Seasoned Product Leader with 13+ years of experience in launching and scaling large-scale AI/ML, B2C, B2B, and SaaS products, including growing a new business line from $0 to $20M in two years. Known for consistently driving year-over-year growth in customer acquisition, engagement, and revenue. Empathetic leader with 5+ years of experience hiring and developing high-performing Product Managers.Leading the organization-wide transition to AI-powered products, defining product strategy, establishing AI product principles, identifying high-impact AI capabilities, and building an organizational AI roadmap. Currently developing AI-powered solutions projected to drive $21.5M in annual business value.Mike is a whole business thinker borderline obsessed with finding solutions for real world problems and harnessing emerging technologies. He loves agile teams, working with dedicated people and supplying them with all the tools necessary to make a product the best it can be. Growing up in the rural town of Cincinnatus, NY, Mike was instilled with the idea that you can do anything with the resources around you as long as you get a little creative.Specialties: Product Management, AI/ML Strategy, AI-Powered Product Development, Strategic Roadmapping, Team Leadership, AI Program Management, Prompt Engineering, Usability Testing, and Metrics-Driven Decision Making.Collaboration: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Partner Collaboration (Product, Engineering, Data Science, Design), Executive Communication.Platform Experience: AI/ML Development Platforms, Model-Driven Decision Making, AI Guardrails, RAG Systems, Text-to-Speech, Image Classification, Generative AI.Software & Tools: Jira, Confluence, Figma, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI APIs, Hugging Face, Optimizely, MySQL. HTML / CSS, JavaScriptPassions: Traveling, Cycling, Krav Maga, Basketball