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I'm a Mobile App Product Manager with a background in Lean Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics.
CURRENT
Building a new company to improve the "on-demand services" economy - merging my expertise in mobile technology products, service design, and operations/logistics.
PAST EXPERIENCE
• Product owner for Breadcrumb Pro - an iPad point-of-sale for restaurants and bars
• Launched Breadcrumb Pro 2.0 - a complete revision of Breadcrumb - supporting a team of 15 engineers
• At McKinsey & Co., implemented Lean Operations methods in various environments - CPG manufacturing, call centers, financial services, and others
• Advised clients in supply chain, logistics, and operations strategy
TALK TO ME ABOUT...
• Looking for a technical cofounder
• Interest in working together on products in the on-demand service (Uber for x), restaurant/hospitality, or retail space
• Developing/ teaching tools, methods, & processes to improve product management and software development
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We're currently seeking customers for our private beta in San Francisco - check out our site to sign up (http://www.devourfood.co). Message me for an invite code! From September 2015 to Present (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaFounder @ • Building a new company in the on-demand services space (Uber for x)
• Designing, coding, and testing with customers as fast as possible!
• Looking for a technical cofounder or folks interested in talking about delivery services, restaurants, or retail From July 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaManaging Director @ Building B2B companies From March 2015 to August 2015 (6 months) Product Manager for Breadcrumb Pro @ See Groupon Description From March 2012 to July 2014 (2 years 5 months) san francisco bay areaProduct Manager for Breadcrumb Pro @ I worked on Breadcrumb Pro, an iPad point-of-sale app for restaurants and bars. Breadcrumb includes an iPad app for waiters & bartenders and suite of backend tools and reports for owners to run their business.
PRODUCT MANAGER (Jul 2013 - Jul 2014)
• Launched Breadcrumb 2.0 - a complete revision of Breadcrumb - supporting a team of 15 engineers
• Responsible for end-to-end feature dev., product roadmap, & strategy for POS & reporting features
• Implemented Agile & Lean product development processes across design, engineering, and ops
ASSOC. PRODUCT MANAGER (Jun 2012 - Jul 2013)
• Launched Breadbox all-inclusive hardware package for new Breadcrumb merchants. Breadbox led to a 50% decrease in time to onboard new customers, from 4 weeks to 2 weeks.
• Managed sourcing, supply chain, and inventory processes across ~10 vendors
BIZ OPS ANALYST (Mar 2012- Jun 2012)
• Built financial business models for early Groupon Merchant Products - Groupon Payments, Breadcrumb Pro, Groupon Schedule
• Improved sales ops and onboarding tactics for Groupon Schedule and Payments to double the rate of customer acquisition From March 2012 to July 2014 (2 years 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaCEO & Co-founder @ • Conceived and designed Gready, a Facebook app to help users discover & track articles by leveraging their social network
• Scoped, prioritized, and mocked-up features using customer behavior data, profiles, and analysis of best practices
• Coded the Gready front-end interface for browsing, reading, and tracking articles in HTML and CSS From September 2011 to February 2012 (6 months) Senior Operations Business Analyst @ SR. OPERATIONS BUSINESS ANALYST (Jun 2010 - Jul 2011)
• Implemented Lean Management practices including new workflows, team huddles, and manager review processes
• Managed multiple client teams of up to 6 team members and coached line managers on day-to-day interactions with teams
• Worked in service based organizations including IT, financial services, and call centers
BUSINESS ANALYST (Nov 2008 - May 2010)
• Advised clients on supply chain, logistics, and operations strategy (ex. where to place distribution centers to support ~1,000 retail stores)
• Conducted analyses and built models to help clients answer strategic questions including market segmentation, salesforce structure, and new business growth plan From November 2008 to July 2011 (2 years 9 months) boston, maSupply Chain & IT Analysis Intern @ • Built a map of Apple's end-to-end supply chain & associated IT infrastructure and identified pain points & bottlenecks in IT systems From June 2007 to August 2007 (3 months) Supply Chain Project Manager Intern @ • Coordinated a project to integrate tracking data from carriers, such as UPS, into the Walmart.com database From June 2006 to August 2006 (3 months)
BS, Management Science & Engineering @ Stanford University From 2004 to 2008 The Harker School From 2000 to 2004 Joshua Zloof is skilled in: Start-ups, Strategy, Product Management, Product Development, Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Mobile Applications, Lean Management, SaaS, Agile Application Development, CRM, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Analytics