Experienced Technical Product Manager responsible for managing e-commerce products. My experience is in managing e-commerce products in various mediums including websites, mobile websites, tablet and mobile apps. My responsibilities include collaborating with teams across the organization to conceptualize, develop and launch products successfully. I am highly experienced in managing products using the traditional SDLC or Agile methodologies.
With ten years of experience in e-commerce, I’ve managed various products from early concept stages to production implementation. My strengths are in analyzing and improving the product using data-driven results. I believe strongly in measuring progress - whether user experience or KPI’s - in order to greatly improve the product with meaningful results.
My e-commerce experience includes managing subscription products, retail websites and software applications. In the role of Product Manager, I’ve collaborated with various teams across the organization including development, marketing, editorial content, creative design, QA and external partners. I have strong confidence in my ability to embrace and engage the product with a focused long-term vision in order to deliver results.
Personal:
I consider myself a passionate entrepreneur in the technical industry. I am highly intrigued by the culture surrounding startups and follow the culture and the technical industry closely. My passion has led me to pursue personal projects during my free time in order to stay up to date with the latest products and the companies disrupting the status quo.
I currently live in Los Angeles with my wife Tiffany.
Product Manager, Subscription Products @ From 2013 to Present (2 years) Product Manager, GameFly.com @ Manage products and projects for the retail website. From 2010 to 2013 (3 years) Senior QA Analyst @ From 2008 to 2010 (2 years) IT QA Analyst @ From 2005 to 2008 (3 years) IT Helpdesk @ From 2004 to 2005 (1 year) Customer Service Representative @ From 2003 to 2004 (1 year)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), E-Business Management @ Westwood College From 2004 to 2008 Alan Blanco is skilled in: E-commerce, JIRA, Quality Assurance, Product Management, SDLC, Mobile Applications, User Experience, Video Games, SQL, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, Scrum, Mobile Games, Mac OS X, iOS