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My journey at Higher Ground Education has been an incredible opportunity for personal and professional growth. In my role as Product Manager and now Product Lead, I've had the privilege to contribute to transformative initiatives that have a real impact on education.• Led strategic initiative to adapt the Altitude Learning LMS to break into the Montessori market and expand to a further 30,000 users and 130+ schools.• Designed, launched, and analyzed surveys for all user types, including an ongoing parent NPS survey. Improved parent satisfaction by over 2 pts in 3 months by collecting and implementing feedback.•Account managed 30+ partners (public, private, charter) representing $450k ARR, while continuing day-to-day PM activities.• Eliminated underutilized features and services, reducing operational expenses by $115,000+ annually. Set the path for a further $200k+ in annual savings.• Orchestrated API connections with Salesforce, BambooHR, OneRoster, Clever, Google and several internal tools.

My experience as founding Product Manager at Curate was marked by innovation and dynamic problem-solving. Curate is a Wisconsin-based enterprise that uses AI/Machine Learning to empower organizations with local government insights for superior opportunity and risk management.• I orchestrated the comprehensive overhaul of our initial product, taking responsibility for the entire product life cycle from inception and UX research to wireframing, feature prioritization, development, deprecation, release, and transition.• I pioneered the establishment of an agile framework for our expanding development team and established processes for maintaining machine learning data quality.• One of my key achievements was implementing a real-time feed for data updates, ensuring users always had access to the most current and relevant information.• I was instrumental in the creation of sophisticated filters for precise location and topic refinement, enabling users to tailor their data searches to their specific needs with remarkable accuracy.• I played a pivotal role in increasing profitability and market competitiveness by spearheading the implementation of new pricing strategies.• Additionally, I significantly enhanced document search capabilities through the construction of a new search tool, effectively managing a vast repository of over 100,000 documents, making municipal information research faster and more efficient.

Managed schedules, process, and testing for research & development and quality assurance projects

Developed & instructed digital curriculum for a Taiwanese education start-up focusing on immersive English language learning for children ages 3 - 10.