Nick Baum Email & Phone Number

Olathe, KS, US

London, UK, GB

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed multiple product development teams consisting of onshore and offshore members to collaborate and implement products that streamlined solutions for end users.
• Owned the planning and scheduling of two-week sprints which articulated the product vision, resulting in achieving 100% of Committed goals each Product Increment.
• Conceptualized, developed and implemented a new process for customers to easily Opt In or Opt Out of Electronic Terms and Conditions while increasing customer adoption by 43% and a savings of $2.6 million annually.
• Managed multiple Epics each resulting in a $1 million+ annual savings.
• Led the Program Increment planning, including estimates and managing the backlog.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with off-train teams, executive leadership, front line employees, legal and compliance to understand customer pain-points and translated into actionable Features and User Stories.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Utilized Agile fundamentals to create several platform changes to the claims' software, accounting for $1.92 million savings per year.
• Conceived and managed storage mitigation plan resulting in a $1.17 million annual savings.
• Developed and applied Lean Six Sigma principles to the Total Loss paperwork process streamlining steps needed to resolve claims while reducing cycle time by 1.7 days at a cost reduction of $491,000 per year.
• Lead consultant for the national Guidewire ClaimCenter software release.
• Initiated and managed teams for the roll-out of virtual phone software allowing users to execute duties virtually.
• Increased the quality of the software by managing teams that developed and validated test plans following Agile best practices, evaluated requirements, including annually validating over 15,000 test cases and.

• Founded L.A. Juice Company, Inc. including all aspects of store creation including layout, product line, licensing, vendors and marketing campaigns along with handling day to day operations.
• Facilitated month to month business accounting and payroll for 20+ employees.
• Attained an average of 9% positive sales growth each year of ownership.
• Generated over 250% return on the initial investment within 3 years.
• Successfully sold ownership and rights of L.A. Juice Company, Inc. to an out of town investment group.