Atrio, serving partner universities including 2,000+ faculty, 25,000+ students, and 2,000+.
• Partnered with the CTO to identify and execute the strategic acquisition and successful integration (people and software) of CritiqueIt into 2U and the Atrio Platform
• Scaled an agile software team from five to 40+ engineers and one to four product teams (PM/UX/BA) by evolving our team culture, on-boarding, rituals, and processes including the adoption of a squad model
• Collaborated with leadership on the buy vs build decision-making framework at the strategic platform (leapfrog via acquisition), feature (synchronous learning partner), and component (design system via Storybook) levels
• Led a team of three product managers in the successful launch of the Atrio Platform through iterative delivery of components including: gradebook, bi-directional annotation tool, interactive asynchronous video with.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Co-led a shift in strategy from an open source foundation to a modular, services based ecosystem that supported seamless integrations with internal apps and third-party vendors
• Partnered with the UX research team to engage in qualitative and quantitative methodologies (usability testing, surveys, and tracking via Segment) in order to measure success including: improved perception of “easy to.

Austin, TX, US

• Managed various aspects of the investment process from initial pitch through due diligence and the investment memo in collaboration with partners
• Consulted with four early stage portfolio companies (seed and Series A) on their product methodologies, go-to-market strategies, and recruiting practices

Pleasanton, California, US

• Led the Degreed for Enterprise SaaS solution for Learning and Development professionals during a period of growth from fourteen to over 100 clients and Series B fundraising
• Conducted early market research and user testing to inform executive team regarding down market opportunities

• Led product vision and roadmap of Uversity’s SaaS based enrollment management products (Schools App, Enrollment Intelligence and UChat), which improve the conversion of prospective and admitted students at over 140.
• Delivered the first real-time predictive analytics solution, Enrollment Intelligence (web-based dashboard, native mobile apps, and API integration for CRMs), for enrollment management administration and counselors at.
• Reduced client churn by 13% YOY through a revamped strategy including in-person and online training, content distribution (white papers, case studies, blog posts), and user-driven product improvements
• Increased student native mobile app usage by 22% YOY through new and optimized features such as on-boarding, roommate matching, real-time messaging, directory, and push notifications
• Managed the product and client success teams

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Managed product strategy and development for suite of communication and collaboration software products using Agile methodologies. Products included an academically focused social network, faculty and student profile.
• Accountable for product KPIs with insights informing student retention and intervention strategies, operational cost models and predictive enrollment analytics. Frequently presented to C-level stakeholders to align key.
• Led a team of product and community managers responsible for various activities to support Apollo Learning Platform development and operations

Phoenix, AZ, US

• Drove product roadmap leveraging user-centered design principles to inform new product features and enhancements for Personal Learning Network (PLN) product suite
• Owned deployment strategy, execution and technical product documentation required for tenant environments in Apollo Education Services pilot

Austin, TX, US

• Coordinated all phases of development for Wayfinder; an interactive advising website for undergraduates (leveraging Drupal). Responsibilities included: generating content, designing navigation system, and soliciting.
• Provided training and development, conducted demonstrations, and facilitated usability testing and focus groups
• Supported the School of Undergraduate Studies staff and students in academic advisor role

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Guided students through academic planning, course selection, interpretation of university policies and provided referrals to appropriate university resources in a 30-hour per week position
• Assisted students in the major selection process through exploration of self-knowledge, connecting students to major information and career services

Tallahassee, FL, US

• Designed and delivered instruction to 25 undergraduate students enrolled in three-credit hour course on topics including major choice, job search, and graduate school
• Administered and interpreted career assessments including SIGI3, e-Discover, and Self-Directed Search computer guidance systems

Denton, TX, US

• Administered daily supervision of staff and programming for over 4,000 new students
• Facilitated training, staff meetings, and professional development of 30 Orientation Leaders through one-on-one and group discussion

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