Jesse Sheather Email & Phone Number

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

GTM Product Manager for new Agtech hardware & software product launch and long-term strategy.

My first book "Twin Roads" coming soon!Stage: PUBLISHER NEGOTIATIONSAn unprecedented automotive fiction novel about 2 siblings deeply involved in automotive scenes and racing. Two completely different lives and perspectives on the passion for anything on wheels spread across multiple books.The first installment focuses on Jun and his journey into track racing and following his father's legacy.Website and book coming soon!

Ontario, Canada

The most innovative and simple way to plan, track, and complete your home, auto, and DIY projects!Stage: RELEASE PLANNINGStemmed from my past startup HanDIY - PROject is more focused, agile, and scalable while still focusing on the same long-term goal.Owning all user research, feedback, usability testing, UI/UX design, wireframing, prototyping, marketing, and technical product management.PROject can be run and grown as a side project allowing me to focus on building my professional Product Management career bringing amazing products to market for innovative companies!

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Role and Product Division Laid Off - Looking for new OpportunityData Intelligence for Enterprise Organizations.- Product Manager for Discovery Search- Product Manager for Automation Workflow and review- Product Manager for Shinydrive- NDA in place for many detailsRole & Responsibilities:• Led research, validation, testing, and release management of multiple new and existing product offerings.• Responsible for leading multiple simultaneous product backlogs, coordinating development teams, and developing both product-specific and aggregate product roadmaps based on focused usability testing and targeted interviews.• Direct management of cross-functional product efforts including marketing, support, documentation, multi-product consolidation, implementation efforts, product hiring and training, and a diversity & accessibility committee leader.Accomplishments:• Commercialized a patented Machine Learning AI data extraction and classification product to the first target clients. • Re-envisioned the Enterprise Search product with new functionality to become our most profitable flagship product.• Led product marketing strategy for Search resulting in $3M+ in new sales pipeline, 2 patents, and 20+ accounts won.• Achieved an average of 270% growth in Enterprise Search user engagement, and 34% growth in total daily searches.• First to market with data editing features, AI integrations, integrated user roles, 10+ new integrations, & new UI/UX.• Winner of Shinydocs’ top “Shiny Star Award” in 2023 for impact, culture, and innovation across the company.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Promoted to Product Manager in 2022 (see above for more)- Product Manager for Discovery Search- Product Manager for Automation Workflow & Review- Extended role filling in for development management- Lead establishing SCRUM as our development and product strategy and process (coming from Kanban)- Technical analysis and re-envisioning of multiple products- Technical escalations and documentation

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Led product integration and partnerships management with 350+ partners that serve 1500+ schools and enterprises across the world. Growth is attributed to treating the partnership program and each integration as its own product. • Successfully released 50+ new external products and integrations making a significant contribution to the fastest growth period in D2L’s history with partners as big as Zoom and as new/innovative as CodeGrade and TopHat.• Provide onboarding support, training, consultation, and technical assistance to partners, consistently ensuring integrations are completed within or ahead of timelines and launched with minimal defects or platform downtime.• Manage and consult with 3rd party teams of up to 20 people working on integrations, building relationships, roadmaps, strategies, and delivering training and coaching to ensure high performance and accuracy in releasing product integrations.• Build and maintain internal partner documentation and external integration documentation and serve as the subject matter expert for integrations across the global organization that generated exponential growth in sales during 2020.• Created and delivered technical resources such as release plans, development environments, troubleshooting steps, documentation, and onboarding of new partners with both general leadership and technical presentations.• Partnered directly with product, support, documentation, and other related teams for integration considerations.Accomplishments:• Technical lead in re-envisioning the partner program as a core value pillar in the D2L market and sales model. • Advocated, hired for, and managed a new dedicated technical partnerships team to support increased demand.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Drove revenue of $1.7M (113% of target) and won the Education Business Development Rockstar Award in Feb 2020.- Inbound and Outbound sales lead for North American West Coast in Higher Education- Team Development and Enablement lead- 10+ Conferences attended resulting in new deals

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for helping build new types of relationships and ensuring our abilities are being well applied in the industry. We love what we do and our goal is to help you grow and represent your company at a level that matches your passion and history of work. My work focused on creating marketing campaign structure, sales assets, and workflows. I left this position to help focus on other commitments and project ideas.

Ontario, Canada

New way to connect with talented and well-established professionals across the globe. Using a mobile application with machine learning to ensure perfect matches for help requests and lag-free video sessions. Received the Founders development grant and accelerator seat, currently finishing our prototype and launch strategy goals. Received a notable MarsDD research grant to obtain market trend analysis in our and multiple adjacent markets. Currently privately funded. Software to get paid video chats with experts to help solve personal problems (ex. Broken tap in the home, practicing for speeches, getting fashion advice). Conducted market research with a team of 3 talented individuals in university to build the first business model and business model canvas. Entered the EPICentre Founders Incubator program immediately post-graduation to work on developing software and business assets. Competed in the Ontario Provincial Business Model Competition(2017), making it to finals. Competed in the Nation Canada's Business Model Competition in Halifax (2018), making it to semi-finals. Moved to Kitchener Ontario to become part of Communitech and join technology communities. Won a position to enter the University of Waterloo Velocity Accelerator program (2018) with HanDIY after a short break to work in the industry. Wound down the project based on our initial attempt to launch a BETA service, resulting in unsuccessful financial outcomes based on selecting too narrow of a market for BETA launch. The research and outcomes of this BETA will form a fully-functioning BETA.

Kitchener, Canada Area

New Startup with 4-week validation and ideation goal created using materials from HanDIY. In-Home IT service for OT's & PSW's working with clients living independently to ensure all demographics get training and abilities with new technologies to improve their lives. Business shut down due to lack of attainable opportunities.

Waterloo, Ontario

Led a team of 7 sales representatives to drive increased revenue from technology and technology services across various locations, while achieving a spot among the top 15 sellers in Canada.

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Full service Vegan & Dietary food service consulting.Main services: Adding menu options, finding reliable vendors, analysis of current menu effectiveness, marketing, and design service.Co-founder left to pursue another opportunity with the Navy and business was resolved.

Southern Ontario

Building and repairing computers at competitive rates. Specialty in cryptocurrency mining, water-cooling, and high-performance computing.

Best Buy Windsor

Promote and inform customers and staff about LG UHD TV's and the new OLED technology LG Canada Offers. Responsible for gathering statistics, creating sales, cleaning the area and ensuring all display TV's were fully functioning.

Epicentre Windsor, Ontario

Now known as "HanDIY"

Windsor Onario

Worked alongside University administration with a team of 2 other consultants to research, analyze and present top findings of specific goals discovered during initial meetings.

Dutton Ontario

Develop lessons to teach patrons about computers and computer systems. Develop marketing materials and keep Elgin County Libraries web resources updated. Transfer to other locations to solve complicated technical issues with their network and hardware. One year contract ended before starting University in 2013.

Dutton, Ontario, Canada

General library duties and assistance. Main tasks were helping patrons, cleaning library resources and reshelving books.

Straffordville, Ontario, Canada

Picker, primer, anything that needed to be done.

Bcomm-Honours Business And Computer Science, Computer/Information Technology Administration And Management, Dean'S List Graduate

Activities and Societies: Focused on taking limited time special topics courses in political marketing, AI theory and application.

High School Diploma, 92

Activities and Societies: Bodybuilding, Band, Mathletics, KEY Club President, Honour roll every semester, anti-bullying initiative.High.