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Washington, Dc, Us

Product marketing for a $200MM business unit (formerly Neustar) that delivers data and software solutions to international enterprise and service provider customers. Solutions include: authentication, fraud prevention, digital transformation, and mobile messaging.• Create strategic business plans which includes identifying market problems, defining segments, personas, developing messaging, conducting competitive research, and setting pricing structure.• Build story-based sales enablement materials that describe how offerings uniquely address a market problem - pitch decks, solutions sheets, videos, ebooks, whitepapers• Develop high quality thought leadership content that drives demand generation throughout funnel.

Managed a team of product managers involved in creating the next generation of connectivity services for businesses of all sizes• Led the effort to build a product strategy and roadmap around the integration of the XO product portfolio into Verizon• Supported development of 5G Fixed Wireless services• Developed products around Multi-Cloud Interconnect technologies for access to Public Cloud providers• Responsible for the go forward strategy for the Verizon Colocation business and the resale of third party data center provider offerings• Assisted in the due diligence around the acquisition of Vidder (a zero trust security company)

Managed a team of product managers that was responsible for all of XO's voice, data, and cloud products. Built a product strategy around unified communications and the network enabled cloud to drive the growth of profitable products. Evangelized the strategy to both internal and external audiences.

Managed a team of product managers within XO's Carrier and Enterprise Services divisions. Responsible for multiple product lines dealing with Dedicated Internet Access, Ethernet, Transport, Private Line, Collocation, and Private Networking (MPLS and VPLS). Successfully created and launched a variety of new product offerings. Regular contributor to the company blog.

Managed multiple product lines dealing with Dedicated Internet Access, DSL, Managed Services, CPE, Collocation, Private Networking, and Integrated Voice and Data.

Managed multiple product lines dealing with DSL, Web Site Testing, Database Management, and Wavelength Services.

Managed a division involved in network security, platform operations, and product development.

Master Of Arts, International Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts, Foreign Affairs