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Chicago, Il, Us

As the Head of Product for Property Guardian -- a market leading wildfire analytics platform -- at Green Shield Risk Solutions, I lead the execution of our vision to help make the world more insurable through best-in-class wildfire analytics and insights.My role involves overseeing the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to delivery, ensuring our offerings meet the needs of our client partners. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align our product strategy with business needs, prioritize development efforts, and drive execution.To learn more, check out our website: https://www.propertyguardian.comDownload our brochure (see attached).

New York, Ny, Us

Lead a team of 20+ FE/BE developers, test engineers, database engineers and UI/UX designers to deliver a best-in-class catastrophe risk management platform and API services suite.Guy Carpenter's catastrophe risk management platform serves more than 3,000+ active client and internal users across a range of insurance operations functions including: Event Response, Underwriting and Portfolio Management.Manage all aspects of product delivery including:- Product Vision & Strategy- Product Discovery- Product Design- Product Development- Product Marketing- Product Support- Product Operations- Product Analytics

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

London, London, Gb

Lead Product Manager for JLT Re's exposure management, event response and spatial analysis platform. Frequently consulted with client’s senior leadership regarding catastrophe risk management techniques, technologies and frameworks. Role & Expertise:- Catastrophe Modeling Advisory: RMS, AIR & other model vendors- Accumulation Management Advisory: Accumulation Analyses & UW Guidance- Event Response: Blogging, GIS, CAT Modeling, Deterministic Loss Analysis- Claims Support: GIS, Damage Ratio Development, Ratings Advisory- Growth Advisory: Pro Forma Analyses, Profitability Assessment, UW Support- Peril Research & Development: Hurricane, Severe Convective Storm & Winterstorm- Product Engineering: Tool Development, Product Development & Spatial Analytics- Reinsurance Advisory: CAT Program Assessment, Reinsurance Cost Allocation, UW SupportJLT Group was acquired by Marsh & McClennan Companies on April 1st, 2019.

London, London, Gb

Client advisor on catastrophe model usage and output, and developing/deploying our exposure and data analytics platform. Consulted with clients with regards to specific catastrophe related studies and exposure management projects. Was client facing, including frequent interactions with the senior leadership of the client base.Role & Expertise:- Catastrophe Modeling Change Management- Deterministic Severe Convective Storm & Hurricane Event Analyses- Claims Analyses & Damage Ratio Development- Catastrophe Event Response - Exposure Accumulation Management- Geographic Information Systems Analyses in QGIS (Advanced)- Weather Derivative, ILS and Cat Bond Development- Strategic Growth & Profitability Analyses- Underwriting & Risk Selection Consulting- Exposure Database Management & Development- Weather & Climate Risk Education- Prospecting & Business Development- Software Development & Requirements Engineering

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

Product Management role for data analytics applications in the insurance/reinsurance/microfinance space; identified value propositions for target customer base, designed pricing model and strategy, negotiated costs with key data partners, conducted market and competitive analysis, and supported contract deliverablesResearch lead for State Aerial Orthoimagery content integration into GeoMarketspace SaaS platform and web application.Research lead for new commercial business opportunities; managed timelines and submitted research deliverables for technology applicable domains related to: enterprise architecture & integration, big data & predictive analytics, cyber security, virtual environments/gamification, and competitive intelligenceNote: Hired by The SI Organization, Inc. which became Vencore, Inc. before rebranding as Perspecta.

Forecasted transport and deposition of crop rust spores on the integrated pest management (ipm) Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education or ipmPIPE for the USDA APHIS, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), and Risk Management Agency (RMA), as well as the government of Canada and Mexico.Warning maps developed resulted in significant savings to growers by providing timely information that supported unnecessary spraying of soybean & southern corn rust.

State College, Pa, Us

Supported efforts across the Enterprise Solutions workstream (IT, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Forecasting) by providing in-depth competitive/customer analysis in the Energy and Retail sectors.Investigated long range forecasting products designed for energy clients, and delivered product recommendations and growth strategies. Strategic plan was informed by in depth market research, client assessment development, pricing analyses, IT product implementation, and customer engagement.Key stakeholders: Chief Commercial Officer, Vice President of Forecasting, Senior Account Manager, and Vice President of Marketing/Sales.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Systems Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Meteorology