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    Scott J. Berry

    Scott J. Berry

    Product Guy, Analyst, Advisor. Multifunctional experience. Certified Product Owner. Love startups. Able to leap tall learning curves in a single bound.

    Product Manager Norwalk Stanford University
    DigitalicsLLC.com
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    Experience
    Digitalics, LLC (freelance consulting with startups)
    Digitalics, LLC (freelance consulting with startups)
    Principal 2014 - Present (almost 12 years)
    Freelance work used to bridge periods between full-time roles, most recently with healthcare and technology firms. Services include industry analysis, market research, product... more strategy, data analysis, financial models, pitch decks, and business plans.
    Zillion, Inc. (formerly HealthFleet, Inc.)
    Zillion, Inc. (formerly HealthFleet, Inc.)
    Product Strategy and Marketing 2014 (7 months)
    Interim Executive role for this Health IT Platform provider. Hired to conduct market trend and competitive analysis, develop positioning and targeting, advise on long-term... more product evolution. Led efforts to revise company website with updated branding.
    Westchester Community College SUNY
    Westchester Community College SUNY
    Adjunct Professor, Engineering Physics 2013 - 2014 (4 months)
    Socrates Healthcare (cloud-based EHR system)
    Socrates Healthcare (cloud-based EHR system)
    Operations 2013 (6 months)
    Hired to manage all operations for this U.S. expansion of a successful Irish healthcare IT (EHR) firm. Project implementation, sales, finance, and product management. Expanded... more the reseller channel by 100%, adding firms representing ~1000 physician practices and a revenue ramp to $22M within 2-3 years. Instituted formal Product Management structure into the firm. Company was unable to secure sufficient funding to monetize the sales pipeline we'd built.
    Digitalics, LLC (consulting/freelance)
    Digitalics, LLC (consulting/freelance)
    Principal 2010 - 2013 (over 2 years)
    Freelance work in multiple industries
    Steeplechase Networks
    Steeplechase Networks
    Founder, Product and Market Development, acting CFO 2008 - 2010 (about 2 years)
    Co-founder of start-up offering SaaS services over community broadband networks via desktop and mobile. Instrumental in securing a $2.5M term sheet, but investor could not... more raise the required funds so company shut down.

    - Led technical team in development of a B2C/social media SaaS product in less than 8 months.
    - Assessed market needs, defined product offerings, wrote software requirements within an Agile framework for the company’s platform
    - Designed and implemented the company website
    Sanders Morris Harris
    Sanders Morris Harris
    VP, Sr Research Analyst, Technology 2005 - 2008 (about 3 years)
    Created full company financial models and launched equity coverage of technology firms. Refined and presented recommendations to sales, clients, and press; quoted in Bloomberg... more and Reuters. Originally hired as a tech industry consultant, engaging potential clients and making strategic acquisition recommendations. Research areas included Software, Biometrics, Wireless Broadband, Digital Media, Internet, Mobile, ICs, and 3-D Printing.
    Freelancer, Self- Employed
    Freelancer, Self- Employed
    Freelance Consultant 2003 - 2005 (almost 2 years)
    Bulldog Teleworks
    Bulldog Teleworks
    Founder, VP Market and Product 2002 - 2003 (about 1 year)
    The first to market customized CRM software to the small/mid-sized professional services vertical on a subscription (SaaS) basis, by bundling it with advanced voice (IP Centrex)... more services. Staged successful market-trial with law firms in NY. Company did not secure sufficient financing to continue.

    - Responsible for strategic marketing and the product roadmap
    - Identified new sales channel, involving licensing of vertical software to service providers
    - Directed market and partner development
    BlazePhotonics
    BlazePhotonics
    Head of Marketing and Product 2001 - 2002 (about 1 year)
    Recruited to run Marketing for this Photonic Crystal technology venture. Assessed the market and competitive environment, defined technical requirements for the first product.... more Led business development activities with firms in several industries. Led initiative to restructure company strategy after technology failed to meet defined market needs.
    AboveNet
    Exit
    AboveNet
    Director, Global Product Management 1998 - 2001 (about 3 years)
    • Conceived and launched the first enterprise-based wavelength service, and also created the first offering to combine last-mile network with Internet transit and co-location
    •... more Introduced a structured PM process
    • Doubled fiber sales to $75M+ and added $25M in new sales, locking customers into years of follow-on business
    • Helped book over $30M in new business via direct support of Sales VPs on client calls
    • Principal company spokesperson, and a frequently-requested speaker
    AT&T
    AT&T
    Several Positions 1993 - 1998 (about 5 years)
    Director of Product Management
    Director of Application Engineering
    District Manager, Project Management, Engineering, and Construction
    AT&T Bell Laboratories
    AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Technical Manager 1981 - 1993 (about 12 years)
    Various technical management and staff positions in system engineering and project management
    Founder
    Bulldog Teleworks, Steeplechase Networks
    Employee
    AT&T, AboveNet, Zillion, Inc. (formerly HealthFleet, Inc.), Socrates Healthcare (cloud-based EHR system), BlazePhotonics, Sanders Morris Harris, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Freelancer, Self- Employed, Digitalics, LLC (consulting/freelance), Westchester Community College SUNY, Digitalics, LLC (freelance consulting with startups)
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    Achievements

    • Profitably expanded a $500M product line by 10-20%; grew enterprise revenues to $100M+ in a smaller firm

    • In just a few months, rationalized an EHR product line for a healthcare IT startup, and helped double the size of the reseller channel.

    • Introduced or improved a structured Product Management process in several firms.

    • Developed numerous complex models for companies, combining engineering and business rules with financial valuations, to allow sophisticated "what-if" analysis and to guide corporate and product strategy

    • Used such financial models to create investor pitch decks, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Angel investments in one firm and a $2M Series-A term sheet in another.

    • Familiarity with SQL, Python, Jira. Expert in Excel and MS Office suite.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Product Management Product Strategy Product Marketing Software Product Management Business Strategy Financial Modeling Financial Analysis Market Research and Analysis Competitive Analysis Business Analysis Project Management Investor Pitch Decks Financial Modelling & Valuation Process Improvement Industry Analysis Data Analytics
    Locations
    Stamford New Haven New York City Westchester Connecticut Norwalk
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