Erun Fernando Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Strategic Leadership: I steer a lean team of 7 product managers, architecting the overarching product strategy for Cision’s flagship platform. In 11 months, we completed 2 global market launches and grew to >$5M revenue with projected 80% growth in the next 6 months.Strategic KPI Development: Established platform-specific KPIs like ARR (Annual Recurring.

Austin, Texas Area

Cambridge, MA

• Consulted numerous startups on customer-centric product development and market launch.
• Helped early-stage founders create data-driven roadmap products, prioritize features, validate market segments, A/B user test, and iteratively adapt new products.
• Used lean methodologies and agile development to decrease overhead cost, development cost, and go-to-market time.
• Acted as program management to optimize internal workflows.

Berthiaume Center For Entrepreneurship

• One of three advisors developing and scaling ventures drawing from a 27,000 person research university.
• Acted as Product Manager for early-stage UMass startups: helping founders create roadmaps, find product-market fit, engage in user interviews, quickly develop and iterate products.
• Helped startups go-to-market strategies and drive user adoption.
• Empowered startups to create a lean business that reduced cost and increased agility.
• Taught two entrepreneurship undergrad… Show more
• Taught two entrepreneurship undergrad courses on product development using the lean startup. methodology in the Isenberg School of Management Show less

Princeton, MA

• Developed multiple businesses; implemented marketing strategies across multiple mediums; developed viable business plans using Lean Startup MethodologyU-Pro College Prep (2014-2016)
• Founded business that provided affordable in-class SAT prep for Amherst high school students
• Won the Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Used Textbook Sales (2008- 2011)
• Established in 9th grade, purchased and resold used textbooks accounting for over 12k in… Show more Developed multiple businesses; implemented marketing strategies across multiple mediums; developed viable business.
• Established in 9th grade, purchased and resold used textbooks accounting for over 12k in profitsCommission Based Sales (2008-2015)
• Provided resale consulting to appraise goods, create online listings, flyers, and HTML advertisements for used furniture, appliances, textbooks, and other goods.Audiovisual equipment rentals (2009-2011)

Amherst, MA

• Responsible for students within Honor’s residence hall
• Mediated conflicts, coordinated regular events, and mentored residents academically and socially

Colombo, Sri Lanka

• An intensive business leadership training program run by three multinational corporations: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), John Keell’s Holdings PLC, and the Ceylon Tabacco Company
• One of 15 young leaders chosen globally to learn logistics and leadership techniques within the parent company sectors of hospitality, real estate, retail, agriculture, airline management, transportation.
• One of 15 young leaders chosen globally to learn logistics and leadership techniques within the parent company sectors of hospitality, real estate, retail, agriculture, airline management, transportation.

Amherst, MA

• Tested, critiqued, and modified new economic models built off the REMI baseline
• Created new quality assurance software to find software glitches and data errors in REMI Models.

Westborough, MA

• Aided company president managing the office and opening 401ks, IRA accounts, and other trade deals

Andover, MA

• Maintained client lists and carried out basic programming using Smart Office
• Performed Data Entry, managed databases, created Excel macros, managed calendars, organized mass mailings, and carried out other administrative tasks using Microsoft Office

B.S. Mathematics / B.A. Economics, Statistics And Econometrics, 3.7

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