Experienced Product Manager skilled in product development, introduction, and deployment. Adept at managing a product's lifecycle from conception to fruition. Strong expertise in assessing customer requirements and generating successful product solutions. Analytical thinker with the ability to determine specifications and development plans.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Product Manager
Salesforce Platform
Toronto, ON/Carmel, IN
01.2017 - 03.2019
Provided strategic leadership and guidance on enhancements and roadmap for the Salesforce platform for ADESA and other subsidiaries
Managed and directed project execution for business unit-specific product teams
Drove the creation and evolution of the Salesforce product roadmap, working directly with key stakeholders to support business objectives
Guide platform enhancements to be able to deliver meaningful features that will improve user workflows and productivity
Analyzed, evaluated and developed solutions that solve critical business problems
Provided expertise on the capabilities and functionality of the platform, business processes and integration technology to the project team and other product managers throughout the organization
Maintained product backlogs and user stories, discover customer and organization needs, systems and operational requirements, customer rollout, and usability for the different Salesforce products
Worked alongside a cross-functional team to deliver Single-sign on capability to be able to pass and comply IT Security and compliance
Worked alongside Sales and customer service team in implementing telephony function from the Salesforce platform
Led a group 5 Product Managers located in multiple locations in North America
Ensured that the team executes our business goals and initiatives on time and on budget.
Senior Manager, Online Services / Product Manager
Salesforce Platform
Toronto, ON
12.2015 - 01.2017
Responsible for the overall integrity of the Canadian Program operations of the organization, which comprises a third of the revenue of the company
Responsible for managing a group of Program Coordinators and supporting 13 e-Business teams across Canada
Liaised between Sales Operations, Program Management and Engineering
Managed the day-to-day front-end website operations, managing exceptions while meeting business deadlines and SLAs
Served as the key operational contact for every software release cycle and managed the internal user acceptance testing and internal training
Also served as Product Manager for the Salesforce platform for Canada, supporting 3 Canadian business units
Managed the day-to-day operations of Salesforce with respect to the Canadian business units
Tracked KPI, Sales reports and dashboards
Worked with Canadian stakeholders with respect to user requirements and stories as well as working with Project Management in prioritizing user stories with respect to release cycles
Worked along-side Product Managers for E-commerce with respect to all integration points between backend transactions and other DB items and the Salesforce platform
Worked with the Marketing team in integrating Marketo to Salesforce.
Manager, Operations / Product Manager
Salesforce
Toronto, ON
10.2008 - 12.2015
Oversaw front-end website operations by managing 5 Program Coordinators to ensure that business deadlines and 100% of SLAs were met
Worked with Program Management team to ensure that all client wishlist are all taken into consideration and vetted
Worked with Business Analysts to ensure that stories were written and prioritized accordingly for a release cycle
Ensured that processes were evaluated on a regular basis and apply necessary action in order to comply with company goals
Contracted by the US Product Management team to liaise with Canadian business units and bring the Salesforce platform to Canada
Within 12 months, able to onboard approximately 100 Sales team, and a dozen operations staff
Canadian business unit is approximately 1/3 of overall revenue
Began working with key Canadian stakeholders to gather wishlist and enhancements requests
Vetted them for prioritization and worked with the US Product team to get stories written and scheduled in a release cycle.
Supervisor, Listing Support Services
ADESA Canada
Toronto, ON
01.2008 - 10.2008
Managed the day-to-day of a department with 10 staff
Achieved 100% SLA compliance by promptly addressing and resolving exceptions.
Senior Program Coordinator/Program Coordinator
ADESA Canada
Toronto, ON
01.2006 - 01.2008
Enhanced workflow efficiency by 30% by assuming dual roles across two operational teams
In this capacity, I was assigned specific seller portfolios
Worked closely with the Program Management team, ensuring all client needs are met
Involved very in the lifecycle of a pre-owned vehicle as it goes through multiple sales channels and working with Pre and Post sale operations on any exceptions.
Listing Support Coordinator
ADESA Canada
Toronto, ON
08.2003 - 01.2006
Automated vehicle record creation, reducing manual entry by 90% and improving processing speed
Speed, accuracy and attention to detail were key traits that I honed on in this role.
System Performance Analyst
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. (now Ericsson)
Piscataway, NJ
06.1999 - 04.2003
Responsible for reviewing a surveillance and fault management system called NMA/EG (Network Monitoring and Analysis/Enhanced Graphics) feature requirements and designs for performance impacts on both X setup and Client-Server environment
Responsible for co-authoring performance requirements for the Performance Validation Plan Test Case Document for all major releases in accordance with client business requirements
Executed performance test cases and reporting the results of the Performance Validation Plan testing on Linux platforms such as Solaris 2.6/7, AIX 4.3 and Windows platform using Linux emulators
Responsible for creating, developing and documenting testing scenarios based on volume, stress and exhaust point, as well as analyzing performance data to identify bottlenecks, application problems and tuning parameters.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pamantasan Ng Lungson Ng Maynila (University of The City of Manila)
Manila
Master of Science - Engineering Management
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
Skills
Product Lifecycle Management
Cross Functional Leadership
Strategic Planning
Technical acumen
Stakeholder Management
Data-driven decision-making
Product Roadmaps
Product Launches
Training
Salesforce ADM 201
Agile Scrum Foundation
Languages
English
First Language
Spanish
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Certification
Product Launches MicroCertification (PRLC)
Product Roadmapping MicroCertification (PRC)
Product Strategy MicroCertification (PSC)
Product-Led Growth MicroCertification (PLGC)
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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Timeline
Senior Product Manager
Salesforce Platform
01.2017 - 03.2019
Senior Manager, Online Services / Product Manager
Salesforce Platform
12.2015 - 01.2017
Manager, Operations / Product Manager
Salesforce
10.2008 - 12.2015
Supervisor, Listing Support Services
ADESA Canada
01.2008 - 10.2008
Senior Program Coordinator/Program Coordinator
ADESA Canada
01.2006 - 01.2008
Listing Support Coordinator
ADESA Canada
08.2003 - 01.2006
System Performance Analyst
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. (now Ericsson)
06.1999 - 04.2003
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pamantasan Ng Lungson Ng Maynila (University of The City of Manila)