Functional Skills

Business Analysis
Agile Software Development
Data Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
Product Strategy
Data Mining
SQL Analysis
Product Data Management
Requirement Analysis
User Acceptance Testing
Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

Software Skills

SQL

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Real Estate
Retail
Technology
Fortune 500

Experience

Best Buy Product Management / Strategy
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
2/2021 - 1/2025
Led the privacy and security product strategy for Best Buy's consumer data compliance initiatives, ensuring full alignment with regulatory requirements and internal risk policies.
• Requirement Gathering & Functional Documentation:
• Partnered with legal, compliance, and IT teams to gather requirements for data retention, purge compliance, and privacy-by-design initiatives.
• Created detailed functional design documents, including user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and data mapping for system integrations.
• Designed API workflows and backend data structures to ensure seamless integration between the custom web order management system and enterprise databases.
• Testing & Data Analysis:
• Wrote test plans, test cases, and execution scripts for functional, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing of privacy workflows.
• Conducted UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with stakeholders and QA teams, logging defects, triaging issues, and ensuring timely resolution.

Best Buy Product Management / Strategy
PRODUCT MANAGER
5/2017 - 2/2021
Transformed Best Buy's Trade-In Program from a low-volume loss leader into a profitable business unit through process optimization, automation, and system enhancements.
• Product Strategy & Order Management Improvements:
• Led requirement gathering sessions with internal teams and third-party vendors to enhance trade-in order processing workflows.
• Created detailed user stories and acceptance criteria for web application enhancements, ensuring a seamless customer trade-in experience.
• Integrated custom web order management systems with backend applications (JDE 9.2 ERP), improving inventory tracking and order fulfillment.
• Testing, Issue Resolution & Business Scaling:
• Developed test plans and UAT scripts, ensuring smooth rollouts of new trade-in features.
• Worked with QA teams to log defects, triage issues, and conduct root cause analysis for order processing failures.
• Scaled the Trade-In Program from a niche offering to a high-revenue business unit, increasing customer

Best Buy Product Management / Strategy
BUSINESS ANALYST
1/2011 - 5/2017
Served as a Business Analyst for enterprise-wide system integrations, driving process efficiency and documentation across business units.
• Requirement Gathering & Process Optimization:
• Facilitated workshops with stakeholders and technical teams to define business needs and translate them into system requirements.
• Created functional specifications, process flow diagrams, and data models for system integrations.
• Conducted GAP analysis to identify system inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
• Testing & SQL Analysis:
• Developed and executed test plans for software implementations, ensuring smooth deployments.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate data integrity and analyze business performance metrics.