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Teamwork. 
Persistence. 
Composure. 
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I Am  An Empathetic A Pragmatic An Engaged A Motivating An Involved Leader

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My Key Strengths

Inclusive leader known for building and activating high performing teams.

Strong track record in high impact business transformation.

Able to achieve results in fast-paced, complex environments.

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Learn More About Me

I’m currently a Senior Executive of Product Management at Staples, living in Cambridge, Massachusetts with my lovely wife and three children. The two questions I ask myself and my team every day are:

1. Is there an opportunity to enhance or rethink?

2. Can technology enable a better outcome?

To me, it’s simple: it’s thinking through every step from ideation to marketplace, identifying user problems, impact and pain points along the way, and then creating simple solutions to make things better.

I stand firmly in the belief of leading through example, with empathy and understanding, and investing in people to build from within. Afterall, it takes a village!

My Experience

From eCommerce transformations to emerging FinTech products to Government programs, I’ve spent my career utilizing technology to create a better world for customers and companies alike.

Senior Executive of Product Management

Staples |

2018-present

  • Understand, motivate and lead a large team
  • Envision new, efficient, long-term roadmaps to support customers
  • Form partnerships with cross-functional teams
  • Solve Problems and Enable solutions that deliver value

Director of Product Delivery & Program Management

Intralinks |

2012-2018

  • Delivered a consumer product from ideation to marketplace
  • Innovated and implemented a new, agile methodology
  • Increased product release ratio from 4/year to over 100/year
  • Navigated team and maintained product efficiency through 2017 acquisition

Practice Lead & Program Manager

Computech |

2006-2012

Federal Communications Commission:
  • 6 years modernizing systems
  • Led engineer team to launch first publicly rolled out broad-band initiative
Billy Casper Golf:
  • 2 years building their 10-year growth plan
  • Implemented product to focus on nurturing existing clients, increasing wallet share per customer
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Persistence. 

Persistence. 

Persistence. 

Persistence. 

Persistence. 

Persistence. 

Teamwork. 

Teamwork. 

Teamwork. 

Teamwork. 

Teamwork. 

Teamwork. 

Composure. 

Composure. 

Composure. 

Composure. 

Composure. 

Composure. 

My Skillset

Experience thriving in large & complex business environments

Understanding how digital transformations impact topline and bottom-line

Pragmatic and innovative approach to solving problems

Implement technology solutions to increase efficiencies

Leading the digital transformation

Putting customers at the center

Decisive decision-maker

Operating as a change agent

Influencing others to create buy-in and build trust

Inspire teams to achieve results

Building coalitions (energy & drive)

Organization & Planning

Ability to hire A players

Coach/Ability to help people grow

The ability to see and understand the unseen in others through all of the senses.

Recognizing differentiation of emotions within your team, honing in on the discrepancy, understanding it, and meeting them where they are.

IQ + EQ = C(uriosity)Q - and my ability to bring this out in others

The ability to deeply understand others to find what truly motivates each unique individual on my team, and then help drive them towards those motivators. I’m not a cookie cutter leader. I care more about the success of people around me than my own.