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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Led product operations for two strategic business units while concurrently acting as an embedded Product Manager within one or more Agile teams. Employing Kanban principles to streamline coordination and enhance outcomes, directing feature selection, sprint planning, roadmaps, and backlog grooming activities.• Conducted quarterly performance evaluations, interviewed potential candidates, and made hiring decisions. Maintaining a zero attrition rate among staff members under my management for 20 consecutive months.• Oversaw the entire product release lifecycle, encompassing feature ideation, candidate review, Minimum Viable Product (MVP) definition, release planning, documentation, and go-to-market strategies.• Orchestrated release planning sessions, setting clear objectives, timelines, and resource allocation, resulting in seamless coordination, effective delivery, and consistently meeting release deadlines.• Collaborated with engineering teams to introduce a cost-saving initiative that encouraged and rewardedcost-conscious behaviors, resulting in a 20% reduction in non-essential spending on cloud resources.• Promoted cross-functional alignment by working closely with the Quality Assurance team, leading to the establishment of a robust Integration and Performance testing pipeline. This initiative resulted in a significant 30% reduction in reported production bugs over 12 months.

Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States

• Spearheaded feature selection, road mapping, and product vision definition as the Product Manager forAppian's Observability team, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals and Agile principles.• Utilized design thinking methodologies to ideate and iterate on product features, incorporating user feedback and fostering innovation in alignment with client requirements.• Enabled informed decision-making and priority alignment by delivering feature candidates, release plans, and roadmaps to executive leadership, ensuring optimal resource allocation and seamless coordination.• Collaborated with training and documentation teams to deliver comprehensive documentation of product features, functionalities, and user guides on a quarterly release cadence, facilitating understanding and utilization of the product by internal and external stakeholders.• Leveraged customer interactions to capture intricate requirements, translating them into detailed use cases and comprehensive feature specifications, ensuring alignment between technical development and customer expectations.

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Led and coordinated multiple product engineering teams, ensuring the continuous enhancement, maintenance, and development of SaaS products and features spanning Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg Environment, and BBNA Convergence business verticals.• Engaged closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, and sales, to gather and prioritize feature requests based on client needs and market trends.• Collaborated with Finance and Executive teams to establish and manage quarterly and annual engineering budgets, ensuring cost predictability and efficient resource allocation while aligning with strategic business objectives.• Developed and implemented a training and support model in collaboration with Bloomberg's PlatformEngineering team, driving a 25% increase in AWS certifications within six months and enhancing teamproficiency in leveraging cloud technologies.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Acted as a technical liaison between engineering and product teams, working closely with business analysts and project managers to craft comprehensive system designs and specifications aligned with project objectives and business requirements.• Defined MVP scope by identifying core features that would deliver maximum client value, allowing for efficient release timelines and iterative development.• Played a key role in driving Agile best practices across the organization through active participation in the Agile Center of Excellence, contributing to the continuous improvement of Agile methodologies andfostering a culture of agility.• Collaborated closely with Bloomberg product design team to successfully redesign the user interface for Bloomberg Environment's product suite, resulting in a 30% improvement in customer-surveyed satisfaction with application performance while preserving the integrity of underlying technologies.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Implemented strategies to enhance communication and collaboration between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of project objectives, milestones, and deliverables across teams.• Spearheaded the integration of Agile methodologies into existing workflows, fostering alignment with feature prioritizations to optimize resource efficiency and drive cohesive plans, schedules, and coordination strategies.• Directed essential Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to ensure robust team collaboration and adherence to Agile principles.• Implemented and reinforced essential team norms within the Scrum framework, promoting a seamless and highly productive workflow. Significantly boosting teamwork, efficiency, and effective collaboration among team members.

Arlington, Va

• Managed a diverse team of 12 full-time and contracted engineers, overseeing all aspects of team dynamics, including recruitment, mentorship, performance evaluations, and creating comprehensive statements of work to ensure seamless project execution.• Spearheaded the implementation of a customer feedback loop, gathering and analyzing user insights to drive iterative product enhancements and maintain a strong feedback-driven development cycle.• Optimized data acquisition, processing, and distribution workflows, adhering to industry-standard coding and documentation guidelines to ensure seamless product development activities.• Integrated diverse software components from internal and external sources, enforcing strict adherence to specified requirements and the seamless functionality of the system.• Conducted thorough evaluations of deliverables created by junior software engineers, offering constructive technical guidance and mentorship to nurture their professional growth and uphold the delivery of high-quality outputs.