Greater Chicago Area
I am a product leader and entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience turning insights into delightful, high-impact consumer experiences that drive business growth. From scaling early-stage startups to leading enterprise SaaS platforms, I specialize in building intuitive, data-informed products and high-performing teams. As a founder, executive, and operator, I’ve: 🔹Led a virtual classroom startup from zero to 100,000+ users, resulting in successful exit via acquisition 🔹Scaled platforms to $100M+ revenue, leveraging AI, ML, and behavioral analytics. 🔹Built and led Product, Design, Data, and Marketing orgs (25+ people), consistently delivering revenue growth, and user satisfaction. I’m passionate about transforming vision into reality through bold experimentation, GTM alignment, and deep empathy for the user. 🔎 Currently exploring opportunities where I can lead strategic product growth, scale AI-powered consumer products, or advise early-stage founders.
SlateUp helps manufacturers unlock federal workforce funding, retain and upskill employees, and connect with verified skilled workers through a modern talent platform. At the same time, we help frontline workers discover higher-quality career tracks, build skills, and progress toward long-term economic mobility. Backed by the University of Notre Dame’s 1842 Fund, SlateUp’s mission is to help workers build fulfilling careers in manufacturing while enabling employers to solve critical workforce challenges.
HiLink is an enterprise SaaS platform that provides AI-driven virtual classrooms for education, training, and consulting organizations. The product used live class data and transcripts to generate personalized lesson plans, exercises, and assignments, helping teachers save time and students stay more engaged. The company was acquired by AmazingTalker in 2024. Highlights: * Led company-wide growth and monetization strategy, achieving 20× revenue growth, 50% cost reduction, and a successful acquisition. * Built and launched an AI-powered classroom that personalized learning content, boosting student engagement by 40% and reducing instructor workload by 70%. * Scaled enterprise partnerships to reach 100K+ classrooms and support hundreds of thousands of teachers and students.
Cohesion is an IoT and AI-powered building management platform that helps commercial real estate owners operate smarter, greener, and more connected buildings. The platform unified data from sensors, access systems, and tenant apps to automate energy, comfort, and security, improving both sustainability and occupant experience. Highlights: * Defined and executed IoT + AI product strategy, driving 350% ARR growth and a 4× increase in customer base. * Built and led a data science team that deployed predictive automation models, reducing energy use by 47% and increasing comfort scores by 30%. * Designed and launched enterprise SaaS pricing models, contributing to a 3× lift in deal size and $8M in additional revenue.
Livly modernizes apartment living by enabling convenience and a deep sense of community. I led the Product, Design, and Data teams and was responsible for Product Vision, Strategy, and roadmap as we transitioned out of beta and became the premier multi-family residential digital experience in the market. Highlights: * Launched award-winning mobile/web apps, increasing engagement by 58% month-over-month. * Established data analytics function, leading to >50% engagement lift and $10M+ in payment volume. * Scaled and mentored a team of 9 PMs, designers, and data analysts while leading the company’s transition to Agile Scrum, increasing delivery velocity by 60%.
Led a 12-person corporate-backed startup, responsible for product strategy, product development, user acquisition, and P&L. Created multiple applications including a proprietary mobile adtech platform generating multi-million dollar top-line revenue within 1.5 years. Brokered sale of company to major adtech firm
Managed a suite of mobile applications for the U.S. Cellular Innovation arm, owning the product vision, roadmap, and growth responsibilities. Resident SME on mobile app product development for the broader U.S. Cellular organization