Benjamin Fisher
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Credentials
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The Key to Good Communication: Your Audience
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Advanced Product Marketing
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Product Innovation for Product Managers
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Product Management: Building a Product Roadmap
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Product Management: Launching Your Product
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Business Financials Explained
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Building Trust
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Pricing Strategy Explained
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Product Management Tips
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Product Management: Building a Product Strategy
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Conflict Resolution Foundations
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Figma for UX Design
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Learning to Say No
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Managing Team Conflict
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Working with High-Conflict People as a Manager
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Agile Foundations
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Agile Requirements Foundations
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Lean Foundations
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Scrum: The Basics
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Working on a Cross-Functional Team
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Experience
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The NPD Group
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United States
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Market Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Development Manager
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Apr 2019 - Present
• Managed the development of the Video Games Player Engagement Tracker, a service measuring video game usage analytics, from pilot through launch, including proof-of-concept, prototype, minimum viable product, and beta • Gathered client feedback and combined with company analysis, competitive analysis, and knowledge of industry trends to refine product strategy and prioritize potential upgrades such as new consoles, features, and global expansion • Led meetings with Client Development, Engineering, and Market Intelligence groups to design the product, monitoring costs against a business plan and determining the feasibility and priority of project enhancements • Developed product roadmaps for Subscription Video Track, a $2MM service covering Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video consumption habits, enabling and overseeing the team’s efforts to expand the project to cover Disney+ Show less
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Vectren
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Utilities
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400 - 500 Employee
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Product Manager Intern
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
• Coordinated with development partners to evaluate UI/UX efforts, define business system needs, establish roadmap for software and hardware customization, and adjust marketing strategy based on launch plan and target population geography • Managed exploration and recommendation of external vendors to provide cost-efficient logistics and aftermarket support for the product, leading to competitive prices for inventory storage, shipping, and call center support • Updated business model to reflect vendor quotes and actual spending in order to provide financial projections to senior management • Implemented dynamic adjustments to business model, leading to faster analysis of “what-if” scenarios and a recommendation for more favorable equipment cost and consumer pricing strategies, increasing forecasted net income over $100K/year in targeted period and beyond Show less
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Elliott Group, Ebara Corp
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Engineer II
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2017
• Analyzed performance data for centrifugal compressors and single-stage steam turbines to convey technical justification to customers and sales for adjustments required to ensure safe operation • Managed communication between cross-functional teams to balance customer needs with cost and delivery constraints • Generated proposals for hardware modifications ranging from a few thousand dollars to a few million dollars per machine • Implemented standardized proposal templates for common upgrades, reducing request turnaround times from 10 to 3 days Show less
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Elliott Group, Ebara Corp
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Application Engineering Summer Intern
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
• Created macros using Visual Basic to standardize the output of information and to eliminate errors due to users retyping information incorrectly • Evaluated the performance of centrifugal compressors given potential operating conditions from customers. • Created macros using Visual Basic to standardize the output of information and to eliminate errors due to users retyping information incorrectly • Evaluated the performance of centrifugal compressors given potential operating conditions from customers.
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Elliott Group, Ebara Corp
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research and Development Summer Intern
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Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
• Evaluated an alternative to ANSYS for product performance analysis using PRO/E models of compressor stages, intended to drastically shorten the time required to generate similar results • Evaluated an alternative to ANSYS for product performance analysis using PRO/E models of compressor stages, intended to drastically shorten the time required to generate similar results
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Education
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2017 - 2018
Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute
Master of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services -
2010 - 2014
Princeton University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering
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