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Chicago, Il, Us

Sarasota, Florida, Us

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. I’m leading teams for an all-new program with the CDC, as well as managing four Product Managers and Designers. This is one of those rare opportunities to create something special from the very early research phase with an all-new team.

Palo Alto, California, Us

Databook is a Series B startup in the B2B SaaS industry serving enterprise salespeople. Like many tech companies in 2023, Databook restructured multiple times, eventually eliminating over 70% of all roles across the company including mine.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from my time there:🔹 Drove new company vision from zero to one, from initial research through product launch🔹 Instilled a product culture of customer focus, collaboration, agility, and predictability🔹 Interviewed, hired, managed, and mentored 3 Senior Product Managers🔹 Led 3 teams to iteratively build new products while maintaining the established platformTools I used most while there:🔸 Airtable🔸 Confluence🔸 Figma🔸 Google Workspace🔸 Greenhouse🔸 Intercom🔸 Jira🔸 Miro🔸 Productboard🔸 Slack🔸 Trello🔸 ZoomSkills I developed most while there:⬥ Product vision, roadmaps, backlogs, presentations, user stories, acceptance criteria, lean startup⬥ Design (visual and system), research, workshops, design thinking, user centered design, innovation⬥ Org leadership, influence, and operations⬥ People management and mentoring⬥ Recruiting and hiring⬥ Analytics, data, and scoring algorithms (AI/ML)⬥ Integrations to Salesforce CRM (SFDC) and Microsoft Dynamics (D365)⬥ Competitive and market analysis⬥ Marketing and sales, go-to-market, launch, training, and change acceleration⬥ Customer success, post-launch⬥ Financials, budgets, and pricing

San Diego, Ca, Us

Seismic is a Series G startup in the B2B SaaS industry serving enterprise marketing and salespeople.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from my time there:🔹 Led CRM, email integration, analytics, and video product visions, roadmaps, and backlogs🔹 Built and launched these 4 products, closing competitive gaps and increasing adoption🔹 Defined product direction through industry analysis, usage metrics, interviews, and prototypes🔹 Transformed my product development team and led all parties through a major pivot🔹 Completed training and testing for the Google Analytics Individual QualificationTools I used most while there:🔸 Confluence🔸 Diagrams.net🔸 FigJam🔸 Figma🔸 Google Workspace🔸 Jira🔸 Loom🔸 Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)🔸 Mixmax🔸 Sisense🔸 Slack🔸 Trello🔸 Vidyard🔸 ZoomSkills I developed most while there:⬥ Product vision, roadmaps, backlogs, presentations, user stories, acceptance criteria, lean startup ⬥ Design (visual and system), research, workshops, design thinking, user-centered design, innovation⬥ APIs, events, message queues, and microservices ⬥ Analytics and data ⬥ Integrations with Microsoft Outlook, Dynamics, Google Gmail, Chrome, and Salesforce CRM⬥ Video (WebRTC)⬥ Competitive and market analysis ⬥ Marketing and sales, go-to-market, launch, training, and change acceleration

San Francisco, California, Us

Pivotal was a Series C startup and went public. It has since been acquired by VMware. Pivotal Labs is now VMware Tanzu Labs. Pivotal Labs was a consulting firm with a very unique approach. Clients would work from our lab shoulder-to-shoulder with us consultants, pairing to build their new products on cloud-native architecture.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from my time there:🔹 Mentored 13 client PMs in Lean, User-Centered Design, Agile, and Program Management🔹 Led entrepreneurial teams while working hands-on with developers, designers, and stakeholders🔹 Built 9 widely-diverse products across 6 industries for companies urgently seeking innovation🔹 Delivered web, mobile, and event-driven solutions from initial hypothesis through use at scaleClients I worked with the most:◇ Blue Cross Blue Shield (Healthcare, Insurance, B2C)◇ Aon (Fintech, B2B)◇ Discover Financial (Fintech, B2C)◇ RTX Raytheon (Defense, Government)◇ US Department of Defense (Defense, Government)◇ Boeing (Aviation, B2B)Tools I used most while there:🔸 Figma🔸 GitLab🔸 Google Analytics🔸 Google Workspace🔸 InVision🔸 Mailchimp🔸 Miro🔸 Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)🔸 Pivotal Tracker🔸 Postman🔸 Sketch🔸 Swagger🔸 Trello🔸 ZeplinSkills I developed most while there:⬥ Product vision, roadmaps, backlogs, presentations, user stories, acceptance criteria, lean startup ⬥ Design (visual and system), research, workshops, design thinking, user-centered design, innovation ⬥ Org leadership, influence, and operations⬥ Recruiting and hiring⬥ Engineering, testing, continuous delivery (CICD), iterative development, extreme programming (XP)⬥ Microservices, storage, data centers, PaaS, IaaS, replatforming, APIs, event bus, and message queues⬥ Mobile and IoT⬥ Networking (physical and virtual) ⬥ Cyber security

