Rodrigo Vasquez
Senior Product Innovation Manager at SimpliSafe- Claim this Profile
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Glenn Gomes-Casseres
I've worked with Rodrigo for many years in several capacities, at Bose and SimpliSafe. He is incredibly creative and resourceful: no matter what you need to done, give it to him and it will get done. He's also a tremendous teammate -- selfless, engaging, always positive. He's a perfect addition on any small, tight team that is looking for an innovative spark.
Christine Capota
I would recommend Alex in a heartbeat. I was the team lead on an incubation project at Bose for which he was the tech lead; we worked side by side for the better part of a year. Our incubation started with intentionally blue sky questions and ended with the successful graduation of one of our concepts. When Alex left Bose, I actually made a list of qualities that make a great incubation tech lead, inspired by him: Builds prototypes of the right fidelity; Can do early stage customer discovery and empathy without losing sight of solutions; Prioritizes users’ JTBD; Creates effective visuals representations of ideas to communicate concept; Great on design sprints; Pulls together the right resources when there’s something he doesn’t know how to do; Can talk about even the most personal user needs comfortably; Works well on a team. In addition to his tangible product contributions, he played an important role in building a happy, trusting, and productive team culture.
Glenn Gomes-Casseres
I've worked with Rodrigo for many years in several capacities, at Bose and SimpliSafe. He is incredibly creative and resourceful: no matter what you need to done, give it to him and it will get done. He's also a tremendous teammate -- selfless, engaging, always positive. He's a perfect addition on any small, tight team that is looking for an innovative spark.
Christine Capota
I would recommend Alex in a heartbeat. I was the team lead on an incubation project at Bose for which he was the tech lead; we worked side by side for the better part of a year. Our incubation started with intentionally blue sky questions and ended with the successful graduation of one of our concepts. When Alex left Bose, I actually made a list of qualities that make a great incubation tech lead, inspired by him: Builds prototypes of the right fidelity; Can do early stage customer discovery and empathy without losing sight of solutions; Prioritizes users’ JTBD; Creates effective visuals representations of ideas to communicate concept; Great on design sprints; Pulls together the right resources when there’s something he doesn’t know how to do; Can talk about even the most personal user needs comfortably; Works well on a team. In addition to his tangible product contributions, he played an important role in building a happy, trusting, and productive team culture.
Glenn Gomes-Casseres
I've worked with Rodrigo for many years in several capacities, at Bose and SimpliSafe. He is incredibly creative and resourceful: no matter what you need to done, give it to him and it will get done. He's also a tremendous teammate -- selfless, engaging, always positive. He's a perfect addition on any small, tight team that is looking for an innovative spark.
Christine Capota
I would recommend Alex in a heartbeat. I was the team lead on an incubation project at Bose for which he was the tech lead; we worked side by side for the better part of a year. Our incubation started with intentionally blue sky questions and ended with the successful graduation of one of our concepts. When Alex left Bose, I actually made a list of qualities that make a great incubation tech lead, inspired by him: Builds prototypes of the right fidelity; Can do early stage customer discovery and empathy without losing sight of solutions; Prioritizes users’ JTBD; Creates effective visuals representations of ideas to communicate concept; Great on design sprints; Pulls together the right resources when there’s something he doesn’t know how to do; Can talk about even the most personal user needs comfortably; Works well on a team. In addition to his tangible product contributions, he played an important role in building a happy, trusting, and productive team culture.
Glenn Gomes-Casseres
I've worked with Rodrigo for many years in several capacities, at Bose and SimpliSafe. He is incredibly creative and resourceful: no matter what you need to done, give it to him and it will get done. He's also a tremendous teammate -- selfless, engaging, always positive. He's a perfect addition on any small, tight team that is looking for an innovative spark.
