David C.

David C.

QA Specialist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Management Leader | I deliver product led growth for B2B SaaS and Fintech companies

  • Education

    • University of Calgary

      1999 - 2004
      BSc Computer Science
    • University of Calgary

      1999 - 2004
      BA Economics
  • Experience

    • Solium Capital

      Feb 2005 - Jan 2006
      QA Specialist
    • Solium Capital

      Jun 2006 - Jan 2008
      QA Lead

      • Led software testing effort on Shareworks• Responsible for final sign off before new software was launched into production• Responsible for the allocation of team resources on software testing tasks• Developed a results based team culture within an agile development cycle with new software released every 4 to 6 weeks

    • Solium Capital

      Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
      Product Manager

      • Developed strategic product roadmap for Solium’s flagship software product• Led software development projects for significant client implementations• Received the Solium Leadership award in 2010 given to the strongest leader within the organization.• Technical and Product expert for business operations and new sales• Responsible of technical communication for the Shareworks product

    • Shareworks

      Jun 2011 - Dec 2019

      - Rejoined the product organization at the conclusion of the Australian expat assignment to lead the strategic direction of a $5M tech investment to unlock global growth and scale the company from $50M to $100M of license revenue.- Championed the strategic plan for Shareworks’ Cash and Share Movement solution, facilitating over $9B in global cash movement annually.- Chaired a working group of Country Heads and Operations Executives in an internal efficiencies project that successfully reduced $750K of service costs in 6 months. - Executed the planning, delivery, and launch of Shareworks' white label partnerships with Morgan Stanley and UBS.- Directed the product roadmap for client focused projects for Global 1000 clients including Google, Chevron, Barclays and Accenture.- Launched data analytics dashboard to track key metrics on 40,000+ monthly payments.- Recipient of the Shareworks Luminary Award for long-standing, high-impact contributions, demonstrating exceptional performance year after year. Show less - Selected by the CTO to transform the product organization from having a responsive team to a strategic leader.- Scaled a high performance product team from 2 to 10.- Spearheaded the use of roadmaps and quarterly product townhalls to effectively communicate product direction to the organization.- Initiated practice of pro-active market research to provide estimated market size of product costs for UK expansion in SIP and SAYE plans - Stewarded international growth with tax mobility product launches for Macquarie Bank and Barclays Group.- Shareworks Leadership Award recipient for selfless leadership, peer elevation, excellence in execution, positive impact on others, entrepreneurial spirit. Show less

      • Senior Product Manager

        Jun 2014 - Dec 2019
      • General Manager

        Sept 2013 - Jun 2014
      • VP, Product

        Jun 2011 - Sept 2013
    • PowderBlue Inc.

      Jan 2020 - now
      Founding Product Leader

      A B2C SaaS startup providing analytical tools for elite CrossFit competitors, coaches and media. The one of a kind reporting tools allow users to access in-depth analysis on the sport and athletes to develop strategic training plans or media content.- Launched FranLung.com, the world’s first analytics platform for CrossFit, providing an easy-to-use application for coaches, athletes, media, and superfans. - Founded Fantasy Fitnessing, a Fantasy Sports app for CrossFit, played by 2,500+ fans.- Established a data partnership with the Professional Fitness Athletes Association(PFAA), allowing the PFAA to use quantifiable metrics to advocate for the growth of major events and increase athlete safety- Reimagined how fans follow the sport of CrossFit by creating a centralized location for elite competition results used by over 20,000 fans annually.- Published 6 - 8 data focused thought leadership articles monthly on Morning Chalk Up, the leading online publication for CrossFit with a global reach of over 350,000 people Show less

    • AtVenu

      Jan 2022 - Sept 2022
      Senior Product Manager

      A B2B SaaS platform providing POS and inventory management solutions that unlock frictionless merch sales at live events, reducing manual, error prone sales transactions.- Launched a new payments platform for concert venues within 4 months issuing over $5M in payment volume in the first 30 days.- Championed the Voice of the Customer for Live Nation and Warner Music to identify unmet needs for the long team roadmap and revenue growth.- Shortened the payment processing timeline from 4 weeks to 4 days for Live Nation, considered the most influential anchor account in the industry.- Selected and integrated Stripe Connect into a newly reimagined payment workflow. - Initiated a reconciliation process to reduce delayed payments on $2.5M of daily transactions. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

      Lean Six Sigma Canada
      Nov 2015
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to David C.
      Solium Luminary Solium Capital May 2017 Achieving the status of being a Solium Luminary, is a prestigious acknowledgement for long standing, high impact members of the Solium team. Luminaries all have significant dedication to the organization, they have exceptional performance year after year, and one would say they live, breath, and bleed Solium.
    • Awarded to David C.
      Solium Leadership Award Solium Capital Jun 2010 In recognition of the Solium employee that best exemplifies these qualities:- Selfless leadership- Elevation of peers- Excellence in execution- Positive impact on others- Entrepreneurial spirit- Proper work life balance