Clinton Bragg
Rockwall,Texas
Summary
Highly motivated professional with 20 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Skillfully creates and maintains professional and loyal relationships with co-workers, staff and clients while managing administrative and sales employees. Comfortable working independently as manager and leader and as collaborative team member. Applies business acumen and experience and exercises decisive judgment to meet and exceed organizational goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
DFW Furniture
Rockwall, TX
08.2019 - Current
- Created and maintained website design, layout, and navigation structure.
- Reviewed customer feedback data collected from surveys and comments sections on the site.
- Collaborated with marketing teams on strategies for driving more traffic to the site through advertising campaigns.
- Designed promotional campaigns on social media platforms that increased visits to the site by 25%.
- Evaluated software functionality and made adjustments when necessary.
Chief Product Manager
Steve Silver Company
Forney, TX
08.2003 - Current
- Developed product roadmaps to help guide the development of new products.
- Conducted market research and competitive analysis for existing and potential products.
- Managed cross-functional teams across departments, including engineering, marketing, and sales.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define product requirements and user stories.
- Created processes and procedures that ensure high quality products are delivered on time.
- Identified customer needs through user interviews, surveys, focus groups, and other feedback mechanisms.
- Analyzed data from various sources such as customer feedback, usage metrics, A and B testing results to inform product decisions.
- Prioritized features in order to maximize impact while meeting budget constraints.
- Drafted presentations for internal review meetings and external events such as trade shows or conferences.
- Participated in design reviews to ensure usability standards are being met throughout the product development cycle.
- Monitored industry trends and identified opportunities for innovation within the product portfolio.
- Worked closely with engineering teams to ensure feature specifications are understood and implemented correctly.
- Led project planning sessions to map out timelines for feature releases.
- Performed post-launch analyses to measure success of feature rollouts.
- Communicated progress updates at regular intervals with senior leadership.
- Generated reports detailing progress against goals set by executive team members.
- Provided technical guidance during troubleshooting efforts when needed.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors related to product components or services.
- Established relationships with third party developers who could extend the reach of our products.
- Worked with engineers to improve user experience and confirm builds meet user specifications.
- Worked with sales teams to land customer wins in complex deals.
- Created prototypes and visual mockups by liaising and collaborating with designers.
- Helped coordinate testing to verify quality and usability of new product features.
- Defined and implemented cost reduction strategies throughout product development lifecycle to maximize profitability.
- Collected and analyzed market research data for use in forecasting.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Small Business Management And Entrepreneurship
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2003
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Marketing tactics
- Administrative Oversight
- Budget Administration
- Business Management
- Customer Relations
- Business marketing
- Verbal and written communication
- Budget Development
- Relationship Building
- Sales Leadership
- Hiring and staffing
- Business Planning
- Cost Reduction
- Partnership Development
- Cash flow optimization
- Contract negotiation expertise
- Consulting
- Quality Management Systems
- Talent Development
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Business Development
Affiliations
Travel to China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, and Philippines for sourcing furniture and negotiate price. I would also hold quality inspections for running goods/items to insure they pass.
Timeline
Owner
DFW Furniture
08.2019 - Current
Chief Product Manager
Steve Silver Company
08.2003 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Small Business Management And Entrepreneurship
The University of Alabama