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New York, NY, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Plasma Games equips teachers with a video game platform that connects standards with real world technologies and STEM + CTE careers to drive student engagement and learning outcomes. These easy to implement, effective, educational, and fun resources help empower teachers, inspire students, and positively change life trajectories.

Basking Ridge, NJ, US

Defined and evangelized the vision of the experience of a net new product expected to account for 25-40% of the company’s $xxxM annual revenue within the next few years by defining core personas, jobs-to-be-done and user journeys in partnership with executive stakeholders, including the CEO, CPO, and CTOSpearheaded a new initiative across design.

New York, NY, US

Responsible for execution on SaaS/PaaS strategy, reporting directly to CTO and managing a small product team (5 product owners). Worked closely with design, delivery, and engineering teams to build out a digital learning platform.Introduced platform-wide analytics for data analysis and validation, worked directlywith Data Science teams to ensure.

New York, US

Solely responsible for project execution and market analysis. Directly managed two development teams, in-house and overseas. Functioned as primary point of contact for all clientsWorked on iOS/Android, Meta Quest, Chromecast and other OTT devices.Developed and released “Talking Ted” and “Kickass 2” movie tie-in native mobile applications, “Chromecast.

New York, NY, US

* Forecasted and roadmapped digital product development initiatives for 2014 and 2015* Created, owned and successfully implemented site updates to exceed 2014 video view targets by over 700% while improving on overall user engagement targets by 8%* Directly managed in-house development team, and reported to key stakeholders on product initiatives within.

Newburyport, Massachusetts, US

* Worked with product team to establish a roadmap for the newly launched site. * Helped launch updated navigation and article page template, and established wireframes, design and user stories* Designed and implemented "MVP" for recommendation search as showcase item for acquisition by Zola Books

Jericho, NY, US

* Was responsible for Candystand.com and PCHgames.com web domains. Directly managed small local team responsible for new games, contests, and promotions.* Led development and successful launch of PCHbingo.com web domain from initial concept through post launch support. White-labeled the platform for use on future web products such as PCHblackjack.com*.

Chicago, US

* Managed production schedules and design documentation for multiple projects from initial proposal to final port release date. Served as primary point of contact for all titles including those with high-profile publishers such as Electronic Arts and Microsoft* Produced and designed four Windows Phone 7 titles to coincide with device launch, including #1.

Denver, CO, US

I maintain an ongoing sports column for each of these publications.

Deerfield, IL, US

I created copy for advertisements, examined and researched data within the advertiser database, and edited written documents.

Santa Monica, California, US

Tested and provided feedback for various aspects of:Silent Hill 5 (2007)Guitar Hero 3 (2007)Call of Duty 4 (2007)Stranglehold (2007)X-Men Legends (2003)

Created the storyline used within "Temple of the Sun," a PC game built for Sun Microsystems.

Chicago, IL, US

Worked with UIC undergraduate/graduate students and faculty in revising and improving their own written work. Likewise, worked through the "LINKS" program to manage a medium sized portion of a basic Freshman English course

I served as the lead writer/editor over several projects, including RFI (Request for Information) proposals sent to leading pharmaceutical corporations, and articles written for various publications.I also documented changes in the industry, and researched topics when applicable.