Jay Jovick

Product Manager • Data Analyst • Full-stack Engineer • Charlotte, NC, US

Start-ups

Product Management

Jack-of-all Trades

Technical Consultancy

Data Analysis

Software Development

Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Team Management

Analytical Thinking

Full Stack Development

Competitive Analysis

Market Research

Entrepreneurship

Technology

SQL

Available for hire fromNegotiable

Contracts

Full-Time Roles

Intellectually Curious

Seasoned technical product leader with high impact in three separate innovation ventures. Committed to tackling the pain points not the people - consensus builder mastery. Hands-on approach to engineering. Intuitive ownership and proven track record to deliver products not Vaporware. Best-fit for a culture that is genuine and down-to-earth.

Projects

Business transformation in M&A: Bringing over 30,000 market research products together

Won a team award for retiring over 3 legacy (acquired) websites and unifying all market research products. Extensive data normalization work, marketing, and full stack development. All delivered at a breakneck speed of 3 months.See More

0 to 1 Designed a luxury motorcoach and entire business

Super Angel investors sponsored an experiment with a new mode of overnight travel. Involved custom manufacturing (engineering) and intense market research.See More

Work History

Senior Technical Product Manager

GBG PlcJun 2021 - Present • 3 yrs 5 mosTalented ability to take 'fuzzy-vision' pitchdecks and build working products. Technical spec authoring. Evaluated machine learning models with a team of data scientists. Described model priorities in agile scrum. Go-to SME for innovation projects. Business transformation replacing legacy platforms. Identified multiple P&L opportunities, saving $800K in software and a >$10 million market opportunity.

Co-Founder

Jitterbug TravelJan 2016 - Mar 2020 • 4 yrs 3 mosCo-founder of Jitterbug Travel, a new startup in the ground transportation space! We designed a new way to make family travel easy. Increased sales by 183% year over year through effective relationship building and marketing campaigns. Won first customers and 1500+ followers. Marketed the innovative product with 75+ Google/Facebook Adsets/campaigns. High customer delight with an impressive product rating of 4.7/5. Brought a luxury recreational bus from an idea to a full-fledged product. Directly collaborated with a 2nd stage manufacture and various suppliers. Stayed within 10% of a bootstrap budget for the prototype. Established initial company operations: hiring, grassroots marketing, market due diligence, market research. Used Azure, SQL, and R to parse and analyze a database of over 22,532,890 records for travel & EMS activation's. Met with super angel seed investors and managed the company budget/finances. Numerous startup responsibilities: accustomed to wearing 7+ hats, making decisions, and pushing the business forward.

Senior Business Systems Analyst

IHSMar 2011 - Jul 2016 • 5 yrs 5 mosDrove the integration of cutting-edge technologies across data analytics, content delivery, and CMS platforms. Product evangelist and subject matter expert. Front End and Back End development experience.

Financial Analyst

Digital RiverJan 2009 - May 2011 • 2 yrs 5 mosRoutinely provided critical decision support to executive staff on key projects.

Marketing Support Specialist

Productive CorporationJan 2008 - Jan 2008 • 1 moAs a Marketing Support Specialist, likely contributed to marketing campaigns, customer outreach, and support activities.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing, Information Systems2012 - 2015

St. Olaf College

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Area of Emphasis in Management2005 - 2009

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