Jethro Jones
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Ailey Kaiser Hughes
I highly recommend Jethro as a product manager. I had the pleasure of working with him for more than three years, at times under stressful circumstances and for demanding, high profile customers. Jethro is extremely thoughtful and can be relied on to ask the challenging questions that lead to great product development. In one scenario, he mastered the details of an intricate problem that was new to our company and successfully worked with our customer to identify solutions. In another, he calmly managed through technical challenges leading up to a very sensitive product launch and ensured that the launch was a success. I would recommend Jethro for a product management role in any company and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.
Levi Lewis
Jethro was one of the exceptional developers that want to know why behind what we are building. He always asked great questions and was happy to research potential solutions to help us best achieve our desired outcome. Because of this I brought him over from being a developer to being a product manager. I was not disappointed. He is an exceptional learner. He learned our process quickly, only needing minor guidance. He was able to win a contract with NYC due to his diligence and research. We where able to take a request for a quote for writing their land records to the Blockchain, to uncovering the problem they where trying to solve (deed fraud) and then innovating collaboratively with them until we found a solution that both met legal requirements but also was sellable to their chain of command. I highly recommend him for any highly technical product.
Ailey Kaiser Hughes
I highly recommend Jethro as a product manager. I had the pleasure of working with him for more than three years, at times under stressful circumstances and for demanding, high profile customers. Jethro is extremely thoughtful and can be relied on to ask the challenging questions that lead to great product development. In one scenario, he mastered the details of an intricate problem that was new to our company and successfully worked with our customer to identify solutions. In another, he calmly managed through technical challenges leading up to a very sensitive product launch and ensured that the launch was a success. I would recommend Jethro for a product management role in any company and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.
Levi Lewis
Jethro was one of the exceptional developers that want to know why behind what we are building. He always asked great questions and was happy to research potential solutions to help us best achieve our desired outcome. Because of this I brought him over from being a developer to being a product manager. I was not disappointed. He is an exceptional learner. He learned our process quickly, only needing minor guidance. He was able to win a contract with NYC due to his diligence and research. We where able to take a request for a quote for writing their land records to the Blockchain, to uncovering the problem they where trying to solve (deed fraud) and then innovating collaboratively with them until we found a solution that both met legal requirements but also was sellable to their chain of command. I highly recommend him for any highly technical product.
Ailey Kaiser Hughes
I highly recommend Jethro as a product manager. I had the pleasure of working with him for more than three years, at times under stressful circumstances and for demanding, high profile customers. Jethro is extremely thoughtful and can be relied on to ask the challenging questions that lead to great product development. In one scenario, he mastered the details of an intricate problem that was new to our company and successfully worked with our customer to identify solutions. In another, he calmly managed through technical challenges leading up to a very sensitive product launch and ensured that the launch was a success. I would recommend Jethro for a product management role in any company and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.
Levi Lewis
Jethro was one of the exceptional developers that want to know why behind what we are building. He always asked great questions and was happy to research potential solutions to help us best achieve our desired outcome. Because of this I brought him over from being a developer to being a product manager. I was not disappointed. He is an exceptional learner. He learned our process quickly, only needing minor guidance. He was able to win a contract with NYC due to his diligence and research. We where able to take a request for a quote for writing their land records to the Blockchain, to uncovering the problem they where trying to solve (deed fraud) and then innovating collaboratively with them until we found a solution that both met legal requirements but also was sellable to their chain of command. I highly recommend him for any highly technical product.
Ailey Kaiser Hughes
I highly recommend Jethro as a product manager. I had the pleasure of working with him for more than three years, at times under stressful circumstances and for demanding, high profile customers. Jethro is extremely thoughtful and can be relied on to ask the challenging questions that lead to great product development. In one scenario, he mastered the details of an intricate problem that was new to our company and successfully worked with our customer to identify solutions. In another, he calmly managed through technical challenges leading up to a very sensitive product launch and ensured that the launch was a success. I would recommend Jethro for a product management role in any company and would welcome the opportunity to work with him again.
Levi Lewis
Jethro was one of the exceptional developers that want to know why behind what we are building. He always asked great questions and was happy to research potential solutions to help us best achieve our desired outcome. Because of this I brought him over from being a developer to being a product manager. I was not disappointed. He is an exceptional learner. He learned our process quickly, only needing minor guidance. He was able to win a contract with NYC due to his diligence and research. We where able to take a request for a quote for writing their land records to the Blockchain, to uncovering the problem they where trying to solve (deed fraud) and then innovating collaboratively with them until we found a solution that both met legal requirements but also was sellable to their chain of command. I highly recommend him for any highly technical product.
