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Newton, Ma, Us

For a small but rapidly growing EdTech company, drive growth and sales in the company's leading platform and learning management system.-Lead a team of product managers, product owners, and UX designers, coaching in product development and innovation, removing roadblocks and helping each succeed-Deeply understand the highered and k12 markets to uncover new opportunities-Work closely with c-suite and heads of sales, support, product and marketing to plan for growth and future development-Collaborate with sales to support top accounts and lead the future growth of Courseware -Negotiate among numerous stakeholders to help the team turn the roadmap into action with their Agile teams

Waltham, Massachusetts, Us

For fast growing startup Bigtincan, led and grew their AI-powered platform to enable sales and customer-facing leaders to get the right information and training at the right time. Managed the Bigtincan Zunos platform, to make microskills learning easy, engaging, and always available, wherever or whenever professionals need it most. That included making it super simple for companies to use their own material, curate from the web and OER, or create training from scratch to meet a specific need.

New York, Ny, Us

Turned big data into insights and innovation for leaders, instructors, students, and stakeholders.Select accomplishments:* Created the MHE 6-12-24 month analytics and gradebook roadmaps after deep customer research, partnering with stakeholders across business units to prioritize and implement.* Turned data science research into practical application by collaborating with scientists, marketing, and business stakeholders, then creating and validating go-to-market plans for multiple innovations.* Saved 18k a month by problem solving then automating and delivering via Databricks critical data to key customers* Conceived and ran the first ever data hackathon at MHE to drive innovation and democratize data.

Manager and owner for all CengageNow platform products, delivering over 500,000 customers and $100M in digital sales annually, partnering with multiple Agile teams across the US.Select accomplishments:* Returned platforms to growth of over 30% and reduced CSM costs by focusing teams on performance and stability, then leading from the first ever CNOW multi-platform roadmap.* Saved support costs and customers by identifying and leading the UX redesign and engineering refactor of the CNOW gradebook, reducing load times by over 80%.* Increased accounts by 33% in a new student portfolio management service by iterating designs then working with engineering to launch an intuitive, customer-focused MVP. * Brought Agile structure to teams, expanding accountability and efficiency, and improving customer satisfaction over 10% (measured in JIRA tickets).

Sought out and joined startup wing to fundamentally redesign HigherEd business courses.Select accomplishments:* Owned line of business and developed the product strategy for the next generation, skill-based accounting and finance products.* Iterated with more than 500 students and instructors, recruited and managed a team of designers and researchers, and developed an innovative, digital learning platform that students nationwide gave a +49 net promoter score.* Saved large accounts by developing, researching, and owning the creation of new LMS and course management capabilities.

London, Gb

Developed leading platform MyAccountingLab® from concept to launch. Delivered double-digit performance every year, growing from 0 to over 350,000 customers worldwide.Select accomplishments: * Won 2009-10 Professional and Career Division (~£1bn sales) Product of the Year, and the 2011-12 Business & Technology Publishing product of the year.* Developed and launched new decision simulations, auto-graded Excel emulations, and next generation eTexts, employing a lean, mobile-first product design approach.* Collaborated with data scientists to develop data-driven modeling and visualizations of real-time trends and patterns in customer use.* Recruited, led, and supervised all product management, authoring, and production teams.

Launched and managed online product improvements for fast-growing professional development division. Wrote product requirements, functional, and specs. Set up QA test plans, created and deployed interactive demos.

New York, Ny, Us

Defined and championed new ways to connect and delight AOL members. Led cross-functional, global teams spanning IT, legal, business development, and product design.Select accomplishments:* Solved the #1 call driver by creating the Emergency Connect Utility, that helped over 20,000 members a day connect more easily and reliably.* Through market analysis and product strategy, led AOL Connectivity in wireless home networking and hot spot integration.* Led UX and product design teams to deliver high priority products including AOL Companion; IM and AOL Mail self-expression features; the first AOL software for Mac OSX; and the first AOL for Home Networking.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Classical Languages

Certificate, Ux