Ann Millington

About Ann Millington

I’m an interdisciplinary business and technology analyst with a cross-functional background in product management, project management, and UX design. I’m comfortable communicating with stakeholders in their own language to deliver impactful results. I’m currently an Associate Director of Technology at an international advertising agency. In my client-based role, I track daily details of project velocity while engaging in discussions regarding broader business priorities and objectives. Day-to-day, I facilitate cross-functional progress amongst client business, DevOps, design, and developer stakeholders. I often act as a product owner proxy for the client to prioritize development work and assist in determining the technical feasibility of features. Prior to my current role, I was a product manager at a startup building a product for content creators. I led, created, and maintained roadmaps, product requirement documents, feature lists, and user stories. I enjoy connecting the dots across teams, learning new things, and creating positive feedback loops for my teams and clients.

Experience

1. Associate Director of Technology

   VML

   May 2024 — Present

   Led the zero to one creation of an industry-first, ML-model-based tool to visualize client-brand products - Spearheaded and conducted primary user research to create detailed product requirements and clarify product strategy - Defined a two-year product vision aligned with enterprise initiatives, balancing technical feasibility with business goals to drive long-term innovation- Guided client-side product owners through the product lifecycle, from business requirements discovery to launch, ensuring stakeholder alignment and iterative delivery- Partnered with data scientists to evaluate model performance, audit training data quality, and test model iterations and ML APIs for accuracy and scalability- Promoted internally each year based on leadership, execution, and impact on digital initiativesClients: Sherwin-Williams, The Coca-Cola Company

Education

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  Science and Agricultural Journalism

  2012 — 2016

• Springboard

  Certification, UI/UX Design

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Wordpress
• Microsoft Office
• Fundraising
• Community Engagement
• Photoshop
• Lightroom
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Social Networking
• Newsletters
• Social Media
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Public Speaking
• Communication Skills
• Environmental Policy
• Indesign
• Sustainability
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Science Communication
• Google Adwords
• News Writing
• Photography
• Customer Service
• Research
• Image Editing
• Final Cut Pro
• Creative Content Creation
• Agriculture