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Victoria, Mn, Us

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Advise and assist C-Suite technology and business partner leaders in agile product transformation and operational efficiency improvements.• Collaborate with executive leadership to optimize technology spend and drive business growth.• Help create and implement strategies to streamline processes and enhance overall operational performance.

IT advisory and support services for SMBs. http://laketowntechnology.com

St. Louis , Us

I built, trained and led a team that helps our business and technology partners realize more value from technology, sooner. Through a structured, metrics-based analysis focused on value delivery, we help our partners understand, identify and operationalize more rapid delivery of solutions through software.- Analyzed impact of generative AI solution on coding productivity and organizational structure, identifying better approach to team organization and workflow in order to maximize benefits- Identified opportunity and approach to increase capacity by 10%, "for free"- Mitigated potential points of risk and organizational drag by measuring the product definition, planning and delivery processes for software - identified opportunity to improve delivery through continuous planning

St. Louis , Us

Led product management for 14 agile teams with twelve technical product owner direct reports, responsible for all strategic claims adjudication applications for a $350m business unit. Built team from 3 to 12 in a 45 day period. - Successfully delivered client migration from legacy myMatrixx platform to go-forward adjudication platform, completing what had been a multi-year project within a 12 month time frame. - Transitioned product team from COE model into Agile product management model while integrating the team into the enterprise product management organization- Led implementation of Agile product management methodology and interaction between business and software engineering teams- Continuous improvement of product planning cycles: reduced planning ceremonies from two-day events to four and half hours while improving overall confidence of plan and attainment of definition of ready- Implemented enterprise product management methodology and metrics/measurement- Led team to define and implement first product roadmaps- Developed and deployed business' prioritization process for technology work- Reorganized, aligned and staffed technical product team enabling execution of the product strategy

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Organizational change management focused on implementation and scaling of product management processes for software development organizations.- Accelerated Technical Product Organization's transition from waterfall to Agile/Kanban continuous delivery methodology through structured, repeatable product management processes- Implemented structured product management processes and developed an aligned product strategy to shift from "application development" to one of "customer focus," "business value realization," and continuous delivery- Enhanced management vision by extending customer (user) relationships; Established techniques for measuring business value, and developed a strategic roadmap for the product portfolio- Developed first Total Cost of Ownership model for Technical Product Organization- Developed and delivered original organizational effectiveness training module: Commitment-Based Management: Personalities and Culture; application of personality and cultural (human and corporate) profiles to commitment-based management in order to further optimize organizational interactions amongst personnel

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Accomplishments:• Defined product feature set based using Pragmatic Marketing principles to enable initial sales activities, culminating in successful launch in 2016.• Led business development activities initiating transition of Agosto from reseller of Google products to Google-Independent Software Vendor (ISV).• Designed and ran beta program, recruiting 32 beta customers within 45-days.• Orchestrated channel program, recruiting 15 new resellers within 10 months including Tierney Brothers and FastSigns—company’s largest partner in history, with 650 global locations and 450 sales representatives.• Market research, selection, business negotiations and deployment of SaaS licensing service for Skykit and implementation of externally-sourced Partner Portal for scaling onboarding and acquisition processes; managed integration and deployment with third-party online services and team members.Digital Signage Experts Group Certifications:- Digital Signage Certified Expert- Digital Signage Content and Media Expert

Gütersloh, De

Business Process Outsourcing Company specializing in eCommerce, Finance, Supply Chain and Customer Services.Accomplishments: • Grew revenue from mid-six figures annually to seven figures monthly over 24 month period• Successfully closed strategic relationships with and on-boarded Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot, Best Buy, Parallels, Intel, Lenovo, and others• Designed and led implementation of new technical integration approach for retailers, greatly expanding prospective retail partnership opportunities.Responsibilities include:- Grow install base of clients for outsourced eCommerce services- Product management for a series of B2B web shops / ordering applications driving SAP and the global supply chain/logistics BPO relationship between arvato and Apple- Establish business relationships with Retail Distribution Partners and grow arvato software distribution business. Responsible for Product Management, Sales Motion, Solution Design and Execution- Manage and grow Microsoft retail eDistribution relationship; Manage relationship with Microsoft for distributing Microsoft's downloadable products to retailers on a global scale.

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

Accomplishments: • Led investigations and analyses of acquisition targets addressing Mom & Pop, SMB and Enterprise class digital solutions including: web site hosting, lead generation, email optimization, ecommerce software, content management, digital rights management, SEO/SEM, advertising networks, affiliate marketing and others. Responsibilities include:- Team leader for mergers and acquisitions team and related activities- Assist with definition of corporate strategy and related identification of acquisition and strategic partnership candidatesCritical Skills Demonstrated:- Identification of needs through business unit interviews- Formulation of corporate strategy- Technology assessment as related to business strategy- Research of prospective candidates (identification and fit with company - technical and business attributes)- Financial modeling related to prospective acquisitions and partnerships- Negotiation with target companies- Planning and implementation of integration activities

Minnetonka, Mn, Us

World-Wide responsibility for establishing and growing Digital River's Digital Rights Management (DRM), Product Packaging and related Services.Accomplishments: Drove sales from $0 to $22.7m in gross / client revenue, annually, over four-year period - Team leader for internal “start-up business” of technology acquisition for Digital Rights Management solution - Led “restart” of business unit suffering from initial product and process-related quality challenges- Defined sales process and delivered / trained main sales force - Developed and implemented business unit and product marketing strategy- Managed globally diverse development team in terms of prioritization and delivery of new capabilities- Defined, negotiated and managed selling and technology partnerships with companies including Sony DADC, Random House/Prima Games, Aspyr, and others, to drive new market opportunities- Author, “Trial Optimization, A White Paper”- Co-Inventor, Trial Optimization Methodology – patent applied-for by Digital River, Inc.

Mba, Emphasis On Information Technology And Marketing

Bba, Management Information Systems