Group Product Manager · Data platforms, ML systems & communities
I build products by starting with the people who use them, then using data to keep earning their trust.
I started my career in a lab, and I still think like a scientist. Most recently I was a Group PM at Walmart Data Ventures, where I joined the founding team and led Customer Spark, the exclusive shopper community behind Walmart's consumer research platform.
Six years in pharma research taught me that a failed result is still a result. I run roadmaps the same way.
I joined the founding team at Walmart Data Ventures and helped launch Scintilla, our insights suite for suppliers. Then I took over Customer Spark, the community of verified shoppers on the other side. Here are a few things I'm proud of.
Suppliers were paying for survey responses that sometimes held gibberish, then cleaning their data by hand.
Real-time ML models that remove nonsense, profane and irrelevant answers before suppliers see them, on a re-architected, event-based platform.
Members missed surveys and had little reason to open the app.
Fun weekly micro-surveys that earn points, later written by AI. They also became a new source of customer insight.
Grow the panel with verified shoppers who fit the criteria suppliers rely on, keeping out fraud and bots.
A likelihood-to-join model, a waitlist that checks eligibility in real time, and sharper outreach.
Many support tickets had nothing to do with Spark.
Member verification on ticket submission, plus clearer FAQs for common issues.
Advocate. Unblock. Uplift.
That's how I lead. As a Group PM, I managed two product managers.
I bring my team into the rooms they're not in. I showcase their work and open doors to visibility and new opportunities.
I help them make critical decisions and clear what's in the way, so their products keep moving.
I invest in team chemistry and culture. People come first, and everyone should feel free to be their authentic self at work.
Every step, from the product roadmap back to the lab bench, taught me something I still use.
Walmart Data Ventures · promoted from Senior PM
Founding team member. Launched Scintilla's beta, then led Customer Spark end to end as a people manager.
Adoptimize · AI for animal shelters
AI-enhanced pet photos raised shelter adoptions 60% and return-to-owner rates 140%.
Fujifilm Irvine Scientific
Led the highest-revenue product line. New pricing strategy added $16M in revenue.
Pharmaceutical research · Genentech, 2014 – 2017
Published co-author on research that contributed to Itovebi, an FDA-approved breast cancer treatment. Read the paper
I'm a Los Angeles native, born and raised. I studied biology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and spent six years in pharma research before I found product. It turned out to be the best of both worlds: the experiments I loved, with people at the center. Along the way I earned my MBA at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, concentrating in marketing analytics.
When I'm not working, you'll find me reading, powerlifting or watching a horror movie. I also volunteer with animal rescues and Thrive Scholars.
I'm looking for my next Staff or Group PM role, somewhere I can own the problem, the strategy and the roadmap. I'd love to hear what you're building.