| Stanford University (SU) |
Aug. 2015 - Jul. 2017
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| Morgan State University (MSU) |
Aug. 2014 - Jul. 2017
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| +6 years Experience |
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PRODUCT MANAGER @ Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - Google Inc. ·
Seattle, WA
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Apr. 2021 - Present
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As the lead PM for Accessibility of +200 GCP Products,
- Formulated the first GCP European sales guideline that unblocked a $20M UK deal.
Partnered with the Key Account Director to land +10 VPATs, unblocking and winning a $100M bank strategic deal.
Implemented the Noogler University Program which served as a +20 question bank and timeline onboarding document for +5 PMs.
- Launched GCP keyboard shortcut impacting +100 GCP UI Products that is compliant with the latest accessibility standards reuse-able across other Google products and provides a competitive advantage over Azure and AWS.
Crystallized +2022 product roadmap, priorities and strategy by leading a 2 day cross-functional workshop with +10 members (TPgMs, SWE Managers, SWEs, UXDs and UXRs) fostering innovation and alignment.
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CHIEF TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR - Itsthezone.com LLC. ·
New York City, NY
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Dec. 2019 - Present
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As previous CTO and current CTA of The Zone, a funded B2B2C SaaS well-tech startup with +10 team members,
Empower the Zone C-suite with the right strategy, technology architecture, people, and business decisions.
Directed an internal team of 4 direct reports and supervised an external contracting team of 8 developers.
- Spearheaded product design from wireframes, prototyping, and demo to the launch of 3 universities with a target MAU of 1K.
- Evaluated and managed an outsourced tech support team despite cultural, linguistic, and time zone barriers saving $50K in labor costs.
- Authored a comprehensive HIPAA compliant cloud security architecture reviewed and approved by three universities' security boards.
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TECHNICAL PRODUCT/PROGRAM MANAGER - Cisco System Inc. ·
Raleigh, NC
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Dec. 2017 - Apr. 2021
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As lead TPM of the largest Salesforce instance at Cisco with 30K users,
Trained, and enforced Agile best practices with a remote team of 5 developers, increasing productivity by 70%.
Enhanced security standards by identifying +200 vulnerabilities resulting in a 60% reduction in security issues.
Coordinated release management across Cisco's portfolio by enabling a new 90% automated pipeline using Copado.
Transitioned from emails to Kanban (using SmartSheet & Jira) to drive a spike in delivery to +150 work requests in a quarter.
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER - Cisco System Inc. ·
Raleigh, NC
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May 2015 - Dec. 2017
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Designed CRM solutions for 100% migration from Classic to Lightning using lightning components and Visual-force Pages.
Collaborated with Operation Leads to provide Cisco's +100k opportunities with a custom list view for Product and Service Specialists.
- Established a process integrating Cisco's booking database with Salesforce to enable a weekly upload of +1k booking opportunities.
| CIO - Cisco |
Sep. 2020
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| Individual Award |
- Stronger Together
- Our People Deal
- Benefiting Everyone
| V-President - Cisco |
Sep. 2018
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| Team Award |
- Operational Excellence
| President - MSU |
Jul. 2017
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| College Award |
- Valedictorian Award
- Presidential Award for Campus App