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BlackBeltHelpChief Product Officer
Jan. 2024United StatesSpearheaded the transformation of a services (call center) company into a software + services company. Took PoC products and finalized market fit, creating an MVP product stack. Worked closely with sales, CS and board of directors to establish packaging and validate market segmentation. Supported Sales & Marketing in market entry for new solutions-based approach. Lead engineering team in discovery, process evolution and delivery of products.
Higher Ed Partners Sr. Director of Product & Technology
Jun. 2023 - Sep. 2023I assisted Higher Ed Partners in evaluating and planning future expansions from a Product management viewpoint. This short engagement left them with the information they needed to optimize their structure and software goals.
Text My ClassCo-Founder
Mar. 2023
MECA Technology ConferenceKeynote Speaker
Oct. 2022 - Oct. 2022Grinnell, Iowa, United States
OcelotDirector of Product Management & Interim Head of Product
Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2023Drove multiple high upside MVP products to a market leading position and gained company buy-in to product process and planning. Worked cohesively with the engineering team to implement product driven development practices and ran through a logjam of priorities and development-related tasks to jointly achieve a reliable release schedule. Secured a roadmap strategy which met both short-term and long-term objectives. Interfaced with senior management as the Interim Head of Product for one year.
JenzabarSenior Manager of Product Development
May. 2018 - Apr. 2021Sioux Falls, South DakotaPromoted within the company to centralize leadership for Student Portal and LMS teams and took on managerial oversight of product, UX/CX, development, testing, documentation, and devops. Supervised the creation of roadmaps for all products and presented individual and combined roadmaps to company leaders to outline alignment with company goals. Worked cross-functionally with internal teams which built and delivered software atop portal product.
JenzabarManager, JICS & eLearning
Mar. 2013 - May. 2018Boston, MA
EdSolioOwner, Architect
Jul. 2010 - Jul. 2013Colton, SDSuccessfully translated an organic idea from 0:1 including the building of an industry-specific content management system to facilitate students building an catalogue of relevant experience and work to provide a bridge to employers looking for proof of competency. - Successfully Collaborated with co-owner to build custom CMS including specific controls for self service of billing, templates, control, and grading to integrate the portfolio into a course.
- Gained first sales and buy in from multiple programs across multiple institutions.
- Successful Exit in 2013
JenzabarSoftware Engineer / Information Architect
Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2013Boston, MA
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