George Thomas

About George Thomas

I love digging into customer problems and addressing them with creative solutions. I create, scale, and optimize product portfolios. To accomplish this, I build shared outcomes with engineering, build product teams, and adapt to new information.My professional and personal experience has taught me the followingI can successfully launch new products from 0 to 1 and expand portfolios from $5 to $100M, by- Putting customers first- Working within time and resource constraints- Promoting agile approaches working alongside engineering and and partnering with marketing, sales, and customer success early and oftenI can align with execs on roadmaps and grow teams by- Translating tech to business - Setting Objectives and measuring Key Results tied to outcomes- Model, coach, and care for individual growth and successI continue to evolve and refine my approaches by- Investing in learning activities to stay current- Keeping calm when faced with tough situations- Being aware of biases in decision making Domain knowledge: Strategy Management, Ed Tech, HR Tech, Mar Tech, Ad Tech, Enterprise Cloud-based solutions, APIs, Data and Analytics, Identity services

Experience

1. VP - Martech, Adserving Business Owner

   Barclays

   Aug 2024 — Present · Wilmington, DE, US

Education

• Oklahoma City University

  MS, Computer Science

  1998 — 1999

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1993 — 1997

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  iMBA coursework, Organizational Leadership

  2016 — 2020

Skills

• Saas
• Big Data Analytics
• Ed Tech
• Search
• Product Management
• Rich Media
• Online Advertising
• Display Advertising
• Agile Methodologies
• Product Development
• User Experience
• Product Strategy
• Confluence
• Sales Operations
• Lead Generation
• Jira
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Marketing
• Integration
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Mobile
• Digital Marketing
• Mentoring
• Digital Media
• Pricing