Chuck Choukalos

About Chuck Choukalos

Dynamic and results-driven Executive Product Leader with over 20 years of experience spearheading transformative product strategies, driving substantial market growth, and scaling high-performing product organizations within both Fortune 500 and high-growth, mid-sized companies.I thrive on leveraging deep customer and market research to identify nascent opportunities, craft groundbreaking technological solutions, and lead global cross-functional teams through end-to-end product lifecycles. My expertise spans full P&L oversight, complex platform optimization, and disrupting established markets by delivering exceptional customer value and significant revenue gains. I have a proven track record of influencing at the highest executive levels, regularly securing multi-million dollar investments for strategic product opportunities, and providing comprehensive financial leadership. I consistently present strategic product roadmaps, performance metrics, and financial reports (P&L, cash flow forecasts) to C-suite and Board members, driving organizational consensus and investment.A highly adaptable and rapid learner, I\'ve successfully navigated and driven impact across diverse sectors, including Telecom, E-commerce, Semiconductor, Smart Home/Home Security, Industrial Design, and Social Media. Passionate about leading innovative product portfolios that define future industry standards and accelerate business growth.

Experience

1. Director Product Management

   Comcast

   Mar 2019 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Led strategic product development and transformation initiatives for Comcast\'s Smart Home Security offerings, driving significant subscriber engagement and platform modernization.* Secured Investment for Disruptive Service: Pitched and secured critical investment for Urgent Response, a disruptive pro-monitoring service, bringing advanced safety features to Broadband subscribers opting for Smart Home.* Led Enterprise Platform Modernization: Spearheaded the multi-year transformation of a legacy home security platform into a modern cloud-native microservices architecture. This overhaul enabled a flexible, camera-centric Smart Home offering and resulted in 5 9\'s performant availability for critical life safety alarm delivery.* Drove Subscriber Engagement & Retention: Achieved a 20% increase in subscriber mobile engagementand 33% improvement in churn rate (vs. broadband-only customers) through targeted product enhancements leveraging modern platform capabilities.* Championed Customer-Centric Roadmaps: Continuously leveraged in-depth market research and data-driven insights to define and execute product roadmaps that directly addressed core customer pain points and delivered measurable value.

Education

• University of Vermont

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

• Lehigh University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering - Digital Signal Processing

• University of Vermont

  Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering - Microprocessor Design

Skills

• Budgets
• Project Management
• Product Management
• Software Product Management
• Business Intelligence
• Sql
• Ruby on Rails
• Php
• Perl
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Marketing
• Forecasting
• Operations Management
• Team Leadership
• Technology Product Development
• Process Management
• Lean Software Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Strategic Planning
• Sap Bw
• Sap
• Marketing Research
• Business Process Design
• Financial Modeling
• Business Analysis
• Enterprise Software
• Strategy
• Analytics
• Competitive Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Start-Ups
• Program Management
• Scrum
• Product Development
• Integration
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Leadership