Experience

Radarsign LLC

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  ●Project Management — Creates and maintains project plans for new products that highlight milestones in each phase of the product development life cycle; Controls scope and mitigates issues and risks; Transforms general requirements into an actionable execution plan; Manages communications about lead times, critical dates, and impactful project changes with international and domestic manufacturers ●Product Development — Translates market needs into tangible products and accessories that positively impact business value through improved efficiency, diversified product lines, and increased sales; Balances the priority of resource allocation for multiple products in development during times of severe supply chain and personnel shortages; ●Cross Functional Collaboration — Facilitates collaboration between engineers, marketing, operations, sales, management, owners, and 3rd party teams through comprehensive pre-project planning and regularly scheduled design reviews focused on each team’s action items and contributions to overall product development; Assigns and follows-up on action items and dependencies across departments; Coordinates key conversations between internal departments and external parties for problem solving and cooperative decision-making●Quality Management — Adheres to ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards for design and development of products and services; Research potential product market for regulatory standards or requirements; Follows company procedures for planning and development to ensure products and projects are meeting quality standardsKey Accomplishment: Managed the development of a product line that not only introduces top to bottom improvement of overall manufacturing efficiencies and total costs—setting the standard for the company’s future products—but also covers a previously missed gap in market share to increase company sales by 20%



VIP Survivor

• Supply Chain & Marketing Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  (VIP Survivor is a cause-focused purse and accessories manufacturer and wholesaler)► Supply chain — Provide administrative support for the management of textile suppliers and manufacturers located in Spain and India, organize product orders and provide fulfillment services, manage inventory and materials supplies► Brand development — Develop brand vision and position, identify buyer personas, clarify brand and product distinctives, create messaging (brand identity, brand narrative and voice), develop product names► Sales and marketing — Organize product launch events, trunk show events, brand ambassador at exhibit and trade show marketing events, stage product photo shoots and manage creative elements for marketing ► Marketing communications — Develop social media strategies and tactics, identify promotional channelsKey Accomplishment:► Helped develop and launch a new, innovative product line.



PR firm

• PR and Social Media Assistant

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2017

  ► Client Services and Account Management — Proof and edit news releases, create copy, conduct research for white papers; assist with communications audits and competitor research; update clients’ social media properties, create status reports, participate with client update calls and help prepare agendas► Media relations — Conduct research on media outlets and reporters, create media lists, post news releases to wire services ► Website administration — Upload content to client websites HR administration — Onboard new hires, collect tax documents, NDA agreements, provide training on cloud-based business apps► Business administration — Manage AP and AR, 1099 tax filings, vendor relations, payroll for 15 employees, invoice clients, track financial transactionsKey Accomplishment:► Developed creative concept for an infographic for a product stewardship organization that leveraged pop-culture/trendy TV shows to advance educational initiatives related to Earth Day.