Daniel Herrington

Product Manager, Entrepreneur, Electrical Engineer

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An electrical engineer with start-up experience turned product manager to bring analytical focus and prioritization to customer needs by speaking a common language across design, business, and tech.

Competent across the entire software delivery cycle with exposure to a wide variety of roles in engineering including application development, support, field sales, and maintenance.

Experienced entrepreneur with two successful startups fund raises and a product launch with over 500k customers in the opening weekend gaining international media attention and a “Top 3” app store ranking.

Data-dedicated product manager with emphasis on A/B testing with exposure beyond standard software product management including machine learning applications and physical products.

Skills

A non-traditional engineer with a passion for user success.

Product Design

Mobile Developer

Sales/ Accounts

Project Management

Business Strategy

Algorithm Development

Experience

Product, Startup, Sales, and Technical.

Capital One Labs

Senior Product Manager / New York, NY / 2016 - 2019

A tech-forward innovation lab within a large, veteran financial instituion.

  • Developed and managed an international supply chain for a revolutionary new credit card.
  • Delivered an approved construction for a new shape of payment device in a highly regulated space.
  • Managed and delivered physical retail experiences for a SXSW 2017 test and a 2018 customer facing Phildaelphia installation.
  • Developed a core functionitly for a semantic engine to determine web customer payment intent.

Priceline.com

Product Manager / New York, NY / 2015 - 2016

A veteran travel company delivering the deepest discounts on travel available.

  • Researched, designed, and pitched a product focused on selling spontaneous flights to millennial customer demographics
  • Strategized, designed, and implemented A/B tests for Name Your Own Price and Express Deals
  • Defined roadmaps and managed Agile for the 3 month development of Weeknder.com
  • Maintained stakeholder communications and updates between front-end, backend, supply, and business teams for the advancement and release of Weeknder.com

Walc

Co-Founder & CTO/CSO / New York, NY / 2014 - 2015

A startup in New York, NY focused on making the world walkable by providing directions using landmarks and logos.

  • Hired and Managed Team for Full Stack Mobile App Architecture
  • Strategized Growth and Go-to-Market Plans for capturing both tourist and local demographics
  • Defined Algorithms and Authored Provisional Patent for “Sensory-Based Navigation”
  • Delivered numerous product pitches including McDonald’s Innovation in Transportation Pitch Winner at SXSW, 2015; BMW iVentures Future of Mobility Competition Winner, 2015
  • Jointly Raised $500,000 for Start-Up Capitol

SketchFactor

Co-Founder & CTO / New York, NY / 2014 - 2015

A two-member startup in New York, NY focused on providing the tools needed to improve pedestrian navigation through experienced-based routing.

  • Designed and Architected iOS/Android App Peaking at #3 in Navigation Nationally
  • Managed all Technical Decisions and Strategized Growth
  • Defined Algorithms and Authored Provisional Patent for “Sensory-Based Navigation”
  • Orchestrated and Defined Partner Engagements with Non-Profits, Municipalities
  • Jointly Raised $150,000 for Start-Up Capitol

National Instruments

Field Sales Engineer / Washington, D.C. / 2012 - 2014

A home office for National Instruments, a test and measurement company headquartered in Austin, TX.

  • Drive Growth of Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia Sales Territory
  • Provide Customer Feedback to Corporate Office to aid in Future Product Development
  • Work alongside Engineers at Leading Technology Companies including Boeing, Northrop Grumman, L3 Unmanned/Maritime, Raytheon, TASC, National Weather Service, 3Phoenix, and a Variety of Small Business Contractors.
  • Exceeded Sales Expectations for Year 1 that Included a 20% Growth on $3M

National Instruments

Applications Engineer / Austin, TX / 2011 - 2012

A data acquisition, automated test, and measurement company dedicated to created tools for engineers and scientists.

  • Award Winning Support of Corporate Customers with Direct Interaction and Hands-On Development.
  • Completed “Engineering Leadership Program” and follow-ups “Marketing Leadership Program” and “Sales Training Program” Designed to Groom Future Company Leadership.
  • Developed and Presented NI Week 2012: Sounds of Engineering: An FPGA-controlled digital guitar tuner.
  • Managed the “Leap Motion” product in the Consumer Products Interface Group responsible for creating the first Leap controlled quad-rotor, which gained YouTube virality.
  • Host for department-wide quarterly award show and head of department party planning.

Education

Mississippi State University

B.S. Electrical Engineering 3.60/4.00 Graduated: 2011

Minor in Mathematics and Entrepreneurship

Hatcher Entrepreneurship Certificate

An Inaugural Recipient for completing business coursework outside engineering curriculum; 2008 - 2011

  • Co-Founded College Rites: A mobile app for cataloging the unwritten rites and traditions of college
  • 3rd Place 2011 Entrepreneurship Challenge for “Automated Soil Redox Detector”; later sold to the agriculture research department;

Engineering Co-Op

Intuitive Research and Technology: A goverment contractor in Huntsville, AL; 2008 - 2011

  • Awarded Secret Government Clearance, 2008.
  • Partnered Smartphone Media Streaming Patent Application and Approval, 2011
  • Winner of 2008 Small Business Government Contractor of the Year
  • Designed FPGA LED flash control and test system for Unmanned Areal Vehicles.

Music Maker Productions

A student-led conert production organization. 2007-2011: Marketing Chair, 2009; President, 2010.

  • Selected, Contacted, Negotiated, and Planned On-campus concerts using University funding.
  • Organized Creative marketing for Yonder Mountain String Band, One Republic, and Zac Brown Band concerts including flash ticket sales and awareness campaigns.
  • Organization President and concert lead for Girl Talk concert.

Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

An international fraternity focused on friendship, found learning, and moral rectitude; 2006 - 2011: Historian, 2008; Warden 2009

  • Back to Back Winner of Coveted Harvard Trophy awarded to the Best Chapter Nationally in 2010, 2011
  • Selected by Chapter as Representative for 2009 General Conference at Headquarters in Miami, OH
  • Coach of Annual Charity Baseball Team

Mississippi State Club Mountain Bike Team

A club sponsored team representing the Univerity that raced throughout the Southeast.

  • 2nd Place Individual in 2009 South Regional Championship Series, 2009.

Global Leadership South Korean Study Tour

Seoul, SK; Kwangwoon University; 2008

  • A University-sponsored trip with a focus in language, culture, and telecomunications infrastructure.

Independent Western Europe Study Tour

Western Europe; 2010

  • A 3 month solo backpacking trip throughout Europe funded in part by Exxon Mobile.
  • Highlights included Wimbledon and The Tour de France.

Engineering German Study Tour

Zweibrucken, Germany; 2010

  • A University sponsored trip that included classes with a focus on data processing and visualization using data sets from BMW and Mercedes.

Independent Eastern Europe Study Tour

Eastern Europe; 2011

  • A 2 month backpacking trip throughout Europe.
  • Highlights included Plitvice National Forrest.

Work/Life

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Contact

I'm willing to help out in any way I can.

daniel.j.herrington@gmail.com