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Orange County, California Area

Multi-unit franchise owner of Perspire Sauna Studio - our infrared sauna combines the centuries-old practice of sauna with the modern science of infrared technology and color light therapy to transform your health and wellness.

Member of the product leadership team responsible for a portfolio of products for small business employment and resident screening. Also a key member of the innovation committee responsible for bringing new products to market.❖ Lead and mentor a team of product owners and business analysts.❖ Lead development and launch of new ID verification solution using AI/ ML and facial recognition technologies to detect fraud related to identity theft. Set strategic product vision and roadmap.… Show more Member of the product leadership team responsible for a portfolio of products for small business employment and resident screening. Also a key member of the innovation committee responsible for bringing new products to market.❖ Lead and mentor a team of product owners and business analysts.❖ Lead development and launch of new ID verification solution using AI/ ML and facial recognition technologies to detect fraud related to identity theft. Set strategic product vision and roadmap. Lead build, buy, partner evaluation and go-to-market activities.❖ Redesigned and launched small business e-commerce background screening solution. Improved user experience by reducing the number of steps and clicks to improve overall conversion rate. Automated business verification that resulted in 50% no-touch process. Lead business plan development and go-to-market activities.❖ Automated customer onboarding through self service setup for small business and mid-market customers that positively impacted time to revenue from weeks to days.❖ Key contributor to “think tank” innovation group that evaluates new ideas, validates market viability, and defines MVP to test the market. Show less

Irvine, California

Key member of the executive leadership team responsible for the entire global product portfolio focused on pre-employment background screening solutions- Built and scaled product management and user experience teams- Established Voice of the Customer initiatives that included day in the life experience journey mapping, Net Promoter Score (NPS) quarterly surveys and Client Advisory Board (CAB)- Set short and long term product vision, strategic goals and roadmap priorities that… Show more Key member of the executive leadership team responsible for the entire global product portfolio focused on pre-employment background screening solutions- Built and scaled product management and user experience teams- Established Voice of the Customer initiatives that included day in the life experience journey mapping, Net Promoter Score (NPS) quarterly surveys and Client Advisory Board (CAB)- Set short and long term product vision, strategic goals and roadmap priorities that aligned with market needs- Established quarterly/annual roadmap prioritization, planning and execution process that resulted in delivery focus and speed- Lead improvements to strategic supply chain partnerships with goal of having best-of-breed solutions and more accountability Show less

Irvine, Ca

Responsible for revenue generating global product portfolio focused on pre-employment background screening solutions - Built and scaled product management team and established best practices framework and tools- Set short and long term product vision, strategic goals and roadmap priorities that aligned with market needs- Developed and launched new products that resulted in increased customer retention and incremental revenue- Established day in the life visits to obtain a… Show more Responsible for revenue generating global product portfolio focused on pre-employment background screening solutions - Built and scaled product management team and established best practices framework and tools- Set short and long term product vision, strategic goals and roadmap priorities that aligned with market needs- Developed and launched new products that resulted in increased customer retention and incremental revenue- Established day in the life visits to obtain a deep understanding of customer journey which informed roadmap priorities- Launched new ideas crowdsourcing platform geared towards internal and external users to drive innovation- Drove best practices portfolio roadmap planning and prioritization methodology in order to maximize engineering resources Show less

San Dimas, California

Responsible for a portfolio of products focused on electronic pay and employment verification solutions primarily for the HCM industry- Defined and executed short and long term product vision and roadmap that aligned with market needs and informed investor M&A strategies- Drove product development and go-to-market launch for new automated funding solution for miscellaneous income utilizing a pay card which represented new market opportunity and revenue- Named inventor for a… Show more Responsible for a portfolio of products focused on electronic pay and employment verification solutions primarily for the HCM industry- Defined and executed short and long term product vision and roadmap that aligned with market needs and informed investor M&A strategies- Drove product development and go-to-market launch for new automated funding solution for miscellaneous income utilizing a pay card which represented new market opportunity and revenue- Named inventor for a patent application that included current and future state of the automated miscellaneous income funding solution.- Developed business case to build a new employment verification solution in-house with estimated 10x revenue growth- Drove client experience studies through surveys, onsite visits and focus groups with the goal of improving products Show less

Key member of the executive leadership team responsible for entire product portfolio focused on identity, employment, asset and income verification solutions primarily for the mortgage lending industry - Grew revenue by 20% through new products and partnerships- Defined and executed short and long term product vision and roadmap for identity, income,asset and employment verification products- Forged strategic alliances through new partnerships with goal of expanding… Show more Key member of the executive leadership team responsible for entire product portfolio focused on identity, employment, asset and income verification solutions primarily for the mortgage lending industry - Grew revenue by 20% through new products and partnerships- Defined and executed short and long term product vision and roadmap for identity, income,asset and employment verification products- Forged strategic alliances through new partnerships with goal of expanding distribution channel and increasing revenue- Identified new markets to grow and diversify revenue beyond mortgage - Named inventor for new automated employment and income verification process and auto validation of electronic signatures- Drove new product development and prioritization process to ensure engineering resource utilization was maximized Show less

Irvine, Ca

Responsible for building and launching new R&D products to market primarily geared for the online marketing industry- Built and launched new R&D data and analytics products- Lead development of high speed search and match technologies that returned consumer’s lifestyle and demographics data in milliseconds- Lead commercial launch of multiple products that involved sales enablement, collateral development, product positioning, pricing, and market awareness- Named inventor for… Show more Responsible for building and launching new R&D products to market primarily geared for the online marketing industry- Built and launched new R&D data and analytics products- Lead development of high speed search and match technologies that returned consumer’s lifestyle and demographics data in milliseconds- Lead commercial launch of multiple products that involved sales enablement, collateral development, product positioning, pricing, and market awareness- Named inventor for multiple patent applications related to real time lead enhancement and scoring used for data driven online targeting solutions Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer And Information Sciences, General

Graduated with Honors (Cum Laude)