Karl J Solano
CAREER BUILDER EMPLOYMENT SCREENING (Chicago, IL) |
Product Owner 2018 - 2019
Accountable for the planning, control, and management of the complete product life cycle. Planned and prioritized product feature backlog focusing on those with maximum value in alignment with product strategy. Worked directly with the Product Manager and business unit SMEs to elicit business requirements and translate into user stories and acceptance criteria. Collaborate with the team and technical leads to decompose stories into development tasks and targets
• Leverage feedback from key stakeholders and product leadership to solidify user stories into well-defined vertical slices that always focus on real business needs.
• Sparked the transformation of major projects and several professionals to the use of Agile methods resulting in a reduction of the average time of deployment.
• Led efforts in identifying and removing project risks and roadblocks, thereby enhancing successful product releases.
• Reduced the delivery time by 20% and coordinated products completion in line with the company roadmap.
CAREER BUILDER EMPLOYMENT SCREENING (Chicago, IL) |
Junior Product Specialist 2017 - 2018
Provided development operations leadership that ensures orderly deployment of high-quality software. Partnered with stakeholders, web developers and department managers at CBES to translate information architecture, navigation and process flows into beautiful and easy-to-use solutions. Analyzed and interpreted information received using deductive and inductive reasoning skills to identify the best solution for the business.
• Successfully produced necessary imagery and mock-ups that contributed to staff and client-facing web page modifications using UX design principles.
• Completed user research to identify opportunities for improving CBES’s client experience which efforts drove enhancements to WebACE’s site navigation and functionality.
• Collaborated internally with cross-functional teams to ensure timely receipt of new product information.
• Improved implementation process to ensure products are accurately implemented and in compliance.
NOON O KABAB RESTAURANT (Chicago, IL) |
Creative Director/ Assistant Manager 2014 - 2017
Effectively provided strategic leadership and led the entire business function through a turnaround. Served as a creative control of branding strategies, creation/printing of signs, medium for customer relations and content editor. Developed pricing strategies and differentiation factors with competition, balancing restaurant objectives and customer satisfaction. Collaborated with owner and managers to develop different marketing strategies and delivery of campaigns.
• Spearheaded initiatives in designing overall social communication plans, messaging, and processes for enterprise marketing projects, including Facebook etc.
• Improved social media performance with targeting, coordination and content enhancement, increasing engagement by 200%.
• Preserved brand integrity by monitoring the consistency and quality of all contents.
CAREER BUILDER EMPLOYMENT SCREENING (Chicago, IL) |
Product Owner 2018 - 2019
Accountable for the planning, control, and management of the complete product life cycle. Planned and prioritized product feature backlog focusing on those with maximum value in alignment with product strategy. Worked directly with the Product Manager and business unit SMEs to elicit business requirements and translate into user stories and acceptance criteria. Collaborate with the team and technical leads to decompose stories into development tasks and targets
• Leverage feedback from key stakeholders and product leadership to solidify user stories into well-defined vertical slices that always focus on real business needs.
• Sparked the transformation of major projects and several professionals to the use of Agile methods resulting in a reduction of the average time of deployment.
• Led efforts in identifying and removing project risks and roadblocks, thereby enhancing successful product releases.
• Reduced the delivery time by 20% and coordinated products completion in line with the company roadmap.
CAREER BUILDER EMPLOYMENT SCREENING (Chicago, IL) |
Junior Product Specialist 2017 - 2018
Provided development operations leadership that ensures orderly deployment of high-quality software. Partnered with stakeholders, web developers and department managers at CBES to translate information architecture, navigation and process flows into beautiful and easy-to-use solutions. Analyzed and interpreted information received using deductive and inductive reasoning skills to identify the best solution for the business.
• Successfully produced necessary imagery and mock-ups that contributed to staff and client-facing web page modifications using UX design principles.
• Completed user research to identify opportunities for improving CBES’s client experience which efforts drove enhancements to WebACE’s site navigation and functionality.
• Collaborated internally with cross-functional teams to ensure timely receipt of new product information.
• Improved implementation process to ensure products are accurately implemented and in compliance.
NOON O KABAB RESTAURANT (Chicago, IL) |
Creative Director/ Assistant Manager 2014 - 2017
Effectively provided strategic leadership and led the entire business function through a turnaround. Served as a creative control of branding strategies, creation/printing of signs, medium for customer relations and content editor. Developed pricing strategies and differentiation factors with competition, balancing restaurant objectives and customer satisfaction. Collaborated with owner and managers to develop different marketing strategies and delivery of campaigns.
• Spearheaded initiatives in designing overall social communication plans, messaging, and processes for enterprise marketing projects, including Facebook etc.
• Improved social media performance with targeting, coordination and content enhancement, increasing engagement by 200%.
• Preserved brand integrity by monitoring the consistency and quality of all contents.