Innovative Product Management professional with a proven track record creating and managing best in class products.
- Eight years experience in Financial Services managing product roadmap and development across the entire Software Development Cycle.
- Bootstrapped a successful Ed Tech company, leading product and marketing to over 300,000 downloads. Over 300,000 downloads- 15 IOS apps and 2 Android
Highlights:
- Appeared in the Wall Street Journal, on the “Smart Passive Income” podcast, on stage as a panelist at Apple, and in a book titled “App Source” to educate regular people on how to build a mobile product.
- Apps were selected the #2 Children’s Educational app by babble.com and “Best in Education” by the Mobile Premier Awards
- Set and manage the budget, project schedule and monetization strategy.
- Created and cultivate the "Speech with Milo" brand, which is among the most recognized in Speech Therapy
- Develop and update the Product Roadmap- the most innovative product vision in our niche.
- User experience, prototyping and user testing
- Proven success planning and executing product strategy
- Managed products at all stages of software development life cycle
- Deep understanding of Social Media marketing
- Experienced Product Owner for best-in-class financial products
- Certified Scrum Master
- Created commercially successful custom software products
- Strategic account manager for institutional clients and vendors
- Managed vendor selection process and negotiation
Manager: Product Management @ From November 2015 to Present (2 months) Senior Product Manager - User Experience @ From September 2014 to November 2015 (1 year 3 months) Co-founder - Responsible for Product Development and Marketing @ Created the Speech with Milo suite of children’s mobile apps for Speech Therapy. With over 300,000 downloads, we are among the most successful in our niche. Producer of 15 IOS apps and two Android. Handle all marketing, social media, pricing, and the management of our brand. Manage product vision and product development. Responsible for the product roadmap, competitive analysis, and all strategic partnerships. From November 2010 to October 2015 (5 years) Senior Product Manager @ Broad range of responsibilities managing SaaS products. Primary focus is developing the Product Roadmap, author Use Cases for API’s and client integrations, and lead a development team to move the product forward. Formerly managed three core products and three custom solutions. Managed key strategic partnerships, two ‘mature’ products, a product in its introductory stage, and product in its growth phase. From 2006 to September 2014 (8 years) Senior Relationship Manager @ Improved Private Client Services ability to meet client needs by creating marketing and sales strategy, managing vendor relationships, and supervising technical projects to reduce costs and improve tool set. Partnered with seven key accounts to develop strategy to gain market share and awareness. From January 2004 to August 2005 (1 year 8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSenior Marketing Manager @ Analyzed and planned long-term strategy for the following: mutual fund web site, rep and client tools, mutual fund e-mails and data-driven projects. Led a technical team of eight to implement quarterly and annual goals. Focus was cost reduction and simplification of client decision making. From October 1997 to December 2003 (6 years 3 months) San Francisco Bay Area
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General @ St. Mary's College of California From 2005 to 2006 BS, Business/Econ @ California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo From 1994 to 1997 Mike Doonan is skilled in: Product Management, Project Management, Product Development, Strategic Planning, Marketing Strategy, User Experience, Product Marketing, Social Media, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Email Marketing, Online Advertising, Program Management, Outsourcing, Software Project Management
Websites:
http://www.speechwithmilo.com