David Bialer
San Francisco, CA
94114 | (415) 425-9800 | dbialer@blueranger.com |
www.linkedin.com/in/davidbialer
SENIOR PRODUCT LEADER
Strategic, Adaptive,
Hands-on Product Orchestrator
Core Competencies
▪ Product
Owner ▪ Product management ▪ Strategic Partnerships ▪ Product
Strategy & Planning ▪
▪ Mobile App
Sevelopment ▪ Software as a Service (SaaS) ▪
IoS ▪ Android ▪ Web Apps ▪ IoT ▪
▪ Agile
methodologies ▪ Coaching/mentoring ▪ Marketing
▪ Lean Startup Leadership ▪
Technical Skills
▪ Recommender
Systems ▪
Machine Learning ▪ Tableau ▪ SQL ▪ R ▪ Octave
▪
▪ HTML5/JS
▪ Bugzilla ▪ Github
▪ Google Analytics ▪ Data Analytics ▪ jira ▪ Restful APIS ▪
Recent Certifications
▪ recommender
systems (University of Minnesota) ▪ machine learning (Stanford University)
▪
Professional Experience
GOOD&CO
(part of the Stepstone Group, the largest job network in Europe), San
Francisco, CA 10/2017 -
current
Lead Product Manager, Team Lead, B2B
Orchestrates product roadmap,
requirements, prioritization and delivery of a SaaS platform that quantifies
human psychometrics information and uses it to predict fits to jobs, roles,
managers and teams in order to help companies hire the best people who will
bring the right chemistry to a team.
MOZILLA
CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA 2012
– 4/2017
Lead Product Manager
Firefox Marketplace
– the Mozilla app store for Web Apps
Defined, drove, and
launched Firefox Marketplace, an e-commerce app store for HTML5 web apps across
Firefox OS (phones and TV), Firefox for Android, and Firefox Desktop.
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Grew Firefox Marketplace from 0 to 50M unique users within
2.5 years, producing 7M monthly active users.
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Drove implementation of personalization using machine
learning to increase conversions from 40% to 70%.
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Led cross-functional multi-continent team as product owner
for multiple parallel initiatives consisting of engineering, QA, UX through product
sprints and weekly product releases.
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Launched the app store with multiple mobile operators
across 38 countries and 50+ languages.
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Responsible for consumer-facing apps and website that
resulted in high growth and high engagement of 4 visits per month and 85%
retention rate.
BLUERANGER
CONSULTING, San Francisco, CA 2009
- 2012
Product Strategy and Management Consultant (Self-Employed)
Consulted with
companies to turn around products, perform new product market analyses, and
develop go-to-market plans. Some
engagements:
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Developed a product strategy for Affectiva,
a machine learning startup in the emotional computing Al space, across two
different products.
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Helped Microsoft’s Embedded Division develop their
Go-To-Market plan to build channels for their embedded product lines and obtain
budget approval.
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Other clients include SpikeSource (Vulnerability scanning),
Exicon Global, Crimson Consulting, and several
others.
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Hired by a client, Mozilla, to lead product management for
Firefox Marketplace.
NOKIA
(through acquisition of TROLLTECH), Redwood Shores, CA 2005
- 2009
Head of Ecosystem for Nokia, QT
Software Division (2008 – 2009)
Director of Partner Ecosystem,
Partner Products, Business Development and Community (2005 - 2008)
Led strategic partnering, partner products/services, and
open source community for flagship products Qt and Qtopia.
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Built alliances and partner programs that accounted for 19%
of total revenue (~$9M).
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Ran business development and built international strategic
relationships with key mobile, semiconductor, embedded technology, and service
providers for mobile handset and consumer electronics industry.
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Served as sponsor for Qt open source
community activities and a 300,000 member developer
community.
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Managed launch and developed community support of first
open mobile handset, Qtopia Greenphone,
and Linux-based complete mobile software solution.
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Visited Nokia’s large partners developed a training program
to onboard them to the Qt ecosystem.
ENCIRQ,
INC., Burlingame, CA 2003
- 2005
Head of Product and Marketing
Built
embedded database startup by developing product positioning and messaging,
implementing all product marketing, and launching new product.
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Helped raise $5M in Series A
funding.
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Negotiated strategic OEM partnership and distribution deal
with Metrowerks, Motorola, and Freescale.
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Developed international sales channels in Asia and Europe.
BAY
MOBILE WASH, INC., Mountain View, CA 2001
- 2003
Owner, President, Entrepreneur
Founded
and self-financed on-site ecofriendly automotive detailing services company
with a fleet of six crews.
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Built vehicle fleet and company revenue to $1.5M within 18
months with 16 employees. Sold business.
BSQUARE
CORPORATION, Bellevue, WA and San Mateo, CA 1998
-2001
General Manager, Embedded (IoT) Products and Services Division
Owned
P&L responsibility for embedded products, mobile applications, and
professional services. Oversaw product management, engineering, sales,
marketing QA, and international offices.
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Increased division revenue by 700% to $32M, resulting in an
IPO on NASDAQ and a $1.5B market capitalization.
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Designed and implemented new a strategy and execution team,
transitioning the division to a market focus that included product lines for
mobile devices, thin clients, web appliances, and set-top boxes.
EARLY
CAREER Prior
to 1998
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Philips
Electronics, Campbell, CA
o
MobileSoft Division - Co-Founder of MobileSoft / Director
of Product Management and Business Development.
o
Mobile Computing Group – Senior Product Management
Mobile Software for Philips Velo 1 Handheld PC.
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Oracle – Partner
Manager, Oracle Media Objects
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Intel – Product
Marketing Engineer, Intel Indeo Video
Education
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania - MBA, Strategic Management and
Marketing
Cornell University, College of Engineering – BS, Computer Science with
Minor in Electrical Engineering