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Cleveland, Oh, Us

Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer @ Trade Talent - An AI-based recruiting software designed for the construction industry. - Lead customer acquisition/GTM strategy and execution from pre-product to post seed launch. - Partnered on product strategy and implementation, utilized Jobs To Be Done and continuous customer feedback sessions as well as a competitor landscape assessment to develop prototypes that have led to a initial product structure- Facilitated customer research and prototype feedback sessions. Led sessions around customer pain points, preferred methods, journey mapping and more- Completed Jobs To Be Done sprint to understand top jobs to focus on for venture development, utilized this and further customer research to prioritize top areas of focus and ultimately funnel down to one main product idea that has been brought for pre-seed funding- Executed a search trend analysis to lay foundation for SEO strategy, was part of initial structure of marketing hypothesis testing that led to a go-to-market strategy as part of pre-seed request- Implemented team norms with a focus on developing a team culture. Implemented team rituals with an emphasis on caring personally yet challenging directly to drive team towards high performance- Set team vision for V1 of the product and utilized prototypes and feedback sessions to continue working as a team to refine the vision and ultimately propose a version for development

Westfield Center, Ohio, United States

In this role, the focus is about how do we bring the vision of the venture studio to life, consistently monitor and assess the health of the portfolio, and remove obstacles and challenges for the team to operate at their highest efficiency. Financial Portfolio Management: - Built a risk profile strategy for the studio to understand each venture’s financial opportunity and identify diversification strategies to ensure a healthy portfolio of ventures is continually being invested in.- Developed, built and implemented the financial analysis process for concepts and ventures within the Engine Loop. - Completed the financial analysis of each concept as it progressed through the engine. Collaborated with the team to understand the concept, market size, ICP and delivered a right-sized financial assessment of the opportunity and risks at each given stage in the engine.Process Improvement and Studio Efficiency:- Drove velocity through the development and implementation of standardized tools, templates, and systems to enable achievement of studio objectives and key results.- Established systems for tracking and reporting on the progress of each venture in the portfolio, ensuring transparency and accountability and enabling high quality portfolio decisions. In addition, utilized the tracking and reporting mechanisms to assess the overall health of the engine portfolio and identify bottlenecks and areas of improvement to hit target goals for time and budget in the engine.- Planned and executed activities aimed at driving velocity through the venture loop and pre-seed phases through reinforcement of the cultureChief Of Staff Leadership Team:- Partner with the Head of the Venture Engine to develop and implement the studio’s strategic plan.- Organized, facilitated and documented engine leadership meetings- Led, planned, managed and guided execution of special project for the leadership team

Westfield Center, Ohio, United States

At 1848 Ventures, as a venture designer my role is to get deeply engrained within a focused industry and within the individual potential customer and what they currently do and what they ultimately wish was different, better, new, etc. and then we take those learnings and couple our expertise in machine learning and AI to find potential product fits and then work to ultimately bring those products to market. Below are some of the concepts and responsibilities I had in my role:- Throughout my tenure I have worked on 4 different concepts; an automated predictive pricing platform for the hotel industry, a weather-risk assessment product for construction companies, a material price hedging product and an automated hiring platform in the construction industry- Two have continued into concepts, one receiving pre-seed funding, while two were shut down due to a lack of product-market fit- 1848 Ventures operates as a venture studio and my role was focused on bringing B2B SaaS machine learning, data science and AI concepts from ideation to seed funding- Utilize a variety of testing and learning approaches including Jobs To Be Done, Minimum Viable Testing, Journey Mapping, Prototyping, What Needs To Be True Assessments, Financial Projections with Risk Assessments and more- Built market assessments as well as customer research to understand top challenges in industry and how they could fit within 1848 Ventures vision- Developed go-to-market strategies and led business development for multiple concepts to test desirability with target customers- Partnered with leadership to drive engagement with new organization culture beliefs through team rituals, designed teaming sessions and more- Built a 6 month sprint to identify leading issues that were hindering growth, assess long-term sustainability and provide a recommendation on path forward

