Product. Delivery. Innovation.
Work hard
I'm a product manager with 11+ years of end-to-end product experience, and 10 years of experience as a software developer. I use my technical and business development backgrounds throughout every project to discover what's technologically feasible, what makes business sense, and where the two intersect.
My core competencies are in:
Product
0-to-1 and established products alike. Some highlights include:
- Saving 1000+ person-hours monthly and delighting customers
- Expanding the total addressable market of a marketing tool by 230 million people
- Validating the offering of a clean-tech product
- Streamlining the workflows of an M&A firm
Delivery
I've done product delivery management for 2+ years. Some highlights include:
- Implementing predictable support / service level agreements
- Bringing my project's backlog from ~1000 down to ~100
- Increasing the velocity of my team by 60% over 9 months
Innovation
I follow a Lean Startup framework for innovation. In addition to my work under Product, highlights include:
- Reducing person-hours by 95% for production of life casts
- Salvaging an LA Live event
- Creating a $6 electronics tinker kit
Play hard
My favorite hobby is building things with wood, metal, electronics and code. Sometimes for money.
I promote STEAM education at events, and occasionally in classrooms.
I am a periodic Toastmaster, a pretty good live storyteller, and I put some of my stories on my newsletter: Shaun's Story Time.
Until some hip problems and life choices, I was an ultrarunner and endurance athlete, and I still immensely enjoy the outdoors.
I am a cooking tech wonk.
When I have rare quiet time, I enjoy reading the GatesNotes books.