John Alexander

About John Alexander

I help companies by leading teams that discover and build innovative products that customers love to use. I believe in dual-track development that rapidly prototypes and tests product ideas, and then works with a a development team to build the best ideas. Defined project scope, goals, and deliverables to ensure consistency with company strategy and commitments.Lead project manager in product development, testing and validation, risk assessment, and optimize production efficiency of multiple product lines.Professionally facilitated up to 15 engineers in agile development process in backlog prioritization, grooming, daily-stand-ups and sell-off. Successfully built and supported products with millions of users and billions of successful transactions. Experience in working with UX designers, creating complex user flows, story mapping, and final designs.

Experience

1. Product Manager

   FamilySearch

   Jan 2014 — Present · Lehi, UT, US

   Scaled a new product line from launch to 3M monthly users in 40 languages in 9 months.Reduced our content publication time from 7 months to less than 24 hoursWorked with a product team in a design process that included Design Sprints, multiple prototypes, user testing, A/B testing and quantitative and qualitative research.Led 2 teams of 8 engineers in agile development process in backlog prioritization, grooming, daily-stand-ups and sell-off.Worked cross-functionally with a group of product managers to plan and execute on a coordinated roadmap across multiple teams and products.Mentored Junior Product Managers and helped bring great people into product management.

Education

• Harvard Business School Online

  Other; CORe Credential of Readiness

  2017 — 2017

• University of Utah

  Master of Arts (MA), History

  2007 — 2009

• University of Washington

  Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)

  2010 — 2013

• University of Utah

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), History

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Attention to Details
• Regulatory Compliance
• Microsoft Office
• Good Time Management
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Problem Solving
• Information Architecture
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Personal Development
• Product Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Historic Preservation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Innovation Development
• Library Science
• Training
• Microsoft Project
• Information Retrieval
• Customer Service
• Database Publishing
• Public Speaking
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership
• Social Media
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• Information Gathering
• Research
• Performance Evaluation
• Marketing Strategy
• Leadership Skills
• Performance Improvement
• Historical Research
• Digital Libraries
• Conceptual Skills
• Information Technology