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Michelle Flaata

Buffalo,Minnesota

Summary

Successful marketing leader with proven accomplishments in driving growth and increasing profits. Articulate and driven leader with high energy and engaging personality. Hardworking team builder motivational in maximizing personnel performance and surpassing business objectives.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Product Manager

OptumInsight
04.2019 - 08.2023
  • Liaised with sales and marketing team to collect customer feedback, incorporating into subsequent production runs and development lifecycles.
  • Managed relationships with supply chain partners, enabling necessary materials and hardware to remain readily available.
  • Facilitated increased product awareness through promotion and innovative sales strategy.
  • Created product positioning strategies designed to achieve optimal market penetration.

Product Manager

MatrixCare (ResMed)
12.2016 - 04.2019
  • Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
  • Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
  • Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
  • Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.

Technical Product Manager

Optum Technologies
07.2015 - 12.2016
  • Presented category insights and new item recommendations to major retailers and led teams in developing marketing, pricing, product and sales strategies.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.

Technical Product Manager

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
09.1998 - 12.2015
  • Presented category insights and new item recommendations to major retailers and led teams in developing marketing, pricing, product and sales strategies.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Devised test plans to validate accuracy of IT projects.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

Skills

  • Business Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Strategic Planning
  • Revenue Generation
  • Product Positioning
  • Market Requirement Research
  • Product Roadmaps
  • Product Development
  • Marketing Strategy Development
  • Marketing Program Performance
  • Budget Forecasting
  • Strategic Planning and Alignment
  • Competitive Market Analysis
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Cross-functional Leadership
  • Product Roadmapping
  • Business Case Development
  • Go-to-market Strategy
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Product Team Leadership
  • Cross-Departmental Alignment

Certification

  • Licensed Registered Nurse, State of Minnesota - Active License #194105-8
  • Pragmatic Marketing Certified
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Certified SAFe Agilist 4.0 (SA)

Timeline

Senior Product Manager

OptumInsight
04.2019 - 08.2023

Product Manager

MatrixCare (ResMed)
12.2016 - 04.2019

Technical Product Manager

Optum Technologies
07.2015 - 12.2016

Technical Product Manager

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
09.1998 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Science - Applied Psychology

Saint Cloud State University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Catherine University

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