Oloround

Co-Founder

Blue Goji

Achievements
● Spearheaded the effort to reprioritize a year-old, outdated product backlog by meeting with
internal stakeholders and customers to conduct a thorough evaluation of each feature against the
company and product vision to ensure alignment.
● Led the development and execution of a strategic product roadmap, and worked collaboratively
with cross-functional teams to efficiently and scalably launch into a new market vertical. Resulting in
the launch of a new vertical with a new set of product features, specifically tailored to that market.
● Championed driving the company towards adopting a customer-centric approach to product
development, resulting in improved product feature validation and delivery, and better customer
satisfaction.
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to connect with customers, conduct qualitative and
quantitative research, analyze data to identify user pain points, validate product-market fit, and lead
the definition and development of product features in robust PRDs.
● Continually Monitor product KPIs and usage to assess user experience, iterate on product features
based on customer feedback and usage data, and improve the user experience.
● Led product design efforts guiding UI/UX requirements by identifying target users, and building
user persona and customer journey maps to ensure product features align with user needs.

Product Manager

Wursta

Achievements
● Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define a strategic product roadmap. Gained
stakeholder alignment by presenting the data to support the approach.
● Conducted continuous market research and competitive analysis to maintain a pulse on the main
pain points in the blockchain market, leading to identifying two product opportunities, a blockchain
analytics tool, and a cryptocurrency security & compliance training program.
● Spearheaded product strategy and development for our blockchain analytics MVP, focusing on
maintaining user-centricity in defining the most relevant features, while maintaining a limited scope
to balance return on investment.
● Championed the development and implementation of an MVP for a new enterprise service
offering, a comprehensive cryptocurrency security, and compliance training program, in only two
months. This resulted in the addition of a new revenue stream by addressing a major pain point in
the industry.
● Improved team operational efficiency by establishing internal processes, effective cross-team
communication practices, and customer interactions, leading to a significant improvement in our
SDLC process and outputs.

Product Manger - Web3

Texas Department of State Health Services

Achievements
● Collaborate with various internal & external executive stakeholders to communicate objectives and
product roadmap to ensure alignment on product priorities and deliverables.
● Conducted user interviews and market research to improve product features, creating a
performance dashboard that improved KPI oversight and minimized waste, resulting in improved
vaccine distribution rates.
● Led cross-functional teams of 33 people to develop and launch improved vaccine management
software, improving state operations by reducing delivery rejections and order errors by 93%, and
order processing time by 50%.
● Spearheaded change management efforts to successfully coordinate & deliver product features &
training for statewide providers.
● Identified opportunities that help shape the roadmap through stakeholder discovery meetings, user
research, using data analysis to identify pain points, and cross-team collaboration to define
effective solutions to address them.
● Collaborated with software teams to execute system integrations, API development & deployment
between the 2 upstream applications during a state-wide transition from legacy software to the
newer application ecosystem.

Bristly by Empawer

Empawering pets to be independent and healthy! 
We are dedicated to creating disruptive products that enhance the lives of pets, enabling them to be independent and accomplish goals on their own.

www.Bristly.com

Achievements:
• Invented and Patented a disruptive pet oral health product.
• Accelerated brand recognition and growth by leveraging strategic partnerships.
• Generated over $200K in sales within 6 months of Launch
• Delivered record-breaking performance by becoming the 1st & only pet company to reach & surpass
$1 million in sales through crowdfunding
• Optimizing the brand's e-commerce performance resulted in an improvement to conversion rate 2.3%
higher than the industry average
• Improved AOV by $13 per order through the implementation of various optimization strategies.
Responsibilities:
• Acquired funding to launch the company
• Executed a successful “go to market” strategy
• Effectively led multifunctional teams between Design, Development, Sales, Marketing & Advertising,
Manufacturing, and Operations & Logistics
• Created the wireframes for the e-commerce marketplace
• Led design and development for UX/UI for the e-commerce marketplace
• Improved performance metrics through continuous A/B testing and optimizing the e-commerce
marketplace
• Successfully established scalable logistics operations focusing on efficiency for the fulfillment,
warehouse management, sales & marketing management, and management of the customer service
team
• Led product development, “go to market” strategy, and product commercialization
• Lead company growth strategy and maintained dynamic response to challenges for growth and

Chief Executive Officer

KNOXLABS

KNOXLABS is a full-service virtual reality company innovating the virtual reality space. We specialize in VR headset custom branding, and full virtual reality content creation (apps, video, pictures, for marketing campaigns, etc.) 

