Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Specialties: Financial Technologies, Digital Video and Content Delivery, Technical Product Management and Evangelism, Application Development and Architecture, Software Development Lifecycle, Mobile Development
I led the 0 to 1 strategy and execution for Self-Directed Investing brokerage initiatives - launching new revenue streams through Margin Trading and Securities Lending. Built the foundation, defined the playbook, and took the products from concept to launch.
- Responsible for product management and evolution of B2B SaaS for multi-screen video application creation, management and hosting at a global scale - Launched and supported applications with over 1.5 million monthly active users for 20 different customers globally - Managed partner and vendor relationships for technical strategy and long term business roadmap - Provided support and management of over 25 team members including developers, designers, quality assurance engineers across iOS, Android, Web, Roku and Consoles - Defined product strategy and roadmap for multiple platforms and solutions. Managed development and deployment of new features and services. Communicated product releases and marketing material.
- Launched SaaS Platform for managing and delivering video services across multi-screen applications - Managed and supported go to market strategies with customers throughout North America
- Delivered 15+ applications for mobile and connected devices including iOS, Android, Web, Xbox One, PlayStation and Roku - Collaborated with client teams on requirements gathering, sprint planning and execution - Executed projects in a fully agile manner and acted as scrum master for respective teams - Created and enforced budget, schedule and resourcing plans to ensure projects are delivered successfully - Facilitated technical discussions and solutions architecture with all departments including development, design and quality assurance
- Led and participated in large scale ERP solutions (with a focus on Oracle technologies) including design, development, testing and production support - Led design and delivery of a middleware upgrade stream (ETL and data conversion) while managing an offshore team of over five people - Coordinated with business stakeholders during build and test phases to ensure requirements are met. - Facilitated meetings and working sessions and other communications required to drive completion of key project deliverables