Patrick Hohol

In product owner capacity:

• Manage overall backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
• As product owner for our form builder module from inception, helped developed it into one of the market's most robust tools, used to complete over 2 million forms each year.
• As product owner of system sustainability, own and prioritize product backlog for improvements in scalability and sustainability for server infrastructure and system functionality.
• Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to junior product owners, fostering professional growth and development within the team.
• Reduce time-to-market by effectively coordinating resources, tasks, and timelines within the team.
• Enhance product usability by conducting user research and incorporating feedback into development.
• Lead product launches, collaborating with marketing teams to create successful go-to-market strategies.

In a technology team lead capacity

• Played a key role in achieving SOC compliance certification, ensuring robust security measures and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Lead SR&ED claim efforts, implementing strategies and systems that saw claims grow from $80K in first year to $200K in third year with reduced effort.
• Established cultural initiatives like ‘fellowship of the lunch’, weekly kudos, and annual tech team camp-out, significantly enhancing team morale and cohesion.
• Fostered strong relationship between technology team and management to align efforts.
• Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.

• Co-chair of web and tech committee, responsible for website and member directory maintenance and improvement.
• Helped oversee transition from working board to governing board, with addition of full time executive director and program management roles.
• Help develop and implement strategies to drive ecosystem growth for digital media creator.

• Collaborated closely with clients to define and manage project expectations, ensuring clear communication throughout the development lifecycle.
• Developed responsive and user-friendly websites using WordPress, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, tailoring each site to meet client specifications and industry standards.
• Delivered projects on time and within budget, receiving positive client feedback for reliable project management and technical expertise on over 100 projects.