Worked on accounting integrations, standardizing approach and updating relevant APIs
Spent rotation on high-priority security efforts
Built internal tooling to speed up and scale reporting
Product Manager
2014 to 2019
Spotify
Somerville, MA
Conceived and built software to enable Spotify's "Fans First" ticket presales, selling a million tickets in the first year, $100M of tickets in first two years
Conceived and built first version of Spotify's automated artist promotion tool, allowing record labels to opt-in to reduced royalties in return for increased placement in algorithmic play contexts
Managed technical relationships with companies like Bose, Sonos, Nike, and Adidas
PyCon Program Committee Chair
2015 to 2017
PyCon
Led a team of volunteers to select talks for PyCon in 2016 and 2017
Wrote system to automate a synchronous, manual process
Principal Engineer
2011 to 2014
The Echo Nest (Purchased by Spotify)
Somerville, MA
Designed and delivered two-day training course on company products
Developed demos, custom applications, and internal tooling
Supported sales team in pre and post sales roles
Principal
2006 to Present
NJL Heavy Industries
Celebration, FL
Architect, implement, and deploy web applications
Y.E.S. Program Facilitator
2006 to 2017
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Orlando, FL
Led student groups through Disney theme parks on field-study programs
Sales Operations Manager
2005 to 2006
Jenzabar
Cambridge, MA
Managed a group of senior salespeople; responsible for budget, compensation, and forecasting
Analyzed and managed operations for the entire sales and marketing organization
Built financial models to guide company decisions on pricing strategy
Inside Sales, Sales Engineer
2005
WebLayers
Cambridge, MA
Pursued, scheduled, and delivered presentations to several Fortune 500 enterprise architects each week
Science and Math Teacher
2001 to 2005
Franklin and Milford High Schools
Franklin and Milford, MA
Taught twelve different science and math courses in five major disciplines
Taught Advanced Placement Physics and Advanced Placement Computer Science
Product Manager
1999 to 2001
Art Technology Group
Cambridge, MA
Drove relationships and negotiated contracts with complementary software vendors
Created a training program to develop product experts with three days of instructor time, personally delivered to over 300 consultants
Software Engineer
1999
Commonplaces
Cambridge, MA
Developed software to provide features for the company's website product
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
1995 to 1998
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Full academic scholarship
Completed five year program in three years
Served as a full-time cooperative education student at Zymark and Cognex corporations