Nelson Perello
Nelson Perello
Welcome! I'm a Product Manager, an athlete, a lover of dogs and solving problems. I specialize in team collaboration, strategy and leadership for developing successful products and services for end users.
Projects
I focus on creating quality products that bring value to the customer.
A career service product providing young professionals the tools to own their professional journey
Work Experience
Product Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
March 2023 - Present
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Led two product teams of 8 engineers and 1 designer through development and release of 15 features, enabling self-management of product data and reducing product spec definition time from 6 months to 10 minutes
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Established new phased incremental delivery strategy, decreasing time to value by 80% and enabling continuous improvement
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Created and presented user guide and over 10 live product demos in Payments organization, increasing product adoption by 400%
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Developed and communicated product vision and roadmap aligned with business goals to stakeholders and executive directors
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Conducted usability sessions and cross-functional design workshops with engineering, design and partner product teams
Project Engineer, Silman
July 2019 - Feb 2023
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Collaborated with 5 design teams on several projects to communicate key deliverables and identify bottlenecks in design process
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Managed 7+ concurrent projects using task prioritization strategies within a fast – paced environment during construction
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Developed standard design procedure document and workflow to increase engineer productivity by 30%
Adjunct Lecturer, New York City College of Technology
Jan 2022 - June 2023
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Developed lecture style to engage architecture students of various backgrounds and achieved 60% grades of B or better
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Created individualized strategies to explain complex concepts to students who had varying degrees of understanding of material
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Utilized student feedback to improve course direction, teaching style and learning outcomes for students
Founder, TroSpec
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
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Generated customer base of 100+ students and young professionals with 50% conversion to paid career coaching services
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Performed market research of similar services highlighting value proposition and increasing customer base by 50%
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Utilize A/B testing to develop a tiered-pricing system that successfully increased customer acquisition by 30%
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Created user personas, wireframing and synthesized data from customer feedback to identify key product deliverables
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Sept 2014 - May 2019
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M.E. Structural Engineering
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B.S. Civil Engineering
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Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
Certifications
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LinkedIn Learning: MySQL Essential Training (Mar 2024)
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LinkedIn Learning: Learning XAI: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (Mar 2024)
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AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification (Apr 2023, Exp. Mar 2027)
Professional Affiliations
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
National Society of Black Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Let's talk more!
I'd love the opportunity to connect with you about future opportunities!