Boston, Ma, Us

GE Vigilant is an artificial intelligence product for pipeline operators, built in collaboration with Hifi Engineering. GE Oil & Gas is now Baker Hughes.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from this role:🔹 Formed and led the team from initial design to Release 1.0 in only 9 weeks, filing for 3 patents 🔹 Developed the strategic roadmap for the world’s 1st cloud-based Leak Detection product🔹 Drove product enhancements, market validation, and customer deployments🔹 Enabled funnel of 6 customer pilots on 87 km of pipeline and $2M in order value by end of 2016Skills I developed most while in this role:⬥ Product vision, roadmaps, feature maps, backlogs, presentations, user stories, lean startup ⬥ Design (visual and system), research, workshops, design thinking, user-centered design, innovation ⬥ Org leadership, influence, and operations ⬥ People management and mentoring⬥ Mobile and IoT⬥ Predictive analytics and algorithms⬥ Marketing and sales, go-to-market, and launch

Boston, Ma, Us

GE's Intelligent Pipeline Solution was a predictive analytics product for pipeline operators, built in collaboration with Accenture. GE Oil & Gas is now Baker Hughes.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from this role:🔹 Managed and mentored 3 PMs while also directing a 40+ person development team🔹 Spearheaded major turnaround by driving focus across 8 teams and 4 sponsor groups🔹 Redesigned the entire dev/test/release operating model as well as the entire team structure🔹 Delivered 1st commercial release and 6 more shortly after to unlock over $10M in revenue🔹 Completed training and testing to become a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)Skills I developed most while in this role:⬥ Program and project management ⬥ IoT, Internet of Things⬥ Engineering, testing, bugs, continuous delivery, and iterative development (scrum sprints, kanban)⬥ Predictive analytics and algorithms⬥ Marketing and sales, go-to-market, launch, training, and change acceleration⬥ People management and mentoring ⬥ Recruiting and hiring

Boston, Ma, Us

GE's Measurement & Control business is now part of Baker Hughes.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from this role:🔹 Led GE’s first implementation of SAP PLM in 2012 enabling $4M in annual business benefits🔹 Mitigated biggest user adoption risks by working hands-on with data migration and network teams🔹 Built and led team of 18 across 4 projects in 6 time zones to release 2nd wave of SAP PLM in 2014🔹 Launched for 1000+ users reducing cost of quality by 10% across all business units🔹 Created the product’s strategic multiyear release schedule to realize long-term benefits of $29M🔹 Completed training and testing to become a Certified Scrum Master (CSM)🔹 Founded and led the GE Leaders of Tomorrow affinity group for all sites in the Boston area, growing it to 130 members in only 8 monthsSkills I developed most while in this role:⬥ Product vision, roadmaps, plans, backlogs, presentations, user stories, acceptance criteria⬥ Org leadership, influence, and operations⬥ Project and program management⬥ Servers, storage, and data centers ⬥ Data migration⬥ Integration of CAD, DMS, PLM, and ERP systems⬥ Financials, budgets, and forecasting⬥ Vendor contracting and management

Boston, Ma, Us

GE still ranked as one of the world's most-admired companies when I joined this leadership program. Consolidated revenues across the conglomerate where $157B in 2009, and there were more than 300,000 employees globally.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from this role:🔹 Completed leadership and technology training projects with global classmates🔹 Learned how to land and quickly make an impact while rotating every 6 months🔹 Delivered innovative solutions across 4 diverse industries, teams, locations, and tech stacksRotation highlights◇ 4th Rotation - Schenectady NY - GE Energy - Renewables: Led replacement of home-grown service contract modeling software with an enterprise-grade platform, to improve margins on $300M in services revenue & $1.1B in backlog.◇ 3rd Rotation - Wilmington NC - GE Energy - Hitachi Nuclear: Implemented Citrix for the SmartPlant 3D modeling software along with all server and network architecture enabling fast & secure design collaboration.◇ 2nd Rotation - Cincinnati OH - GE Transportation - Aviation: Drove testing, quality, and validation for our original web tool to track software licensing & requests. After 3 years in Production, “SRL” has saved GE over $1.5M. Completed training and testing to become a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.◇ 1st Rotation - Atlanta GA - GE Energy - Renewables: Deployed mobile time & attendance application globally to 700+ Wind Field Services technicians, and drove adoption via hands-on tutorials & software trials.Skills I developed most while in this program:⬥ Project and program management⬥ Servers, storage, data centers, and IaaS⬥ Mobile and IoT⬥ Networking (physical and virtual) ⬥ Cyber security⬥ Recruiting and hiring ⬥ Launch, training, and change acceleration ⬥ Customer success, post-launch

Boston, Ma, Us

This division of GE Transportation (Rail) is now part of Alstom.Accomplishments I'm most proud of from this internship:🔹 During my 12 weeks, I investigated and analyzed the site's existing network and server architecture, which subsequently paved the way for a successful major network upgrade.Skills I developed most during this internship:⬥ Servers, storage, and data centers ⬥ Networking (physical and virtual)⬥ Project and program management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration: Information Systems & Information Technology

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