Certified SCRUM Master, Certified Product Owner 2021 Manage IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management platform for ECU and controls software development in R&D space. Highly experienced in project management, overcoming obstacles and removing roadblocks, maintaining excellent relationships with development engineers and end users, and managing sprints and Agile events while enabling engineers to adhere to waterfall and traditional vehicle development schedules. Successfully extended platform to enable critical collaboration with suppliers, which has proven essential in COVID times. Founded and continue to conduct governance and technical steering committees on a monthly basis to maintain business engagement and key leadership involvement. Have maintained team dynamic and engagement in transition from onsite to remote work, including on boarding and managing offshore team of developers. Meet regularly with IBM to sustain an effective partnership for expansion and adoption of the ALM platform at Honda, including proposing and promoting a comprehensive 10 year road map.

Co-created and ran startup online retail company, utilizing Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), gaining experience in product sourcing, analyzing market trends, identifying market opportunities, managing customer relations, and quality control.

Designed and implemented a pricing software configuration for a major U.S. client in the travel industry This was part of a multi-phase, multi-year design-to-implementation of two PROS software suites integrated with the client’s existing systems. The pricing configuration and implementation approach was so successful that it was later replicated at the client’s international headquarters. Coordinated efforts of client’s pricing and logistics managers and analysts to set and maintain high and low level strategic pricing initiatives using a continuous feed of market trends and competitor rates.Served as customer advocate with PROS Product Management and Product Development teams. Managed activity of cross-functional team of developers, product managers, pricing and logistics managers, and end users. Responsible to regularly present schedule, impact, user adoption, rollout, and success metrics to customer’s executive team. Developed training material and personally trained customer “super users” and end users on specially configured products to ensure smooth user adoption.