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EMAIL AVAILABLE Flossmoor, IL Street Address -710-1377 https://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEProduct Management with Program Management ExperienceSenior SaaS Product Manager with design/build project management experience, offering leadership in MarTech / AdTech and financial (FinTech) productsAREAS OF EXPERTISEProduct design/build & re-platforming experience, including new product design/buildProduct road mapping & strategic planningSLDC ManagementProduct positioning & pricing strategyProject Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, WaterfallResource & remote team managementDigital ProductsSaaS product design & positioningStakeholder managementBusiness & requirements analysisProcess Mapping & EngineeringPrivate equity/venture capital experienceData driven-decision making; data analysis skillsProject & Program Management experienceUX DesignPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEDiscover Financial Services, Riverwoods, Illinois 9/2022 to presentSenior Principal Product Owner/Product ManagerManages large two product teams: MarTech platforms team & MarTech Middleware TeamOwns two flagship cross-team product initiatives (7+ teams), providing strategic direction, scoping, cross-team coordination, stakeholder management and communication to executive leadership (program leadership)Owns the product roadmap and delivery for seven individual productsOwns process mapping (L1-L5) for several cross-functional processes/programs/productsServes as a mentor for more junior product managersOwns risk cycle / compliance management for cross-functional teams and productsKey member of team designing CDP and next generation MarTech productsTook existing teams through a significant Agile transformationDonnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Chicago, Illinois 6/2020 to 9/2022Senior Product OwnerDesign/build/release of three major product initiatives, including workflow designLed product discovery and requirements analysis for new product initiativesUX & Functional product designResponsible for product roadmap and release scheduleResponsible for stakeholder communicationLed twelve-person remote development teamProvides project management leadership, including mentorshipFREEWHEEL-Comcast Strata Marketing, Chicago, Illinois 5/2015 to 3/2020Product Manager, Agency Financial Products (9/2017 to 3/2020)Delivered $80K in Y1 revenue by leading the design/build of the firms financial (RESTful) API platform (Financial Bridge). The Financial Bridge normalizes data from firms various media systems, order systems, A/R and A/P systems and provides a two-way connection with clients third-party financial systemsWorked directly with clients, and sales management to understand the competitive landscape and our current and prospective clients' needs. Conducted research and interviewsProduced technical and user documentation for APIs and managed the build and maintenance for firms financial integrations, including: Internal integrations involving firms financial productsLed the build of clients custom and third-party integrations and adapters, typically with large-scale financial systems, resulting in $5M of yearly revenueMonetized several of the firms design-build custom consulting solutions for the business, developing new product offeringsDeveloped and maintains product roadmaps, as well as maintaining Venue's feature backlog, using metrics and data to influence the direction of the roadmapRe-platformed & redesigned (ground up) of older applications to SaaS model (from inception to release)Supervised and mentored junior members of product team. Trained and conducted knowledge transfer sessionsResponsible for portfolio of financial SaaS productsProduct & Project Manager (5/2015 to 9/2017)Led the design-build, delivery and rollout for two SaaS enterprise products: Vendor Invoice Management Module (VIMM), the firms next-generation invoicing platform and OneConnect order and e-communication enterprise platformLed the design, implementation & delivery of OneConnect (new SaaS product offering), a $2.4M two-phase project, on time and under budgetAfter productization of the applications, developed the support model and documentation (both internal and external) for the application.POLSINELLI PC, Chicago, Illinois 10/2013 to 5/2015Product & Project Manager, FinancePerformed business analysis, requirement analysis & documentation, and project management for a portfolio Financial IT projectsManaged the Finance department project portfolioStakeholder management: Worked with cross-functional project teams, C-level, staff and fee earners for successful project delivery.Led the development and implementation of the firms data warehouse project, delivering under budget and within time constraintsImplemented and lead the implementation of the firms business metrics platform (Redwood)Involved