Ryan Nemanic

Experience

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  Southern Alleghenies Conservancy

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2005

  Assistant Project Manager

  AmeriCorps volunteer position. Assisted with management of multiple projects involving renewable energy production, stream remediation, land conservation, trail development, economic and recreational development, and toxic waste cleanup. Also assisted with development of feasibility study and grant writing.

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  Bethel Church

  May 2009 - Apr 2014

  Technology and Visual/Audio Media Director

  Director of online broadcasting, the department's primary channel for broadcasting their message to an international network of ministry and business leaders. Responsibilities included operating 3-4 monthly broadcasts, R&D, technical support, and post-production archiving.Project lead for developing promotional videos. Worked closely with media department for storyboarding, content acquisition, and recruiting & interviewing field experts. Coordinated teams of up to 5 people involved in projects.Managed website content and assisted with development of new website, which included determining pain points, discovering company and clientele needs, phasing development towards future vision, and beta testing.Technical Director - provided technical training and support to the department team, as well as clientele. Developed the department's Technical Manual.Hosted ministry leaders visiting from around the world. Show less

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  Harris Studios

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  Operations Manager & Director of Marketing

  Develop and implement marketing plans and materials for promoting classes, events, academies, auditions, and private instruction programs. Production Manager for theatre academies that culminate in a live stage performance. Manage the company website: Content, online registration and payment system.Administrate all company operations - financial, event and program coordination, departmental oversight, communications.

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  Lightside Games

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

  Marketing and Partnerships Coordinator

  Marketing Strategy - Worked closely with core marketing team to develop and implement numerous marketing campaigns for launch of a new mobile video game. Strategies included partner cross-promotions, user acquisition, ad-buying, email capture, in-game events for current playerbase, etc. I was also instrumental in forming the messaging around marketing campaigns.Visual Assets - Directed creation of all graphic and video assets, including concept, review, and approval. Managed prioritization and delivery on tight timeframes. Deliverables included brand kit, promotional videos, game icon, advertising banner graphics, etc.Partner Relationships - Pursued and secured key partner relationships. Assembled partner marketing kit, directed language translation for international partners, and disseminated kit to partners.Endorsements - Drafted copy for endorsements from internationally recognized affinity group leaders (all were approved without any edits made).Websites - Directed design/redesign of company websites, including scope of work, project phasing, content development and acquisition, navigation structure, etc. Managed content on all websites.Deals - Played instrumental role in closing several deals vital to the success of the project and company. Show less

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  Limelight Health

  Nov 2015 - Aug 2020

  Product Manager

  As a Product Manager for Limelight Health, I was an integral part of developing the product to a significant increase in valuation and the successful acquisition of the start-up company by FINEOS. During my tenure I also served as the Business Analyst for a key client that represented a large source of revenue for the company. (See my experience under FINEOS for more details of my value-add to this company)

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  FINEOS

  Aug 2020 - Oct 2024

  Product Manager

  Employ my communication and problem solving skills to accurately identify the problem space in our target market.Work with industry subject matter experts, internal & customer stakeholders, and end-users of our product to identify opportunities to close capability gaps and build a product roadmap that prioritizes meeting key objectives that align with product strategy, while balancing prioritization of immediate customer business needs.Instrumental in the strategy of and success criteria for a major, end-to-end application upgrade to data models and UI/UX/workflow.Work closely with engineering scrum teams using agile methodology to define and breakdown epics, decompose into user stories, effectively communicate the business need and value of features (the why), and refine the work into digestible pieces of work for the engineers.Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers to develop user journeys, wireframes, workflow diagrams, visual designs, and prototypes, which I present to stakeholders and end-users in order to solicit feedback and drive to the best possible product solutions.Demo new features to internal and external stakeholders to showcase new product capabilities, as well as taking in feedback for further, iterative improvements in the spirit of agile.--FINEOS is a leading provider of core systems for life, accident and health insurers globally with 7 of the 10 largest group life and health carriers in the US as well as 6 of the largest life insurers in Australia. With employees and offices throughout the world, FINEOS continues to scale rapidly, working with innovative progressive insurers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.The FINEOS Platform provides clients the only complete end-to-end SaaS core product suite that includes FINEOS AdminSuite enabling quote to claim administration as well as add-on products, FINEOS Engage to support digital engagement and FINEOS Insight for analytics and reporting.For more information, visit www.FINEOS.com Show less