Christine Capota
I would recommend Alex in a heartbeat. I was the team lead on an incubation project at Bose for which he was the tech lead; we worked side by side for the better part of a year. Our incubation started with intentionally blue sky questions and ended with the successful graduation of one of our concepts. When Alex left Bose, I actually made a list of qualities that make a great incubation tech lead, inspired by him: Builds prototypes of the right fidelity; Can do early stage customer discovery and empathy without losing sight of solutions; Prioritizes users’ JTBD; Creates effective visuals representations of ideas to communicate concept; Great on design sprints; Pulls together the right resources when there’s something he doesn’t know how to do; Can talk about even the most personal user needs comfortably; Works well on a team. In addition to his tangible product contributions, he played an important role in building a happy, trusting, and productive team culture.
Experience
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SimpliSafe
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Product Innovation Manager
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Jan 2020 - Present
𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 & 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Spearheads customer-centric product innovation from concept to launch, taking high-level ideas of ambiguity to answer key questions of desirability, feasibility, usability, and viability across new, existing, and backlogged product portfolio to define MVP hardware, software and AI/ML products. 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 ● Partners with product, engineering, design, and strategy teams to combine right-brain and left-brain skills to generate hypotheses and testing methodologies across new/existing product innovation. ● Conducts user-driven qualitative/quantitative research to uncover the next big innovation or improve existing ones; designs hypotheses, prototyping methodologies, and investigative scope. ● Architects product development workflow roadmap, creates concepts in physical/virtual mediums, and validated AI/Machine Learning approaches to unravel complex problems using design thinking. ● Champions UX engagement strategy and determines test validation across users’ behaviors, needs, and attitudes; synthesizes data from testing, research, and consumer insights. ● Develops prototype experiences, methods, and iterations; leverages storyboards, user flows, wireframes, animations, and prototypes to test and validate hypotheses. Show less
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Bose Corporation
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Advanced Lead and Creative Technologist, Innovation Incubation
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Jan 2016 - Jul 2020
𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧-𝗜𝗡-𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Led product technology and design for the Family Sleep Incubation team. Synergized team efforts across engineering, design, research, and business analysts to concept, invent and test innovative products, methodologies, and technologies. 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦● 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀: Sleepbuds for Parents, Infant Monitoring and Soothing, BOSEbuild, BOSEbuild Headphones, BOSEbuild Speaker Cube● Issued patent for Sleepbuds for Parents and filed WIPO for Infant Monitoring and Soothing; achieved executive approval for product concepts, leading to stages of incubation and 50 product prototypes. ● Drove product conception, technological visioning, testing, concept validation, JTBD, UX engagement, and performance measurement/metrics.● Led and produced BOSEbuild events, the first interactive BOSE start-up developing innovative products for children. Partnered with design engineers to bridge artistic vision into digital experiences.● Synthesized prototyped designs with the brand story and hands-on resource conceptualization.● Provided fluid technology guidance; paired creative vision/design with the right technological mediums. Show less
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Lead Creative Technologist, Live Products
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2006 - 2016
𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 Quarterbacked live productions; event concepting/visioning, virtual/digital technological requirements, projection-mapped/audio-reactive visuals design.𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦● Spearheaded complex logistics; market identification/placement, venue surveys, crew logistical coordination, facility multimedia optimization, and on-location promotional strategy.● Collaboratively determined market positioning, inbound marketing metrics, repeat engagement ROI, pre/post-production media touchpoints, and consumer engagement analysis.● Led all collateral design to drive consistent brand recognition from concept to production.● International productions included Ireland, Turkey, Italy, Singapore, Shanghai, China, Oslo, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Portugal, and Germany● Media Productions & Live Event Highlights: Bose 50th Anniversary Celebration; Sound Touch NYC Press Launch; Global Thematic Sales Series for 15 countries. Show less
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MIS Training Institute
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India
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Software Development
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Director of Information Technology
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2001 - 2006
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Skyline Technology Solutions
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Database Administrator
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2000 - 2001
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Education
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1998 - 2001
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts, BA, Anthropology and Computer Science
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