I build products that users love, understand, and use every day. I manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle: ideation, market research, competitive analysis, UX design, user testing, UI design, requirement documentation, development, beta testing, launch, analysis of user behavior and business metrics, and iteration. My portfolio includes products for every major platform: desktop web, mobile web, iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Facebook. I also guest lecture about Product Management at USC's master's program, the Annenberg Program on Online Communities. Certifications from AIPMM include: Certified Product Manager Agile Certified Product Manager I’ve worked on: http://avast.com http://grindr.com http://blendr.com http://danceon.com http://jdate.com http://christianmingle.com http://ferrazzigreenlight.com 3+ stealth startups

Director, Product Management, Mobile @ https://www.avast.com/careers Achievements in 2014: Avast adds 30 million new users to reach a total of more than 230 million active users worldwide. The company also welcomes a new investor, CVC Capital Partners, which values Avast at 1 billion USD; on the mobile front, Avast buys startup Inmite and adds 40 mobile developers to its mobile business. Meanwhile, Avast Mobile Security reaches 100 million downloads faster than any mobile security app in Google Play history, and AV-Comparatives ranks Avast as the most popular mobile security provider in North America, South America, and Europe, and third in Asia. New product launches: Avast 2015, with four new features (Home Network Security, Secure DNS, HTTPS Scanning, and Smart Scan), Avast SecureLine VPN for Android and iOS, Avast GrimeFighter, and Avast Ransomware Removal. Avast reaches 500 employees and opens new offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Seoul. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Prague, The Capital, Czech RepublicVP, Product @ Led the Product and Design team through innovative UX and UI design, product strategy, growth and monetization efforts. Industry-leading engagement and daily use by more than 2 million users in 200 countries drove a top-50 grossing rank in the App Store. From October 2014 to May 2015 (8 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaVP, Product @ Building innovative new products across multiple platforms to connect a worldwide community of dance enthusiasts with professional and amateur dance entertainment. DanceOn is the dominant global, multi-platform programming brand for Dance Entertainment. Co-founded by Madonna, Guy Oseary, Allen DeBevoise and Amanda Taylor, DanceOn boasts nearly 8 million network subscribers to date and a variety of popular original series. From April 2014 to October 2014 (7 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaDirector, Product Development @ Acting as an interim VP of Product, I help technology startups navigate through every stage of product design, development and launch. Because user experience design is crucial for success, our process starts with a cycle of wireframing, review, iteration, prototyping, and user testing. My team employs meticulous documentation to organize all of the business needs into a clear plan for success. This helps us produce top quality development on schedule, and on budget. From August 2013 to April 2014 (9 months) Senior Product Manager @ Grindr is a top-3 grossing social networking app in the App Store, and winner of the 2012 TechCrunch Best Location Application Crunchie, among many other awards. More than 1.2 million Grindr users log on to the app every day, and exchange 30 million-plus chat messages and two million-plus photos to one another. Users spend about two hours using the app daily, and they log in an average of eight times per day. Up to 300,000 users are logged onto Grindr at any given moment. As head of Product, my responsibilities included: • Manage price testing and analysis • Implement and manage user acquisition • Lead wireframing, UX design and UI design • Define product requirements, acceptance criteria and user stories • Collaborate on business strategy and roadmaps • Keep abreast of competitors • Liaison with business partners • Provide quality assurance and release approval • Assist with Marketing strategy • Analyze KPIs and report on business intelligence • Take ownership, solve problems and produce results • Report to the CEO From November 2011 to August 2013 (1 year 10 months) Product Manager @ http://blendr.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/app/id434528779 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blendr.mobile Responsibilities included: • Develop and document complete product specifications • Research and prioritize user requirements, strategic and business requirements, and functional requirements • Coordinate product design, development and release with Design, Marketing, Customer Service, Business, Quality Assurance, and Development teams • Participate in daily standup meetings to review development status • Participate in quality assurance for all builds and all platforms, and provide final authorization to release software updates • Optimize the use of collaboration software to organize deliverables by all 7 members of the Product & Design team • Stay abreast of competition, user feedback, and industry trends From November 2011 to June 2012 (8 months) Product and Marketing Specialist @ • As Scrum Associate Product Owner of the Member-to-Member Pod, I led a team of 6 in regular 3-week development cycles to boost member communication, registrations and subscriptions across 7 properties, reaching a combined one million monthly active users. • As the lead competitive analyst, I monitored about 100 competitors and helped protect IP. • As a social marketing strategist, I created social media accounts, drafted an execution plan for two Community Managers, and helped acquire nearly 40k fans with zero ad budget. From August 2010 to October 2011 (1 year 3 months) Intern, Product Management @ Conduct product analysis, competitive analysis and member profiling. From June 2010 to August 2010 (3 months) Community Sales Manager, Realtor @ http://interosantacruz.com/ http://swanlakehomes.com/ • First agent to hang license with this broker • IT & Website Admin • Managed sales and marketing of a 128-unit condo conversion project • Oversaw community operations to ensure top sales performance • Submitted weekly marketing reports • Answered directly to the project manager, Barry Swenson Builder’s SVP, and investors • Responsible for property portfolios, contracts, escrow oversight, sales and marketing • Sold more than 40 condos within my first year From September 2008 to February 2010 (1 year 6 months) Community Business Manager @ • Hired as a trainee and within 3 months promoted to Manager • Managed leasing, hired leasing consultants, leased up 82 units in 9 months • Oversaw operations, ordered maintenance and property audits, made necessary purchases • Headed marketing effort in paid print and online media, Craigslist ads and organic SEO • Drafted annual budget, processed rents, paid expenses, submitted reports to accounting • Served notices to vacate, followed eviction protocol, collected unpaid rents in small claims court • Screened applicants, used my best judgment in selecting applicants, obeyed fair housing laws • Led weekly education and training of on-site employees including fair housing, safety, etc • Exceeded actual apartment income projection by 25%, kept budget below projection From February 2008 to September 2008 (8 months) Community Consultant @ • Trained in leasing and promoted to Manager within 3 months From January 2008 to February 2008 (2 months) Community Sales Associate @ • Youngest Sales Associate in the company • Trained under 5 of the company's best Sales Managers • Recruited to work directly for Barry Swenson Builder at Swan Lake Gardens From September 2006 to January 2008 (1 year 5 months) Inside Sales Representative @ • Office administration • Shipping facilitation • Inside Sales • Inside Communications • Helped US headquarters almost double its sales From September 2005 to January 2006 (5 months) Disc Jockey, Club Promoter @ • DJ'ed the largest club night in Santa Cruz • Promoted with flyers, guerrilla Facebook advertising, and student org promotions • Increased turn-out from 10 to 700+ regular attendees within a month From September 2004 to July 2005 (11 months)

Master, Communication Management, Online Communities @ University of Southern California From 2010 to 2011 Business Management Economics, Business Management, Accounting, Information Systems Management, Computer Science @ University of California, Santa Cruz From 2001 to 2006 Jesse Wilson is skilled in: Product Management, Online Marketing, Social Media, Mobile Internet, Mobile Software, Mobile, Android, Agile, Online Dating, Scrum, Location Based Services, Entrepreneurship, Social Media Marketing, SEO, Web Analytics