
Timeline
About me
Customer-Focused Product Manager | Putting User Needs at the Heart of Product Development
Education
California state university-chico
2014 - 2020Bachelor of science - bs business information systemsActivities and Societies: CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education) Business Information Systems Society Major GPA: 3.4Extremely Proficient in Windows and Microsoft OfficeSAP ExperienceDatabase & Computer Programming Systems AnalysisSystems Project Management
Amador valley high school
2010 - 2014High school diplomaActivities and Societies: Football AP Computer Science
Experience
Jersey mike's subs
Jan 2014 - Aug 2014Customer service specialist-Greeted customers, worked with team members to serve them efficiently during peak business hours-Helped customers create their order and worked the cash register -Detail-cleaned and restocked workstation and store daily
Engeo
Jun 2016 - Sept 2016Field technician-Communicated with Field Supervisor and other Field Technicians to coordinate multiple construction sites daily in Alameda and Contra Costa counties-Conducted soil tests during pre-construction phase using moisture/density gauge-Worked with on-site contractor to ensure they met specifications required by the client -Furnished data to contractors as well as managers and clients of ENGEO-Spent time in the testing laboratory performing soil integrity tests; creating and analyzing data gathered Show less
Follet bookstore
Jan 2018 - Feb 2018Customer service team member-Kindly greeted and assisted customers with textbooks and supplies-Helped coworkers troubleshoot when they needed assistance -Helped work schedule around the peak business hours in order to help out the team as much as possible
Quality windows and doors inc.
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018Office assistant-Worked directly with owner and operations manager on day-to-day activities such as shipping & receiving, and troubleshooting orders-Led a project to donate $10,000 in unsold inventory to Habitat for Humanity; -Communicated with customers and suppliers regarding orders via phone and email on a daily basis
Cave (community action volunteers in education)
Jan 2019 - Feb 2020Coordinator, tutorial program-Coordinated tutoring sessions for up to 50 K-12th grade students and student volunteers-Set a vision for the program and implemented major process changes to great success-Interviewed potential staff members and volunteers to gauge fit and evaluate capabilities-Created digital forms and databases to gather and analyze our students and volunteer’s information to better match students with tutors based on needs, skills, and availability-Processed volunteer and student paperwork, updated and managed databases-Conducted staff performance reviews throughout the program Show less
Workday
May 2019 - Aug 2019Quality assurance engineer intern- Created test plans to cover all use cases features of Workday Talent software, specifically Employee Reviews and Check-Ins- Executed test plans and conducted further exploratory testing to ensure our features function as intended on both desktop as well as mobile platforms- Collaborated with Product Managers and Developers to outline use cases and proposed functionality of both new and improved features- Conducted extensive user experience testing- Used JIRA and Trello to track bugs and stories- Presented and demonstrated the feature changes I tested within Talent- Attended Daily Scrums, Retro, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review Show less
Omou
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020Quality assurance automation engineer- Automated database creation and population on Postman to test API functionality-Documented the business logic of processes needed to test the backend services-Created user personas and stories to simulate business cases for test data
Hawkins consulting
Jun 2020 - Aug 2022Product manager- Enhanced efficiency of the Software Development team by 30% by leading the implementation of Jira- PM’d a robust multi-module B2B SaaS ERP Application for the Civil Engineering Industry- Gathered Requirements and Specifications from Clients’ End Users and Key Stakeholders- Championed multiple integration efforts with 3rd party platform APIs- Wrote User Stories, Designed Acceptance Criteria, and Facilitated User Acceptance Testing- Developed a Product Roadmap and Set Product Vision in Collaboration with Senior Leadership- Executed Manual QA Testing for New Features and Bug Fixes; tracked and owned all bugs reported by End Users- Created Wireframes, Mockups, and Diagrams using Balsamiq, Figma, Vizio to better collaborate with Engineering- Wrote Documentation and Trained End Users on the functionality of the product Show less
Catalant technologies
