Doug Closter
Product Manager
- Role
- Product Manager, Commercial Irrigation Controllers at Rain Bird Corporation
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Doug Closter
A forward-thinking Senior Product Manager with 10+ years of experience advocating for end-users, innovating enterprise solutions, and operationalizing software and hardware for technical manufacturers. Introduces revenue-generating solutions, resolves pain points, and derives strategies that amplify productivity & interconnectivity amongst technical & non-technical users. Assembles dev, IT, and stakeholder teams and equips members with best practices in agile, validating feedback, scaling platforms, and conceiving impactful new features.
Experience
Product Manager, Commercial Irrigation Controllers
Apr 2020 — Present · Tucson, AZ, US
Owning the product development lifecycle for a technical manufacturer\'s fast-growing market segment, an irrigation control system, encompassing gathering requirements, preparing business cases, achieving milestones, GTM strategy, and continuous improvement & quality management.• Identifying opportunities to strengthen interconnectivity between software & hardware while reducing complexity and presenting customers with an intuitive UX.• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration amongst firmware, hardware, and molding teams to manufacture all devices in-house, eliminate reliance on outside providers, reduce expenses, and allow for complete quality control.• Marketing products to contractors, distributors, public agencies, and specifiers alongside a third-party advertising firm, detailing technical features and value propositions, and amplifying brand visibility with an omnichannel approach.
Education
San Diego Global Knowledge University
Web Development + Web and Mobile App Development, Computer Programming
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Negocios Internacionales, International Business
2009 — 2009
San Diego State University
International business, International Business; Spanish and Latin America
2008 — 2011
Universidad de Valparaíso
Negocios Internacionales, International Business
2010 — 2010
Skills
- Product Development
- Embedded Systems
- Leadership
- Competitive Analysis
- C
- Pricing
- Hispanic Marketing
- Marketing Management
- Global Product Management
- International Business
- C++
- Business Development
- Consumer Products
- Embedded Software
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Abrasives
- Project Management
- Veterans
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Spanish
- Wireless Communications Systems
- Strategy
- Product Management
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Sales Operations
- Product Marketing
- Market Research
- Merchandising
- Market Planning
- Management
- Sales Management
- Marketing
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