American Dental Care Partners, Inc.

Owner & CEO

RZ Strategies LLC

Leveraging 7 years of experience at Uber to help your business grow quickly and efficiently.

My clients include early stage startups (Seed, Series A/B), where I use my early Uber experience and expertise to help companies quickly identify and solve operational bottlenecks which may be limiting growth. At slightly more mature startup stages, I also frequently leverage my experience working across Ops/Tech/Leadership teams to develop product strategy and help cross functional teams move forward together. 

I also work with PE-backed companies and larger, more mature public companies to evaluate their current operations and marketplace efficiency, and develop strategies and experiments which will help them continue to grow. 

Example projects:
 - Building a marketplace health framework for an established internet media company
 - Creating a supply growth and onboarding efficiency strategy for a new marketplace business
 - Runnning the customer success function for a new product launch
 - Leading strategy development sessions, including goal setting, KPI development, and prioritization

Independent Consultant

Uber

Led team responsible for managing the Rides business in AL, AR, FL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, and TX. Increased regional profitability by developing new product offerings and strategies to accelerate top line growth (premium products, add-ons, pricing strategies), while continuously identifying cost reduction opportunities and acting to address them.

Senior Manager, Head of Gulf Coast Rides

Designed, built, and launched Uber's driver loyalty program, Uber Pro, improving retention and platform efficiency via effective segmentation and meaningful rewards, including free college tuition programs. Designed and executed additional programs to develop deeper relationships with key driver segments and solicit impactful product and program feedback from drivers.

Manager, Driver Loyalty & Relationship

Designed, managed, and executed Uber’s internal process to bring to life a "180 Days of Change" campaign, delivering 38 new driver-facing features and improvements including in-app tipping, paid wait time, and 24/7 phone support.

US & Canada Product Operations & Strategy

Drove sustained, rapid growth in the DC market, managing as many as 20 direct reports. Launched and refined uberPOOL in Washington D.C., Miami, Atlanta, and Philadelphia. Built the POOL pricing model, led product testing, and developed playbook to continue scaling POOL to additional markets.

Senior Operations & Logistics Manager

5th Operations hire in Uber’s 6th US market. Launched and scaled uberX in Washington DC.

Operations & Logistics Manager

Ernst & Young

Provided audit and advisory services for clients including Fortune 500 government contracting and energy clients as well as mid-sized public and private contractors, manufacturers, and private equity firms.

Assurance Staff

I am the owner, President, and CEO of American Dental Care Partners, Inc., a discount health care program selling plans that provide members with discounts for health care services from participating physicians and providers.

I also provide independent consulting services to companies, working with early-stage startups on growth strategies, scaling operations, and building marketplace platforms. My expertise in these areas was honed over 7 exciting years in various strategy and operations roles at Uber, and in a short stint in public accounting at EY early in my career.

My professional interests include tech, start-ups, marketplace businesses, small business, and entrepreneurship through acquisition. I'm always happy to chat with folks interested in any of these topics, feel free to reach out!

Zach Smith

Group Product Manager

Manager / Lead of Applied Equity at Meta. Includes Creator Equity & AI Fairness. Our team works to improve outcomes through product & AI experimentation for creators, business owners & users from socially & economically disadvantaged communities.

Manager Product Management

Leading internal incubator teams focused on improving economic & societal impact for small business owners & creators from historically disadvantaged populations globally. Actively working with external groups & institutions to ensure our impact on communities are a positive one and we are meeting critical needs.

Senior Product Manager

Afterpay

Leading merchant growth initiatives & empowering merchants to improve conversion by providing customers a better way to pay.

Senior Product Manager - Merchant Growth

Uber Works

Leading product & engineering team on multiple customer and operational products with the goal of building the preferred marketplace for businesses and workers to connect and grow.

Front

Leading Front's Growth team to enable teams to serve their customers better through Front's email based communication and app integration platform.

Senior Product Lead

Product Manager focused on Electric Mobility at Uber. Developing products to support Uber's eMobility future (i.e JUMP Bikeshare & Scooters). Leading operations & supply / marketplace products for Uber's multi-modal strategy. Also managing payments integrations and platform efficiency.

Previously -- 
Product Management focused on a Global Payments Platform for Vehicle Partnerships at Uber.  Developing enterprise & consumer products, creating opportunities for customers to connect with vehicle suppliers and transact payments in a seamless manner.

Product Manager

- Focused on product solutions for the vehicle platform ranging for driver product offering  to telematics / vehicle management software development
 - Manages product roadmap & development for Uber’s Vehicle Solution organization
 - Specialized in asset & inventory management products and process with telematics
 - Utilized supply chain best practices to build processes to optimize vehicle flow
 - Developed an R script & python models that combined several disparate databases into a concise output for fleet management purposes
 - Developed statistical models for experimentation with driver supply & vehicle growth
 - Utilized SQL & developed analytical models to understand driver behavior and predict driver lifecycle

Product Operations

BonfireImpact.com

Founder & CEO of BonfireImpact.com. A news network for social entrepreneurship, non profit development and good works. Changing the way we look our world and re-instilling faith in humanity. We also aggregate news for non-profits and organizations who concentrate on social benefit. Bonfire Impact engages with small to medium size non-profits helping them use business practices in order to grow and increase impact with their respective missions.

Founder/ Director

Deloitte

Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Developing and delivering a strategy for clients to help create profitable growth with their customers. Developing supply chain strategies for clients to use from a operational and technological standpoint. Deep understanding of logistics, distribution and procurement, currently pursuing APICS CSCP Certification. 

Developing strategies and implementing performance based logistics or "Power by the Hour" for Department of Defense weapons systems.  With the goal of developing cost-saving value for DOD clients while increasing dependability of weapons systems.  Specialized in cost assessment and public-private partnerships.

Developed strategies for CIOs & COOs to streamline financial operations and drive strategy. Advising clients on selecting, implementing, operating, and extracting benefits from a Project Management Organization. Developing executable IT and PMO strategies and managing organizational performance. Creating Project Portfolio Management Capabilities for large organizations as well as fostering innovative projects within the scope of their strategic missions. Currently aiding in Supply Chain Management and technology implementation for major government entity.

Consultant

Compass Non-Profit Consulting

Volunteering time to engage with Non-Profit and Education clients in order to implement strategic plans, board development and fundraising strategies. We perform current state analyses to see where there are gaps and room for improvement. Work with Executive Directors, Boards and Staff to understand where there are organizational and environmental constraints in order to create the best pathway to success.

Consultant (Volunteer)

Philadelphia Eagles

Defensive Tackle

Cleveland Browns

I have a decade of experience in product management, developing innovative solutions for small business owners, creators, and entrepreneurs across various domains, such as software, hardware, firmware, marketplaces, and SaaS. 

Currently, I lead a team at Meta that focuses on creator monetization and economics, primarily incentives for content and advertising revenue share for creators. We also work on improving outcomes through product and AI experimentation for creators, business owners, and users from socially and economically disadvantaged communities. We partner with external groups and institutions to ensure our impact on communities is positive and impactful.

I am passionate about product development that meets the needs of the most marginalized and creates outsized value for all. I believe that by empowering creators and small businesses, we can foster a more inclusive and diverse online ecosystem. I also advise for pre-seed and series A startups that aim to improve supply chain and labor efficiencies. I have a strong product track record of creating value for my stakeholders at Meta, Uber, Afterpay, Front, and Deloitte.

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