in project scoping, business analysis functions, project management, contract negotiation, resource allocation, and budget managementSTANDARD PARKING CORP., Chicago, Illinois 5/2005 to 10/2013Manager, Strategic Initiatives; Manager, Infrastructure: Computing & ConnectivityLed projects (including IT initiatives, operational initiatives, infrastructure projects and financial projects) to effect improvements to the companys bottom line, client satisfaction and growth objectivesServed as an agent of change through periods of corporate growth and expansionResponsible for leadership of all planning, development and implementation phases to achieve project goals within time, cost and quality parameters. Achieved additional $1.5M of client revenue by instituting a twofold implementation of an IT asset tracking database and a chargeback system (to the firm's clients) for the companys IT infrastructureCompleted a five-month technology refresh projects for more than 1,500 user systems across 15 regional branches and +500 satellite sitesMaintained the firms SQL transactional databases, authored SSIS packages and performed ETL for the firms data needsReduced more than $1,000 in monthly meeting costs (along with significant business travel expenses) via a company-wide web-based videoconferencing/net meeting solutionImplemented a company-wide telecom bill payment and support model successfully integrating an external help desk across a multi- vendor, multi-platform environment with a strategic partner. Saved $750K annuallyProject managed a 25-city office consolidation post-merger. Successfully managed 50 office consolidations, moves and/or closings in a 6-month period. Handled operational and technology aspects. Also, project managed the relocation of companys HQ to the Aon CenterNegotiated telecom and DSL contracts in 2011 for approximately $45,000 in annual savingsManagement of three direct reportsTRANZACT TECHNOLOGY, Elmhurst, Illinois 10/2001 to 5/2005Manager, Logistics AnalysisManaged the financial modeling and sensitivity analysis as the firms sole pricing analyst for large-scale consulting projectsManaged the brokerage commission program and set client margins to drive maximum revenues and profits. Served as lead pricing analyst for the firms consulting businessAdministered the firms brokerage commission program, which contributed +$300,000 in bottom-line revenue each quarter. Performed detailed analysis of clients spend and freight characteristicsReduced cycle time for new client implementation from six months down to six weeks by re-engineering the internal pricing study process. Trained and evaluated personnel and prepared all process documentationGenerated more than $300,000 in new annual revenue by identifying operational and funding deficiencies and implementing aggressive solutions. Developed metrics and analytics to support the initiativeSpearheaded a new metrics-based client database which enabled sales managers to identify the most and least profitable accounts and concentrate sales force activities on opportunities for higher profitsManaged the restructure the LTL tariff creation model significantly increasing profit margins on all accounts and developed advanced analyticsSupervision of two direct reportsInstrumental in the 18-month design, testing, documentation, and implementation of a proprietary freight payment system, where the project was completed within budget and on scheduleAssisted in the design and implementation of a pilot program for truckload brokerage. Developed metrics and pricing model for the programOTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCETRANSWESTERN INVESTMENT CO., Chicago, Illinois - IT ManagerWIND POINT PARTNERS (private equity), Chicago, Illinois - Director of Systems & ResearchGTCR (Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner) (private equity/venture cap), Chicago, Illinois - Research ManagerNorth American Business Development (private equity/venture cap), Chicago, IL - AnalystEDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTDEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, Illinois MBA FinanceUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, Cincinnati, Ohio M.M.MIAMI UNIVERSITY, Oxford, Ohio B.M.PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, Indiana courses in C++, SQL, Cisco Technical TrainingSOFTWARE & TECHNICAL SKILLSSDLC, SaaS, Figma, jSON, RESTful APIs, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, SQL, Confluence, process mapping, wireframing, Jira, ADO, Product Plan, Aha!, Power BI, Agile Methodology, Scrum, business requirement analysis and documentation (BRD), functional requirement specification and documentation (SRS, SRD), product road mapping, test case generation, requirements traceability matrix generation (RTM), SSMS, Excel, MS Project, Visio, Access, Cognos, Tableau, STRATA Platform, user story creation, acceptance criteria creation |