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
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Full stack Ethereum Smart Contract Development Program
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Holacracy practitioners training
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Experience
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Medici Land Governance Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager
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Feb 2020 - Present
Transforming secure access to land rights globally through blockchain and other technologiesHigh profile projects with significant technical, legal, and logistical complexityLed product discovery and delivery of the first paperless land transfer system in Africa for the government of Rwanda with cryptographic private key infrastructure, blockchain and biometric security and reduced land transfer time from 14 to 2 days.• Ran product interviews, prototyping and validation. • Product owner for Agile engineering team through development and delivery.• Ran handoff and live demo to Government of Rwanda and led user training for Rwandan land notaries.Delivered a property fraud prevention proof-of-concept for the New York Department of Finance with pioneering cryptographic digital documents and blockchain• Led stakeholder Interviews, cross functional problem ideation team and stakeholder validation• Led prototype development, user testing validation, communication and strategic roadmapInitiated improved deployment and QA automation based on DevOps best practices to reduce engineering cycle time, improve lean product delivery and developer happiness Show less
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Blockchain and Distributed Systems Developer
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Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
Software development and launch of the first blockchain based land registry for a US county in Teton County, Wyoming.• Architected System and Data Model• Coded web UI, backend APIs and database integrationsAuthored paper “Cryptographic digital technology for the prevention of property theft” accepted for presentation at 2020 World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
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Mirum Agency
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Brazil
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Advertising Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Technology Director
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Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
Mirum is a global digital marketing agency serving Fortune 500 Brands.Advanced through a series of promotions culminating inTechnology Director, Operations Manager role while delivering web projects for Fortune 100 companiesLed operations for Salt Lake City engineering office• Guided Open Source software team and provided technical direction• Interviewed and hired engineers, created technical scope and budgets for web projects and mentored junior engineers
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Technical Lead
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
Managed a 10-member agile software team to build secure and scalable cloud-based web applications for Qualcomm.com.• Established automated QA practices leading to improved quality and fewer hot-fixes.• Mentored junior engineers and implemented ticketing system workflows.• Introduced meeting practices to increase focus and engagement.• Delivered enterprise-level security and penetration-testing services.
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Senior Web Engineer
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Dec 2013 - Jul 2015
• Developed features and architecture for full site build of The Walt Disney Company corporate site, driving increased customer engagement and conversions.• Cross-functional collaboration with project managers, designers, quality assurance, analytics, and strategists, delivering successful Petco Pet Summer campaigns.
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Web Engineer
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Aug 2011 - Dec 2013
Built E-commerce solution for Fanvision with integrations for user owned hardware devices
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Web Developer
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Oct 2009 - Aug 2011
• Sole Web developer for a Women’s Media Network. • Designed and implemented features for an audio and video content membership site. • Drove web strategy, architecture and design. • Collaborated with social media/marketing directors, audio/video engineers, ceo and designers. • Sole Web developer for a Women’s Media Network. • Designed and implemented features for an audio and video content membership site. • Drove web strategy, architecture and design. • Collaborated with social media/marketing directors, audio/video engineers, ceo and designers.
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Web Developer
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Sep 2007 - Oct 2009
• Sole Web developer for a video membership site. • Cut cost 50% by moving video hosting to amazon s3. • Designed, built and maintained a Drupal based video membership site with 500 active users. • Sole Web developer for a video membership site. • Cut cost 50% by moving video hosting to amazon s3. • Designed, built and maintained a Drupal based video membership site with 500 active users.
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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
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Research Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Research Assistant
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2005 - 2006
• Collaborated with five research pediatric neurologist conducting intracellular electrical research on live brain tissue in hopes of finding treatments for epilepsy. • Helped design novel experimental protocols • Collected and analyzed data • Authored paper published in March 07 Journal of Neurophysiology • Collaborated with five research pediatric neurologist conducting intracellular electrical research on live brain tissue in hopes of finding treatments for epilepsy. • Helped design novel experimental protocols • Collected and analyzed data • Authored paper published in March 07 Journal of Neurophysiology
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Education
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Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics and Computer Science
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