Andrew K. Bartlett

Product Management Leader, Consultant & Fractional Chief Product Officer with 20+ years of experience driving innovation and revenue growth in software and services product management for diverse, high-growth industries and digital brands. Expert at building collaborative cultures and leading teams to align strategic product offerings with user/client needs & market trends. Accomplished in mentoring and development of future leaders in product management, engineering, operations, and marketing.

Professional Experience

Bartlett Innovation Group, inc. (BIG, Inc.) | Denver, CO

Fractional CPO & Product, Strategy, Execution Consultant | December 2009 – Present
Fractional CPO and Digital product leader consulting organizations from startups to global brands on digital product management practices, strategy, technology, and execution of strategic initiatives. Examples include:

Managed tooling modernization and migration for Priceline.com software engineering team transforming their GitOps / DevOps practice off Harness to an ArgoCD / Codefresh platform + other tooling (2023)
Facilitated DevOps workshop along with Toptal experts for Volvo North America’s Connected Car software team to establishing a baseline for more modern, efficient DevOps practices at Volvo (2023)
Spearheaded redesign and rebuild of Gatorade.com with PepsiCo's D2C eCommerce division, driving redesign and expansion for Gatorade.com. and many other, PepsiCo owned D2C brand sites (2021)
Crafted comprehensive Enterprise API strategy, driving AirDNA to generate $500K in short term revenue and $10MM+ growth by 2^nd year; expanded D2C and B2B offerings to drive ongoing growth (2021)
Led transformative DevOps implementation and AI/ML app development for Anthem Healthcare and achieved over $150MM cost savings through effective use cases and productivity enhancements (2020)
Drove 28% audience growth for SDxCentral, a software-defined technology media publication startup, and transformed audience development, monetization, and product management practices (2018)
Amplified transaction revenue growth exceeding $10MM for ClickBank, the biggest affiliate marketing and e-commerce platform through strategic innovation, product, and PM process guidance (2013)
Led implementation of an enterprise-wide Content Management System (CMS) install for The Denver Post and corporate parent, MediaNews Group. Yielded operational efficiency gains of over 30% (2010)
Established $8MM scalable interactive practice for brand and design agency Genesis, Inc. (2010)

Accruent | Austin, TX (Remote)
Head of Product Management – Platform, Data & AI | December 2021 – February 2023
Modernized and integrated diverse portfolio of 30+ industrial applications leading product management for platform, data, common components, and AI/ML teams at this SaaS/Enterprise systems provider

Pioneered visionary roadmap for data platform, AI/ML, integrations and common components generating $25MM in new ARR through groundbreaking AI/ML powered, insights-based data products
Led and nurtured development of high-caliber team of 5 top-tier product management professionals at varying career levels. Unified efforts of siloed product teams propelling platform and portfolio success across product, UI/UX and engineering organization of 1000+

Redeam Inc. | Boulder, CO
Vice President of Product Management & UI/UX | May 2019 – August 2020
Built and led high-performing team of 4 Product and UI professionals to drive scalable, mature product practices across API (Core), Web, & Mobile applications at disruptive channel management travel tech startup

Pioneered game-changing, platform-agnostic channel management solution, revolutionizing tours, activities, and attractions sector by maturing API, Web and mobile apps for B2B and B2C audiences
Led integrations with industry giants (Google, Disney, Groupon, Expedia, C-Trip, Viator, + many more), driving 8x ARR growth, ops streamlining, expanded resale opportunities, and 3x-4x gross margin boost
Managed delivery of timed ticket support, email and self-service UI initiatives to capture significant market segment (~60%) of non-API connectable operators and channel partners, driving 10x strategic growth

DHI Group Inc. (Dice.com) | Denver, CO
Director of Product Management - B2C, Managed Services & Mobile | June 2018 – May 2019
Drove innovation and product leadership to enhance consumer engagement for $155M technical recruiting platform. Led team of 4 PMs in functionality, engagement, and data improvements on web and mobile

