University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Central Connecticut State University

Product Lead crafting next-gen AI shopping experiences for Walmart E-Commerce

Walmart

Group Product Manager, Innovation

Senior Consultant and Product Coach for a renowned agile consultancy

- Mentored and coached Walmart's innovations team while helping to develop their AI-based smart assistant.
- Empowered the team to adopt agile methodologies, facilitating successful product launches and increased customer engagement.
- Built an exclusive product community, attracting over 300 accomplished senior product managers, bolstering brand awareness and amplifying the consultancy's reach and reputation.

Def Method

Senior Product Consultant

Product Lead for a voice-based social network

• Led in-depth product audit through immersive UX walkthroughs, market research, and data analysis.
• Spearheaded the redesign of the UI/UX for enhanced usability and a notable increase in DAU. Expanded use cases opened up new opportunities for growth while creating an engaging environment for more impressionable ad placement.
• Refined product strategy and roadmap, ensuring a clear direction for the team and company objectives.
• Collaborated closely with the founder to develop and execute an innovative content strategy, leading to heightened user engagement and improved retention rates.

Ense

Product Lead

Headed team of 5 at a seed-funded location-based social startup

• Led the development of an innovative consumer & B2B platform leveraging Bluetooth technology
• Implemented targeted marketing strategies for a socially active demographic, employing a unique mobile advertising model to enhance user engagement
• Successfully secured six-figure funding, managed financial planning, and established exclusive partnerships with dozens of premier NYC venues

Loophole

Founder

Worked with various teams, agencies, and clients materializing assorted film projects
• Created, organized, and maintained detailed project schedules and budgets
• Liaison between directors, crews, & clients to keep aligned on creative, sales objectives, timing, and changes
• Interdisciplinary content development: writing and editing scripts/copy; screening, editing, and scoring film; media planning, research, and promotion
• Accustomed to hurried, inconstant, high-expectation projects

Self-Employed

Freelance Producer

Comprehensive position for a local production company
• Facilitated communication between clients, crew, and staff
• Detailed scheduling, budgeting, research, and recruitment
• Concept development, hiring crews and talent, supervising field and studio production teams
• Shooting, screening & editing content as well as crafting materials & deliverables
• General overview/monitoring of purchase order logs/invoices

Linked Productions

Production Coordinator

Worked directly with the owner/executive producer in building a recording studio from the ground up. Collaborated through all facets of production/scoring (recording, sequencing, editing, mastering, etc.) as well as business operations, including: recruitment, client relations, scheduling, equipment research, and general overview and monitoring of weekly income and expenses.

JM Productions

Associate Producer

Dynamic role in a fast-paced corporate environment at ESPN Headquarters
• Detailed ongoing support to the programming team on daily scheduling, acquisition, and management of relative network content
• Strategic scheduling across linear networks and digital platforms to maximize viewership and revenue
• Collaborated across all ESPN departments with external rights holders and partners to fulfill contracts and achieve established company/team priorities and goals
• Assisted the Content Planning Group with daily programming issues/duties using the NCS

David Kendall