Product Manager at Skimlinks
Internet | London, United Kingdom, GB
Specialties: Agile, Scrum, Product / Project Management, QA, online, digital, affiliate marketing, behavioural retargeting, web applications, PHP, SVN, SQL, XML, HTML, JavaScript, usability, WYSIWYG layout tools
Jan
2012 - Present
Product Manager / Skimlinks
Feb
2011 -
Jan
2012
Product Manager / Digital Window
The Product Manager is responsible for day to day management and oversight of the development efforts for multiple projects.
This includes project planning (within an AGILE framework), developing requirements documents and scheduling and developing technical product specifications. The Product Manager adds value by ensuring that the projects produced are of quality, throughly tested and completed on time.
Oct
2010 -
Feb
2011
Senior Project Manager / myThings
2009 -
2010
Business Analyst / Record Union
Freelance business analysis and consultancy work for a digital music distribution service. Responsible for improving the business model of this European startup to maximize their margins whilst retaining a quality service for independent musicians.
Aug
2008 -
Oct
2010
Quality Control Coordinator / Digital Window
Full software testing responsibility within an Agile framework for two Scrum teams, working on web applications (PHP). Tasks included executing regression, acceptance, and black box testing (including exploratory testing). In addition normal QA responsibilities, the role also involved interviewing and recruiting new QA Analysts and growing the department.
Aug
2008 -
Oct
2009
Technical Account Manager / Affiliate Window
• Assisting client development teams in implementing transaction-tracking solutions including JavaScript product tracking tags, as well as numerous web analytics tools.
• Analysing and optimizing client campaigns from a technical standpoint.
• Brand clients under my technical management included Play.com and LOVEFiLM
• Daily assignments ranged from Quality Assurance to Project Management and Support.
• Solutions used and implemented include: Doubleclick, Google Analytics, Atlas, Omniture, TagMan, and Coremetrics.
Aug
2008 -
Sept
2009
Technical Service Executive / Affiliate Window
Feb
2005 -
Dec
2005
Web Content Manager / AD82 Productions Ltd.
Feb
2002 -
Mar
2002
Technical Intern / TagMaster AB
Intern role, supporting Technical Director with various creative projects including website maintenance and development of official annual report for the financial year, as well as administrative tasks. Meeting deadlines was an intrinsic part of the position.
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Websites:
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Honors:
2011
a4u Innovative Affiliate Network of the Year - Darwin
a4u Best Affiliate Network Technical Team - Affiliate Window
2010
Econsultancy Innovation Award - myThings & Affiliate Window
2009
a4u Best Network Innovation - Create-a-Feed
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Interests:
New technology, development methodologies, management techniques, music composition/technology, entertainment and the arts, history, philosophy, photography.