Guided game-changing SEO initiative, fueling exceptional 180%+ growth in organic traffic and enhancing Dice's search engine visibility to page 1 results for 90% of our top 100 target keywords.
Delivered innovative mobile app capabilities and platform releases resulting in an 18% surge in Dice mobile engagement and 125% boost in eFinancialCareers' Monthly Active Users (MAU) in FY '19
Led packaging of professional services offerings for recruiters and employers adding $22M in ARR

Olive Software, Inc. | Aurora, CO

VP of Product Management & Marketing | March 2014 – February 2018

Rebuilt Product Management & Marketing and drove strategic development of unique capabilities & programs that included digital content enrichment, CMS integrations, programmatic advertising, and distribution programs.

Delivered 22%-28% YoY gains in overall revenue (new & incremental) throughout FY 2014 – 2018
Increased prospect engagement by 150% through development and launch of demand generation programs, market automation for lead nurturing and high SEO visibility via robust content marketing.
Led the creation and implementation of advertising technologies and multiple revenue programs that yielded $150MM in revenue for Olive’s publishing partners & 10%-14% revenue gains for Olive Software

MediaNews Group / Digital First Media | Denver, CO
Director of Digital Product Management, News & Niche | April 2011 – August 2013
Led strategic, data driven efforts to reshape product offerings & operational processes of the 3rd largest US newspaper chain of 75 daily & 300+ weekly / niche publications. Managed team of 7 high performing Product, Project and UI/UX professionals

Streamlined operations on multiple large-scale programs, products & projects, yielding 33% decrease in expenditures & increasing revenue over $30M year over year between FY 2011 & FY 2013.
Guided the team through the UI & UX redesign, ad analysis, & technology implementation programs that increased web traffic by 23% & reader engagement by 25%
Defined & spearheaded the implementation of DFM’s Media Center & UGC strategies across DFM’s footprint that successfully engaged users, increasing site usage to 20+ pages per visit & 10+ min. time on site.

Additional Experience

edX & 2U | Product Management Bootcamp Instructor | January 2023 – February 2024

<bqn.io>, LLC | Co-Founder, VP of Product & Driver Engagement | February 2021 – December 2022

Weyerhaeuser | Principal Software Product Manager | December 2008 – December 2009

Quark Software | Product Manager / Sr. Technical Product Analyst | March 2004 – November 2008

DexMedia LLP / QwestDex | Project Manager / Sr. Product Specialist | February 2002 – March 2004

BestHalf.com & Service Corp. International | Director of Technology | August 1999 – November 2001

Volunteer Experience

Central Park Master Community Association | President of the Board & Delegate | January 2016 – Present

Park Creek Metropolitan District | Board Member | January 2022 – Present

Education & Certifications

Education

Master of Applied Science - Computer Information Systems
University of Denver | Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science - Psychology,
Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO

Certifications

Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study - Web Design & Development Technology
University of Denver | Denver, CO

Certified Product Manager
Association of International Product Managers and Marketers (AIPMM)

GitOps Fundamentals Certification
The Argo Foundation

Project Management Certification,
Mindavation Inc.

Core Competencies & Technical Proficiencies

Product Management, Strategy, Leadership, Go-To-Market, Project/Program Management, Road Mapping, Risk Management, Performance Metrics, Publishing Technologies, Audience Development, Change Management, User Experience, Customer Experience, Demand Generation, Product Led Growth, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Software as a Service (SaaS), Data Strategy, AI/ML Product Development, SQL, SEO, E-Commerce, SDLC, Marketing Tech, iOS/Android App Development, Enterprise Software, API Development & Management, Big Data, AI Prompt Engineering, Mobile Web, UI/UX Design & Development, Cloud Computing (AWS, GCP, Azure), Content Management Systems (CMS), Digital Transformation, Advertising Tech, Travel Tech, DevOps, GitOps, Marketing