Ryan Solnik

Leading the development and implementation of Hydrosoft Enterprise, overseeing the transition from legacy systems (Hydrosoft I/O and V2) to a modernized platform. Responsible for defining product strategy, gathering and prioritizing feature requirements, and managing the product roadmap to align with business objectives.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and QA, to drive feature development and ensure timely delivery.
Lead stakeholder communication, providing regular updates on progress, user adoption, and system enhancements.

Oversee user experience improvements, training initiatives, and pilot project execution to support seamless system transitions.

Manage backlog prioritization, ensuring critical bug fixes and enhancements align with business needs.
Drive requirements gathering and documentation to facilitate efficient development and adoption of new features.

Skilled in Agile development, product lifecycle management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning to optimize Hydrosoft Enterprise's impact and efficiency.

Senior Product Manager
Monitor market and develop competitive analyses for client presented and driven products. Define vision for new product development and prioritize MVP scope vs Wants and Desired features. Align with stakeholders around product vision estimate with engineering team for technical feasibility and coordinate with business stakeholders for contract / SOW determinations. Prioritized product features and scope during MVP build phase while leaving affordances for emerging requirements and needs from ongoing market researching. Building a shared idea and conceptualization of product vision between all members of project team to empower independent decision-making as well as provide accurate representation of project goals.

• Built trusting and productive environments for teams of engineers and designers through Scrum practices and scope management
• Strengthen development / client morale through building consensus on product/project direction and Stakeholder value
• Negotiated scope with customers to get them product needed in timeframe requested
• Lead discovery efforts and research spikes for client requests which ultimately lead to build contracts for 10+ projects
• Radiates information to stakeholders on projects so that expectations are set for sprint completion
• Successfully completed 12+ Client engagements worth $7M in ROI across consumer and industrial IoT and SW

• Drove adoption of Agile practices within embedded software and hardware teams
• Constructed and managed detailed timelines for OEM (BMW, Volvo) to ensure timely delivery through prioritization and scope discussions
• Solicited and reviewed requirement documents with OEMs to ensure product matched expectations for both SW devs and customers
• Created Embedded Software Test test plans traced to functional requirements to ensure product reliability
• Supported manufacturing efforts via SW QA testing, firmware updates and first part approvals.

• Wrote and executed system level test plans for product approval for drying / washing algorithms to attain Energy Star and UL Lab certifications
• Maintained software suite for UI parameter management and algorithm controls adjustments
• Created and modified tuning parameters for both wash and dry systems in 2018 Cabrio and Vmax models.

• Coordinate cross functional embedded software teams
• Diagnosed and root caused BT Hands Free warranty returns
• Launched Mazda 2014 Infotainment system
• Coordinated certification efforts for Apple, SiriusXM and HD Radio
• Responsible for Homologation for launch projects