Nathan Abbott Email & Phone Number

Marietta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

*Managed release, development, and marketing priorities for ad-supported products including hundreds of web games and dozens of mobile games, working closely with cross-discipline stakeholders.*Partnered with internal technology teams to standardize, package, and deliver common components (ads, analytics, and various other SDKs) to streamline new projects, partnerships, and compliance efforts.*Defined standard success metrics and additional custom tracking for games, resulting in new insight into impact of strategic changes.*Used data driven decisioning to guide lifecycle priorities for in-market games based on complex needs.*Served as a Turner Privacy Liaison, working with legal teams and brand stakeholders to understand and ensure compliance with GDPR and related regulations. Coordinated with brand counsel to frequently review COPPA and other compliance requirements.*Championed and administered the use of new tools for project coordination and communication.*Drove success on implementation of new Ad Mediation technology and onboarding of Network and Development Partners.

Atlanta, Us

*Served as agile product owner for critical production platforms including Alerts & Notifications and Content Services, featuring the NewsGraph Content API and Content Annotation Platform.*Drove success throughout the product lifecycle from product and feature ideation through to research, design, development, launch and beyond. This included core tasks such as building roadmaps, requirements gathering, stakeholder management, creation of go-to-market strategies, as well as defining and tracking post-launch success.*Created rich user stories and detailed requirements including basic wireframes and prototypes.*Collaborated with stakeholders in design, editorial, engineering, product, QA, and other disciplines to ensure broad success of products that meet the goals and initiatives of a diverse set of internal and external interests.*Developed and trademarked the Newsgraph brand and launched CNN's first external developer site.*Identified and lead meaningful strategic partnerships with industry leaders to advance internal goals, working with business development, intelligence, and strategy groups to ensure investments provide a sustainable return while conforming to strict brand guidelines.*Oversaw numerous consumer product iterations for Windows, Android, and various wearables while serving as interim Product Manager for Mobile and Emerging Technologies.

Atlanta, Us

*Handled day to day operations of dozens of mobile products, including monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting of issues for phone, tablet, and wearable apps.*Developed and managed product release and deployment processes, contributing directly to a higher rate of deployments and decreased time to market.*Created requirements for operational success of products, consulting stakeholders from product ideation through launch. Partnered with quality assurance to create test cases to ensure implementation success.*Developed and successfully executed a framework for sunsetting end-of-life products with millions of active users, effectively implementing the brand's first full SDLC process flow for mobile applications.*Drove the legal takedown of hundreds of infringing products to protect the brand and it's investments.

*Developed feature pipelines for hundreds of templated iOS, Android, and Blackberry mobile applications and all advertising units inside the apps and mobile web products.*Participated in strategic meetings, providing senior executives with insight into operational capabilities as well as partner validity.*Created training documentation and led instructional courses for internal and external associates.*Resolved escalations from account managers, ad traffickers, accountants, sales staff, and executives.*Managed operational relationships with all ad servers and ad networks, including onboarding and troubleshooting.

*Managed production, quality assurance, and submission of more than three hundred mobile applications.*Created requirement statements based on client needs, technical capabilities, and company priorities.*Collaborated directly with engineers for UAT and operational handoff of new features implemented via MySQL.*Used knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to analyze issues and provide detailed issue reports to engineers.

*Managed ad trafficking for local and national clients, optimizing impression delivery and click performance for campaigns.*Generated, reviewed, and analyzed performance metrics and provided campaign specific advice directly to clients.*Developed mobile landing pages, micro sites, and advertisement banners/creatives.*Created informative materials for clients (rate cards, how-to's, best practices, etc.).

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Technology Chairman for the Alpha Delta chapter of Sigma Pi at Auburn University.