Brandon Mercado
I am a senior level technology professional whose goal is to craft the highest quality customer experiences that meet stated business goals and that are delivered on budget. In over a decade or working with Agile and Scrum methodologies, I have acted as both a stakeholder and team member. I am a highly-engaged team player that values building relationships with clients and stakeholders while meeting deadlines and delivering products that consistently exceed expectations.
Experience
Product Director, eCommerce
E-Commerce Product Manager
• Product Manager for lampsplus.com e-commerce website
• Create and document product requirements
• Maintain product backlog, plan dev cycles and facilitate software releases on a continuous deployment cycle
Sr Product Manager
• Product Manager for IntelliVU Content Management Platform
• Develop product vision and document requirements
• Maintain product backlog, plan dev cycles and facilitate software releases
• Project Management (Write Statements of Work for project phases, report release schedule, manage project schedule based on shifting business priorities)
• Design product UI and maintain style guide
• SCRUM Master: Attend daily stand-ups, resolve impediments, manage sprints
Web Application Developer
• Edit and update internal network websites within an ASP.NET framework
• Create and publish research surveys
UX Designer / UI Programmer
• Lead all new development design initiatives for an enterprise level online software application (SaaS)
• Defined requirements and user workflows for presentation to stakeholders
• Successfully designed, developed and deployed a mobile version of the flagship MLS software
• Created design mock ups, wireframes, interactive workflows and prototypes
• Delivered final artwork (images, graphics), HTML and CSS to developers within sprint timeboxes
• Supported development team by maintaining front end assets within a C# / TFS / Visual Studio 2012 environment
Education
Chapman University
Irvine Valley College
Skills
- Product Design / Definition / Requirements
- Strategic Project Planning / Management / Execution
- User Experience Design & Workflow
- User Interface & Interaction Design / Development
- Art Direction for Web / Software Applications / Printed Media
- Website Design & Front-End Development
- Stakeholder & Client Liaising / Pitching / Relationship Building
- Competitive Analysis & Strategic Initiative Planning
- Creative Team Leadership / Management / Building / Mentoring
- Brand Evaluation / Management / Enhancement
- Advertising Design / Action Sports & Apparel Design / Printed Collateral Design
- Jira
- Confluence
- Trello
- Lucidchart
- Figma
- Axure
- Balsamiq
- JustInMind
- Mockplus
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Sketch
- InDesign