David Herman Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

As the CTO and CPO at Provi, the largest online marketplace for alcoholic beverages in the US, David oversaw cross-functional teams in engineering, product management, design, research, industry specialists, and analytics across the US and Eastern Europe.He drove significant growth, increasing the company's gross merchandise value to over $1 billion and expanding the active user base by approximately 75%. By overhauling the technology stack—from a monolithic Ruby platform to modular Java-based services—he addressed scaling challenges and improved marketplace accuracy.He implemented AI solutions by integrating Generative AI into core workflows, utilizing custom prompts and custom Large Language Models (LLMs). This automation reduced time to market and enhanced precision.By restructuring teams to adopt Agile methodologies and collaborating with external consultants, he accelerated growth and development speed. Negotiating an Enterprise Discount Program with AWS, he secured substantial funding through the Migration Acceleration Program and reduced operational costs by over 30%.Leading negotiations with the state of Vermont, he secured Provi as their exclusive online ordering platform. He also oversaw the migration of Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods, making Provi their exclusive ordering platform. Launching integrations with technologies like cXML to support punchout capabilities and re-onboarding thousands of integrations in under six months improved partner and client experiences.

Plantation, Florida, Us

As Vice President at Chewy, David managed the Discovery verticals, including Search, Recommendations, Browse, Brands, Deals, CMS-driven content pages, and Analytics platforms. Under his leadership, the teams owned the core shopping funnel and technology to deliver the right products, content, and services to customers shopping on Chewy.He expanded the organization to include engineers, product managers, data engineers, applied scientists, and business intelligence engineers. The teams utilized modern technology stacks such as React, Next.js, AWS SageMaker, Tableau, and Elasticsearch to achieve their goals.David played a key role in building Chewy's Sponsored Ad Platform, which was announced during the Q4 2021 earnings call. This platform opened new revenue streams and enhanced the shopping experience by providing relevant sponsored content to customers.He also led initiatives to improve search and recommendation systems, enhancing personalization and user engagement. By leveraging data analytics and machine learning, the team improved conversion rates and customer satisfaction.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I directly managed a team of over 100 consisting of software engineering, product managers, evangelists, and scientists. My responsibilities include bringing the Alexa Skills Kit to new countries, improve the quality of our NLU and ASR models, and launch new Device Capabilities. In addition, I oversee a program called Voice of the Developer aimed at leading Developer Relations (submit your most wished-for features at http://alexa.uservoice.com).

Vice President of Product, Program Management and Design with teams spanning multiple time zones. Cyanogen is re-imagining mobile computing, giving power to the people to customize their mobile device and content experiences. The recently launched MOD platform evolved from the market leading Android-based Cyanogen OS, known for personalization, intuitive interface, speed, improved battery life and enhanced security. With MOD Cyanogen is pioneering the way into the post-app era, disrupting the potential of Android by unlocking apps from their silos and surfacing new experiences throughout the OS.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Responsible for leading Hulu's living room team with a focus on content discovery, immersive viewing and customer acquisition. My team brought the Hulu Plus subscription service to more than 550 million internet-connected devices (gaming consoles, set-top boxes, smart tv and blu-ray) and helped grow the paid subscriber base to more than five million. In addition to running product, I managed all technical and product partnerships with SoC (MediaTek, Sigma, Realtek and Mstar) and Vendors (Samsung, LG, Amazon, Sony, Microsoft and so on).

Seattle, Wa, Us

Hired in part to lead the team responsible for building one of the top selling tablet devices to date, the Amazon Kindle Fire. Managed all parts of execution including the production of a style guide, engineering requirements and integration of Amazon services (Kindle, Instant Video, Music, and more). Presented weekly to the senior leadership team, and coached teams on presenting to Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon).

Redmond, Washington, Us

Specialized in providing product direction, leading design and engineering, partner management and metrics analysis.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Managed Microsoft's consumer support business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). With the launch of Windows Vista and Office 2010 I ramped up staffing and grew the team to support the growing business needs.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Managed day-to-day relationship with strategic public sector partners to understand business models, IT plans and schedules, aligning products and services to maximise their business objectives. Lead the UK trial of ‘Premier Foundation’, a support service targeting smaller companies / organizations aimed at showcasing Premier Support.

Computer Science And Business Management

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