Agile Action

Everblue

HEMP TECHNOLOGIES COLLECTIVE

SaaS University

LOMA

Project Management Institute

Spring Hill College

Regis High School

Live Free Academy

Mid West Sales Rep at Nature's Root - a HEMP and CBD based manufacturer of organic cosmetics and wellness products!

Natures Root is an industrial hemp product company with an exclusive focus on high quality topical and ingestible CBD products using 100% organic, USA grown hemp with no THC.  Our therapeutic product line fights sore muscle pain, arthritis, Parkinson's, cancer, and other illnesses.  Along with the Colorado Hemp Project, we received the first license to grow industrial hemp in the United States and were part of the first legal harvest in 2014.

http://www.naturesroot.com
http://www.coloradohempproject.com

Nature's Root - a HEMP and CBD based manufacturer of organic cosmetics and wellness products!

Investor / Co-Owner

Connecting agriculture and construction equipment to the cloud to help dealers and growers manager their vehicle fleets and farms

CNH Industrial

Service Delivery Platform Technical Product Manager at CNH Industrial

•	API Product Manager owning Shared Services API & Cloud transformation program. Budget scaled to $20M for Phase II.
•	Enabled cross-selling & up-selling across Transamerica portfolio and single sign-on by 10K agents on new agent portal by building master data records across 18 acquired platforms
•	Led rationalization of 200+ APIs (public & private) w/401K customer portal & wealth portfolio management mobile apps. 
•	Gained approval for cloud migration, and API clean up from business leadership. 
•	Partnered with Data Engineering, Marketing, and front-end application teams. 
•	Scaled the team from 6 to 40 in a blended onshore/offshore model with Deloitte

Transamerica

Director Shared Services

•	Managed ~$5M Digital Platform transformation (Phase I) program budget to modernize and consolidate legacy systems
•	Led planning and execution of Digital Platform consisting of developer catalogs, standardized practices, process modeling, API and a data platform to support a legacy modernization

Digital Platform Technical Program Manager

•	Responsible for planning and execution of major release v5.0, enhancements, maintenance and supporting customer implementations for Gateway Portal for Agents, Quote and Buy Portal, Account Management Portal, and the Claims Portal 
•	Supported scaling to $7M in ARR in 12 mos by delivering enhancements for mobile-first quoting experience, self-serve capability for policyholders, configurable marketing sidebar for agents, integration between the agent portal and InfoCenter for analytics, and APIs to support the creation of unique user experiences
•	Facilitated 60% growth in new Digital Portal customers in 23 countries by supporting 30 customer and partner product implementations

Guidewire Software

Sr. Program Manager - Digital Product Line

•	Responsible for planning and execution of full SDLC for major and minor releases of ClaimCenter 7, BillingCenter 8, and InsuranceSuite 9, the core applications of the Guidewire Property & Casualty InsuranceSuite platform
•	Products supported IPO and ARR growth to $514M (2017) from $250M ARR (2011)
•	Customer base scaled to 350+ major carriers worldwide (from 20)
•	Collaborated with Product Owners, Development Managers, and QA Managers to lead 3-4 teams for each product
•	Coordinated with cross functional business teams to go to market to streamline processes, remove obstacles, mitigate risks, and ensure quality on-time releases

Sr. Program Manager, Insurance Suite

- Plan and manage all major and maintenance releases and customer escalations for BillingCenter, the #1 P&C insurance billing management software product used by 100 customers in over 15 countries

 - Currently leading the successful release of version 9 of our billing and commissions management software.

 - Maintain a holistic perspective that includes not only engineering and quality assurance, but also documentation, curriculum development and post release support.  

 - Responsible for ensuring that we deliver software to our customers on realistic timelines, working with product management on scope, engineers and testers on quality and making data driven decisions.  As the central point of contact for the application, I am heavily involved in cross application initiatives, coordinating with the platform team and other parts of Guidewire, including sales and services.

Sr. Program Manager - BillingCenter

- Planned and managed all major and maintenance releases for ClaimCenter, the #1 P&C insurance claims management software product.  

- Maintain a holistic perspective that includes not only engineering and quality assurance, but also documentation, curriculum development and post release support.  

 - Responsible for ensuring that we deliver software to our customers on realistic timelines, working with product management on scope, engineers and testers on quality and making data driven decisions.  As the central point of contact for the application, I was heavily involved in cross application initiatives, coordinating with the platform team and other parts of Guidewire, including sales and services.

Program Manager - ClaimCenter

•	Engaged in consulting and development projects for offshore teams of 6-10 to design, build, and support SaaS applications from inception to launch using Agile methodologies, Lean product development, and a nearshore development model 
•	Successfully lead the design, development, and release of SaaS products for email archiving, information services, and the childcare industries

Scio Consulting

SaaS Product Development Manager

- Reporting to the SVP of the global Insurance practice, managed multinational consulting, software development, and integration projects for international insurance and banking clients 

●	Led 2 year, $5M gap analysis (product, process, tech) for 5 insurance subsidiaries (UK, Brazil, US, Hong Kong, Mexico).
●	Delivered a 5-year legacy replacement plan for a Java based platform to host quoting, submissions, policy management, billing, and claims management functionality for Life, P&C, and Annuities lines of business

Kanbay (Acquired by CapGemini)

Insurance Practice Program Manager

- Senior executive leading IT strategy and initiatives critical to achieving corporate operational, sales, and product development goals 

 - Reporting to the CEO, managed a team of 40 onshore and offshore resources in Planning, Infrastructure, Application Development, and Operations groups.
 - Reduced operational expenses by 100,000,000 yen or 10% of the annual budget by
 - Successfully outsourcing policy administration system mainframe data center operations to Hong Kong and creating an on-shore/offshore application development environment
 - Managed the change of a traditional Japanese life insurance IT culture to a more dynamic, and flexible organization to better meet the business user requirements
 - Transformed the IT organization into a productive unit tightly aligned with the business
 - Led the IT due diligence for a significant property acquisition
 - Managed an operating budget of 935,000,000 yen or US$8m

MassMutual Life Insurance K.K. (Japan)

Chief Information Officer

- Reporting to the CEO, responsible for building a successful bilingual software development and systems integration organization by selling and/or delivering services to multinational clients

 - Grew annual revenues from $120k to USD$6.5M from 1999 to 2001
 - Managed object oriented software development projects for clients, including line of business, CRM, and integration applications
 - Managed complex international network, telephony, and other infrastructure projects for Internet, finance, insurance, and banking clients
 - Hired and trained 8 bilingual sales staff and assisted in hiring of 40 engineering staff from 18 different countries
 - Established and developed relationships with strategic partners, clients, and vendors to support procurement and revenue growth

Jeremy Beck, POPM, CSM, PMP