Functional Skills

Agile Software Development
Project Management
Data Analysis
Communications
Data Science
Data Modeling
Machine Learning
Data Management
Data Migration
Data Governance
Leadership Development
Integration Management (IMO)
Innovation Management
SQL Analysis
Business Intelligence

Software Skills

Python
Mixpanel
Less
Neo4J
MongoDB
Microsoft Excel
R
SQL
Google Analytics
Machine Learning
TensorFlow
Natural Language Processing
Matplotlib
NoSQL

Sector Experience

Business Services
Energy
Healthcare
Technology

Experience

Guidepoint Consulting Product Management / Strategy
Freelance Consulting
1/2022 - Present
• Provided expert insights on vector databases, knowledge graphs, data modeling, taxonomies/ontologies, and chatbots for various client projects.
• Provided strategic insights on domain specific information such as digital nutrition, smart kitchens, wellness, fitness and weight management.

Weight Watchers International Product Management / Strategy
Senior Technical Product Manager
3/2021 - 1/2022
• Developed a comprehensive knowledge graph for food and nutrition, coordinating efforts across 13 countries to standardize and verify nutrition data.
• Defined and implemented features for an internal tool used by nutritionists to verify nutrition label data, calculate personalized points, perform recipe averaging.
• Automated manual verification processes using machine learning and data science, increasing the verification rate of crowdsourced data by 80%.
• Managed the integration process for data imports from licensed data sources like Nutritionix and exports to Amazon Halo.
• Led cross-functional design thinking sessions involving nutritionists, engineers, data scientists, and executives to foster innovation and alignment on project goals.

Weaviate Research
AI Researcher
1/2021 - 1/2022
• Developed use cases for vector databases in medicine and health, contributing to master's thesis topic.
• Conducted comprehensive research on the application of AI-driven data models in healthcare, identifying potential areas for innovation.
• Interviewed experts in tech and the medical industry to understand current challenges and translate these into requirements.
• Explored the application of vector databases in spaces such as genomics (gene2vec), clinical studies, and evaluating qualitative and unstructured data (eg, doctor's notes or patient diaries).
• Proposed solutions to challenges in the medical field using vector databases.

YUMMLY (a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation) Product Management / Strategy
Product Manager, Data &Analytics
1/2018 - 1/2020
• Specified organizational KPIs and success metrics for Yummly, delivering weekly executive dashboards to Whirlpool.
• Evaluated user engagement by defining high-value events and end goals, enhancing feature tracking across web, iOS, and Android platforms.
• Managed a team of annotators and conducted crowdsourcing campaigns to label hundreds of thousands of images for ingredient recognition algorithm, improving annotation workflow through data science.
• Curated and expanded an ingredient graph, integrating new ingredients and relationships from a pipeline of over 2 million recipes.
• Developed new diet categories using filters and inclusion/exclusion logic, improving user personalization and experience.

Globality Product Management / Strategy
Product Manager, Content &Knowledge Graph
1/2016 - 1/2018
• Executed a large-scale data migration, transforming hundreds of questions and answers from a traditional CMS to thousands of questions and answers through a dynamic and interactive chatbot.
• Configured chatbot responses using conditional logic and natural language processing (NLP), creating thousands of intelligent conversation pathways.
• Developed a proprietary ontology of services in six industry sectors, integrating global standards into the Services Graph, resulting in millions of data points.
• Reconciled data from web scraping pipelines to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the Services Graph.
• Established vetting criteria for matching service providers to projects, improving the quality and efficiency of service recommendations.

Fabless Labs Product Management / Strategy
Product Manager
1/2014 - 1/2015
• Supported the development of custom applications for enterprise clients, focusing on financial and tax products for Deloitte.
• Coordinated project timelines, deliverables, and client requirements, ensuring successful project completion and client satisfaction.

C3.ai Product Management / Strategy
Product Manager, C3 Incentives Library
1/2009 - 1/2012
• Led a team of researchers to build a comprehensive database of over 40,000 financial incentives for energy efficiency projects, spanning global markets.
• Organized and supervised efforts to automate data structuring using classifiers such as IBM's Watson, text mining, and crowdsourcing platforms such as Odesk and Mechanical Turk.
• Designed a user-friendly interface for the Incentives Library and planned integration with other C3.ai products, providing tailored incentive recommendations.
• Identified and licensed additional data sources, expanding the scope and utility of the Incentives Library.

Worldchanging Research
Independent Journalist
1/2006 - 1/2009
• Wrote articles and news briefs on business, politics, technology, and sustainability topics, conducting thorough research and interviews.
• Produced insightful and impactful stories, contributing to the publications' reputation for high-quality journalism.