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San Mateo, CA, US

New York, New York, US

Building games for team engagement! Our goal is to narrow the divide between online and offline interactions, enhancing connections between coworkers.

Brooklyn, NY, US

• Designed and shipped 10+ major features targeting activation and retention
• Built an events marketplace feature, increasing the number of power-users by 5x in a 6-week period
• Oversaw roadmap planning, sprint planning, and development for 7 front- and back-end engineers
• Performed regular analytics diagnostics, analyzing current metrics and using data to inform roadmapplanning and feature prioritization

• Drove all efforts required for product launch, including product vision, validation, hiring, wireframing, roadmap planning, defining requirements, project management, data management and analysis, creating a.
• Performed user research with 40+ NYU students, identifying their key Jobs, Pains and Gains to steer product vision and requirements
• Defined product roadmap and led cross-functional team to develop and launch app within 4-week timeframe

New York, New York, US

• Wrote product specs, defined key metrics, devised pricing, set roadmaps, drafted wireframes, oversaw development, and ran experiments on 5 brand new in-game features for Two Dots
• Led the development of “End of World Promos”, which introduced content-based promotions for in-game power-ups, increasing average revenue per user by 14%
• Planned and executed 50+ weekly in-game sales, which accounted for ~30% of the game’s revenue
• Responsible for writing 40+ weekly business updates for senior management, diagnosing changes in key business metrics including DAU, installs, and retention

New York, New York, US

• Wrote product specs, defined key metrics, devised pricing, set roadmaps, drafted wireframes, oversaw development, and ran experiments on various features for Two Dots

• Established indie game development studio and devised, built, ant published 3 VR games, including one designed to be accessible by visually impaired

• Managed design, building, testing, and delivery of a procedural Skybox program using real-world weather data from various APIs; collaborated with a 3D artist to construct the VR simulation environment
• Led a hands-on event with 30+ users where attendees built and tested new VR experiences using company’s platform; discerned several key insights from customers resulting in changes to web editor product
• Directed team of 3 in writing 50+ English language documentation and tutorial guides for web editor product, as well as additional tutorials for several Unity plugins

• Launched YouTube channel specializing in consumer technology, growing from 0 to 19,000 subscribers in a year and a half
• Oversaw all aspects of channel development including script writing, presentation, filming and video editing, thumbnail and content creation, and SEO and metadata optimization for 62 videos
• Analyzed viewer data using YouTube analytics to inform and direct video content, leading to a 55% increase in user watch time, a key driver of revenue

• Started NYC-based indie rock group and managed all functions including songwriting, music arrangement, tour coordination, video production, marketing, PR, and strategic direction
• Performed 50+ shows up and down east coast and at the South by Southwest music festival
• Led team of musicians to produce 3 albums, 5 singles and 10+ music videos, receiving accolades from leading entertainment publications including Billboard Magazine and MTV

Master Of Business Administration - Tech Mba, Specializations In Product Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science

High School Diploma