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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Product executive with 15+ years of experience leading technical SaaS products and AI initiatives. Successfully led the development of AI/ML capabilities, transformed engineering organizations, and built customer-centric product strategies that deliver measurable results. At Aperian, launched AI-powered solutions, doubled the product organization while implementing a microservices architecture, and drove product-led growth initiatives that generated significant revenue.

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SKILLS

Leadership:

• Cross-functional Executive Leadership
• Engineering Team Collaboration
• P&L Management
• Strategic Roadmap Development
• Technical Stakeholder Alignment

Technical:

• Microservices Architecture
• API Strategy & Integration
• Data Analytics Implementation
• SQL & Python
• Cloud-based SaaS Platforms

Product Management:

• Generative AI Product Development
• Technical PRD Development & Ownership
• Product-led Growth Strategy
• Agile/Kanban Methodologies
• Product Metrics & Analysis

Tools:

• AWS, Google Cloud
• Mixpanel
• Google Analytics/Looker Studio
• OpenAI/Large Language Models
• JIRA/Agile Tools

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EXPERIENCE

APERIAN

Chief Product Officer, Co-President | 09/21 - 12/24

AI & Technical Product Leadership

• Led development and launch of 'Guides AI CoPilot,' implementing a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system using OpenAI's 4o-mini model integrated with a Pinecone vector database containing our proprietary cultural insights. Architected the solution to retrieve relevant context from our knowledge base to enhance AI responses. Successfully launched with a lean $60k R&D budget.
• Initiated transition to microservices architecture across the product portfolio, defining technical requirements with SMEs, promoting rapid, resilient service deployments, and enabling scalable API integrations across product functions.
• Championed product-led growth strategy as a new Go-to-Market motion based on changing market needs and industry shift away from sales-led strategies. Secured buy-in from the Board and cross-functional stakeholders through data-driven presentations.
• Created vision for end-to-end customer onboarding funnel for PLG motion that generated 100+ qualified leads with ~20% conversion rate in the first quarter after launch.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Strategy

• Directed significant expansion of product function, scaling from 15 to 35 team members across product management, engineering, UX/UI, and data science while restructuring into agile, pod-based teams.
• Led regular roadmap meetings with the Board of Directors to ensure alignment on portfolio strategy and roadmaps. Established bi-weekly cross-functional collaboration meetings with engineering, sales, marketing, and client success teams for each product category to ensure strategy and feature alignment.
• Managed $11M+ P&L and annual budgeting
• Achieved 100% leadership approval rating on Glassdoor and “Most Loved Workplace” award from Newsweek Magazine.

Product Metrics & Analytics

• Designed a framework for PLG funnel metrics for Attraction, Activation, and Acquisition, supported by a real-time dashboard integrating Mixpanel and Google Analytics/Looker Studio for immediate insights.