Experience

Verily

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • Sep 2023 - 4 months

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States



Color

• United States
• Public Health
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Principal Product Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Aug 2023

  Greater Boston



Pear Therapeutics

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director of Product Management

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Pre-IPO, I led the product development of 7 software products in Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder across both pre-market and post-market contexts. Post-IPO I focused on the creation of a platform for rapidly building and scaling new prescription digital therapeutic product candidates across a wide range of diseases including depression, migraine, and more.

• Principal Product Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  As part of a joint venture partnership between Pear and Novartis, I led the pre-market product development of a digital therapeutic product candidate for treating Depression in people living with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis. After running two clinical trials, the patient adherence of this chat-bot style product saw ~90% daily engagement for 8 weeks.

• Senior Product Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  Greater Boston Area Pear in-licensed a product for treating insomnia through cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep restriction protocols. I was responsible for transition of that technology from a web-based, research grade product to a consumer-grade mobile application that followed software as a medical device (SaMD) requirements. After our Series C round I moved onto a joint venture partnership with Novartis to build a depression digital therapeutic asset. The insomnia product was eventually FDA cleared and… Show more Pear in-licensed a product for treating insomnia through cognitive behavioral therapy and sleep restriction protocols. I was responsible for transition of that technology from a web-based, research grade product to a consumer-grade mobile application that followed software as a medical device (SaMD) requirements. After our Series C round I moved onto a joint venture partnership with Novartis to build a depression digital therapeutic asset. The insomnia product was eventually FDA cleared and commercialized as Somryst.



GenePeeks, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

  Greater Boston Area I joined GenePeeks as a Series A startup to launch a novel genetics testing product that assessed preconception genetic risk for 1,100 diseases, including risk scoring for variants of unknown significance (VUS). I managed the commercial launch of the product, 5x improved the turnaround time for genetic data processing and interpretation, hired design and engineering teammates post Series B fundraise, and worked there until the business closed its doors in 2018.



PatientsLikeMe

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • May 2014 - Jul 2016

  Cambridge, MA As the Mobile Product Lead, I led the launch of the company's first mobile app for tracking mood and symptoms severity over time across 2500+ indications. I also led the roll-out of a digital Diagnosis Journey Interview for Lung Cancer in partnership with a life sciences client to help patients and researchers understand the complex and often frustrating paths toward a correct diagnosis. During my time there, the product/design/engineering teams more than tripled in size so I gained… Show more As the Mobile Product Lead, I led the launch of the company's first mobile app for tracking mood and symptoms severity over time across 2500+ indications. I also led the roll-out of a digital Diagnosis Journey Interview for Lung Cancer in partnership with a life sciences client to help patients and researchers understand the complex and often frustrating paths toward a correct diagnosis. During my time there, the product/design/engineering teams more than tripled in size so I gained experience in both a wide variety of software projects (email marketing data, UX overhauls, and architecture) as well as how to rapidly grow and operationalize new scrum teams. Show less



GearCommons

• Cofounder / Head of Product

  • Mar 2013 - Aug 2015

  Boston, MA GearCommons was a sharing economy platform focused on the outdoor industry. We enabled nationwide peer to peer outdoor equipment rentals. Eventually the company closed its doors after 2 years of operation due to a flawed business model and multiple unfruitful pivots.



Alpine Hammock, LLC

• Cofounder / Crowdfunder

  • Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

  Boston, MA The Alpine Hammock was a weatherproof hammock tent shelter used by hikers and climbers on the ground as a bivy or in the air as a hammock. With my business partner we raised $70k on Kickstarter to complete R&D, go to market, and sell DTC on our own website. We ultimately folded the company because of intellectual property issues with a competitor.



Krash

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resident

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

  Boston Krash is a network of shared living spaces for entrepreneurs. I lived with and worked alongside other entrepreneurs while launching my startup GearCommons.



U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biomechanics Research Engineer

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

  Natick, MA I conducted human research studies looking at the biomechanical and human performance impacts of a wide range of military equipment, including wearable exoskeletons. I gained experience in attaining IRB approvals, running human research studies, and 3D prototyping of equipment in Solidworks. I also led the first Hackathon for the Department of Defense to open source nutrition data for military meals like the MRE.



U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op Engineer

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Natick, MA My second research fellowship with the Department of Defense focused on conducting motion capture research studies on how military equipment affects human performance. I had the opportunity to work with several wearable exoskeleton devices (designed to carry loads in excess of 120lbs) and to study how they aided or hindered load carriage on a treadmill.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op Engineer

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Picatinny, NJ This was my first rotation in a multi-year research fellowship with the Department of Defense. At Picatinny Arsenal, I studied human behavioral responses to non-lethal weapons as a member of the Target Behavioral Response Laboratory.



Stryker

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Co-op Engineer - Specialty Instruments Team

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2007

  Mahwah, NJ As a mechanical engineering co-op, I designed and 3D printed custom instrumentation for orthopedic surgeries (knee, hip, shoulder, elbow). Since then, over 60 of my own designs have been used in real surgeries.



USA Hockey

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Ice Hockey Referee (Level III)

  • Sep 2001 - Apr 2007

  Greater New York City Area Throughout high school and college I refereed hundreds of hockey games throughout New England across all age groups.



Eastern Maine Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Engineering Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Bangor, Maine Area This was my first internship in college where I performed preventative maintenance and repairs on infusion pumps and ran a blanket-warming temperature study in the out-patient facility.