As VP of Product, I have overseen the development of the company's integrations tools and API, custom-built integrations, and partner relationships. I have led a team of product managers, designers, and developers to create high-quality integrations tools and APIs, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop a product strategy and roadmap. Additionally, I have worked with partners to design value-adding solutions and helped customers optimize their use of our integration tools. My responsibilities have also included overseeing the development of skills-related features and functionality within the platform. Alongside the product leadership team, I have driven key product processes, established KPIs, and conducted product reviews to ensure strategic goals are met.

As a key member of a small, dynamic team, I played a crucial role in driving the development of significant new features for our product. By conducting direct user research and partnering with the head of UX design, I helped to ensure that we were creating user-centered solutions that met our customers' needs. In addition to my contributions to product development, I worked closely with engineering leaders to establish and refine product processes that enabled us to work more efficiently and effectively. Through my leadership and collaboration, we were able to move the product forward and position it for continued success.

Working closely with Sales and Marketing to define, test, and deploy digital and sales-led purchase opportunities that fit our go to market motion and support packaging and pricing strategies.

Drove strategy and delivery of the core learning, license management, analytics and digital enablement experiences for all business accounts, partnership offers and new professional services offerings.

My team redesigned and deployed the end-user learning experience including search/browse, video delivery and content curation tools.

Managed a team of 4 product managers coordinating execution and delivery across 4 development teams working on 3 core products.

Managed overall product roadmap for three SaaS products combining content delivery and e-commerce, working closely with 16 developers.

Managing products/projects for 3 primary web products including both customer- and member-facing features and internal administrative interfaces. Involved with Product Roadmap creation and management focused on planning valuable releases for members and clients. Primary day-to-day activities involve ongoing interaction with developers and stakeholders for open projects and research and preparation for future product features. Recent projects include analytics/business intelligence, content management, user registration redesign, e-commerce features.

Managed 65 client accounts focused on retail training initiatives and Pro/VIP purchase programs in the outdoor retail industry. Companies included: Adidas, Columbia, Easton-Bell Sports, Merrell, and Yakima. Responsibilities included quota driven sales, day-to-day primary point of contact, and ongoing strategic discussions with executive management at client organizations.

Managed the process of turning product concepts into market-ready deliverables, including prototyping & testing; in 2009 BLR launched 10 new print products and significantly updated 5 online offerings. Maintained strategic enhancement road maps for all online and print products in five distinct markets. Identified product extensions, new product opportunities and market adjacencies. Worked with market promotion team to define, test and execute online and direct marketing campaigns. Managed a team of two product managers collaborating with six senior developers.

Plan and execute quarterly software releases. Manage a team of product managers focused on software product and partner integrations. Work closely with the CTO to increase development output while reducing software bugs. Create and maintain Technical Specifications and Marketing Requirements Documents. Evaluate, negotiate, and initiate partner integrations.

Provided technical sales support and assisted in close of new contracts. Acted as product evangelist to drive increased feature adoption. Created technical specifications for client software development projects.

Managed new client implementations (website design, training, business process creation) using Infopia's Marketplace Manager application. Created and managed client marketing efforts focused on online product placement involving website, online marketplaces, and search engine optimization.

Internet Service group provisioned and supported Wide Area Network circuits providing dedicated internet and telephony services to businesses nationwide. Coordinated circuit installation, equipment selection and configuration, and DNS administration.