OVERVIEW
PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
I’m a product manager on the Product Foundation (Interfaces) team at Facebook. Previously, I was a senior product manager at Dollar Shave Club in Los Angeles (acquired by Unilever for $1 billion) and a software engineer at J.Crew / Madewell in New York City. I am also the creator of CONSIGN.NYC, a Rails application catering to the high end consignment market in New York City.
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ATTORNEY
Prior to working in tech, I practiced law as a litigator in New York and Massachusetts, focusing on multi-district litigation. I managed teams working on complex litigations. I am licensed to practice in the United States Supreme Court. The last trial I prepped for resulted in a $9 billion verdict (seventh largest verdict in U.S. history). I was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer in 2014.
SKILLS
Version Control: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket. Development Tools: JIRA, VirtualBox, Heroku, Amazon Web Services, Compass, Rally, Trello, Agile. Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, SASS, C. Frameworks & Libraries: Ruby on Rails, Sinatra, jQuery, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, Handlebars.js, Node.js, Express.js, Bootstrap, Apache Velocity, WordPress. Design Tools: Photoshop.
PRODUCT / ENGINEERING
PRODUCT MANAGER, Menlo Park, CA, July 2017 to present
Currently a product manager on the Product Foundation (Interfaces) team in Core App. The Product Foundation team manages, among other things, platform health, quality, performance, core UI, ecosystem growth, and navigation across the various Facebook interfaces (iOS, Android, WWW).
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DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, MONETIZATION, Marina del Rey, CA, Feb. 2017 to June 2017
Senior product manager for DSC’s consumer-facing eCommerce experience, with a focus on monetization (driving new and existing razor subscribers to adopt non-razor products). Launched the member homepage, redesigned brand pages, trial kits, updated subscription stop flow (migration from Angular to Ember), native app download banner, and Zendesk Chat widget.
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DOLLAR SHAVE CLUB
PRODUCT MANAGER, Marina del Rey, CA, Aug. 2015 to Feb. 2017
Product manager for DSC’s consumer-facing eCommerce experience.
Growth: Tested and/or launched several site enhancements and optimizations to our acquisition funnel focused on driving razor subscriptions, mix shift, and initial AOV. Managed growth-related landing pages.
Monetization: Launched custom Bazaarvoice ratings and reviews implementation, Big Cloud brand, Wanderer brand, DSC Traveler, skip functionality (allowing users to skip next shipment), redesigned storefront, product page image gallery, and updated gifting experience (new gift box + gift wrap).
Acquired by Unilever for $1 billion, July 2016.
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J.CREW + MADEWELL
FRONT END ENGINEER, New York, NY, Sept. 2014 to July 2015
JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, Backbone.js, CSS, SASS, responsive and mobile development for J.Crew, Madewell and J.Crew Factory eCommerce websites. Product owner for internal application which generates email marketing campaigns across brands; architected, designed and developed product using Backbone.js, Handlebars.js and SASS. Participated in agile software development; coordinated with product manager to develop user stories. Developed comprehensive shipment confirmation emails using Apache Velocity templating language. Won award for Most Impactful Hack at annual J.Crew Hackathon for redesign and personalization of the J.Crew home page.
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FREELANCE
DESIGNER & DEVELOPER, Sept. 2013 to July 2015
Designed and developed web-based products using Ruby on Rails, WordPress, Node.js, Express.js, Bootstrap and other technologies for clients across multiple industries including legal, sports management, professional organizing and travel.
LEGAL / MANAGEMENT
DOUGLAS & LONDON PC
SENIOR ASSOCIATE – LITIGATION (ATTORNEY), New York, NY, Mar. 2013 to Apr. 2014
Prepared expert witnesses for deposition and trial in In RE: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation in which jury awarded $9 billion in damages (seventh largest verdict in U.S. history). Presented at national litigation conference in Las Vegas regarding status of litigation. Responsible for breaking down complex issues, determining core messages, prioritizing tasks, assessing and mitigating potential risks in preparation for deposition and trial. Educated clients and expert witnesses regarding litigation process.
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MORELLI ALTERS RATNER PC
SENIOR ASSOCIATE – LITIGATION (ATTORNEY), New York, NY, Apr. 2009 to Jan. 2014
Practice focused on pharmaceutical, employment, wiretapping and class action litigation. Supervised and managed team of approximately 15 people working on large-scale national product liability claims. Drafted and filed appellate brief in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of plaintiffs involved in Anthony Pellicano celebrity wiretapping scandal.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor with Honor
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Criminology
Distinguished Dean’s List (12 semester credits with 4.0 GPA)
Semester Academic Honors
Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
AWARDS
MOST IMPACTFUL HACK, J.CREW HACKATHON, 2014
Awarded most impactful hack for redesign and personalization of the J.Crew home page.
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TOP 100 TRIAL LAWYER, 2014
Named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers for superior qualifications, trial results and leadership.
PUBLICATIONS
CODE
Node.js Tutorial: Creating a Simple App with Node, Express & MongoDB, A MEAN Magazine (2014)
Backbone.js Tutorial: Getting Started with Backbone, JavaScript Weekly (2014)
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LAW
Decisions 2012, Recent Developments in Tort Law, Contributing Author: Discovery, New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2012)
Decisions 2011, Recent Developments in Tort Law, Contributing Author: Discovery, New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2011)
Decisions 2010, Recent Developments in Tort Law, Contributing Author: Discovery, New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2010)
A Comprehensive Guide to Elevator Accident Liability, Bill of Particulars Magazine (2010)
Decisions 2009, Recent Developments in Tort Law, Contributing Author: Discovery, New York State Trial Lawyers Association (2009)
ADMISSIONS
Supreme Court of the United States of America
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
District of Columbia
United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
State of New York
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
QueensJS, Queens, NY, worldview Rails application curating media for thousands of searchable world locations (2014)
Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, NV, In RE: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation (2013)
Presentation at Bellagio, Las Vegas, on In RE: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation in which jury awarded $9 billion in damages (seventh largest verdict in U.S. history)