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Westport, CT, US

• My focus is to provide fractional product management services.- Industries: Financial Services / FinTech, Health Tech, High Tech, CPG, Entertainment- Services: Management Consulting, Product Management, Business and.
• Guided the refresh of a SaaS AI data visualization product for an advanced enterprise AI solutions company, defining new capabilities and UX improvements while driving agile development teams towards several successful.
• Oversaw a $3M project that launched a company-first consumer checking offering for a mid-sized bank. Created solution roadmap and defined required capabilities. Managed internal teams and third-party vendors for.
• Developed and launched a SaaS mobile layaway payments application targeting millennial users for a FinTech startup.
• Directed the development of a SaaS name-image-likeness (NIL) college athlete management platform, successfully securing additional venture funding through iterative product enhancements.
• Managed 10-person team in development and launch of a SaaS promotions management platform for a multinational consumer products company across three major business units.

Cambridge, MA, US

• I focused on enhancing my product management skills, being a thought leader for the role of product management, and driving companies to improve strategic product management practices that increased revenue and.
• Published 50+ reports, frameworks, and best practices on SaaS product strategy, driving growth and innovation for C-suite clients across diverse sectors, including financial services, healthcare, and telecommunications
• Advised on product KPIs and digital transformation strategies that streamlined product lifecycles and improved accountability, resulting in measurable cost reductions and enhanced revenue streams.
• Enhanced product lifecycle process for two health insurance companies, improved customer needs discovery to establish innovative policy offerings for consumers
• Sharpened methodology for identifying, creating and launching innovative capabilities for a large health tech company with digital health offerings, improving solution alignment to patient user journeys by 25%.
• Spearheaded research on generative AI for product teams, creating workshops to support adaptation in rapidly evolving tech environments.

Hoboken, New Jersey, US

• I was recruited to directly lead a 10-employee global product team for a $500M comprehensive AML SaaS / on-premise product portfolio at this independent subsidiary. Reported to the Global General Manager and served on.
• Achieved 40% YoY revenue growth through launch of several new products and product versions, enhancing cross-functional communication and deployed new customer relationship programs to boost customer satisfaction by 25%.
• Designed and implemented a strategic 5-year roadmap focusing on Big Data, Cloud, advanced AI, and predictive analytics, accelerating time-to-market by 60% through SAFe adoption and scaling revenue, market expansion and.
• Mentored a global product team, recruiting and upskilling talent to meet evolving market needs and enhance AML portfolio alignment with client expectations.

Norwalk, CT, US

• I focused on providing fractional product management services to different organizations. Chateaux's industry relationships enabled work on several interesting projects.Delivered management consulting and managed large.
• Chateaux Software – Launched digital solutions for enterprise visibility, enabling high-quality data analytics and driving revenue growth.
• Canon USA – Led a 10-person team to develop a new business intelligence and analytics platform, enhancing call center capabilities to improve customer engagement and sales tracking.

• I was recruited by the VC-backed startup to create customer marketing strategy, build a global market presence, improve customer acquisition and drive demand generation. Sefaira was acquired by Trimble.Sefaira provides.
• Generated $400K in annual bookings and reduced cost-per-lead by 20% through targeted SaaS product launch strategies and optimized digital content campaigns.
• Doubled the company's social media presence and increased average unique monthly website visitors by 500%.
• Improved company visibility and engagement by migrating CRM systems to Salesforce and HubSpot, aligning sales and marketing metrics to strategic goals.

• My focus at this VC-backed startup was to help an innovative cloud management start through my skills in database management, cloud computing, product management and customer marketing. I focused on driving strategic.
• Drove product marketing initiatives, and established CRM and marketing automation processes, generating over 1,000 leads and achieving a 500% increase in partner-generated opportunities for SaaS product.
• Sharpened messaging and cultivated strategic partnerships with key ISVs and services providers that enhanced sales pipeline sources and drove a 500% increase in opportunities within financial and high-tech companies.

San Jose, California, US

• I was promoted to define and manage the global product strategy for multi-product solutions that addressed key market trends and aligned corporate, business unit and M&A directives.Provided market, product, and.
• Refined global product strategy and product roadmaps to focus on Cloud Computing and Virtualization.
• Played a key role in successful SaaS acquisitions, conducting thorough M&A due diligence on companies valued at over $450M.
• Launched new Data Center Automation, Service Automation, and Green IT solutions comprised of several best-of-breed CA products, and established CA as a leader within Forrester’s Data Center Automation WAVE report.

San Jose, California, US

• I formed and led the company's first-ever product management team for the Integration Platform Services Division, whose product portfolio consisted of Portal and BI, SOA, Management Schema, Reporting, Workflow.
• Implemented product management best practices and improved product portfolio relevance, leading to 10% increase in product distribution through accelerated product time-to-market and higher customer alignment.
• Championed the business case for investment in common reporting technology for all CA products, drove contract negotiations with third-party vendors and selection of Business Objects.
• Launched several multi-domain products on time and within budget through cross-functional collaboration.
• Developed a new beta program structure for embedded products, resulting in a 35% increase in quality and expectations of launched products.
• Key product contact for sales, drove $2M in closed contract value.

San Jose, California, US

• I wanted to move from just developing features to defining and prioritizing product capabilities and have a larger impact on product direction.Promoted to become the first product manager for the entire Ingres DBMS.
• Improved partner program structure to support Open Source model, and created the Ingres Strategic Partner Development Program that brought in over 20 selective partners in key growth areas. Led technical account.
• Managed release of first Open Source version of Ingres on Windows; directed global virtual engineering team and coordinated cross-functional groups. Platform represented over 55% of total source and binary downloads.
• Increased market presence and positioned CA as a thought leader by participating in industry events, authoring white papers, presenting to current and prospective partners and clients, and nurturing long-term.
• Played key role in repositioning Ingres DBMS as an Open Source product and launching Ingres as an independent company by assisting with marketing strategy development; completed special assignment to co-design content.

San Jose, California, US

• I was promoted to lead the product development team responsible for Ingres DBMS on Windows, UNIX, and Linux platforms.Managed and coordinated full lifecycle of global software development projects through three major.
• Drove new revenue and earned high customer acceptance through successful release of two major product versions; reduced software defects 35% by improving packaging procedures. Fixed 275 software defects and implemented.
• Released several well-received products, on-time and within budget, by effectively collaborating with support, development, localization, quality assurance, and documentation teams to make project-specific decisions.
• Lowered number of product support issues and increased implementations at customer sites by working with business unit stakeholders on better product integration.
• Improved alignment of product with Microsoft standards and delivered an easier embeddable interface by architecting a new installation arcitecture on Windows platform.