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Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

RESPONSIBILITIES• Collaborate with CEO in setting and driving organizational vision and operations strategy• Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning• Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building an inclusive team culture that creates space for all to contribute while ensuring organizational goals are met• Oversee daily operations of the company and the work product of other executives (Product Management, Curriculum and Instruction, MarCom, Program Success, and Program Management)

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

RESPONSIBILITIES• Part of executive team responsible for setting company strategy and direction.• Develop and provide oversight of company-level objectives.• Create company-level operating processes to improve business functionality and align with core business objectives.

Malvern, Pa, Us

Managed SDLC for Professional Growth solutions portfolio of SaaS-based professional learning management tools and solutions for K-12 administrators and educators, including portfolio roadmaps, release scheduling, and oversight.RESPONSIBILITIES• Part of solution leadership team responsible for setting Professional Growth division strategy and direction.• Measure, rank, and prioritize programs and projects for division relative to available resources, strategic deliverable timeframes, and company strategic goals• Create company-level product management processes and provide oversight on company-level roadmaps• Manage and mentor the division Product Management team• Collaborate with Marketing in developing product messaging

Malvern, Pennsylvania, Us

Led Product Management team, responsible for the design and development of SaaS-based professional development learning platform for K-12 educators.RESPONSIBILITIES• Part of executive team responsible for setting company strategy and direction.• Key member of executive team involved in the sale and transition of the company; maintained as part of leadership team post-acquisition.• Managed and mentored the Product Management team, consisting of Product Managers and User Experience Designers.• Collaborated with Marketing in developing product messaging and collateral materials.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Directed company and product brand development and marketing, support, and training activities for the US wholesale market. Part of executive team responsible for setting company strategy and direction.RESPONSIBILITIES• Maintained responsibilities from previous role as V.P. Products & Marketing• Managed the Professional Services team, consisting of Customer Service, Audiology and Technical Support, Training, and US Marketing departments• Part of the executive team responsible for defining company strategy and directionADDITIONAL DUTIES• Responsible for launching updated company website. Worked with remote IT team to develop CMS templates based on new corporate branding. Wrote and implemented via CMS system all pages and content for the site, for both International and US versions.• Managed company social media projects (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Responsible for providing relevant content in a timely manner to all channels and to monitor and respond to all interactions.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Directed product management activities, company and product brand development, and marketing activities for the US wholesale market.RESPONSIBILITIES• Maintained responsibilities from previous role as Director, Products & Marketing• Participated on the executive level in definition of company strategy and directionADDITIONAL DUTIES• Part of the executive team involved in the sale and transition of the company to the industry's second largest manufacturer.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Directed product management activities, company and product brand development, and marketing activities for the US wholesale market.RESPONSIBILITIES• Lead team of Product Managers responsible for development of new hardware products and sustaining activities for previously released products• Maintained direct Product Management responsibilities for software products• Managed activities that led to a company brand 'refresh'• Worked with external design house in the development of product branding materials• Directed B2B and B2C activities for the US wholesale market, including communication of new products, programs, and promotions• Managed team responsible for trade shows and events• Managed public relations activities (media buys, press releases, etc.) via external vendor• Presented product information at conventions, seminars, training activities• Managed department budget and yearly tactical and strategic plansADDITIONAL DUTIES• Because the company did not have an in-house copy writer, I wrote all copy for new products.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Performed product management activities associated with custom software and hardware product lines.RESPONSIBILITIES• Worked with external and internal customers to ensure product satisfied marketing needs• Created Marketing Requirements Documents based on customer feedback• Worked with Marketing Manager on collateral marketing materials (professional guides, consumer pieces, ad campaigns, technical articles)• Assisted the Training Department in creating learning materials - product presentations, handouts, testing materials• Presented product information at conventions, seminars, training activitiesADDITIONAL DUTIES• Because of my previous position within the company, I continued to be responsible for software design, including creating and maintaining the software design documents.• I continued to maintain the online help project for our customer-facing software.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Managed two software packages, an in-house manufacturing quality tool and customer-facing software used by hearing care professionals.RESPONSIBILITIES• Created and maintained project schedules using Microsoft Project• Produced weekly status report for Software Development group• Released new software products through release-control system• Coordinated with Marketing to ensure product satisfied marketing requirements• Coordinated with Hardware Engineering to ensure software was compatible with new hardware products• Worked directly with Software Engineering on design and implementation details• Worked directly with SQA group on quality of final product and ship / no-ship decisionsADDITIONAL DUTIES• Because of my previous position within the company, I continued to be responsible for all software design, including creating and maintaining the software design documents.• I was responsible for the online help for our customer-facing software. Tasks included design, layout, and content of the online help system and assisting Software Engineering with integration into the final product.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Created software design documents based on marketing requirements.RESPONSIBILITIES• Designed software from stated marketing requirements• Worked directly with Software Engineering on design and implementation details• Worked directly with SQA group to ensure that end-product software met stated designADDITIONAL DUTIES• Coordinated next-generation software prototype project. I created my own prototype and worked with Software Engineering on two other software prototypes. I presented the prototypes to customers at a national trade show, then collated and presented results to upper-level management.

Somerset, Nj, Us

Participated in several areas of software quality and various software engineering projects.RESPONSIBILITIES• Performed SQA functions for all software products• Worked with Marketing on user documentation• Worked with Software Engineering on software design

Created all technical product documentation.RESPONSIBILITIES• Converted existing product documentation from traditional paper page layout format to electronic HTML format• Created automation tools to assist with HTML content creation• Wrote content for new product features• Implemented product nomenclature consistency, both in printed materials and within the softwareADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Worked with Software Engineers on software design

Provo, Ut, Us

Maintained the user acceptance test lab and assisted senior-level designers.RESPONSIBILITIES• Scheduled tests and test subjects• Recorded testing through audio-visual tools and personal observations• Attended customer interviews with senior-level designers and compiled observations into reportsADDITIONAL DUTIES• Created a database tool for managing test participants. The tool presented test participants with a kiosk where they answered pre- and post-test questions. This allowed the data to be automatically collated for quick reports.

Provo, Ut, Us

Wrote technical product documentation.RESPONSIBILITIES• Wrote content for new product features• Edited other technical writers work for technical accuracy• Prepared manuals for production, including performing layout tasks and graphic preparations• Produced AppWare Bulletin newsletter, including layout, content creation, and researchADDITIONAL DUTIES• Coordinated user survey. I helped to design custom software for the survey, then I worked with a cross-functional team to determine the questions that were presented to users. I was solely responsible for compiling and analyzing the data, and for the production and distribution of the resulting report to upper-level management.• Organized a cross-functional team to update the user interface of the product, and coordinated development and documentation efforts to that end.