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Burlington, Ia, Us

Winooski, Vt, Us

As the voice of the customer and market expert at SOOS, I lead product strategy and manage the entire product lifecycle.I develop go-to-market strategies, oversee product positioning, pricing, and communication, and represent SOOS at industry events and in sales processes to understand customer needs and showcase our solutions. I stay informed on industry trends, drive technical innovation, and develop features that enhance our market offerings. Additionally, I build strong relationships with partners, create value propositions for stakeholders, and mentor engineering, customer success, and technical support teams, ensuring alignment and effectiveness across the organization.

Winooski, Vt, Us

I work with business leaders to help them implement their product roadmap, with a focus on software product strategy and organizational alignment.

Expert reader of books with less than 30 pages. Accomplished long-distance stroller pusher. Dedicated and diligent train, plane, and automobile watcher. Managed multiple carts per week at the local market, grocery, and Costco. Day-to-day responsibilities also included captive (and occasionally un-captive) waste management, middle-of-the-night pacifier replacements, milk thawing and feeding, and various other critical system-management activities required to operate a home with tiny humans.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

Led and managed a team of 200 onshore and offshore employees across 14+ teams, co-developing and implementing the product roadmap while collaborating with clients and department leaders to meet technological needs. Oversaw the timely and budget-compliant delivery of various new and legacy software products, driving team transformations to align technical resources with business goals. As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, I partnered with the President on business strategy and goal-setting initiatives. Additionally, I handled technical sales for key accounts, managed the full product lifecycle, and facilitated agile methodologies to enhance project velocity and delivery. I also led efforts to improve employee engagement, trust, and retention amidst significant industry and organizational changes.Prior Roles at MyWebGrocer (June 2011 - June 2016):Senior Director, Retail R&DDirector, “Rapid Application Development Team” (i.e. Professional Services)Senior Manager, Client Websites Team & Tools TeamManager, Internal Tooling TeamSoftware Engineer II[Note: MyWebGrocer was acquired by Mi9 Retail in 2018]

Co-founded a successful business. Owned product roadmap, sales, account management, and legal, while developing several software applications and operating a ~$200k+ software services business largely focused on back-end banking applications for major US banks.Established and maintained strong customer relationships with enterprise accounts.Collaborated with co-founder on software deliverables; developed software in C#/.NET Framework, Java (for Android), Objective-C (for iOS), PHP, SQL Server, and more.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Computer Software Engineering

Mechanical Engineering