Product Manager · Chicago Area

Building products
people actually
want to use.

14+ years turning complex business problems into clean product solutions. I bridge strategy and execution — from user research to launch to iteration.

By the numbers
14+ Years in enterprise software
1M+ Users served on core platform
130 Locales managed globally
30+ Languages localized

Roadmapping Agile / Scrum Localization Stakeholder Mgmt SQL UX Research

Strategy-first. Execution-obsessed.

I'm a product and systems professional based in the west suburbs of Chicago, currently at ComPsych Corporation where I've spent over 14 years shaping enterprise software products that support employee wellbeing at scale.

My work sits at the intersection of product management, systems architecture, and cross-functional leadership. I've owned platform roadmaps, driven prioritization across competing stakeholder needs, and led multi-month technical migrations — the kind of work that is product management in practice, whether the title reflects it or not.

I'm currently seeking a formal Product Manager role where I can bring this depth of experience to a team that values thoughtful, user-centered product thinking.

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Product Roadmapping Prioritizing backlogs, aligning stakeholders, translating strategy into delivery
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Global Platform Scale Localization architecture across 65 countries, 30 languages, 130 locales
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Systems Thinking Diagnosing bottlenecks and redesigning content and data architectures
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Cross-functional Leadership Working across engineering, legal, marketing, and ops to ship outcomes

Where I've done the work.

Focused on outcomes, not just responsibilities.

2010 – Present
ComPsych Corporation
Wheaton, IL

Senior Business Systems Analyst (de facto Product Manager)

Led product strategy, roadmap input, and cross-functional delivery for enterprise platforms serving over 1 million users globally. Acted as the primary product voice between engineering, operations, legal, and external stakeholders.

  • Owned content architecture for a localization system spanning 130 locales, 65 countries, and 30 languages
  • Identified a structural content bottleneck and architected a redesign separating translation layers from regionalized data — a ~4-month, 30,000-file migration
  • Drove feature prioritization, backlog grooming, and release planning across multi-quarter roadmaps
  • Built SQL-driven reporting workflows and automated dashboards to surface platform health metrics
  • Managed vendor and stakeholder relationships across legal, compliance, and international teams
Prior
Cognizant Technology Solutions

Technology Consultant

Delivered enterprise technology consulting engagements, working across client organizations to assess systems, define requirements, and support implementation.

  • Gathered and documented business requirements for large-scale software implementations
  • Bridged technical teams and business stakeholders to align on scope and delivery
  • Supported quality assurance and user acceptance testing on enterprise platforms

What I bring to the table.

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Product Management

  • Roadmap development & OKR alignment
  • Backlog prioritization (RICE, MoSCoW)
  • User story writing & acceptance criteria
  • Go-to-market planning
  • Product discovery & user research
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Technical Fluency

  • SQL (SQL Server, stored procedures)
  • Data modeling & reporting (Power BI)
  • API concepts & system integrations
  • Content architecture & localization
  • Agile / Scrum / Kanban
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Leadership & Collaboration

  • Stakeholder management & alignment
  • Cross-functional team facilitation
  • Executive communication
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Vendor & partner management
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Globalization & Scale

  • Localization platform architecture
  • Multi-region content strategy
  • Translation workflow optimization
  • International compliance coordination
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Analytics & Data

  • KPI definition & tracking
  • Dashboard design & automation
  • Data-driven prioritization
  • A/B testing concepts
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Tools & Platforms

  • Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps
  • Microsoft 365, Power BI
  • SQL Server, Excel (advanced)
  • Figma (wireframing & review)

Ideas worth writing down.

Product perspectives, lessons from the field, and the occasional unpopular opinion.

Let's talk product.

Open to full-time Project and Product Manager opportunities in the Chicago area or remote.