Experience

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  Canopy

  • Senior Product Manager - Software On Device

    • Apr 2022 - Present

    -Executing a successful alpha pilot that led to a $100 million joint venture investment between Ford and ADT and managing the subsequent 100-participant beta pilot program, including hardware performance and translating insights from user experience interviews and surveys-Driving and synthesizing effective MVP requirements through customer discovery workshops and documenting core product requirements across hardware, software, frontend applications, and perception algorithms for activity detection-Leading a team of product managers and engineers while partnering with over two dozen cross-functional team members to craft holistic solutions based on customer research, all on-time and cost-competitive to generate sustainable, recurring revenue-Implementing and overseeing an Agile release process with software development teams to ensure focused development, resulting in expediting time-to-market-Developing a regular cadence with executives to clearly communicate now, near, and far feature roadmap aligned with key business drivers-Representing Canopy at CES to broaden market reach and driving millions in pipeline opportunities with partners for new business in adjacent industries

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  Ford Motor Company

  • Senior Product Manager, Graduated Venture - Ford X

    • May 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Over-The-Air Senior Product Manager - Connected Vehicle

    • May 2018 - Apr 2021

    -Lead cross-functional teams to improve software functionality and customer convenience to deliver OTA updates to Ford’s mission-critical Mach-E and F-150 platforms-Created the software release process for OTA updates, including building a production system to automatically handle module dependencies for over 100 Electronic Control Units (ECU), ensuring software compatibility, interdependency, and capturing deployment requirements-Drove Agile ceremonies/SCRUM meetings to maintain effective communication channels across four teams, including daily/weekly Jira backlog grooming sessions, resolving roadblocks, and ensuring timely product feature delivery-Delivered an 85% reduction in errors and increasing system robustness by synthesizing user feedback to drive UX and system-level improvements-Built a regular cadence with global VPs and directors through product demos and comprehensive updates

  • AVS Systems Engineer - Manufacturing

    • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

    Introducing Agile methodologies for the development of a web interface for a PC-based gateway to enable seamless communication between Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and upper-level manufacturing plant floor systemsFacilitating the smooth launch of new vehicle models and ensuring efficient manufacturing processes via updates to ladder logic for PLCs in the Chicago Assembly Plant

  • Agile Project Manager - Global Dealer Database

    • Sep 2016 - Jan 2018

    -Delivered an intuitive dashboard to help analyze global data for 1,000+ dealerships-Managed the backlog and Agile ceremonies for a dozen engineers across three regions, ensuring efficient delivery of dealership data-Supported monthly and quarterly $4.6M budget forecasting, ensuring stable finances and optimal resource distribution

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  Varroc Lighting Systems

  • Plymouth, Michigan

  • IT Intern

    • May 2016 - Aug 2016
    • Plymouth, Michigan

    -Worked directly on the upgrade of the external Varroc Lighting Systems website-Consulted with our vendors and consultants to organize and arrange workshops for our Site Design Project -Provided program management support for the Infrastructure Technology Office-Updated, created and maintained over 50 IT policies and procedures -Created visual diagrams utilizing Visio for our IT procedures -Created training documents on how to add nodes and manage nodes on Solar Winds Monitoring Services -Created ~50 nodes in Solar Winds and monitored our infrastructure in over 10 regions by utilizing NetBrain and puTTY -Created global and local network infrastructure maps for all Varroc Lighting System Locations in SolarWinds by utilizing Network Atlas and Visio -Researched and requested licensing quotes to move from a global pool to local licensing to eliminate global usage fees for our Autodesk products and created a financial analysis -Updated VLS's Global Escalation List for 2016-Removed segregation of duty conflicts from our SAP environment -Created a data retention analysis for VLS's data archiving project

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  Ford Motor Company

  • Dearborn, Michigan

  • IT- Marketing, Sales & Services Intern

    • May 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Dearborn, Michigan

    Work Plan Objectives:-Developed high-level knowledge of the business to consumer marketing and associated business strategies-Partnered with business and strategic IT partners to create an IT strategic road-map for business to consumer marketing-Collaborated with IT management to ensure the business' strategic direction and requirements are reflected within IT-Developed artifacts to support senior IT and Marketing management reviews-Performed project management tasks -Leveraged Lean Startup expertise to develop customer hypotheses and iterate a minimum viable product -Utilized the information systems background in the development of business case deliverables-Leveraged external analytics and market trends to conduct research to improve business capabilities-Made weekly financial updates for all of our IT projects

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  Marathon Petroleum Corporation

  • Findlay, Ohio

  • IT Business Analyst Co-op

    • Jan 2015 - May 2015
    • Findlay, Ohio

    Team: IT- Finance, Accounting, Global Procurement, Credit & Treasury-Created the first treasury controller budget report for 2015-Created, fixed and upgraded automated SAP test scripts utilizing HP Quality Center and SAP TAO tools-Created test scripts for the BICA project-Updated and tracked the project plan for the CCS/CCTS project Co-op Project: Archiving Data Strategies -Team Lead-Developed a data archiving and reporting strategy that is accessible to all IT groups that are looking to migrate data off of legacy systems and mainframe-Evaluated legacy mainframe and Transition Services Agreement data

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  Quicken Loans

  • 1092 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

  • Final Policy Auditor Intern

    • May 2014 - Aug 2014
    • 1092 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226

    -Worked with a team to issue final title policies in the state and counties where Title Source is a licensed title agent, ensuring that all liens that needed to be cleared or paid have been taken care of-Conducted research of a panel of over ten thousand vendors to provide the business with actionable data to improve processes and develop technology-Researched and compiled population data to track population densities per county throughout the United State for future business operation and growth-Developed a working knowledge of JavaScript and C++ by coding team's SharePoint site

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  Madonna University

  • Livonia, MI

  • Guest Lecturer

    • Sep 2012 - Oct 2013
    • Livonia, MI

    Served as a guest lecturer for history and political science classes on topics pertaining to the Middle East

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  Stacer, PLC

  • 843 Penniman Avenue Suite 201 Plymouth, Michigan 48170

  • Legal Assistant

    • Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
    • 843 Penniman Avenue Suite 201 Plymouth, Michigan 48170

    -Developed interpersonal skills in dealing with a diverse array of clients while managing immigration and personal injury client intake process-Assisted attorneys in conducting research and compiling documents for litigation cases-Prepared briefs, subpoenas, motions, interrogatories and immigration forms for attorneys and paralegals-Scheduled appointments, case conferences, depositions, and handled all incoming calls-Organized and maintained case files while offering essential documentations and proofreading actions