Product Manager

RYAN CURTIN

Cell 312-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

***** *. **** ****** *** Lawn, IL 60453

CAREER SUMMARY

Experienced Product Manager with skills in leading multiple B2C products. Accustom to working with cross-functional teams in managing product lines full lifecycle, e.g. new product development, determining new product requirements, sales forecasts and product roadmaps. Demonstrated success driving growth through the development and implementation of new products available through mobile and online storefronts. Proven ability to manage key account relationships with multiple partners and large-scale projects.

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ryan-curtin/8/840/50b

EXPERIENCE

Nov ‘07 – April ‘11

U.S. Cellular Chicago, IL

Product Manager – Mobile Content and Applications

Product Manager of mobile content applications with experience in: Gaming, Entertainment, Utility, Media/Video, Wallpapers and Social Media applications.

Developed and managed applications full product lifecycle including; short/long term roadmaps, product launch, pricing strategy, marketing campaigns, managing developers and end of life.

Responsible for managing $30m revenue budget with quarterly forecasting.

Managed a marketing contractor who reported to me and ensured that all activities were carried out per design for four years.

Worked with over a dozen vendors to create and execute on roadmaps to sustain and grow the business in launching on average 90 plus mobile applications yearly.

Identified new business opportunities, wrote proposals and negotiated contracts for projects with first year revenues from $50k - $1.7m.

Led cross functional teams to provide strategy, go-to-market plans, training and goals for merchandising at point of sale within retail stores and customer call centers.

Managed and grew a white labeled mobile application, “My Contacts Backup”, from a 150k customer base to over 1M customers. It became the #1 downloaded application that expanded into national television.

Defined and expanded the leading mobile application “My Contacts Backup” to be made available through the uscellular.com website:

https://mycontactsbackup.uscellular.com/public/uscellular/index.html

Grew the mobile gaming business 67% in gross revenue from 2006 to 2009. Expanded the portfolio onto multiple platforms including smartphones/Android.

Identified and developed the USCC Android gaming B2C strategy that brought USCC mobile gaming to the forefront of the industry. Led cross functional teams through the development of a 6 month mobile portal/storefront with Gameloft to make High Definition content available.

Identified a $1.7m opportunity amongst front line retail associates in altering sales behavior. Led cross functional teams to execute on project plan throughout 2011.

Mar ‘06 – Nov ‘07

U.S. Cellular Chicago, IL

Product Operations - Platform/CMS Specialist

Subject matter expert of BREW Management Center and Groups in producing and supporting mobile wireless data platform.

Managed and coordinated application development with all content developers to support product timelines and implementation.

Developed reporting tools and methods to increase team performance which helped exceed financial goals and contributed to a 50% increase of mobile data content for 2006.

Jan ‘05 – Mar ‘06

U.S. Cellular Chicago, IL

Contractor – Marketing Specialist

Developed and coordinated multimedia packages, e.g. brochures, letters, purchase displays, and video for specific assignments.

Handled marketing activities and policies involving developing pricing strategies, promoting products and services.

Managed market-group research activity, including: analysis of syndicated materials, developing price elasticity metrics, surveys, and focus groups, and consumer behavior analysis.

Supported multi-functional teams with product positioning and new product launch strategies.

Jan ‘01 – Present

EDUCATION

1998 - 2002

eBay Seller Chicago, IL

Account Manager and Owner of “real_deals4u” eBay ID

Solely developed, grew and maintained a profitable business to net an avg. profit of $45K/yr. with avg. sales of $200K/yr.

Managed partners, product selection, pricing, and advertising.

Maintained and expanded customer base through strong customer service and was awarded “Power Seller” status through exceptional customer feedback and consistent sales.

University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Science Degree, Marketing - 2002

Bachelor of Science Degree, Finance – 2002

Certificate of Entrepreneurship and Deans List – 2002

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