John Watkins

Partnerships & Alliances | Expert in B2B Relationship Building, Digital Transformation & Revenue Growth

Role
Director of Partnerships at Kafene
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About John Watkins

A creative and dynamic leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, who thrives in cross-functional settings, focused on driving incremental top and bottom line performance by leveraging proven originality, global project experience, coupled with a passion for innovation and strategic approaches to business development.Areas of experience include: Business to Business Sales (B2B), P&L responsibility, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Direct to Consumer Sales (DTC), Ecommerce, Affiliate Marketing, Email Marketing, Facebook Ads, Google Analytics and Adwords, Product Development, Project Management, Cross-Functional Team leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Research & Development (R&D), Contract Negotiation, 7 Patents, SQL and Business Analytics. Personal hobbies include consulting with small business owners on ecommerce growth strategies, as well as following advances is tech and science.

Experience

  1. Director of Partnerships

    Kafene

    Apr 2025 — Present

    Strategic and Technology Partnerships

Education

  • DeVry University

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Technical Management

    2008 — 2010

  • Robert Morris University

    Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering Management

    2010 — 2012

  • Pittsburgh Technical College

    Associate of Science (A.S.), Mechanical Engineering Drafting & Design CAD/CADD

    2006 — 2008

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Consumer Products
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Concept
  • Project Management
  • Ptc Pro/Engineer
  • Autocad
  • Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Cad
  • Process Engineering
  • Sap

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