Experience

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  Trade Me

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Product Practice & Operations

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    I'm helping to make Trade Me the place where kiwis look first for inspiring, people centred, and sustainable product management practice

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  Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Technology & IT Committee Convenor

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    Growing and managing a distributed community of tech volunteers and coordinating volunteer contributionsProviding advisory on and oversight of the party’s IT infrastructure, digital systems and processes Collaborating with other party stakeholders in policy, executive and caucus

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  Product People

  • Berlin, Germany

  • Partnerships Manager

    • Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
    • Berlin, Germany

    Our Interim/Fractional Product Managers/Owners, Product Ops, or Product Leaders cover parental leaves, scale your Product Management team quickly, or lead key initiatives while bridging the gap until a full-time employee joins. We onboard fast, align teams and deliver outcomes.My specific focus is on German Mittelstand - bitte kontaktieren Sie mich, wenn Sie mehr wissen möchten!

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  Productbeats

  • Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

  • Product Operations Consultant

    • Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
    • Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

    Designing “operations as-a-service” for product teamsHelping to build the most useful, hands-on, collaborative community on an innovative platform offering curated content, instant solutions, micro-learnings, and expert access to empower product professionals

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  Raygun

  • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

  • Product Lead

    • Jan 2021 - Jun 2023
    • Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

    Leading product development and operations for complete SaaS platform Spearheading transition to product-led growth by establishing cross-organisational processes and communication focussed on customer and market needsManaging strategy and implementation of public API with usage-based billing

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  Self-employed

  • Interim Head of Product / Operations

    • Dec 2019 - Dec 2020

    With a background in computer science / artificial intelligence and business development / commercialisation, I see myself as a human interface between business and technology.For me, it's not about the pure translation of requirements, but about a holistic project approach and execution. My goal is always to develop a solution that inspires customers and users, is technically efficient and developer-friendly, and that achieves business goals.In order to live up to this claim, I am happy to be involved in the project's brainstorming and strategy development, but I also feel comfortable joining an existing project.With over 15 years of experience in product management and solution design, for startups, corporates, agencies and the public sector, I can contribute to project success in different ways:- Requirements analysis within the business, technical, operational and legal framework- Market research and potential analysis of various solution ideas- Technical feasibility studies, taking into account existing and future infrastructure- Estimating costs and scheduling development projects- Agile project planning and team building- Product management- Project management- Communication and reporting with all stakeholders

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  ProjectTogether

  • Business Mentor

    • May 2020 - Nov 2020

    I had the privilege to mentor and support teams working towards UN sustainable development goals, from the WirvsVirus hackathon and as part of the Farm-Food-Climate challenge:- Open Research On COVID19: https://openresearch.cloud/- SafeTicket: https://safeticketapp.de/- Tiny Farms: https://www.tinyfarms.de/

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  CoronaWhy

  • Coordinator / Operations

    • Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

    CoronaWhy is a globally distributed, volunteer-powered AI research organisation, working to assist the medical community’s ability to answer key questions related to COVID-19.Practicing radical transparency and unmanagement, I loved the challenge of enabling 1500+ volunteers to work on groundbreaking machine learning projects while creating an environment of learning and support across borders, cultures and experiences.

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  MVP Factory

  • Berlin Area, Germany

  • Solutions Architect and Engagement Manager

    • Aug 2017 - Nov 2019
    • Berlin Area, Germany

    MVPF is a software development agency working with a network of remote freelance digital product experts. As the only engagement manager and solutions architect, I was effectively filling the role of a COO by being responsible for planning and managing 10+ concurrent digital product development projects end-to-end, in a range of industries and technologies. I was hiring, staffing and managing teams of up to 50 people in total at a time, from a network of 500+ remote working freelancers.I managed budgets for each project, including carrying out the initial pricing for proposals, as well as accounting and invoicing.

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  Dakai

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Founder and Director

    • Jun 2015 - May 2017
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Dakai was my consultancy supporting innovative New Zealand companies exporting into China.By working with international students and graduates from China, I provided not just advisory services but also employment opportunities. I designed and implemented an internship programme for international students working with local businesses at Victoria University of Wellington.

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  Victoria University of Wellington

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Open Innovation Manager

    • May 2014 - Apr 2017
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    Inspiring and identifying innovative and commercially viable ideas within Victoria University's digital and design spaces - and growing these from research to investment ready status.I introduced a new scheme allowing intellectual property to be released on a simple and free license, following an international model that supports more collaboration between universities and the business ecosystem.

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  Local Real Estate Agency

  • Shanghai, China

  • Relocation Specialist

    • Jul 2013 - Apr 2014
    • Shanghai, China

    In my hiatus, I wanted to experience the pleasure that is helping overpaid expats find overpriced housing. Well no, I wanted to work in a fully Chinese company before I left. And to be hired for my looks, at least once. Ok, I was also in some Chinese TV shows and cosmetics ads but you don't have to put everything on your LinkedIn profile, do you?

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  The NetCircle

  • Shanghai, China

  • Head of Product

    • Nov 2009 - Jul 2013
    • Shanghai, China

    Building large scale web communities. In China. In 2009. I was in charge of building the product team, setting product vision and strategy, planning and managing product design and development, and coordination marketing and customer support. I introduced Agile to a multi-national team working across 3 countries in 2 continents. We ran social networks on our own servers with 10k+ concurrent online users. From DDoS attacks to VPN juggling to police checks - it was an interesting time. Ask me for stories.

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  Blether Media

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Social Media Consultant

    • Jun 2009 - Oct 2009
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Remember when social media was new? That was exciting...

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  University of Cambridge

  • Editor at Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Judge Business School

    • Jan 2009 - May 2009

    Building an academic wiki to assist teaching in Entrepreneurship Education programmes

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  TriStart

  • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

  • Product Manager

    • Jan 2009 - Apr 2009
    • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    TriStart was a spin-off coming out of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, started by Shailendra Vyakarnam, the Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning. I worked together with machine learning PhD graduates from Cambridge University to build an online evaluation and risk assessment tool for startup and early stage businesses helping entrepreneurs to:• Understand the requirements critical for business success• Build skills and team based on business expertise• Develop and inspire entrepreneurial aptitude

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  Edinburgh University

  • Project Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

    Building Entrepedia: The Student Entrepreneurship Wiki - www.entrepedia.org

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  Boudiche

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Business Analyst

    • Dec 2007 - Jul 2008
    • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The NetCircle

  • Shanghai, China

  • Product Manager

    • Mar 2006 - Oct 2006
    • Shanghai, China

    Building large scale web communities