I am privileged to be the Director of Product Management at HireVue, where our product team is working to revolutionize the way companies interact. I also work with non-profits and local startups in advisor/contributor roles. With over 7 years of Product Management experience I have led multiple teams to create intuitive and groundbreaking products, justified new investments and product lines, developed product roadmaps and prioritization's to deliver on market needs and company goals. Specialties: SaaS, Video, Communications, Training, Sales, HR, Mobile, Product Vision, Competitive and Market Analysis, Accessibility

Director of Product Management @ Leading a team of Product Managers, as well as our HireVue Accelerate product offering. In collaboration with the team, we define the product strategy, develop the product road map, identify product requirements, collaborate with product development on implementation, and then take product to market. From September 2015 to Present (3 months) Draper, UTHead of New Product @ Led the HireVue Accelerate product offering from cradle to production. (accelerate.hirevue.com) Accelerate is a video coaching solution that enables sales leaders to improve the performance of their sales team at scale. Identify new products and solutions that enable digital interactions at scale Create and test go-to-market and execution Manage the new product strategy and roadmap Take new products to market and reach revenue goals From August 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 2 months) Draper, UTAdvisor @ From January 2014 to August 2014 (8 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaProduct Manager @ At HireVue our team moved our entire product to a new technology platform, delivered continuous innovation that has awarded us multiple HR Tech Product of the Year Awards, we have changed the recruiting landscape repeatedly, most recently with our new Insights product, and have amazing sales growth. Deeply involved in creating or collaborating on product requirements for market and customer needs and company goals. Our product team includes product, design, and engineering and we are responsible for creating and delivering on the product vision to the rest of the organization. Roadmap/Prioritization, Agile/Scrum, 2 Wk Sprints, Product Positioning, Demo/Training, Customer Support, Events, Customer Visits, Sales Support From April 2012 to August 2014 (2 years 5 months) Draper, UTProduct Manager @ Identified markets, products, and services, developed business cases, and established product vision throughout the company for over 10 major product releases, including 5 mobile apps, from cradle to grave. Where development cycles lasted between 1 month to 1 year in both waterfall and Agile software development methodologies. Coordinated up to 4 cross-functional teams at a time from 2 product lines, with over 50 people. Gathered requirements from both internal and external audiences to understand customer needs, which were then prioritized according to business and customer value. In collaboration with Marketing, executed, reviewed, and presented findings from market research to executive staff. Formulated product positioning, and created demos of products for both internal and external audiences prior to product launch. From June 2008 to April 2012 (3 years 11 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaTraining Manager @ Managed training staff of 5 employees, and responsible for 300+ employees training in multiple call centers, including creating, maintaining, and updating training materials for policies, procedures, and software. Opened a second call center for the company, onboarding over 30 new staff and employees, and developed ongoing plan and training curriculum to open additional call centers. Created procedure and document to grade and rate employees across the company that measured on key performance indicators, which increased efficiencies of management by over 15%. From July 2007 to June 2008 (1 year)

MBA, Professional MBA @ University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business From 2011 to 2013 Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Marketing @ University of Phoenix From 2008 to 2010 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Marketing @ University of Utah From 2005 to 2007 Ricky Simmons is skilled in: Competitive Analysis, Product Planning, Market Research, Business Planning, Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Requirements, Product Launch, Product Life Cycle..., Software Product..., Mobile, Video Conferencing, Customer Experience, Accessibility, Agile, Pragmatic, Product Lifecycle..., Lead Generation, Mobile Devices, Agile Methodologies, Product Marketing, SaaS, Business Development, Coordination, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Internet, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Marketing Research, Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, User Acceptance Testing, Mac OS X, Mobile Applications, Product Development, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, CRM, Training, Management, Enterprise Software, Salesforce.com, Team Building, Demand Generation, Marketing, OS X