Thomas Bard

About Thomas Bard

My passion for data-driven decision making and design-driven product development, are integral to my success. I am always looking for new challenges and opportunities to utilize my skills to help organizations grow and succeed.My expertise includes product development, application development, reporting metrics & visualizations, portfolio management, product marketing, project management, process improvement, business processes & operations, revenue planning & forecasting, P&L management, employee engagement.I am a product management and development leader with over 14 years of experience in cross-functional collaboration, lifecycle marketing, and vendor management. I am an innovative problem-solver and hold seven US patents.I am instrumental in managing partner relationships and new partner opportunities, resulting in over $200M annual revenue. I developed forecasts and created reports for product budgets, actuals, and KPIs leveraging Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, and Power BI, enabling leadership to accurately build product roadmaps. Additionally, I successfully launched 37 new devices and provided maintenance updates for 84 releases, resulting in a successful product portfolio.

Experience

1. Senior Lead Product Development Manager

   Lumen Technologies

   Jun 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Florida

  BFA, minor Sociology

• Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of Business

  MBA

Skills

• Project Management
• Troubleshooting
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Technical Support
• Product Launch
• Management
• Wireless
• Leadership
• Disaster Recovery
• Vendor Management
• Mobile Technology
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mobile Communications
• Managed Services
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Visio
• Integration
• Mobile Devices
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Testing
• Wireless Networking
• Lte
• Customer Experience
• Product Marketing
• Product Management