Career Journey

A decade of building
products that scale

From health-tech operations to cybersecurity GTM to enterprise platforms. Every role represents a different operating model, but the mission stays constant: discover signal, design the system, ship value.

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Years Experience

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Products Shipped

$0M+

Revenue Impact

Skills Evolution

Capabilities built across
a decade of product work

Product

0-1 DevelopmentProduct StrategyGTM StrategyUser ResearchRoadmappingA/B Testing

Technical

Full-Stack DevelopmentAI/ML IntegrationAPI IntegrationData AnalysisSystem Architecture

Leadership

Cross-Functional TeamsStakeholder ManagementExecutive CommunicationPartner RelationsAgile/Scrum

Tools

FigmaJiraLinearAmplitudeMixpanelSQLPythonReactNext.js
Chapter 01Current Role

Building the Health-Tech Operating System

Medicare Drop

Head of Product|Jan 2023 - Present
Scaled to $15M, 15x revenue growth

Architected dual-sided ops + partner platform with AI document parsing, live routing, and provider portal. Built competitive moat against multinational incumbents through technical differentiation.

Impact Metrics

7 markets
1000+ users
65% support reduction

Key Achievements

  • Led product strategy reducing manual processing by 80%
  • Developed custom AI document model, cutting intake time 90%
  • Engineered revenue cycle system, 99% error reduction
  • Launched live chat and agent routing, 65% support reduction
  • Created partner portal for self-service order creation
  • Designed gamified sales tools and real-time dashboards
  • Built multi-market expansion playbook across 7 states
2020 - 2023
Chapter 02

Transforming Cybersecurity GTM

Blue Lava

Head of Product|Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
+50% ARR expansion

Pivoted strategy to NIST CSF alignment, launched PLG mini-assessment funnel, repackaged pricing. Transformed founder-service into deployable SaaS platform.

Impact Metrics

PLG motion
10% conversion
NIST CSF aligned

Key Achievements

  • Repositioned product to align with NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • Launched PLG mini-assessment funnel with 10% conversion rate
  • Developed freemium tier and repackaged pricing strategy
  • Reduced time-to-value from months to days
  • Built CISO-focused security program maturity scoring
  • Replaced Big Four consulting with actionable insights platform

What Colleagues Say

Top-notch Product Manager. His knowledge, relentlessly positive attitude and ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs of a startup made him an absolute pleasure to work with. Intensely reliable and extremely skilled at working with difficult stakeholders.
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Mike Bruchanski

VP Product, BlueLava

One of the best Product Managers I've ever worked with. Has expertise in modern productivity tools and provides truly constructive feedback. He has a talent for clearly communicating product functionality and value to large audiences, and has a knack for building strong relationships with developers. Person with strong work ethic, great sense of humor, and is highly respected among peers.
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Igor Makarenko

Principal Security Architect, BlueLava

2015 - 2020
Chapter 03

Building Enterprise-Scale Foundations

Workday

Senior Product Manager|Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Scaled GTM systems

Grew from analyst to PM owning platforms powering sales, support, and operations. Built muscle memory for shipping at enterprise scale with cross-functional conviction.

Impact Metrics

Sales platforms
Support systems
Ops infrastructure

Key Achievements

  • Progressed from Business Systems Analyst to Senior Product Manager
  • Owned platforms powering sales, support, and operations teams
  • Led cross-functional initiatives with engineering, design, and GTM
  • Developed enterprise-scale product development processes
  • Built internal tools adoption programs and training materials

What Colleagues Say

Joe is one of the people in my career that I will never forget. He is a natural leader who partners with those around him and inspires them to always be their best self. Regardless of the environment - whether leading a team meeting, defining product direction, or collaborating with cross functional partners - Joe shines. Excellent at conflict management, and workmates genuinely enjoy working with or for him.
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Liz Wheeles

Technical Program Manager, Workday

One word that summarizes Joe - awesome. His sheer curiosity, enthusiasm, servant leadership and product understanding have always impressed me. He engages with teams in a versatile manner, enabling continuous learning, fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and taking forward actions towards the Product vision. A fantastic person to have on your team, a solid Scrum Master and value-obsessed Product Manager.
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Vicky Hora

Agile Coach, Workday

Foundation

Education & Complete
Skills Matrix

Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems

San Jose State University | 2011-2015

Product

0-1 DevelopmentProduct StrategyGTM StrategyUser ResearchRoadmappingA/B Testing

Technical

Full-Stack DevelopmentAI/ML IntegrationAPI IntegrationData AnalysisSystem Architecture

Leadership

Cross-Functional TeamsStakeholder ManagementExecutive CommunicationPartner RelationsAgile/Scrum

Tools

FigmaJiraLinearAmplitudeMixpanelSQLPythonReactNext.js

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