I am a hands on contributor and leader with 15+ years of progressive experience in product management, software development and digital marketing. I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can work side-by-side with designers and engineers to build, launch, maintain, and evolve mobile and web applications. Specialties: Consumer Web & Mobile Apps Product & Roadmap Planning Full Product Life Cycle Management Inbound & Outbound Product Management A/B Testing User Testing Agile Product Development Strategy & Business Development Data Analysis

Sr Product Manager @ From September 2015 to Present (2 months) Palo AltoSenior Product Manager @ • Product Owner for Jiff Challenges mobile/web product • Create and present product roadmaps to Executive team • Utilize Agile/Scrum software development practices to manage product releases • Write clear product requirements (PRDs) /user stories • Manage product backlogs in Rally • Run sprint planning sessions with Engineers • Wireframe new product features/user flows using Sketch • Collaborate with Engineers and Designers to build and launch new features • Create interactive prototypes using Invision • Work with sales/marketing teams to create specialized product demos • Create metric dashboards to monitor key performance indicators • Lead usability sessions to improve the product • Attend sales conferences to showcase product to enterprise sales prospects • Improve process between Product/Engineering/Design/QA teams • QA product releases From January 2015 to August 2015 (8 months) Palo AltoLead Product Manager @ • Product Owner for Medicast iOS/web product • Responsible for obtaining and retaining users • Worked closely with founders to develop product roadmap • Agile/Scrum software development practices to manage product releases • Wrote clear product requirements (PRDs) /user stories • Managed product backlogs in JIRA • Led daily Scrum meetings to monitor progress and identify issues • Wireframe new product features/user flows using Balsmaiq • Collaborate closely with Engineers/Designers to design and build new features • Produced metric dashboards to monitor key performance indicators • Developed user acquisition/retention plans for mobile and web product • Led customer feedback sessions • Ran A/B tests using Optimizely • Partnered with Marketing team to manage PPC/Social Media/E-mail marketing campaigns • QA product releases From July 2014 to December 2014 (6 months) Mountain View, CaliforniaLead Product Manager @ Web Effectual is digital agency located in Orlando, Florida that works on client projects ranging from mobile applications to responsive websites. • Utilized Agile software development practices to launch products and new features • Ran daily Scrum meetings to monitor progress and identify issues • Led design thinking sessions to identify product and user needs • Developed clear product requirements (PRDs) /user stories • Managed product backlogs using Trello • Worked closely with Designers and Engineers to plan sprint releases • Presented product roadmaps to internal teams and clients for approval • Wireframed new product features using Balsmaiq • Worked closely with internal team to create sitemaps, wireframes and user flow documents • Created metric dashboards to monitor key performance indicators • Created user acquisition/retention plans for mobile/web applications • Analyzed user adoption using Google Analytics/MixPanel/Flurry • Ran A/B tests using Optimizely • Alter growth and retention strategies based on data and user feedback • Manage SEO/PPC/E-mail/Social Media marketing campaigns • Conduct user feedback sessions to obtain insights on applications developed • QA product releases From March 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 4 months) San Francisco Bay AreaVP Product Management @ • Product owner for an award winning mobile weather application Weatherwise • Created a user acquisition strategy that lead to 500,000 downloads in 1 year for Weatherwise • Product owner for mobile iOS game Wooble Attack • Wrote marketing requirement documents (MRD) and product requirement documents (PRD) • Created metric dashboards to monitor key performance indicators quickly • Created and presented product roadmaps to internal team members • Monitored product analytics using Google Analytics and Flurry • Wireframe new product features and screens using OmniGraffle • Revised growth and retention strategies based on data and user feedback • Presented product enhancements based on analytics and user feedback • Conducted user feedback sessions to obtain insights on applications developed • Managed SEO/PPC/E-mail/Social Media marketing campaigns • Communicated regularly with diverse groups of technical and non-technical people • Used Agile software development principles to launch products and new features • Ran daily Scrum meetings to monitor progress and identify issues • QA product releases From August 2010 to February 2013 (2 years 7 months) Princeton, NJVP Digital Strategy/Co-Founder @ • Managed 4M in business from 2011-2013 • Ran client brainstorm sessions to identify business and user needs • Wrote marketing requirement documents (MRD) and product requirement documents (PRD) • Developed strategic plans to build and market mobile and web applications • Tracked and presented results of marketing campaigns • Presented regularly to internal teams and clients • Worked closely with designers to create sitemaps, wireframes, user flow documents, mobile and web designs • Worked closely with marketing agencies to create marketing materials • QA product releases • Managed a team that was responsible for numerous Johnson & Johnson digital properties including: o JNJ.com o JNJBTW.com (Corporate Blog) o Kilmerhouse.com (History Blog) o JNJ Corporate Intranet o JNJ Youtube Channel • Responsible for hiring and training other digital strategists • Managed a team of 5 designers and developers to support client projects From January 2007 to December 2010 (4 years) Princeton, NJLead Web Developer/Co-Founder @ • Responsible for leading and managing all web development projects within the company • Responsible for managing/evolving 25+ pharmaceutical websites for Johnson & Johnson • Met with clients regularly to understand audience and business needs • Assembled internal teams to work on projects • Developed websites from .psd design files • Developed websites using HTML, CSS, PHP, jQuery, Javascript, ASP.net, MySQL • Developed HTML emails to be distributed through MailChimp or Constant Contact • Onboard new web developers who joined the company • Managed a team of 5 developers From January 2000 to December 2006 (7 years) Somerset, NJWeb Developer @ • Responsible for the development and maintenance of the first company intranet built in ASP/SQL • Met with stakeholders to identify to business needs • Wireframed initial concepts to obtain stakeholder buy in • Developed site maintenance plan From May 2001 to February 2002 (10 months) Edison, NJDatabase Administrator @ • Performed Oracle/SQL database migrations for customers with each new release of software • Performed automation and load testing on migrations to ensure software was functional • QA product releases prior to launch From June 1998 to April 2001 (2 years 11 months) Princeton, NJ

Shawn Venkat is skilled in: Mobile Applications, User Experience, Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Web Development, Entrepreneurship, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, CSS, Social Media, Strategy, Management, Google Analytics, Information Architecture, HTML, Web Design, E-commerce, Email Marketing, Web Applications, SEO, Web Project Management, Web 2.0, Social Media Marketing, Product Management, PPC, SEM, Web Analytics, Facebook, User Interface Design, Online Marketing, Analytics, Marketing Communications, WordPress, New Media, PHP, HTML 5, Marketing Strategy, jQuery, Dreamweaver, Android, Social Networking, Integrated Marketing, Online Advertising, Digital Media, Website Development, Interactive Marketing, Drupal, Web Marketing, Front-end, drone flying