LINDSAY FARLOW
*******.******@*****.*** 604-***-****
***-**** * **** ***. Vancouver, BC
H I GH L I GH T S
• Product Manager with 12 years of experience developing and successfully launching hardware, software, and mobile application products
• Strong technical background with excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and relentlessly positive, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster a close-knit company culture
• Certified in Pragmatic Marketing and agile/scrum development methodologies E X P E R I ENC E
M I O
G L OB A L
Vancouver, BC
2014 – present
S EN I OR P RODUC T MANAG E R
• Product Owner for mobile apps in agile development environment: broke down large business initiatives into epics and sprints to quickly deliver value to users, and lead backlog refinement meetings
• Planned bi-weekly sprints for firmware, SDK, and app teams, reviewed wireframes and UX flow, approved prototypes for launch
• Created user stories to translate business requirements into actionable development tasks
• Collected, analyzed, and prioritized product feature requests by interacting with customers and internal stakeholders
• Prepared business cases and performed competitive and feasibility analyses to demonstrate the viability of new product initiatives
• Documented and communicated the product vision, functional requirements, and use cases to the development team
• Collaborated with sales, marketing, and PR teams to develop product launch strategies, shape product positioning, clarify key benefits, and provide target customer insights
L I NC E DG E
Vancouver, BC
2015 – present
P RODUC T MANAG EMEN T CON S U L T AN T
• Partnered with software company founder to develop user personas, build a business hypothesis, and establish MVP requirements
• Analyzed the competitive landscape to identify strengths and weaknesses within the market
• Conducted usability testing to gather feedback and refine the UI to determine when site was ready for Beta testing launch NU V A T I ON
San Jose, CA
2012 - 2014
MA R K E T I NG MANAG E R
• Created compelling marketing materials through regular collaboration with sales, management, and R&D teams, including: case studies, whitepapers, technical presentations, slide decks, and brochures
• Contributed to strategic planning and marketing campaign development
• Researched market trends and performed competitive analysis of other products and services in the industry
• Tracked and analyzed KPIs in Google Analytics and Salesforce
• Developed and edited monthly sales outreach newsletter for 12,000 recipients
• Organized tradeshows and coordinated booth demonstrations and supporting collateral with engineering and sales teams AD V ANC E D
I O
Vancouver, BC
2011 - 2012
P RODUC T MANAG E R
• Successfully released next-generation 10G Ethernet board for deployment in international high-speed stock trading networks, and other financial applications
• Managed all aspects of new product release to take design files to an assembled, tested, and shipped product
• Established pricing strategies and roadmaps for future products
• Developed customer support documentation
• Reviewed schematics, layout files, and bills of materials for new hardware to ensure seamless manufacturing
NU V A T I ON
San Jose, CA
2004 - 2010
HA R DWA R E D E S I GN ENG I NE E R
• Designed, debugged, and deployed hardware for ~20 client projects in industries including consumer electronics, defense, and medical
• Developed sales proposals, design specifications, and test plans for projects worth up to $500K
• Managed product fabrication and assembly, collaborating with design engineers, project managers, and manufacturing vendors E DUCA T I ON
UN I V E R S I T Y OF WA T E R L OO
BASc, Electrical Engineering Honours Co-op Program, 2004 C E R T I F I CA T I ON S
• Pragmatic Marketing Certification, 2014
• Certified Scrum Product Owner, 2015