Robert Christensen

About Robert Christensen

Analytical, accomplished, and dedicated Product Management Executive, credited with 8-years of progressive leadership building and implementing innovative product solutions, driving business value, and delivering strong ROI to platform investments; solid track record of driving product vision across the business, legal, technology, and compliance group Expertise includes evaluation of third-party vendors and contractors, technical due diligence of third-party software platforms, third-party contract negotiation, and third-party integration planning Manage and maintain roadmap and workflow capabilities to support the integration of complex IT landscapes Develop blockchain technology policy and procedures for multiple broker-dealer subsidiaries; design innovative blockchain-based technology for the first nation security token exchange in the US Illustrate cross-functional leadership and bridge gaps between different functional groups to include internal/external partners, vendor relationship management, and providing successful resolution management skills using an “adapt and overcome approach” Lead collaborative communications with all members, levels, and customers; comfortable and experienced with public speaking and conducting presentations to large groups Execute strengths in detailed data analysis to support strategic direction and organizational goals Areas Of Expertise Agile Methodologies Deploy New Product Features Deliver Value to Customer Creative Problem Resolution Research and Analyzation Strategic Business Roadmap Planning Robo Advisory Products Cross Functional Communications Articulate Complex Issues Project Management Customer Centric Client & Vendor Management User Stories Deliver Quality Results Design Solutions Strong Brokerage Knowledge Communications Excellence Competitive Landscape

Experience

1. Vice President of Product Development

   Tzero Group, Inc

   Oct 2018 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Oversee issuer onboarding encompassing technical sales and business development through negotiations, closing, and obtaining a signature to the agreement Design new feature set to onboard 6,800 investors, collaborate with UX design team to create a new onboarding workflow, and present new workflow to external and internal stakeholders for approval Manage sprint planning and execution of three development teams to implement solution and launch to production within three-months Provide benefits for the company in two ways: each investor account opened is worth $3K to the company valuation, company valuation increased by $20.4M; additionally, increased revenue by the secondary trade activity of the newly listed security Implementation to paywall by seamlessly converting USDC stable coins into fiat USD currency to fund brokerage accounts for secondary trading; negotiate new banking relationship to receive the USDC funds, convert the USDC funds into USD, and send to the investor’s brokerage account via same-day wire transfer all with a single action from the trading interface Provide the ability for users to fund accounts, which translates to $70M of converted investor funds, increasing top-line revenue for the business as the primary revenue stream

Education

• ITT Technical Institute-Murray

  Bachelor’s Degree, Project Management Administration

• ITT Technical Institute-Murray

  Associates (AAS), Computer Aided Drafting and Design