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Encinitas, Ca, Us

Mountain View, Wy, Us

In charge of bringing healthcare subscription service to market targeted toward patients with cognitive impairments

Product advisory and consultation services for tech companies.

Austin, Texas, Us

Supporting my wife's goal of providing delicious allergy-friendly foods to the world.

New York, Ny, Us

• Manager of Product Management team for B2B API Integrations @ multi-billion fintech corporation• Oversaw launch of new SMB partner integration program titled Sync• Spearheaded process and testing improvements to reduce timeline for 12 months to 2 months• Created foundation for substantial increase in group revenue YoY

San Francisco, California, Us

• Programmable Video Team (video meetings)• Lead for Media Extensions. Products included API services and SDKs for Captions, Transcriptions, Chat, and Media Streams• Launched strategic Beta program in 3 months• Product lead for major outside partnerships and top customers• Key point of contact for customer sales calls and customer service escalations • Focused verticals included healthcare/telehealth, financial services, and professional services

Milsons Point , Nsw, Au

• Manage all Product Management-related activities for cloud, on-premise, and mobile platforms, along with hardware/firmware portfolios.• Lead the company through the ideation, technical development, and launch of innovative platforms and solutions• Establish shared vision across company through consensus on strategies and priorities leading to execution• Drive development of solutions with a team of world-class engineers, data scientists, and designers.• Achieve strategic goals and evolve product strategy based on research, data, and industry trends• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products and company• Maximize efficiency where the process is fluid or does not exist and must be created• Manage multiple priorities, scale teams, and ensure the organization is effective, healthy, and set up for success• Evangelist for technologies and products, internally and externally

Westlake, Texas, Us

• Lead Product Owner/Manager duties for asset transfer team on mobile and web over 2 scrum teams• The efforts affect up to 14 million accounts daily with transactions nearing $1B annually• Vendor Manager for a Tier I product supplier• Focus on solutions to reduce customer support contacts and increase digital adoption over paper• Validate solutions (data analytics, interviews, testing), create epics and stories, backlog grooming, final approvals• Develop next generation banking solutions to delight customers and differentiate from competitors• Responsible for associated compliance and legal activities and approvals

Lincoln, Ne, Us

o Category and Product Management owner for e-commerce company and major Amazon partnero Strategized, researched, defined, and prioritized product vision based on trends and data analysiso Drove strategic vision for initial category penetration and associated profit and loss (P&L)o Interviewed, hired, and managed team memberso Ran initial operations and engineering efforts o Managed brand guidelines creationo Developed department processes for internal and cross-functional useo Ran highly profitable category and associated cross-functional team

San Mateo , Ca, Us

o Managed all product marketing and development activities for 10-person startupo Rebuilt branding for Ashley Chloe and Rowkin lineso Ushered company to Top 5 in True Wireless headphone category with $10M+ revenueo Owner of roadmap from concept to end of lifeo The decision-maker and driver on all product-related itemso Acted as Product Owner for firmware development and mobile apps while managing remote team for deliveryo Scoped, wife-framed, and managed remote development team to deliver Rowkin mobile appo Designer for Patent Pending charging mechanism (US20180352319A1)o Drove rebranding for both Ashley Chloe and Rowkin brandso Secured key big box sales channel partners (Best Buy and Target)o Business development lead for key technology and branding partnershipso Lead presenter for industry trade showso Developed proprietary firmware using platform SDKs and leading offshore development teams

Burlingame, California, Us

o Acted as Mini-CEO for security and P&Lso Analyzed market and sales data to define product and business opportunities, feature sets, and go to market plans.o Coordinated cross-functional team of engineering, design, marketing, operations, sales, and regional (North America, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC) to successfully launch productso Leader and owner for Proximo hardware device and mobile appo Products covered verticals such as education, medical, and enterprise.o Launched #1 Kensington SKU for 2016, the award-winning BlackBelt 2nd Degree Rugged Case for Surface Pro 4.o Business development manager for company's partnership with Microsoft.o Business-to-business (B2B) and Education (B2E) sales focus

o Agile development leader for all 14 SOL REPUBLIC product development programs from cradle to grave (2013-2015)o Ushered company in becoming Top 10 in market.o Controlled all development costs, including all on-going cost downs through negotiations and cost optimization engineering, along with schedule and quality.o Managed Asian development team for corporate product development group. Lead contact for technology- and engineering-based partners.o Global Compliance Managero Managed and assisted design of all technical aspects from concept through delivery.o Executed patent pending design

San Mateo, Ca, Us

Led projects from cradle to grave with a focus on iOS for market leader Speck Products. Oversaw entire launch portfolio for iPhone 4S and key iPhone 5 product lines along with ongoing new product development. Also involved in platforms from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and LG.•Managed over 200 launches in a 9 month period which accounted for >75% of company revenue.•>95% of programs beat margin targets.•Oversaw 60% increase of sales year over year.•Defined roadmap for 2012 and 2013 Apple small devices (iPod and iPhone)•Shortened development cycles as low as 40 days from concept to delivery for ground-up designs•Executed patented card case design (#US8596449)•Managed market and consumer research efforts•Helped create brand position and product messagingAccomplished instructional video model and narrator.

Washington, Dc, Us

Contract via Honeywell InternationalActed as a technical project manager for a massive IT overhaul to NASA's command and control center directing Earth measurement satellites.

Hanover, Md, Us

• Founded electronics department and managed hard and soft goods accessory lines• Synthesized market trends and research toward product roadmaps• Involved in development, design, and management of patented products Guardian, M-Skin, and e-Luminator Touch• Proposal and contract creation, and subsequent negotiations• Product manufacturing, parts procurement, and demand forecasts • Post production tasks, including quality assurance and customer service• Managed efforts to make M-Edge the leader in e-reader accessories market• Created business partnerships for engineering, manufacturing, and OEM opportunities • Cut BOM cost on legacy products up to 30%. Cut QA labor by 50% with lean practices

Designed and tested circuits and PCBs for military and consumer satellite communications, along with GPS.

Carlsbad, California, Us

• Acted as an electrical engineer and technical director for various electronics products for technology entertainment business. • Managed audio products from cradle to grave, including software and hardware design• Oversaw design for key electronics breakout products from concept through production, including award winning I-Sonic Entertainment System 1 and 2 and wireless speakers

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