Experienced professional with a proven track record in guiding product development and achieving market success. Demonstrated ability to utilize data-driven insights to inform decision-making and drive business growth. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and aligning projects with strategic business objectives. Known for fostering collaboration, adaptability, and consistently delivering impactful results. Proficient in strategic planning, optimizing user experience, and implementing agile methodologies.
Hi, I’m
Kiley Summers
Engineer
Humble,TX
Summary
Overview
18
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SPENDEBT, Inc.Houston, TX
Founder, Head of Product & Technology
01.2016 - Current
Job overview
- Established SpenDebt as a third-party payment provider and micropayments as a new payment method (not round-ups), earning Capital One support for business operations and payment processing
- Designed the micropayment solution product lifecycle and roadmaps, helping consumers pay off debt every time they swipe their debit card or have a banking transaction, improving consumers’ financial health
- Formed and led a global cross-functional team from executives to developers, managed agile sprints for updates, delivering four full brand improvements, and released three major app updates
- Implemented customer feedback loops, maintaining customer churn rate below 3% by ensuring customer inquiries are addressed within 24 hours
- This led to new feature development, enhanced UI/UX, and increased lifetime value to over 20 months
- Created a go-to-market strategy and B2B payment method for small and large accounts receivable teams, aiding daily payment recovery, including co-branded and API integration solutions
- Propelled SpenDebt as an emerging fintech company, securing support from Capital One, Mastercard, Visa, Microsoft, Northwestern Mutual, and other early supporters
- Won first place in Microsoft’s Global Hack for positive Impact Executive Challenge out of 1174 companies across 70 countries
DIVERSITY FUND HOUSTON, Inc.
Entrepreneur in Residence
01.2020 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Developed the strategic plan and crafted the funding thesis
- Instrumental in attracting key limited partners who committed over 25% of the fund
- Recruited the founding advisory board and community partners to establish fundamental support
- Helped cultivate a thriving community of founders and early-stage companies, to build out early pipeline
PEPSICO – Frito Lay
Operation & Maintenance/Engineering Business Unit Leader
05.2007 - 05.2015
Job overview
- Led a successful $62M Geographical Enterprise Solutions startup, 4th in PepsiCo history
- Achieved 100% buy-in from technical and operational teams through cross-functional influence at all levels
- Oversaw $1.2MM of spare parts inventory with 96% accuracy across 1,500 items for site expansion
- Managed an operating budget of $120K, strategically reinvesting to enhance equipment longevity
- Directed departmental strategies, achieving delivery of 50MM pounds of volume and executing a $115K productivity plan
- Secured $250K in funding through Capital Appropriation Requests to complete site projects to improve capacity ~3% efficiency and reducing waste by 10%
- Steered the execution of Transformation Packaging, transitioning from conventional lines to automated packaging equipment
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, to design and retrofit new equipment in site's layout
Education
TechStars
Kaufman Fellows from Venture Deals
2019 - 2019
University Overview
Georgetown University
Executive Education from Business Impact
11.2019 - 12.2019
University Overview
Missouri University of Science & TechnologyRolla, MO
Bachelor of Science from Electrical Engineering
2003 - 2007 (4 education.years_Label)
University Overview
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Prioritization
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Product Lifecycle
- User-centered Design
- Agile Methodologies
- Risk Management
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Strategy Development and Implementation
- Roadmap development
- Design thinking
- Research and trend analysis
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
Kiley led SpenDebt to win the 2023 Microsoft Global Hackathon focused around Azure Open AI and they won 2022 VISA's Every Where Initiative, Women's Edition.
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Timeline
Entrepreneur in Residence
DIVERSITY FUND HOUSTON, Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2024
Georgetown University
Executive Education from Business Impact
11.2019 - 12.2019
TechStars
Kaufman Fellows from Venture Deals
2019 - 2019
Founder, Head of Product & Technology
SPENDEBT, Inc.
01.2016 - Current
Operation & Maintenance/Engineering Business Unit Leader
PEPSICO – Frito Lay
05.2007 - 05.2015
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Bachelor of Science from Electrical Engineering
2003 - 2007 (4 education.years_Label)
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