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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Established the Metagaming service vertical, providing in-game engagement features for studios, going live with an upcoming title in 2025.• Led the marketing and publishing technology teams, creating customer journey orchestration capabilities that influenced over a million users.• Oversaw 2 PaaS product verticals (7 teams) supporting over a million concurrent users on live titles.• Developed the business models, staffing plans, and financials for the launch of 4 new products.• Utilized service level telemetry and performance data to measure success of new capabilities at the API level.

United States

• Led 3 video collaboration products supporting numerous Fortune 50 companies, with over a million users.• Launched the Corporate Training product, leading the associated go-to-market with marketing, legal, and sales.• Tested several new features within the Meetings app, which increased average meeting scores by 10%• Guided the computer vision team, developing and implementing models within the BlueJeans stack.• Oversaw 20 feature releases from user research and problem definition to release over a 17 month period to release.

• Guided 3 teams to build out Verizon Location Technology’s Maps & Search SDKs for mobile and web.• Launched the Location Platform’s developer portal, enabling access to documentation, API keys, and service level analytics.• Led a team of designers in building out the Verizon map style, testing hypotheses on readability and performance.• Drove the release of 15 versions across various pieces of Verizon’s location services stack.

Denver, Colorado

• Guided overall direction of Sling’s web app ecosystem including roadmap, vision, and team structure. • Led 5 agile teams of 30 developers for Xbox, Windows, Samsung, LG and Xfinity X1 platforms, as well as the UI component library. • Improved the rating of the Xbox app from 2.1 to 4.2 over a 6 month period.• Launched a no-login browser experience, enabling a 4% MOM increase in users.• Released 30 feature and maintenance builds between Q3 of 2018 and Q1 of 2019

Englewood, Colorado

• Led the relationship, conflict resolution, and development of strategic initiatives with major device partners including Microsoft, Samsung, and Comcast.• Launched 2 new platforms – the Chrome browser player and the Comcast X1 app.• Acted as release manager for partner platforms, shepherding builds through testing, and running app pushes to consumers.• Managed contracts, development dependencies, and marketing asks for each major partner, allowing for consistent growth year over year.• Coordinated meetings and strategic alignment between Sling leadership and partners on major initiatives.

The Reserve At Columbia

Columbia, Missouri Area

Englewood, Colorado

-Spearheaded changes in company personal incentive program for technicians by altering measurement periods to increase precision.-Performed an analysis on database of over 100,000 personnel pay statements-Presented findings to executives and fielded questions

Columbia, Missouri Area

Worked to promote sales and awareness of Dell products on the University of Missouri campus and the surrounding communities through a combination of infield marketing and sales initiatives with K-12 school leaders. Worked to reach a sales goal of 10% year-over-year increase for the University of Missouri Bookstore, and networked with campus organizations to collect consumer data and trends. Helped to connect Dell to customers by providing valuable market information and research, as well as addressing consumer questions and concerns about the company's product lineup.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, 3.59 Gpa

Bachelor'S Of Science Business Administration (B.S.B.A), Finance And Banking, 3.59 Gpa

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: West Linn Rugby Team (3 years), West Linn Football (4 years), National Honor Society (2 years), Foreign Language.