Enhancing projects, film AND television production, consulting, improving business models, technology – these things make my clock tick.

I'm passionate about my work, I enjoy creative projects. As a Senior Product Manager of Mobile Analytics at Disney, I'm helping develop the best personalized user experiences possible: backed up by data.

• 2022 - Present

  Disney - Senior Product Manager (Mobile Analytics)

  At Disney, my team is renovating the analytical infrastructure behind our mobile apps. Working across data-science, engineering, design, and product teams; I help ensure stakeholders receive the correct data at the right times. So far, my team has polished up Marvel Unlimited, ABC News, and National Geographic.

• 2021 - 2022

  NBC - Associate Product Manager (Experimentation) - Contract

  At NBC, I served as the first ever 'Experimentation and AB Testing' product manager, and as the manager of the Peacock Labs Team. I ran experiments across all of NBC's apps (except Peacock) including Bravo, NBC Sports, and Oxygen. From conception to end analysis, I enjoyed developing the best streaming experiences possible.

• 2019 - 2021

  Ultrabit - Associate Product Manager

  At Ultrabit (a Kongregate studio) I managed Live Operations and Engineering teams in the production of Idle Frontier on Android and iOS. I coordinated with in-house development teams for under-the-hood engineering, release management and QA. Through smart feature development and rigorous AB Testing, we raised Live Ops (in-game event) In-App Purchase average Revenue per User by 44%. I analyzed, beautified, and presented analytical findings from our various product tests to our C-suite in live meetings. Features I am most proud of include our 'No Ads Subscription', Daily Rewards Calendar System, 'Guild Gifting/Card Donations System', and 'Mini Midweek Events' within Idle Frontier. In addition to producing Idle Frontier, I monitored and supported 'Office Space: Idle Profits'; a similar game based on the film of the same name.

• 2019

  Maple Media - Associate Product Manager

  As a Product Manager at Maple Media, I oversaw development sprints, QA, publishing, and the app-store marketing of:
  
  Android: Solitaire FreePack, PicLab, Gin Rummy, UTK.io (a social modding platform for Minecraft), Bearlock, LollipopLand, FileManager, Sudoku :), MyDay, and more
  
  iOS: Minesweeper PuzzleBomb (#1 Minesweeper on the AppStore), Currency Foreign Exchange Rate
  
  My team improved ad performance through strategic implementation of MRECs, Banners, and Interstitials mediated via a deep waterfall of publishers (16x increase for PicLab Android). I managed online communities of Tony Hawk's SkateJam and UTK.io across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Discord, and direct support.

• 2018 - 2020

  Harvard University - Business Analytics Program

  The Harvard Business Analytics Program is a collaboration between the Harvard Business School, the John. A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Faculy of Arts and Sciences. As a member of the second-ever cohort of the program, I was immersed in Data Driven Marketing, Programming and Data Science Systems (SQL & Python), Quantitative Analysis (R & R Studio), Digital Strategy & Innovation, Supply Chain and Operations Analysis, and Data Science Pipelines (Tableau & DataRobot). I completed the Graduate Certificate Program after two years of online lectures, on-campus 'immersions', and in-person collaboration.

• 2017 - 2019

  Octi - Product Manager and Operations

  At Octi, I managed the gathering and processing of data for training our proprietary computer-vision algorithms. I helped evolve Octi's slow post-processing video app into a real-time example of instance-based segmentation. I enjoyed creating video representations of future 'to-be' products via Adobe AfterEffects/Premiere and with proprietary software. Collaborating with brands like Forever 21 and Universal yielded cutting-edge technology demos; conceived and executed by my team. In addition to assisting with the computer vision training pipeline operations, I oversaw QA of our iOS app.

• 2017

  Innovid - Technical Account Manager (TAM)

  While at Innovid, I managed and served videos and companion banners for AAA clients. Tasked with inheriting and transitioning the massive geographically targeted Lexus campaigns, I quickly abosrbed processes for executing VAST, 1x1, and banner ads. Innovid's integration offerings forced me to dig deep into analytics and as an account manager, I was frequently relied on to solve discrepancies and optimize performance mid-campaign. With my background in interactive HTML VPAID technology, Innovid allocated me to interactive-inclined clients such as Oculus Facebook, Western Governors University, LesSchwab Tires, HP, and Disney. I was reponsible for rendered VAST creative QA for Disney's non-interactive inventory. My ad campaigns gathered hundreds of millions of impressions.

• 2014 - 2016

  Fuisz Video - Executive Interactive Producer

  As the Executive Interactive Producer of Fuisz Video, I was responsible for the execution of all interactive videos. My team created interactive experiences for clients such as Ford, Dell, Walmart, Showtime, Activision, Annheuser Busch, McDonald's, Calvin Klein, and Nestle. Our videos have gathered millions of impressions. I worked with the engineering and design teams to perfect our production software with a filmmaker's perspective. I assisted in designing a "tagger": which allowed users of any skill-level to track items/people in videos with state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms. Towards the end of Fuisz Video's exciting existence, I became internationally client-facing as a campaign manager. We ran our interactive experiences as standalone HTML videos, VPAID Flash, VPAID.JS, and MRAID complete with third-party tracking. My team was also responsible for the QA of every video experience and the entire Fuisz proprietary creation platform.

• SUMMER 2013

  Fox 2000 Pictures - Executive Production and Development Intern

  As the sole Executive Production and Development intern of Fox 2000 Pictures, I provided coverage for scripts in Production or being considered for Production. I assisted in maintaining Production Books for the President and Vice President of Production, researched production and acting talent for upcoming films, and supported the office with administrative tasks. I provided coverage for The Fault in Our Stars, The Monuments Men, Poltergeist (2015),The Book Thief, The Counselor, and many more. I couldn't have been happier.

• Summers of 2012-2013

  St. John's Episcopal School - IT Technician

  As the summer IT technician, I repaired and cleaned PCs and Macs, installed two computer labs by myself, imaged PCs via Windows Server, removed viruses, and aided in updating domain credentials.

• SUMMER 2011

  Luxion ApS Keyshot - Business/Tech Intern

  At Luxion, I worked as a Business Administration and Software Tester intern. As a Business Administration intern, I generated reports from Salesforce.com, researched potential leads, and participated in a webinar with clients. As a Software Tester, I analyzed and assessed new implementations of bumpmapping rendering and tested new product features. I also assisted in anti-piracy efforts.

• 2010-2014

  University of Notre Dame - Double Major in Business/Consulting and Film Production

  At the University of Notre Dame, I double majored in Business Management Consulting and Film Production. The Mendoza College of Business (rated #1 in the country by Bloomberg 2010-2014) taught me Lean Six Sigma, Agile Scrum, and Quantitative Decision Modeling. As an Advanced film student, I produced three short films including a horror film, a slap-stick comedy, and a documentary about wildfire victims. In the advanced film track, I became competent with RED cameras, Premiere, Audition, Photoshop, After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut, dollies, jibs, lighting, directing, acting, editing, audio production, and sound design.