I have over 20 years of experience helping to run businesses and create great products. I am a certified product owner and I have a passion for making cool stuff and solving complex problems. Not only do I have experience managing projects in the IT industry as well as outside, but I am also an entrepreneur. I have been a business owner and I understand how a business-minded person thinks and what their pain points are.
As a project manager or product owner, I have been in charge of development on websites, mobile applications, e-commerce development and more. When I take on a project, I am the subject matter expert. I am also a big team player and keep focus on creating a really great product. I am an entrepreneurial spirited leader that can think outside of the box when problems arise.
Experience
- Product Owner, World Impex (2014 - Present)
- Spearheaded build of a robust, proprietary software product using industry-leading methods and emerging technologies (Agile, Scrum, Python, Django)
- Directed and hired team of IT and creative resources spanning front/back-end developers, QA testers, team leaders, devops, marketing and graphic artists
- Designed and developed entire product roadmap, from R&D and requirements gathering through release testing and proof-of-concept
- Managed sprint planning, acceptance criteria, product backlog items, etc.
- Configured and used development tools, like Atlassian Jira, Slack, Confluence, Github
- Conducted Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospective, and other meetings with stakeholders, team and vendors
- Federal Sales Representative, Accu-Tech (2013)
- Responsible for high-value preexisting accounts
- Met aggressive quotas and projections every month
- Prospected and developed valuable accounts that are still being used
- Drove sales up for underused accounts by creating lasting relationships
- Operations, Morgan Stanley (2012 - 2013)
- Collaborated with sales traders and clients to diminish risk by strong communication and escalation
- Used trade entry systems, trade flow, and trade processing systems to effectively mitigate risk
- Identified and resolved trading issues to comply with federal regulations
- Liaised with teams to develop risk-management strategies
Education
- BBA: Bachelor of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship (2011)
Frostburg State University (2008 - 2011)