Product Manager; Blockchain Professional
CV
Professional Summary
Passionate, quality-driven professional who blends technology, marketing, and business skills to conceptualize, develop, and launch cutting-edge software products that transform how businesses operate, secure sensitive information, and elevate the user experience. ​
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Respected and loyal leader successful in managing domestic and overseas Software Development and Agile Project Teams. Exceptional Project Manager who delivers milestones on time and to specifications.
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Strategic & Creative Thinker with excellent communication skills who presents to decision-makers, and manages client relationships, and budgets for private industry and government product development.
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Expertise in advanced blockchain programming using proven and emerging platforms to develop custom solutions that enable companies to manage and transmit data in new ways and at a high level of security.
Professional Strengths
Program & Business Development Requirement & Specification Gathering Platform Architecture & Development Technical Product Innovation Product Delivery Quality & Compliance Assurance Negotiation & Budget Control ROI Analysis Predictive Reports & Forecasts Stakeholder & Vendor Management Internal & External Communications Team Building & Leadership
Technical Knowledge
Blockchain HTML & CSS Python SQL UX WordPress Jira Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Quark Google Suite Microsoft Office Microsoft Project
Work Experience
August 2019 - April 2020
Director of Project Delivery for BlockSpaces
Leading the ideation, development, and implementation of technology projects related to using blockchain encryption technology, one of the most advanced and secure programming in the world. Manage and mentor a team of six subcontracted developers. Partner with Co-Founder in all consulting and sales, and personally lead product demonstrations and client communication. Write user stories and manage agile methodology.
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Manage an $80K project budget to create Proof of Concept for using blockchain encryption technology to develop a digital identification system for the Seminole County Tax Collector.
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After late delivery from an inherited developer team, negotiated a contract condition that enabled reduced payments to outside developers in the case of missed deadlines. All deadlines have been met since.
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Conducted due-diligence and interviewed teams from two different blockchain solutions. Identified and proceeded to onboard the preferred provider.
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Manage project milestones and partner with Scrum Master to remove roadblocks for the team and ensure timely code development.
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Created the company's proforma with a validated 10-year financial projection that resulted in a 200%increase in the funds raised from venture capitalists/investors.
May 2018 - July 2019
Project Management - Economics Lead for The Pocket Network
Assigned to develop the Pocket Network’s cryptocurrency economic model. Wrote standards, algorithms, and created the financial model for an economic system within the network.
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Led the economic project roadmap and sprints; including writing use cases and technical user stories.
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Researched and analyzed data to make predictions that created solutions for network protocols.
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Created a model that gave a 20-year predictive view of the cryptocurrency incorporating over 100 financialand market variables including bandwidth, amount of nodes, number of users, and costs.
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Documented the functionality and success of the predictive model. Acknowledged as a contributor to: https://pokt.network/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Pocket-Network-Economic-Papeper-v1.0.2.pdf
February 2015 - June 2018
Project Management for Multiple Client Accounts
Directed product development and solution creation projects while collaborating with the executive team on operational and client acquisition strategies. Aggregated project team updates, led meetings, and prepared status reports for marketing analysis. Built project plans in compliance with requirements and quality control.
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Led bi-weekly product review with stakeholders and development teams to ensure timely deliverables.
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Retained by a private client to improve his gaming guild standing on the Clash of Clans leader boards.
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Developed and launched compliance guidelines within a multicultural team of 50 guild members with varied rankings across six countries.
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Reverse engineered the war matchmaking algorithm within the game. Created a system to store and analyze data that made predictions with a 93% accuracy rate.
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Managed player experiences, protocols, and game resources to move the guild from #29 in the world #2in the world.
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Conducted due diligence to test a business case for a bitcoin mining farm. Negotiated the lowest electric rate from over 100 companies to secure a 10 cent per kwh profit margin.
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Researched bitcoin, electric companies, and mining farms to create an 11-page proposal for Slamanation. The report included the potential location of the mining farm, the closest airport different routes to the potential facility, and a return on investment sheet with a detailed cost analysis.
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Retained by TDA Global Sports to implement a new SQL Database to aggregate data for 3 events the company owned: Sarasota Half Marathon, Sarasota Tennis Open, and the Lakewood Ranch Triathlon.
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Created and launched a scheduling matrix that streamlined all company activities across several projects.
February 2015 - June 2018
Project Management for Multiple Client Accounts
Applied expertise in creative strategy, art direction, and execution of deliverables to support client projects including branding books, static web graphics, and print materials. Cultivated and maintained essential, long-lasting, and trusting relationships with clients and vendors.
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Consistently organized activities, estimated project schedules, and led all requirements ensuring efficiency in the development and delivery of client projects.
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Provided an individual and deadline-focused attitude while solving problems technically and creatively.
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Interpreted customer designs and creating illustrations based on best practices set forth by the UnitedStates Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Education & Certification
August 2015 - December 2018
August 2012 - June 2015
State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
Associate's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Summa Cum Laude