Product Manager | Organizer | Strategist
17 years of experience in Product Management + Project Management supporting and leading teams toward a shared goal
Certified Scrum Master
StrengthsFinder: Strategic, Empathy, Positivity, Communication, Arranger
Prior Work Experience
2023-present: Staff Product Manager, Branch (fintech payments software)
2021-2023: Product Management Consultant, Clients: The Woke Coach (DEIAA consultancy), Playworks (SEL-focused nonprofit), 4mativ (SaaS EdTech), Behavioral Tech (mental health services) & Halftone Digital (product design agency)
2020-2021: Digital Product Manager, Interpersonal Frequency (digital agency for the public sector)
2017-2020: Director of Customer Experience (2018-2020) & Senior Product Manager (2017-2018), When I Work (SaaS workforce management product for hourly workers)
2016-2017: Product & Project Manager, GovDelivery > Granicus (SaaS communications product for the public sector)
2012-2016: Team Lead + Senior Project Manager, Clockwork (digital agency with focus on public sector and nonprofits)
2010-2012: Digital Marketing Consultant, Wells Fargo (digital lead for ultra-high-net-worth sector)
2009-2010: Contract Project Manager, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (project managed Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project initiative)
2008-2009: Business Analyst, Target Corporation (visual merchandise presentation for Boys apparel)
2007-2008: Marketing Assistant, Research Park at the University of Illinois (supported head of sales and marketing)
Other Things to Note
Influences:
Iterative development
Systems change
Non-violent Communication
Compassionate Listening
Understanding White Supremacy in the Workplace
Emergent Strategy
Enneagram: Type 2w3
Astrology: ☀ Leo ☽ Aquarius ↑ Gemini
Practicing Grief Companion
Motivated by:
Collaboration
Ownership without ego
Problem solving and organizing
Relationship building
Emotional intelligence and intercultural awareness
Writer, Cook, Runner, Maker