Jeff R.

Experience

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  SkillCycle

  CO-Founder and COO/CPO

  Feb 2023 - Jul 2025

  SkillCycle is a Human Capital Development company, offering HR solutions focused on employee learning and performance management.

  • Scaled SkillCycle 500% over 4 years by building a robust product team and introducing innovative HR solutions.
  • Created the first unified talent platform integrating performance and development workflows.
  • Architected Aida, an AI-powered assistant providing personalized feedback and development plans.
  • Led data analytics effort, integrating data to build a cohesive KPI/OKR system.
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  SkillCycle

  Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2023
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  Success Academy Charter Schools

  Head, Schooling Services

  Nov 2019 - Jun 2021

  Success Academy Charter Schools is a network of public charter schools in NYC focused on providing transformative K-12 education.

  • Enhanced decision-making by leading data analytics for educational institutions.
  • Developed data warehouses and dashboards improving data access and visualization.
  • Managed a successful transition to remote schooling during the pandemic.
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  McGraw-Hill Education

  Vice President, Technical Product Management

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2019

  McGraw Hill provides educational resources and platforms for instructors and students worldwide.

  • Achieved 25% market share growth for McGraw-Hill Connect by integrating AI features.
  • Forged strategic partnerships positioning the platform as an innovation leader.
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  Taskstream-Tk20

  Vice President of Product Management

  Jun 2014 - Sep 2017

  Watermark offers software solutions supporting higher education institutions in assessment and accreditation management.

  • Transformed product development culture, improving user experiences and launching new products.
  • Led a successful initiative with Gates Foundation, fostering widespread adoption and expansion of Aqua.
  • Integrated teams post-merger and developed a new product strategy and roadmap.
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  Pearson plc

  VP of Product, School Systems

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Pearson is a global education company providing textbooks, digital learning solutions, and assessments.

  • Organized a new product marketing function, implementing a strategy for consolidation of key products.
  • Managed product responsibility for K-12 SIS and LMS, enhancing overall product offerings.
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  Pearson plc

  VP Product Management, K-12 Technology

  May 2012 - Dec 2013

  • I led product management for Schoolnet, Pearson's award-winning instructional improvement system. Schoolnet provides the only unified solution to align student assessment, curriculum and instruction; guide collaborative, data-informed discussion; and enable targeted instruction for every student.
  • The job required me to grow and mentor a product and UX team during a time of both tremendous internal change and external pressure to deliver against high-profile contractual engagements. During my time we:
  • Planned and led five consecutive on-time releases of market-leading student assessment and teacher evaluation capabilities to a user base that doubled to over 8 million students.
  • Served as a critical partner and thought leader to senior leadership at several states and large urban school districts using the Schoolnet product to support ambitious new assessment, curriculum and teacher evaluation initiatives.
  • Doubled the number of agile product teams across three locations in six months to increase velocity and meet commitments.
  • Turned around a stalled "one Pearson" product integration project and delivered a new Cloud-based data hub for class-roster sharing and single sign-on across disparate learning applications to a base of 25 pilot customers (500K students).
  • Developed and implemented strategies for integrating products from different Pearson divisions; Escambia County (FL) School District won a Gold award from the IMS Global Learning Consortium for the improvements to learning they made with our solution.
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  Pearson plc

  VP, Product Management LTG Core Technologies

  Feb 2008 - May 2012

  • Directed product management for core technologies supporting top learning applications, generating $600M in digital revenue.
  • Managed cross-functional solutions spanning analytics, identity management, and e-commerce.
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  BiddingForGood

  Director, Analytics

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2008

  BiddingForGood is an online fundraising auction platform connecting nonprofits with philanthropic shoppers.

  • Directed internal business intelligence efforts and customer-facing analytics features.
  • Designed an internal data warehouse for strategic guidance and operational support.
  • Integrated Salesforce.com to provide actionable data for at-risk accounts.
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  Pearson Education

  Director, Technical Project Management

  Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Managed engineering resource allocation and project management for core technology platforms.
  • Provided analysis and forecasts for product usage, supporting decision making and sales strategies.
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  Pearson Education

  Engineering Program Manager

  Feb 2001 - Apr 2004

  • Managed development of Pearson's Subscription Management System, ensuring system-wide integration in education apps.
  • Supervised a cross-functional team to deliver a successful subscription management platform.

• Voter.com

  Manager of Account Services

  Sep 1999 - Feb 2001

  Voter.com was an independent political information website.

  • Designed and implemented a content management system for campaign websites.
  • Managed advertising and content traffic supporting over 1,000 campaigns and advocacy groups.

• Cahners Business Information

  Customer Support Representative

  Apr 1997 - Sep 1999

  Cahners Business Information was involved in new media projects for manufacturing publications.

  • Developed online help resources and managed high volumes of user and customer support emails.
  • Provided management with analytical reports of user feedback and trends to strengthen operations.