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Chicago, Il, Us

Portland, Maine, Us

Alpharetta, Georgia, Us

Norfolk, Virginia, Us

Led the product team in the development of the 1st mobile app in the convenience retail market that can personalize content to an individual consumer(s).Implemented the product management process resulting in a more stable product delivery environment.Developed the strategy and business requirements for the mobile pay app features; including user workflows, UI/UX, field test, and market releaseLaunched new consumer analytics & engagement tool, consumer kiosk and mobile loyalty product lines.

Norfolk, Virginia, Us

I have 20+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Agile Product Ownership, Account Management, and Project Management. My diverse background has afforded me a unique perspective of customer needs. I have delivered solutions resulting in many happy customers and increased sales.I have led teams in delivering Supply Chain, Optimization, and International Trade Logistics solutions to a broad range of industries; Retail, Food, High Tech, & CPG.A former executive colleague said, “I’ve known Jim for over 8 years. He is one of the most results oriented people I know. Jim has covered all aspects of the business from sales, consulting to product management and marketing. Jim has a unique ability to focus on the customers’ business issues and find creative ways to address them.”

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Us

Led strategic development, management, and marketing of company’s two newest products for inbound logistics and contract management. Create product roadmap, new UI/UX project BA work and customer feedback, and new messaging and implementation approach. Lead BA and project manager on Crossbow Optimizer project. Delivered products to top tier food distributors meeting all customer time and budget requirements. Work with and mentor BA and project manager ensuring projects are managed according to contract requirements.Product Owner for Enterprise Contract Management product.

Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Us

Researched and analyzed customer and market behavior to capture requirements for product development and strategic product roadmap. Worked with stakeholders across entire project team, from Product and Project Management through to Service Designers, Business and Technical Architects, in order to assess impact of business change, create use cases, and trace product and business requirements through design, delivery, and test phases.Rated top employee of 2012 based on Annual Performance Reviews. Project Manager and Lead Business Analyst for new Vendor Agreement System, using agile methodology.

Managed operations and business development of Schwab Professional Services providing Information Technology consulting, strategic and tactical business planning, solution research, implementation, operation support, business development, web design, and web management. Customers included medical practices, pre-school and day care, retail stores, restaurants, automobile dealerships, homebuilders and attorneys. Worked closely with customers to clearly understand business needs and deliver services that meet client business requirements and budgets.Key Projects:Electronic Medical Records - Project planning, including hardware and software selection, network site plan and configuration, implementation, server configuration and operational support. Increased medical billing and positive ROI. Practice Management and EMR system integration.Medical Practice Support - System upgrades, operational support, network management, and preventive office system maintenance programs resulting in more stable and uniform IT environment system up-time from 60% to 99.5%.

Managed and directed retail Vertical nationwide and enterprise accounts in East Region. Increased sales by expanding into new markets; hospitality, building materials, and national retail chains. Performed Inbound/Outbound transportation network analysis and assessment for $3 billion retailer demonstrating 40% savings in transportation spend.

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Ensured development team worked to optimal efficiency, delivering key outputs such as rapid software development from high-level requirements to code, enabling quick viable products. Secured high quality software delivery against product roadmap to continually maintain business as market leader. Directed product strategy for trade logistics solutions, including Supply Chain Visibility, Global Trade Compliance, Landed Cost Analyzer, and Logistics Management.Completed success product launches, leading to increased sales and implementation by top global retailers. Chaired Retail Member requirements team and conducted extensive customer feedback sessions resulting in expansion of original product scope and delivering solutions to meet customer and market needs. Developed innovative ways to provide new products to existing members on limited budget by implementing first revenue share model allowing clients to obtain immediate value with low startup cost.

Description: Responsible for corporate product strategy and management functions including e-Commerce strategy. Secured $5M investment from venture firms and key individual investors by developing International Trade Logistics product roadmap, new logistics products and global content. Created product and market strategy resulting in obtaining $5M in Venture investment into company. Increased sales by expanding product offering from US export to international trade logistics including plans to migrate from client/server to e-business model, new Web-based product line,and global landed cost engine.

Responsible for alliance with IBM to embed company's transportation products in IBM solution set. Developed and sold five-year affiliate program and revenue share plan to leading 3rd logistics provider to embed company's transportation products within customer supply chain solution offering. Developed product and market strategy and implemented detailed plan resulting in a 400% increase in sales.

Responsible for all product management functions and the strategic direction for company’s transportation product line, including target markets, functionality, services, and technologies. Increased revenues of transportation products by 400% through advancement of new product roadmap extending existing product offering to complete transportation management solution.

B.S., Mathematical Sciences

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