LOS ANGELES · 626-***-**** · adhtdm@r.postjobfree.com
CAT ZHANG
SKILLS Product Management · Software Development · Product Strategy · Roadmap Development · Release Management · Ideation & Prioritization · Agile Methodologies · Extreme Programming · Design Thinking TOOLS Notion · Pivotal Tracker · Figma · Sketch · Postman · JIRA · Github · PCF · AWS LANGUAGES JavaScript · React · Angular · Java Spring · Ruby on Rails · HTML & CSS · SQL PRODUCT User Story Mapping · Service Blueprint · Research & Data Analysis · Insight Analysis · Problem & Solution Validation · Process & Research Documentation · Competitive, Industry & Market Analysis TECHNICAL API Development · Greenfield Development · Legacy Integrations · Systems Design Microservices Architecture · Data Modeling · TDD & Automated Testing · Pair Programming DESIGN User Research · User Personas · Usability Testing · Wireframing & Prototyping · Responsive Design AGILE Daily Standups · Sprint Planning · Retrospectives · Incremental Value · Backlog Grooming · Impact & Effort Prioritization · Blue/Green Deployments · CI/CD · User Story Writing INDUSTRIES Data Products · ECommerce · APIs · Consumer & Enterprise Software · SaaS · Energy · VR · Real Estate · B2B & B2C · Operations · Employment · Consulting · Marketplace COMPANIES Startup · Enterprise · Software Consulting Agency EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · Bachelor of Science AUG 2008 - MAY 2012 LOS ANGELES COMPUTER SCIENCE WORK
GRIDDY · SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
APRIL 2020 - JUNE 2020 PLAYA VISTA
● Helped launch major redesign of existing mobile app
● Defined user research strategy & conducted 1st round of user interviews
● Created wireframes of user experience & documented API flow with 3rd party integrations
● Trained associated PMs on story writing & product development process GRIDDY MOBILE APP / FIGMA / NOTION
For our customers to check current prices, view their usage, & pay bills
● Synthesized data from interviews into key insights & user personas
● Prototyped a new flow allowing customers to connect & automate their SmartHome devices ENGINEER.AI · SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, TECHNICAL
APRIL 2019 - APRIL 2020 PLAYA VISTA
● Established product development process for Product & Delivery teams
● Created foundation for data pipeline to feed Machine Learning algorithms
● Led training workshop for User Story Writing for Product Managers CATALOG / ANGULAR / ROR
An internal tool to manage the lifecycle of reusable building blocks to be assembled into a partially complete solution
● Drove organization adoption of feedback loops & automated testing
● Developed end-to-end strategy & vision with CTO & Engineering team CORELOGIC LABS · SENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER
FEB 2018 - MAR 2019 SANTA MONICA
● Launched 2 products & managed subsequent bi-weekly releases
● Determined product roadmaps & MVP requirements
● Led the API team supporting the company’s first E-commerce product offering, leveraging existing data into multi-use APIs with 90%+ accuracy
CORELOGIC STORE & DATA API’S / ANGULAR / JSON
Corelogic’s first self-service registration & e-commerce platform
● Created first of its’ kind data quality test suite that surfaced inaccuracies in existing APIs
● Reduced registration time for new users from 1+ month on legacy platforms to 5 minutes TRIPP · PRODUCT MANAGER (CONTRACT)
DEC 2017 - FEB 2018 PLAYA VISTA
● Created mockups & wireframes in Sketch for VR & mobile platforms
● Defined user registration flow to account for limited input interaction in VR & device pairing LEGAL MAVEN · TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER (CONTRACT) SEP 2017 - FEB 2018 SANTA MONICA
● Defined product roadmap with non-technical stakeholders
● Wrote technical documentation for non-technical users GOAT · SOFTWARE ENGINEER
DEC 2016 - AUG 2017 CULVER CITY
● Gathered business & product requirements to translate into user stories
● Identified, implemented & measured improvements to internal tools
● Mentored team on TDD & refactored monolithic Rails app using microservices & automated testing PIVOTAL LABS · SOFTWARE ENGINEER
JUN 2015 - DEC 2016 SANTA MONICA
● Designed, executed & refactored solutions through TDD & pair programming
● Collaborated with designers & PMs for user research & usability testing
● Mentored client developers in TDD & agile processes WORKPOP · SOFTWARE ENGINEER
AUG 2014 - FEB 2015 VENICE
● Created design specs & implemented code solutions for candidate & employer flows end-to-end SQUARE ONE SOLUTIONS · USER INTERFACE DEVELOPER
OCT 2013 - AUG 2014 SANTA MONICA
● Developed user interfaces tailored to a specific client’s business needs
● Collaborated with backend developer for end-to-end integration RAYTHEON WEB SOLUTIONS · COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIST JUN 2011 - OCT 2013 PASADENA
● Created user interfaces for education & outreach websites