Highly effective and skilled product management leader adept at developing new customer solutions and development of product management teams.
Passionate about user research using Lean Startup, Design for Delight and effective user research techniques to deliver delightful consumer web experiences. Thrives at framing research and metrics to drive data-driven product experiences.
Product expertise includes Saas, Meaningful Use 2, doctor portals including online patient forms and healthcare payments expertise.
Significant experience in agile software product development and managing cross-functional teams in multiple locations.
Specialties: Product portfolio management, User research using Lean Startup and effective user research techniques, New product launches, healthcare IT expertise, healthcare payment, go-to-market plans, master data management (MDM), product informaton management, infrastructure and managed services, hosting outsourcing, business process management and business analytics.
Director of Product Management @ From October 2015 to Present (3 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaSenior Product Manager, FMH/International Markets and Wellness @ Responsible for growing and adapting FollowMyHealth Patient Portal and other products for global markets in support of Allscripts global market strategy. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaHead of Product Management @ As a member of Omedix's senior management team, worked with CEO to successfully hire a new CTO and to raise another round of private venture capital. Drove product map and strategy in the fast-changing healthcare IT patient portal market. Successfully achieved two rounds of Meaningful Use Stage 2 certification, instituted foundational product management/development processes in a startup environment and drove implementation of integration with strategic partners to help insure new revenue generation. From October 2013 to May 2014 (8 months) Sr Product Manager @ Leads/manages a team focused on development of features supporting Meaningful Use 2 and core doctor portal features including online medical payments, online patient forms and secure patient messaging.
Now, focusing on development of consumer health applications. From July 2011 to 2013 (2 years) Senior Product Manager @ From May 2010 to July 2011 (1 year 3 months) Product Director, Microsoft Products & Services @ Kimberly Lanza-Russo is the Product Director, Microsoft Training and Services, for Global Knowledge in the US. In this role, she has led double-digit growth in the Microsoft product portfolio and is responsible for managing product strategy and product management for Global Knowledge's complete spectrum of Microsoft products from skill-based training to certification offerings. Kimberly has over 10 years of developing and managing software and application hosting products in the telecom, ecommerce and hosting industries. Previous employers include Verizon, Cable & Wireless/Exodus, and Global eXchange Services (GXS). From November 2005 to May 2010 (4 years 7 months) Global Product Manager @ Successfully launched a first generation vertical retail software product, Product Information Manager – Retailer Edition, generating revenues of approximately $ 4 million in the first 6 months. Worked with dedicated engineering team to plan development, create user cases, and manage quality of first initial product. From May 2003 to November 2005 (2 years 7 months) Product Manager @ -Managed the life cycle of complex information technology products (server management) and applications including concept creation, business requirements development, solicitation of qualified development/stakeholders, and business case development.
-Managed the following products and services:Sun Solaris 8 OS Management, Veritas Clustering and Premium Care, content delivery services, web hosting, and streaming log analysis products including web site traffic/clickstream analysis tools (WebTrends/Urchin/HPOV). From April 2000 to April 2003 (3 years 1 month) Product Manager @ Product Marketing/Outbound Marketing
-Managed business sales/support activities (including sales/technical training and competitive pricing) for major internetworking equipment products.
-Launched 4,000 item internetworking (Cisco) product line (estimated value $2 million).
-Managed federal contracts including addition/deletion of new products and pricing approval process.
Electronic Commerce/Internet
-Responsible for e-commerce strategy for a major federal contract including creation of a web-based electronic commerce application for over 11,000 products and relationship manager for B2B commerce initiatives.
-Webmaster for www.bellatlantic.com/federal. Responsibilities included web page creation, content development, graphic changes, site mapping, and navigation schemes. From 1996 to 2000 (4 years)
Kim Lanza-Russo is skilled in: Product Management, Product Development, Product Marketing, SaaS, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Agile Methodologies, SDLC, E-commerce, Software Development, Management, Marketing Strategy, Telecommunications, Leadership, Managed Services, Marketing