Two degrees. Six certifications.
Both degrees from the University of Cincinnati, two different colleges. The combination is deliberate. Strategic management at Lindner paired with interaction design at DAAP is the cross-section that shapes how I approach product today.
2022 to 2024
Master of Business Administration
University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Concentration: Strategic Management
“The MBA gave me the frameworks. Shipping Falcoscan showed me when to apply them.”
2013 to 2017
Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning
Major: Product Design
“DAAP taught me that every detail is a decision someone made, or did not.”
Product Management: An Introduction
PM Foundations & Stakeholder Collaboration
Product Strategy & Roadmapping
Intro to Agile Development & Scrum
AWS Cloud Practitioner
HubSpot SEO Certification
The tools I reach for.
I list tools to show what I reach for when the problem calls for it. Click any tool to see what I have built with it and where it shows up in my work.
How I think.
Every case study in this portfolio uses a different combination of these frameworks. Some I learned at Lindner. Most I learned by needing them in a meeting and reading the source the night before.
Strategy & analysis
Porter's Five Forces
PorterMaps competitive dynamics in a market: rivalry, buyers, suppliers, substitutes, new entrants.
SWOT
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. Useful when paired with an action.
VRIO / VRIODS
Which capabilities actually drive advantage. Value, rarity, inimitability, organization, durability, substitutability.
Value Chain
PorterWhere value is created and where it leaks. Surfaces operational bottlenecks.
Jobs to Be Done
ChristensenWhat is the user actually hiring the product for. Reframes features as outcomes.
Geoffrey Moore Positioning
MooreFor [user] who [need], our product is a [category] that [benefit]. Unlike [alternative], our product [differentiator].
Product management
PRDs
Product Requirements Documents. Functional and non-functional requirements, prioritized.
User Stories with INVEST
Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable. A checklist for story quality.
RICE Prioritization
Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort. A scoring model that forces honesty about assumptions.
MoSCoW
Must, Should, Could, Won't. For ruthless scoping when the roadmap can't hold everything.
Rolling Wave Roadmaps
PMBOKNear-term committed, far-term directional. The right format for startup-stage products.
North Star Metrics
One number that tells you whether you are winning. Keeps teams aligned under pressure.
Brand
Implementation
7-Factor Implementation Plan
Every recommendation mapped to financial, operational, and mission impact.
Agile / Scrum
Sprints, standups, retros. The connective tissue between strategy and shipped outcomes.
WSJF Scoring
Weighted Shortest Job First. Maximizes economic value against cost of delay.
Away from the desk.
Two things outside work that inform how I approach it.
An hour on a court resets everything.
I play regularly in Austin. The best players are not the ones with the hardest shots. They are the ones who make the rally easier for their partner. That generalizes.
Made things with my hands long before I had a computer.
Drawing, music, the occasional three-dimensional experiment. Every shipped feature is a made object. Every interface is a composed thing. The instinct is the same.
The role I want.
Specific, so there is no guessing.
- Senior or Staff Product Manager.
- Open to 0-to-1, growth, and technical product tracks.
- Not pursuing product ops or pure program management.
- Series A to C startups, or larger companies where I can own a product surface end-to-end.
- Remote-first or Austin-based.
- AI-native products, developer tools, or consumer products with technical depth.
- Industry-agnostic. I care about the product's texture more than the industry it is in.
The fastest way to reach me is email. I read everything and respond within 24 hours.