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Currently lead three scrum teams consisting of development, engineering, product, design and marketing professionals in all phases of product solutions delivery for a self-service data management platform. This product provides a single, easy to use solution for clients to manage all of their marketing data into and out of Epsilon’s other products. My teams built this product from the ground-up, from POC to full roll-out/GA. Product is now positioned as the centralized data management… Show more Currently lead three scrum teams consisting of development, engineering, product, design and marketing professionals in all phases of product solutions delivery for a self-service data management platform. This product provides a single, easy to use solution for clients to manage all of their marketing data into and out of Epsilon’s other products. My teams built this product from the ground-up, from POC to full roll-out/GA. Product is now positioned as the centralized data management platform for all internal marketing products and used daily by many of Epsilon's largest clients.Prior to this current product, led the data pipeline and reporting scrum teams for Agility Harmony, Epsilon’s flagship email marketing product. My teams doubled data pipeline throughput in 12 months; implemented new business intelligence level reporting allowing users to view, filter, and analyze campaign metrics for the entire organization; and helped facilitate agile adoption throughout the organization.Role:• Engage with customers & business stakeholders to define product vision while providing transparency and continuously looking for ways to incrementally improve business value• Present product demonstrations to product support, clients/client services, and executive teams• Collaborate with front end developers, UI/UX designers and product management stakeholders on feature design, prioritization, and implementation• Conduct sprint reviews with scrum team & stakeholders• Conduct quarterly release planning sessions• Drive roadmap strategy and analyze feature requirements while translating them into epics & user stories with clear confirmation criteria• Ownership of a well refined and prioritized product backlog for multiple delivery teams• Define test cases and participate in the QA process• Assist agile coaches/leaders with agile training and implementation• Conduct market research and focus groups Show less

Wore dual product manager/owner hats, responsible for all aspects of product development from conception to end-of-life; consistently met or exceeded schedule, budget, scope and business requirement expectations. Product Ownership• Worked closely with internal/external engineering teams in an Agile environment• Defined user stories and acceptance criteria; wrote functional and technical requirements documents• Groomed and prioritized product backlog• Participated in… Show more Wore dual product manager/owner hats, responsible for all aspects of product development from conception to end-of-life; consistently met or exceeded schedule, budget, scope and business requirement expectations. Product Ownership• Worked closely with internal/external engineering teams in an Agile environment• Defined user stories and acceptance criteria; wrote functional and technical requirements documents• Groomed and prioritized product backlog• Participated in agile ceremonies• Wrote test-cases and worked with QA team to validate internal builds and final deliverables• Demonstrated latest iteration to customers and stakeholders• Created mockups and wireframes; worked closely with UX on design• Prepared release notes, ECN’s, and other supportive documentationProduct Management• Managed a portfolio of successful internal, B2B and B2C products in all phases of SDLC• Managed budget for product line averaging $2M annually• Built and managed long-term product roadmap• Coordinated with cross-functional teams• Met with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations and demo progress/final products• Constant contact with customers to relay progress, answer questions, and gather feedback• Identified profitable opportunities and areas to improve based upon feedback from user group studies and utilization of market research• Created business and product requirements documents, SWOT analyses, and other supporting documentation• Negotiated contracts and frequently worked with outside vendors• Part of the ‘PLM’ Team; met every other week to brainstorm improvements/provide feedback for each of our product lines as well as generate ideas for new projects/enhancements Show less

o Management of a team of 15 direct reports including GIS professionals, Content Editors and DBA'so Built team from the ground up, myself and two interns in the beginningo Team’s primary responsibility was map and point of interest validation and enrichmento After promotion in 2009 to PLM, delegated most Content Services work, but still retained high level managerial duties including: interviews and hiring decisions; resolving conflicts, team building and annual employee reviews;… Show more o Management of a team of 15 direct reports including GIS professionals, Content Editors and DBA'so Built team from the ground up, myself and two interns in the beginningo Team’s primary responsibility was map and point of interest validation and enrichmento After promotion in 2009 to PLM, delegated most Content Services work, but still retained high level managerial duties including: interviews and hiring decisions; resolving conflicts, team building and annual employee reviews; daily team meeting. Show less