Product Manager
Resume:
o David H. Schweitzer
**** **** ***** ***** ** Phone: 954-***-****
Lilburn, GA 30047 ************@*****.***
Professional Experience
Red Book Connect Mar 2014 to July 2014
Product Manager
. Identified and corrected multi-million dollar process deficiencies
with hardware products across the business
. Developed go-to-market plans, financial forecasts, and business
plans for new business opportunities
. Product Manager for mobile device integration for 3rd party iOS,
Android, and Windows 7 integrators
. Conducted voice of customer (VOC) research to develop requirements
for new hardware products
. Defined requirements and assisted vendors through the design and
development process
. Identified distributors and products ideal for integration with
Red Book Connect software products
. Negotiated contract terms for associated products
. Lead business strategy for third-party hardware device interfaces
. Specialized in Bluetooth Low Energy device integrations
. Implemented interim supply chain management system for existing
distribution business
. Developed business cases for new product initiatives
. Communicated translated requirements to senior management
. Conducting usability studies with end-users for hardware user
interface design
. Acted as a liaison between technical engineering teams and
customers
Reason for Leaving: Layoff as a result of organizational restructuring
HealthPort Technologies
Sept 2013 to March
2014
Product Manager
. Lead the product design and development for the company's newest
product line
. Lead business strategy for third-party Electronic Medical Records
system interfaces
. Lead a 17 member Agile SCRUM team
. Managed and developed product backlog
. Created epics and user stories
. Managed product roadmap
. Managed projects in .NET, RESTful API's, SOAP, REST, J-Query, XML,
Java, and HTML, and Oracle 11i
. Completed user story acceptance with QA and development teams
. Worked with 3rd party integrators to develop API's
. Developed business cases for new product initiatives
. Managed relationships with internal and external stakeholders
. Lead SCRUM ceremonies and acted as interim SCRUM Master/Project
Manager
. Gathered requirements from internal and external customers
. Translated feedback gathered during research into product
marketing requirements
. Communicated translated requirements to senior management
. Conducted usability studies with end-users for user interface
design
. Acted as a liaison between technical engineering teams and
customers
. Managed product lifecycle
. Developed go-to-market plans for all projects
Reason for Leaving: Actively recruited by Red Book Connect
Ebix Exchange
April 2013 to Sept 2013
Product Manager
. Conducted user interface design and development for customer
facing software solutions
. Product Manager for all API development for 3rd party E-Signature
applications and translation engines
. Managed products in Java translation engines, XML, SOAP and REST
API's, .NET, and HTML
. Conducted research with large client base to discover market
trends, size, and need
. Translated feedback gathered during research into product
marketing requirements
. Communicated translated requirements to senior management via
requirements documents
. Acted as liaison between technical engineering teams and customers
. Managed Annuity and Life Insurance selling platforms for multiple
insurance companies
. Multiple LOMA courses for Insurance Industry Education
Reason for Leaving: Federal Joint Taskforce investigation into this company
yielded position being relocated
Motorola Solutions
July 2010 to April 2013
Senior Product Manager
. Drove/Increased revenue for the ASTRO product line for the Law
Enforcement Vertical
. Product Manager for Motorola Connected Vehicle for Public Safety
. Vehicle, video, and streaming data intelligence systems subject
matter expert
. Responsible for multiple product line roadmaps
. Subject Matter Expert for software and firmware development (.NET
Applications and embedded firmware)
. Lead strategy and planning for 3rd party software and hardware
integration
. Conducted research with state, local, and federal agencies to
discover market trends, size, and needs
. Translated feedback gathered during research into product
marketing requirements
. Created marketing requirements documents
. Acted as liaison between technical engineering teams and customers
. Supported field engineering and sales teams with customer
satisfaction and quality issues
. Developed go-to-market plan and strategy for all products
. Law Enforcement Vertical Expert
Reason for Leaving: Relocated to Atlanta for a new opportunity with Ebix
Accomplishments
Product Management
- Launched 12 products
- Conducted several usability studies with successful results
- Launched intelligent mobile video and data concepts for mission
critical environments
- Conducted Voice of the Customer (VOC) research for new product
concepts
- Coordinated with engineering teams to develop novel ideas for patent
submissions
Process Improvements
- Identified vendor integrity issues and saved my organization millions
of dollars
- Identified product deficiencies and implemented processes for
mitigation
- Performed process and quality improvement in the factory
- Performed Kaizen implementation as a result of quality process
implementation
Product Development
- Worked with Human Factors Engineering to design new products based on
professional experience
- Worked with Industrial Design team to design new products and
implement novel ergonomic features to new products
- Worked to develop a more efficient and productive processes for
release of information for medical documentation
Additional Skills/Certifications
- Firefighter (State of Florida Certified) EXP: 2017
- EMT (State of Florida; State of Georgia Certified) Nationally
Registered. EXP: 2017
Education
Nova Southeastern University 2011
Public Administration
Master of Science
Davie, Florida, USA
Nova Southeastern University 2009
Business Administration
Substance Abuse Studies
Bachelor of Science
Davie, Florida, USA
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