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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Open Raven was a data cloud data security company backed by Upfront Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Pelion Ventures. Open Raven was acquired by Formstack in 2024.I worked closely with the CEO and CTO to implement a streamlined SDLC, improving engineering efficiency after a major reorganization. Directed the roadmap execution of a multi-year roadmap, developing a cloud-scale data security posture management platform that contributed to Open Raven's acquisition. Oversaw the delivery of strategic features such as multi-cloud support, structured data classification, and SaaS DLP - all of which formed a strong portfolio of IP and customers boosting valuation during acquisition consideration.

Piscataway, New Jersey, Us

SwagUp was the 23rd fastest growing private company in 2021 (Inc. 5000). Its platform allows companies to easily create, order, manage, and distribute high-quality swag.I worked alongside the CPO to uplevel a junior product team and introduce product management best practices to modernize SwagUp's $75M business and prepare it to scale. Collaborated with executive leadership to develop aligned roadmaps, and worked with junior product managers to build core competencies and growth plans. Successfully delivered a high-impact initiative to collect sales tax, generating $1.2M in free cash flow within time and budget constraints.

Remote, Us

Joining at Series B, I served as a founding Product Manager on strategic features and products, developing and executing multi-year roadmaps that drove growth from zero to thousands of customers and tens of millions in revenue. I built strong relationships with CISOs and IT security leaders through customer engagement and advisory boards. Working under high pressure and tight deadlines, I drove rapid response and deployment of solutions to customer-impacting security and operational incidents. I was recognized across the company as a subject matter expert on product capabilities, fostering collaboration across teams. I supported marketing and sales efforts by speaking at industry events and webinars, with high-rated presentation skills. Assisted in evaluating strategic partnerships and acquisitions.

Los Angeles, California, Us

With Love is a social enterprise aimed at improving food access and economic opportunity in South Los Angeles through its market, cafe, and non-profit.With the board, I advise the CEO and management team to ensure that the organization achieves its business and social impact objectives.Website: http://www.withlovela.com/Press: http://www.withlovela.com/in-the-news/

New York, Ny, Us

Gravity is the leading content personalization and recommendation engine. Using NLP and ML techniques, the Gravity platform maps topics of interest in content and users, and uses the resulting interest graph to make personalized recommendations. Gravity's content recommendation engine powered large media properties such as The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Techcrunch, and many other publishers.My primary focus was Gravity's native ads product, which allowed publishers and brands to amplify their voice and reach new audiences with sponsored content campaigns. As the ad product lead, I helped Gravity achieve 50%+ revenue growth during my first 7 months, by aggressively launching self-service features and improvements to our campaign management portal.During my last few months with Gravity, our focus shifted away from advertising and towards other personalization opportunities. Before leaving Gravity, I was responsible for product strategy and roadmap for a suite of (as of now, unannounced) tools to help online publishers engage, retain, and build their audience.

El Segundo, California, Us

Katch is a RTB performance marketing platform for structured media. Brands and publishers utilize the Katch platform to monetize high intent users, even if those users do not transact directly with that publisher, by presenting highly targeted native ads.I was the Product lead for our SaaS offering, which enabled publishers to operate their own Private Marketplace. I onboarded of our first partners, and helped grow the new business from zero to $100k MRR in its first quarter. I was also closely involved in product marketing, and contributing to business development efforts by providing product, pricing, and strategy support.Prior to working on the Private Marketplace/Saas offering, I was part of the general PM team, and we oversaw a 700% increase in platform spend over 9 months. To handle/spur the increase in usage, I designed and launched the following features: • Management tools for large volume of campaigns / targeting parameters • Dynamic ad creatives • Advanced audience targeting tools • Quality and monetization optimization algorithms (with Data Science team)

El Segundo, Ca, Us

I was responsible for sales operations of a $25MM business, by cross-functionally leading account management, media, and technology teams to achieve group operations and financial metrics.As product owner of the technology platform and tools used by the Services team, I managed daily ticket prioritization and long-term features roadmap, and improved operational efficiency with the implementation team.I spearheaded team-wide initiatives, including the process of updating 200+ O&O lead forms in compliance with new TCPA legislation, by coordinating with client teams to secure client requests, ensuring that new implementations were visible, and tracking Implementation progress.I continued to manage the same clients from my previous position.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Vantage Media's Search Agency of Record team provided performance marketing services to large, national brands. I managed daily client-related operations and contributed to client development initiatives for clients in Home Services and Insurance verticals.Account Management: Managed strategic accounts with approximately $6MM in annual spend. I consistently exceeded all quotas through careful management of SEM, Publisher, and SEO campaigns, and generate additional revenue by developing client relationships.Analytics: By identifying key business drivers in our partners’ verticals, I applied quantitative analysis to improve account performance. I presented market research and campaign analysis to internal stakeholders and external partners in weekly meetings and quarterly on-site strategy sessions.Project Management: I served as project manager on client initiatives, including ad creative, report creation, and new product launches. One new product increased an account’s size by 40%, significantly improved client relationship, and created new business opportunities.

Aviso Enterprises provides a variety of custom telecommunications solutions, from voice and data solutions for SMBs to co-location and wholesale Voice Over IP to large enterprises. I managed an agency sales channel that included 20+ wholesale relationships and hundreds of SMB accounts worth over $1.2M annually.

B.A., Philosophy, Education (Minor)

Product Management