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Fort Erie, ON, CA

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Driving AI-Driven Innovation & Consumer-Centric SolutionsPlay pivotal role in transforming the landscape of AI-driven product catalogs and review platforms. Leveraging cutting-edge generative AI technologies, I bridge.
• Strategic Leadership: Spearhead the development and execution of dynamic product strategies, delivering measurable outcomes in product catalog enhancements and user experience optimization.
• Data-Informed Market Analysis: Conducted comprehensive market research to uncover emerging trends, refine competitive positioning, and meet diverse consumer needs.
• Full Lifecycle Ownership: Manage product lifecycles from ideation through launch and iteration, ensuring continuous growth and alignment with user expectations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, design, and marketing teams to deliver high-impact projects, maintaining alignment with organizational goals and timelines.
• User-Centered Design: Enhance user engagement by integrating analytics and feedback into UX/UI improvements to boost retention and satisfaction.

Tokyo, Japan

• Conduct market and gap analysis to inform strategic planning for Japan’s burgeoning HR Tech space, enabling product line expansion and enhanced market penetration.
• Provide expert guidance to drive continuous product improvements.

• Achieved a significant reduction in development costs through the seamless transition of an offshore development team (India), optimizing operational efficiency.
• Drove the product strategy and vision for Aravenda's reCommerce software. Worked closely with cross-functional teams, responsible for understanding market trends, gathering customer insights via customer interviews and.
• Reduced churn by 13% through UI/UX improvements and revamped onboarding (Asana, data queries, Zoho).
• Successfully launched Version 3 overcoming development, prioritization, and execution challenges.
• Led the transition from Kanban to Scrum, resulting in a 100%+ improvement in time-to-market (Jira, Figma).
• Developed a compelling product vision and strategy for Aravenda, aligned with the company's overall business objectives including creating a strategy for enterprise customers.

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Led, coached, collaborated with and mentored a cross-functional global team of 20+ to bring a Learning Management System from concept to market (Off-shore development team based in India - Jira, Figma).
• Launched beta (2013) and legacy (2016) before introducing Version 2.0 (Fall 2021) with a 70+ percent ARR growth rate.
• Collaborated and negotiated corporate contracts with HR and Learning and Development (L&D) Executives from renowned companies such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Ritz Carlton to customize system features and content.Worked.
• Developed and owned the product roadmap as well as the strategies around features and functionality.
• Utilized user-experience surveys, focus groups and data analysis (MixPanel, Google Analytics, Hotjar) to prioritize modifications and enhancements ensuring alignment with user needs and market trends achieving an LTV.
• Managed various freelancers including writers, editors, illustrators, translators, and video production houses and achieved notable recognition, earning the Silver YouTube Creator Award for surpassing 140,000.

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

• Negotiated a successful exit upon sale of company in 2018 with a leading education franchise.
• Trained, coached, mentored, and led an international team (25+ employees) to create content, educational programs, and drive growth.
• Developed a user-friendly learning management system equipped with an online reservation system, data, and analytics for management and marketing.
• Liaised with notable companies like Toyota, DMG Mori, Ritz Carlton Osaka, and Mitsubishi to negotiate direct contracts and establish business relations.
• Increased client intake and business profitability by coaching and mentoring the sales team to effectively pitch business services and build rapport with potential clients achieving YoY growth of 100+ percent for 5.
• Ran day-to-day operations, including budgeting, P&L, hiring, training, and development.