An energetic professional with a strong background in product and software development leadership. My passion is engaging with users/customers to understand their needs and challenges and then working closely with developers to invent compelling solutions that delight both customers and business leaders.My experience in both small and large organizations, including leading small groups through an acquisition, has covered the full spectrum. To borrow a phrase from my engineering colleagues, I have “full stack” experience in the whole product development space managing or participating in:• Strategic planning, conducting competitive and technology research• Market research including focus groups• Sales support including giving presentations and helping close business• Mergers and acquisitions, made presentations and evaluated prospective acquisitions• Vendor research, selection, contract negotiations and created SOW• Assembled and managed software development teams from budgeting through hiring• Authored use cases, user stories, requirement docs and functional specifications• Created wireframes, UI designs, design walk-throughs and functional prototypes• Managed product roadmaps, project plans, iteration plans and iteration reviews• Budget management, fiscal year planning, interfacing with finance groups • Interfaced with senior management, HR, finance and legal departments in all sizes of organizations
Listed skills include Product Management, Agile Methodologies, Strategic Partnerships, Content Management, and 19 others.