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As lead innovation analyst, our goal is to identify, develop and bring to market new, consumer-centric ideas to enhance the fan experience. Main responsibilities and accomplishments:Design Thinking - Understanding what the consumers needs and wants are and creating products and services through the lens of the consumer to ensure the concept is built for them and where they are in lifeProcess Creation - Partnered in process design from Idea Collection --> Idea Analysis --> Prioritization --> Analysis --> Development --> LaunchLandscape Assessment - Horizon scanning of markets to better understand opportunities, challenges, future trends and consumer needs while also continuing to understand and harness new ideasProject Management - Breaking down an initial idea into a proposed timeline with detailed activities, collaborating with departments across the organization to bring experts together to accelerate ideas and diversify points of view as to optimal outcomeIdea Creation - designed and held brainstorm sessions with multiple teams within the organization to create as many ideas as possible and then communicate about which ones meet internal criteriaInnovation Culture Development - Presented across the organization to better influence how the culture of innovation can continue to grow and how to empower everyone to feel they can innovate

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Lead business analyst for ticket sales and strategy focusing on improving processes to optimize sales and serviceMain areas of emphasis:- Process Improvement - met with teams and individuals to better understand their processes and then designed research plan and implementation model to bring new ideas to improve their processes- Data Collection and Cleansing - identified troublesome areas within data and developed plan to bring requirements and process to data entry to improve overall quality- Data Visualization - Used Tableau to bring new visualization to department leaders to identify historical patterns and explain current market standings- System Automation - worked with IS to bring automated systems to teams to lower overall work time needed on tasks to increase overall efficiency and consistency of data entry- Budget tracking and gap analysis - designed new analysis platform for budget tracking to identify gaps and build strategies as to how to close those gaps- Sales Strategies - New and Renew - designed and implemented new tools and strategies for the new sales team to identify potential clients and new trends to help improve quality and quantity of conversations- Service Strategies - helped bring to market new data awareness and model predictions to construct strategies to help our team communicate with their clients at the right time- Trend Analysis - worked to understand trends within the organization, across the league, and across other leagues to help predict future movements in the market to start preparing and developing strategies now

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

-Maintained budget and funding approval for NASA’s Space Launch System Mars Mission. After four months, decision was made to add 7 other support space missions to my portfolio of budget analysis. -Brought in to examine current process and design new excel based report to improve communication channels of information.-Built labor and cost projections to ensure proper funding of programs for current year as well as future labor requirements. -Invited to and joined team that’s purpose was to improve employee engagement through an ideation/brainstorming process.

Everett, Washington

-Head Procurement Finance Analyst for 787 and 777X engine contracts as well as Cargo Handling System on all programs including development programs. Drive to reduce costs through lean processes within the factory, design, development and production of parts and procedures.-Developed strategy to continue implementation of new engine programs for the 787-10 and 777x as well as negotiated new 777X statement of work to support development of program and to ensure schedule was met. Presented strategy to executive teams for companies involved.-Designed innovative financial structure in negotiations to reach company goals while partnering with the supplier to help improve their financial position. Provided cash flow and financial statement impact, projections, and sensitivity analysis for contractual options. -Led cost reduction team and developed new tracking and training process to be implemented across 10+ teams. Target to recover 85% of costs incurred. Partnered with procurement and worked cross functionally with estimating/program management for transparency of the process and created a lean tool to support momentum of recovery. -Created and presented innovative hedging strategy that still met contractual limitations to vice president. Focus was on future ranges of contract prices and managing risk over next 15 years.-Assigned to strategy team in which current markets for engines and cargo systems were analyzed to assess potential moves to grow competition and predict the future state of the market.Skills Learned:Corporate Strategy and PositioningCommunicationProcurementContract NegotiationFinancial AnalysisRevenue/Cost ProjectionForecasting