Andrew D.

About Andrew D.

I am an accomplished and passionate Product Manager specializing in information services and technical initiatives within finance, media, automotive, and real estate verticals. I\'ve spearheaded go-to-market strategy for 9 large-scale products with 3M+ ARR. Proven success with multiple products shipped, including SaaS, CMS, and mobile apps. I\'ve gained industry experience extensive leading cross-functional teams (in-house and remote). Skilled in communicating clearly, interfacing with stakeholders and leading meetings. I\'m enthusiastic about collaborating on first-rate software and influencing industry technical trajectories.Selected highlights:• I began my career as member of digital team at Conan O\'Brien.• I launched mobile app Heyy, which received 40K+ organic downloads and was Shortlisted by WebSummit Lisbon.• I served as product lead on an industry first photo-based AI solution adopted by 3 Fortune 500 companies.• I\'ve provided expertise to brands, including AT & T, AMC Networks, Samsung, BMW, Honda, Subaru, All State, Boston University, College Humor, & Time Warner.• I gained startup experience as early team member at Amplify alum, RadPad during growth (3-10) markets; raised Series A.• I\'ve consulted with various Silicon Beach startups and accelerators focused on product-market fit and proposing new features for their websites and apps. I subsequently became involved in private equity and venture capital space, providing leadership to refine vision and value propositions for companies that went on to raise seed and Series A funding.• I joined in-house development team for technology accelerator focused in real estate. I focused on process-driven impact on engineering. I subsequently built out SCRUM rituals and implemented integrations with major credit reporting bureaus for tenant application process.• I am a classically trained musician - 8 years conservatory; Performed on national television• I\'m also a Certified Yoga Teacher (200 hours) and have been practicing since I was 13.• I’ve worked on many types of products including: SaaS, CRM and CMS, Multiplatform Content, Chatbots & AI, E-commerce, Financial Services, IoT & Transit Systems.Proficient in SQL, NoSQL, Python, C, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSSCompleted Microsoft Professional Program (Python, NLP, Analytics Machine Learning, Image Analysis, Virtualization)

Experience

1. Senior Product Owner

   CCC Intelligent Solutions

   Sep 2017 — Present

   Portfolio includes automation offerings, API app store, platform analytics, and developer tooling. Solutions utilized by automotive industry (including Honda, Ford, Subaru, All State, State Farm, Caliber Collision) and insurance companies to manage repairs and scale costs. • Launched mid-tier solution for small players based on freemium model, which yielded 35% increase in revenue ($1.8M) Y/Y for that product line. Bundled financial reporting and ranking features, requested by mid-size repairers, growing product audience by 2.8 times in 6 Hackathon Finalist – Conversational Assistant: Chicago, IL)• Helped with team operations; mentorship and team building. Improved open-rate of communications for entire product d development team by 65% by creating technical videos and writing release notes blog for both external and internal partners.• Generated 40% decrease in add-on offering churn by introducing 300 new analytic offerings (3 times more than prior year) after using a new request process and storage model that aligned web, cloud, and sales teams.• Created 25% reduction in related feature requests Y/Y, saving 100+ product specialist and customer support hours, due to re-platforming 3 core products based on research driven by consulting industry influencers.

Education

• Boston University

  Media Ventures, Economics

Skills

• Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• Web Development
• Business Analysis
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Photography
• Nosql
• Mobile Games
• Youtube
• Saas
• Microsoft Office
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Mobile Web Design
• Project Management
• Public Relations
• Key Performance Indicators
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Software Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Advertising & PR
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Product Development
• Indesign
• Entertainment Management
• User Experience Design
• Html
• Adobe Illustrator
• Producing
• Press Releases
• Writing
• Financial Modeling
• Graphic Design
• Account Management