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Boulder, Co, Us

Clearwater, Fl, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Led a team of over 20 full-stack developers, DevOps, and QA engineers, driving the enhancement of customer moving experiences through the introduction of innovative partner services, such as car shipping and labor options. Directed the transformative redesign of the pods.com booking flow, focusing on user experience improvements and process efficiency for over 1 million users/month.• Initiated and led the early phases of modernizing online quoting and booking flows at pods.com, securing executive support and spearheading the project from discovery through to the early development stages. This effort was aimed at replacing outdated legacy systems with a focus on streamlining operations and enhancing user satisfaction.• Managed team responsible for the existing, legacy booking flows and platform infrastructure for pods.com and MyPODS.com, focusing on continuous operations, stakeholder engagement, cross-functional initiatives, and infrastructure upgrades. These activities were foundational in preparing for future operational efficiency and strategic growth• Enhanced development processes by implementing Agile methodologies, resulting in a reduction of development cycles from 6 to 3 weeks. This included the introduction of Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, automation in Azure DevOps, and optimization of release cadences.• Transformed product operations by proactively identifying and automating manual processes, significantly improving the developer experience, strengthening stakeholder collaboration, increasing operational efficiency, and enhancing workflow effectiveness.• Fostered an environment of transparency and collaboration by establishing an accessible intake process for the entire company, creating shared Azure DevOps projects, and setting up a clear deliverable acceptance flow. This approach improved project visibility, stakeholder communication, and alignment on deliverables.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Crafted and implemented comprehensive product strategies for enterprise-level clients, including Hertz and a Big-Three Automaker, centering on cutting-edge technology solutions. Translated complex market and business needs into actionable, strategic plans to position these organizations at the forefront of their industries.• Guided senior leadership through immersive product discovery and exploration processes, emphasizing innovation and leveraging existing technological strengths to further advance and refine digital capabilities.

Launched 3 iOS mobile applications to support data privacy that have generated thousands of downloads, millions of user sessions per year, and an average 4.7/5 star rating.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

• Led the agile transformation of Voyant to enable the company’s expansion into SaaS offerings for the first time.• Streamlined the product development process by reducing handoffs from 7 to 2 per release and restructuring silos into 4 cross-functional development teams while managing and empowering a team of 2 Agile Product Owners.• Worked closely with cross-functional leaders to successfully deliver on roadmap objectives in the product domain• Developed processes that promoted standardization and efficiency across the development organization• Optimized development metrics reporting by developing specialized reporting tools using project management

Carlsbad, California, Us

• Improved the product development process with 8 engineers and built a cohesive culture centered around transparency, engagement, productivity, and innovation for a company focused on building IoT devices for tap-to-pay.• Partnered with the Head of Product to gather and prioritize requirements for detailed, organized user stories. • Streamlined the design process by creating a style guide and symbol library of approved assets and UI/UX patterns.• Increased on-time delivery by introducing iteration planning meetings, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives.

Berlin, De

• Transformed a small, unstructured group of 6 developers and designers into cross-functional, agile teams with 25 engineers and designers, working in a design-driven methodology to deliver high-quality products with consistency.Improved development velocity by introducing and customizing JIRA workflows based on consistent team feedback.• Led R&D and POC creation to build and deliver CI/CD pipelines and follow TDD for Android and iOS platforms.• Spearheaded a shift to rapid prototyping by transitioning the design team from Illustrator to Sketch App with reusable symbol and template libraries and a new design workflow to shorten the development feedback loop.

Santa Barbara, California, Us

• Gathered business requirements, wrote detailed user stories, and partnered with the engineering team to architect and implement a PCI compliance call recording transcription service with real-time evaluation of outcomes. • Opened the company’s first remote development office in Boulder and hired 6 engineers, coordinating with teams in San Francisco and Romania via Slack and JIRA to ensure close collaboration and build a strong remote-friendly culture.

Louisville , Kentucky, Us

• Led the implementation of Agile methodologies, JIRA for project management, pair programming, and TDD best practices to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of software projects for local and global enterprise clients.• Completely overhauled the company’s operational policies, processes, and procedures, enabling the business to win back clients and transform its reputation to become one of the leading technology companies in Louisville, KY.

Conway, Arkansas, Us

• Oversaw the development of UI interfaces for a marketing analytics platform generating $10MM in revenue.• Managed and coordinated 2 offshore engineering teams to ensure on-time and on-budget software delivery.

San Jose, California, Us

Conway, Arkansas, Us

Hoboken, New Jersey, Us