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Bank of Nova Scotia
Product Management / Strategy
Technical Product Manager
3/2024 - Present
● Prioritized DevSecOps product roadmap & feature backlog by application-focused, incremental deliveries to grow monthly Builds by 92% and Prod Deployments by 37%
● Introduced contribution model based on template driven pipeline for tenant teams to contribute templates and accelerate creating custom pipelines, delivering 50% more new feature deployments.
● Led product discovery for Policy Engine (EOPA), prototyped it using MVP for application security scans to reduce vulnerabilities by 45% month-over-month.
● Engaged senior executive leaders, external SaaS vendors, engineering leads and compliance stakeholders for product strategy, vision and roadmap, to reduce planning and audit iterations, thus improving solution delivery timeline.
● Skills: Azure, GCP (GCE, GKE), GitHub (Copilot, Actions), Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, Coupa, Policy-Engine (EOPA)
● Introduced contribution model based on template driven pipeline for tenant teams to contribute templates and accelerate creating custom pipelines, delivering 50% more new feature deployments.
● Led product discovery for Policy Engine (EOPA), prototyped it using MVP for application security scans to reduce vulnerabilities by 45% month-over-month.
● Engaged senior executive leaders, external SaaS vendors, engineering leads and compliance stakeholders for product strategy, vision and roadmap, to reduce planning and audit iterations, thus improving solution delivery timeline.
● Skills: Azure, GCP (GCE, GKE), GitHub (Copilot, Actions), Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, Coupa, Policy-Engine (EOPA)
Multiple Clients
Product Management / Strategy
PRODUCT MANAGER (CONSULTANT)
5/2022 - 5/2024
Led strategic product initiatives for diverse clients including TinyTech Studio (Remote), Blackberry Limited (Mississauga, ON), Kedar Consultancy Inc (Kitchener, ON), and STN Video (Victoria, BC):
● Conducted 1,000+ user interviews, creating 6 distinct player personas that drove a 33% increase in Install Conversion Rate.
● Led development of 6 high-impact features for an ML-based automotive edge computing platform, reducing time-to-value by 25%, a 20% decrease in support ticket volume, and 33% faster resolution times.
● Created and launched a 6-component MVP for pharmaceutical supply chain SaaS, achieving 85% user satisfaction and onboarding 60 beta clients to establish product viability and foundation for revenue.
● Strategically refined product backlog, decreasing system inefficiencies by 33% while improving Ad viewing completion rates by 50%, resulting in enhanced demand-side performance (Ad) of time inventory by 25%.
● Conducted 1,000+ user interviews, creating 6 distinct player personas that drove a 33% increase in Install Conversion Rate.
● Led development of 6 high-impact features for an ML-based automotive edge computing platform, reducing time-to-value by 25%, a 20% decrease in support ticket volume, and 33% faster resolution times.
● Created and launched a 6-component MVP for pharmaceutical supply chain SaaS, achieving 85% user satisfaction and onboarding 60 beta clients to establish product viability and foundation for revenue.
● Strategically refined product backlog, decreasing system inefficiencies by 33% while improving Ad viewing completion rates by 50%, resulting in enhanced demand-side performance (Ad) of time inventory by 25%.
General Motors
Engineering
SCRUM MASTER – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (ADAS)
4/2020 - 4/2022
General Motors of Canada (Canadian subsidiary of US-based company General Motors, employing 5000+ staff)
• Led the CI/CD pipeline fulfillment and conducted sprint reviews in close collaboration with strategic partners and 15 stakeholders (senior engineering and management leaders).
• Managed 4 senior developers, while executing a business-critical BEV platform product.
• Aligned product vision and roadmap with feature solutions and timely deployment.
• Accelerated delivery of project from 6 months to 3.5 months.
• Streamlined processes and successfully facilitated the Agile process by anticipating and identifying risks, developing timelines, and scoping work effort for battery electric vehicles (BEV).
• Effectively bridged the communication and collaboration gaps between two operating models (the Waterfall of the electrical engineering team, and Agile/Scrum of the software service team), securing expedited implementation of the diagnostic and prognostic software for critical prod
• Led the CI/CD pipeline fulfillment and conducted sprint reviews in close collaboration with strategic partners and 15 stakeholders (senior engineering and management leaders).
• Managed 4 senior developers, while executing a business-critical BEV platform product.
• Aligned product vision and roadmap with feature solutions and timely deployment.
• Accelerated delivery of project from 6 months to 3.5 months.
• Streamlined processes and successfully facilitated the Agile process by anticipating and identifying risks, developing timelines, and scoping work effort for battery electric vehicles (BEV).
• Effectively bridged the communication and collaboration gaps between two operating models (the Waterfall of the electrical engineering team, and Agile/Scrum of the software service team), securing expedited implementation of the diagnostic and prognostic software for critical prod
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Product Management / Strategy
PRODUCT OWNER & LEAD DEVELOPER (CONSULTANT)
2/2018 - 12/2019
• Hired as development contractor, quickly advanced to a Product Owner and Lead Developer.
• Planned, estimated, and prioritized development of the sprint lifecycle through feature design for cross functional teams of 18 resources across 3 North American locations (Detroit, Ottawa & Waterloo).
• Made critical contributions in revamping of the HMI (Human Machine Interface) Service-stack, for the #1 selling vehicle in North America, while successfully accommodating accelerated product launch.
• Devised effective strategies for development and enhancement of infotainment middleware modules based on comprehensive CX/UX research and analysis.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Planned, estimated, and prioritized development of the sprint lifecycle through feature design for cross functional teams of 18 resources across 3 North American locations (Detroit, Ottawa & Waterloo).
• Made critical contributions in revamping of the HMI (Human Machine Interface) Service-stack, for the #1 selling vehicle in North America, while successfully accommodating accelerated product launch.
• Devised effective strategies for development and enhancement of infotainment middleware modules based on comprehensive CX/UX research and analysis.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Freelance Consultant
Information Technology
SENIOR CONSULTANT
2/2016 - 1/2018
Online Casino, iGaming & Blockchain
IGT Canada Solutions ULC
Engineering
Senior/Lead Product Developer
7/2011 - 1/2016
Casino Game and Video Lottery Product Development
Aristocrat Technologies
Engineering
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
11/2009 - 6/2011
Senior Game Developer
Capgemini
Engineering
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
12/2005 - 10/2009
Product Engineering and Development