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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Built and led a Product team that implemented enterprise-wide strategic and execution frameworks for B2C energy services• Managed dual portfolios to balance strategy and execution: o Increased engineering throughput by 30% in 12 months through enhanced processes o Accelerated completion of strategic projects by 41% in 12 months• Launched a Texas-specific pre-paid electricity services, generating $10k in monthly incremental revenue• Developed a service-led team culture by mentoring two new product managers, enhancing team effectiveness and customer focus

Greater Chicago Area

Create and maintain product strategies across multiple global product lines with annual revenue impacts of >$100MEvaluate the commercial viability and business opportunity for innovations outside of the “bread and butter” product linesDesign, scope, and prioritize product requirements based on business and customer impactUse customer-voice panels, focus groups, and customer roadshows to gather feedback and requirementsOwn the “casino of the future” portfolio to develop an entirely new gaming platform product lineLead cross-business-unit leadership teams to drive a single, converged portfolio strategy and technology landscape across multiple verticalsUse tools such as the Stage Gate process to track in-development products and update executive management on schedules, financial and commercialization models, and market opportunitiesDrive new product introductions (NPI) and new development initiatives using metrics such as market trends, competitive intel, industry innovations, customer feedback, and critical analysis of product portfolioCollaborate with global advanced research groups to productize new innovations and trends, guiding UI, UX, and hardware designGuide product launches by working closely with Marketing, Sales, and Manufacturing/ Supply Chain teams

Greater Chicago Area

Created and maintained all product and feature roadmaps across the gaming enterprise, guiding the efforts of multiple development teams worldwide.Drove product development by authoring market requirements and using player trends, capitalization opportunities, competitive intel, and emerging technology availability as metrics.Led cross-functional teams to manage the full product lifecycle of gaming hardware and software platforms, guiding concurrent flagship new products averaging ~$110M in 5-year revenue.Drove a 2015 strategy shift to launch a low-cost replacement to an aging product in previously-not-scoped Eastern markets, resulting in a refreshed replacement cycle netting ~$97M over 5 years.Collaborated extensively with hardware and software engineering teams, analytics and insight teams, marketing teams, and finance teams to guide product features, product launch, product schedule, and commercialization plans.Owned product charters and market/product requirements, guiding product design and product positioning.Initiated SWOT analyses among competitor trends and internal initiatives to build strategic opportunities to capitalize upon.Presented developments on product strategies, strategic initiatives, and enterprise-wide roadmaps to executive leadership.Guided pricing and forecasting recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams.Operated simultaneously as the “customer voice” and “product champion” during development and launch by visiting customer sites, attending tradeshows, and attending product roadshows.PdM artifacts include: hardware platform roadmaps, product charters, market requirement documents, product requirement documents, stage gate review presentations

Chicago, Il

Develop, write, and edit multiple technical communication mediums, including service manuals, bulletins, and other procedural documents.Collaborate with hardware engineers and launch manuals for simultaneous top company-wide priorities, including flagship slot machine games.Conduct product demonstrations and presentations with engineers and experts throughout the organization to gather technical intelligence to compose while following strict style guides and scrupulous review.Act as "customer voice" to provide engineering feedback from casino operators, casino owners, technical trainers, and field service.Translate technical documentation to and from French and Spanish for company branches in other countries.

Revised, proofread, edited, and composed new manuals for technicians working on gaming systems.Translated manuals and essential technical documents to and from Spanish and French.

Translated 200+ page book from French to English for faculty member and research purposes.Worked in collaboration with professors, colleagues, and faculty members to find better translation solutions, accurate expression choices, and publishing choices.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Product Strategy

2010 Bachelor Of Arts, English (Creative Writing) And French (Translation)

Activities and Societies: University Honors Program, French tutor, Dean's List member, University mentor and mentee, Global Water Brigades.