Aug 2022 - Jun 2023Product manager- Implemented improvements within the platform’s contracting process, resulting in increased usage of on-platform contracting and a smoother experience for clients, consultants, and the legal team. The improvement reached 30% of Clients with unique contracting processes and led to significant time savings - Led the revamp of the project search functionality, expanding the pool of projects available for consultants to pitch on and making the filter functionality more discoverable. As a result, 40% more users utilized the filters to focus on projects aligned with their preferences.- Championed enhancements to a 3rd party integration to address the needs of a large client after aligning with the account team and engineering leadership; this enhancement was utilized by 50% of the clients’ end users- Conducted discovery by running user interviews, stakeholder meetings, and reviewing user FullStory sessions- Informed stakeholders of feature updates at company-wide Office Hours, and smaller enablement sessions- Partnered with the support team to foster a culture of transparency and responsiveness by intaking product feedback from internal and external stakeholders and leveraging their insights to drive product improvements. - Tracked metrics after launch to evaluate the impact of features built; Concluded learnings from data and shared progress with the business in company-wide meetings and Confluence documentation Show less
Elas
Oct 2023 - nowProject manager
Licenses & Certifications
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Leading with innovation
LinkedinFeb 2020 - View certificate
Characteristics of a great scrum master
LinkedinOct 2019 - View certificate
Scrum: advanced
LinkedinOct 2019 - View certificate
Devops foundations
LinkedinNov 2019 - View certificate
Ai in business essential training
LinkedinApr 2020 - View certificate
Machine learning and ai foundations: predictive modeling strategy at scale
LinkedinApr 2020 - View certificate
Customer service leadership
LinkedinMar 2020 - View certificate
Foundations of the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0)
LinkedinJan 2020 - View certificate
The future of performance management
LinkedinMar 2020 - View certificate
Rpa, ai, and cognitive tech for leaders
LinkedinJan 2020 - View certificate
Communication for product managers
LinkedinOct 2019 - View certificate
Aligning customer experience with company culture
LinkedinApr 2020 - View certificate
Design thinking: customer experience
LinkedinApr 2020 - View certificate
Charlene li on digital leadership
LinkedinMar 2020 - View certificate
Strategic agility
LinkedinFeb 2020 - View certificate
Cert prep: certified scrum master
LinkedinNov 2019 - View certificate
Data ethics: managing your private customer data
LinkedinJan 2020 - View certificate
Scrum: the basics
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Transitioning to product management
LinkedinOct 2019 - View certificate
Learning jira software
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Planning and releasing software with jira
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Agile software development: kanban for developers
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Agile software development: scrum for developers
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Machine learning for marketing: essential training
LinkedinApr 2020 - View certificate
Digital transformation
LinkedinJan 2020 - View certificate
Agile software development
LinkedinSept 2019 - View certificate
Agile testing
LinkedinNov 2019 - View certificate
Product-led growth fundamentals certification
ProductledNov 2024 - View certificate
Agile foundations
LinkedinAug 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Martin HughesLion of The Year Pleasanton Lions Club Jun 2022
- Awarded to Martin HughesCollege of Business Dean's List CSU Chico College of Business Dec 2019 Recognized by the Dean of CSU Chico's College of Business, Terrance Lau, for superior scholarship by being included on their Dean’s List, students who earn a 3.5 G.P.A. or better on 12 or more graded units.
- Awarded to Martin HughesWorkday 33 Peer Recognition Award Performance Enablement QA Team Aug 2019 This award was given to me by my fellow QA engineers recognizing my contributions to our W33 release. I was so honored to receive this award and am thankful to have my teams support and trust.
- Awarded to Martin HughesCollege of Business Dean's List CSU Chico College of Business May 2019 Recognized by the Dean of CSU Chico's College of Business, Terrance Lau, for superior scholarship by being included on their Dean’s List, students who earn a 3.5 G.P.A. or better on 12 or more graded units.
- Awarded to Martin HughesStaff Member of the Week CAVE January 1, 2019 I was honored to be named staff member of the week. I believe I received this recognition due to my hard work and dedication to the program during a time of change and growth. As a leader for Tutorial, I interviewed volunteers and kept everything moving smoothly as changes in staff made things hectic.
- Awarded to Martin HughesCollege of Business Dean's List CSU Chico College of Business December 1, 2018 Recognized by the Dean of CSU Chico's College of Business, Terrance Lau, for superior scholarship by being included on their Dean’s List, students who earn a 3.5 G.P.A. or better on 12 or more graded units.
Volunteer Experience
Web Developer
Issued by Pleasanton Lions Club on Jun 2022Associated with Martin Hughes
Volunteer Tutor
Issued by CAVE (Community Action Volunteers in Education) on Aug 2018Associated with Martin Hughes
Youth Programming Tutor
Issued by ACE Coding on Jan 2014Associated with Martin Hughes
Languages
- enEnglish
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