Achievements:
● Led Product, Business Development & Sales, achieving $2.5M in 18 months.
● Spearheaded the discovery, requirements gathering, & planning phases for VR marketing
campaigns, resulting in a quick turnaround for delivering a seamless & impactful campaign
execution for large brands (YouTube, Google, The Simpsons, Lays, Absolute Vodka, Chick-Fil-A,
etc).
● Successfully built integrated end-to-end warehouse technology infrastructure to track and manage
product assembly, fulfillment, & logistics operations resulting in rapid turnaround times for
large-scale brand activations.
● Led cross-functional teams of developers, designers, videographers, & warehouse staff to
successfully VR apps, websites, and videos to execute marketing activations under fast-paced
conditions. Often delivering on high-profile campaigns within short timelines.
Achievements:
• Accelerated revenue to $2.5M in 18 months.
• Expanded and scaled company operations from 5 to 73 employees in 6 months
• Successfully executed high-valued Virtual Reality (VR) campaigns for large brands, helping add value
for their customers (Google, Youtube, The Simpsons, Chick-Fil-A, Lays, GE, and others).
Responsibilities:
• Monitored and optimized assembly and fulfillment operations resulting in more efficient delivery to
customers
• Streamlined operations by implementing proper warehouse software and operational standards
• Effectively led multifunctional teams in sales, manufacturing, operations & logistics.
• Led requirements gathering and planning for VR campaign needs with Customers
• Coordinate with the design & development team to build VR experiences
• Led project lifecycle, manage customer expectations, and maintain project deadlines.

Director Of Operations And Business Development

OmniBiome Therapeutics

Achievements:
• Wrote several patents for the company
• Identified biomarker candidates to include in a clinical study
Responsibilities:
• Led identification & validation of candidate biomarkers for preterm birth to develop a diagnostic test.
• Managed strategic partnership relations with various biotech companies
• Oversaw strategic growth planning and business development
• Led conceptualization & patenting of potential tests for identifying preterm.
• Conducted patent search, patent writing, and patent filing
• Contributed to strategy development and vision for the company
• Assisted in the development of a medical device concept to protect from preterm birth
• Assisted in pre-clinical trial planning and commercialization planning
• Managed Intellectual Property for the company, focused on a diagnostic test for preterm birth and
other pregnancy complications.

Co-Founder/Business Development & Operations

Cal State San Marcos

Working with marine algae Emiliania huxleyi to develop a novel DNA construct, identify a selectable marker, and successfully transform this organism in order to facilitate genetic characterization.

Researcher

Facilitate learning of students by engaging them in the classroom. Developing new ways in which to delivery the material. Leading students by structured activities, and positive reinforcement

Teacher

Cal State Univ. San Marcos Biotechnology PSM: Set up labs for masters students. Aid students in lab procedures and questions. Also, lectured and ran a lab. Ensure the proper execution of protocol and safety procedures. 
Current, Encina Wastewater Authority: Environmental Compliance and Source control: Run inspections of facilities, and enforcement of local and federal regulatory standards on wastewater discharge for commercial companies. Issue permits and implements Best Management Practices for commercial and private businesses. Management of 6 north San Diego County cities, to ensure compliance and proper business practices

Lab Technician

Encina Wastewater Authority

Inspect industries in the 6 North County San Diego Cities. Managed the compliance of these businesses to local and federal regulations, in a timely and organized manner.  Database entry/database creation, implementation of new paperwork to help facilitate job functions. Among many other office tasks.

Wastewater Inspector

UCLA

Dr Banerjee’s lab, UCLA (Undergraduate Consortium in Functional Genomics)
Worked on transgenic Drosophila and studied their hematopoietic system.  Designed and carried outcrosses of transgenic flies and studied certain genes that influence blood development
Skilled in compound light microscopy, dissection microscopy, fluorescent light microscopy.  Maintaining cell lines, organizing and designing experiments, and following up in a timely manner to gather and record necessary data/proper notebook recording. 
Data analysis to determine how the genes affected blood development. 
Developing a genetic transformation system for marine algae Emiliania Huxleyi (masters thesis project)

Product Manager | 3x Founder | 8+years of Building Brands & Products | Product Thought Leader | Lifelong learner

I have a passion for seeking the unseen in things we all experience daily.  Every customer opportunity is a haystack, and I thrive at uncovering the solution needle.

A product professional & entrepreneur with over 9 years of experience delivering innovation
and positive business outcomes.  

Notable Achievements:
• Led development & deployment of an enterprise order & inventory management application for the
state of Texas.
• Improving State vaccine operations: reduced order rejections (93%), decreased processing time
(50%), maximized utilization of state resources saving significant time and money.
• Spearheaded launch and growth as a Founder, achieving revenue of over $1-2M in 2 years for 2
companies I’ve built.
• Invented, patented, and commercialized Bristly Brushing Stick – the world’s 1st & only product that
lets dogs brush their own teeth & dispenses toothpaste. Formulated the 1st prebiotic & enzymatic
toothpaste for dogs.
• Successfully scaled operations during the rapid and volatile growth period (From 5 to 72 employees,
and 7-fold in warehouse operations).
• Experience successfully commercializing multiple products, and leading cross-functional teams in
sales, marketing, and operations, resulting in yielding strong growth and revenue.

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