If you can't dazzle them with brillance, baffle them with bull.

--W.C. Fields

Education

Utah Valley University, 2016-2017

Masters of Business Administration

  • Organized the first ever Social Innovation Competition
  • Interned with an IQVIA, The Human Data Science Company located in Spain
  • Worked closely with a the Hope for Honduras non-profit to develop a curriculum (in Spanish) to teach business principles
  • Taught a weekly summer class on creative thinking and human centered design.

Brigham Young University, 2009-2015

Spanish and Iberian Studies; Business

  • Two-time Mobile App Competition Finalist & Student Innovator of the Year finalist
  • Participated in the prestigious Student Advisory Council
  • Researcher and TA in the Entrepreneurial Marketing department.

Rochester Institute of Technology, 2019

MicroMasters: Project Management

  • Earned certificates in Life Cycle Project Management, Best Practices in Project Management and International Project Management.

"I had Andrew in my MBA 6500 course. Andrew is extremely creative and results oriented. I fully believe that this combination of strengths is a powerful one, two punch when it comes to solving problems and getting things done, fueling Andrew's talent and success. He works very well with a team, always has a great attitude and is constantly looking for the opportunity that presents itself in solving problems and overcoming challenges...I fully recommend him and would be happy to talk anytime about my endorsement of Andrew!"

Roger Connors, CEO, Zero To Ten, a Coaching & Leadership Training Company | 4-time NY Times Bestselling Author

skills

Product Manager
Roadmapping, Customer discovery, Analytics (Google Analytics, Firebase)
Product Owner
Agile, Scrum, Idea Validation, GitHub, GitLab, Basecamp, Trello, Jira, Confluence
Software Development
HTML5, CSS 3, Bootstrap 4, Angular Material, JavaScript e6, Bubble
UX Design
Balsamiq, Figma, UXPin, InVision, Human Centered design
Ideation & Validation
Parallel Thinking, Focus Groups, Surveys

Experience


Wells Fargo

Product Manager (3-4 month contract)

February 2021 - May 2021

  • Short term contract to stand up new product with a small team of developers
  • Established manual and automated processes for collecting requirements and building stories for development
  • Standardized Scrum and Agile practices within the team. Emphasised learning and regular feedback.

Kroger - Harris Teeter, Inc.

Product Owner II

September 2019 - February 2021

  • Worked with Executive leadership & department heads to plan, execute and report on the Planning Increment
  • Directed customer-validated feature development for multiple applications to increase sales by 139.5%
  • Analyzed customer and sales data to present users’ stories that led to increasing app ratings by 40.9%
  • Managed an international technical team to reach an average sprint completion rate of 97%
  • Worked with interdepartmental stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, set scope and implement changes to save and generate millions of dollars
  • Integrated with in/external systems so that 650K + Unique users could buy groceries on our app and website

Axcend Corp. HPLC

Agile Project Manager, UX/UI Developer

April 2018 - September 2019

  • Led design and development for the interface for the world’s first mobile liquid chromatography instrument--first sale to NASA
  • Designed app and desktop application to connect with external instrument used in analytical chemistry
  • Defined user stories, assigned sprints and facilitated customer feedback resulting in multiple releases
  • Collaborated with executive level clients to collected feedback & requirements resulting in revenue-driving improvements
  • Programed UI designs in HTML5, CSS 3, Bootstrap, JavaScript and Electron for several product releases

WriteExpress Corp

Software Product Manager

August 2014 - August 2016

  • Worked closely with clients, users and stakeholders to design and develop web and mobile applications
  • Managed interdisciplinary content-creating teams who translated thousands of web pages into Spanish resulting in stellar SEO
  • Managed in-house and remote teams. Used a variety of collaboration tools to maintain high productivity
  • Ran agile meetings to improve work performance and create an effective team culture

WriteExpress

UI/UX Front-End Programmer

September 2012 - September 2014

  • Worked with clients to design and build software applications for mobile and web including a pickup sports app
  • Co-designed features and UI using Balsamiq wireframe mockups
  • Programmed UI using HTML5, CSS 3, JavaScript, Angular Material and Bootstrap
  • Helped refine idea validation concepts. Developed scripts. Filmed and edited myself. See invent.me
  • Co-designed the database schema

"Andrew's ability to quickly sift through feedback, analytics...continues to lead us to the most successfully appropriate solutions for our customers. He's great with utilizing data to correctly estimate and plan projects with accurate timelines. All his projects are managed in a very efficient and scientific way. Andrew is able to remove himself from the emotional aspect of a feature and see directly to the real life value. He's able to push for solutions with clearly defined ROI and customer value."

Kurt Boughman, Software Product Owner at Harris Teeter

Gary Rhoades, Chairman of Xvoyant

"I have a lot of admiration and respect for Andrew Stevens. He is a tireless worker and always met my deadlines for projects. Most importantly, Andrew grasps new concepts quickly and has the ability to work independently and effectively."

Tyler Dawson, Software Developer

"In my experience, few leaders have a sufficiently solid grasp of both the technical and the human side of technology that is essential to so many modern businesses. Andrew used both sets of skills...I especially appreciate his ability to follow-up in a way that always leaves me feeling encouraged and motivated."

"Working for Andrew was an absolute pleasure...He always made our work feel valuable and never made us feel inferior in his correction or suggestions...He would be a fantastic addition to any company that wants a committed, hard working, team player who wants the best in whatever he does"

Christopher, Intern

Certifications

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

The Scrum Alliance Inc.

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

The Project Management Institute

Project Management Best Practices, International & Life Cycle Project Management

Rochester Institute of Technology

Advanced Google Analytics Certification

Google Online Academy

Spanish Advanced Mastery

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Corporate Cultural and Accountability Transition Process

Partners in Leadership

qualities

that make me

unique

Strategic
Perceptive and open minded. I can quickly spot opportunities to plan the forward path.
Innovative
I easily make connections that produce better results for products and systems.
Intuitive
Proven leadership capabilites to mold productive cultures and make real progress
Futuristic
The future motivates me to improve our lives in the next weeks, months and years.