Susan Stavitzski

Customer-Driven Product Person

Product Leader with experience working in the software industry for start-ups, smb and enterprise companies. Passionate about e-commerce, subscription, marketplace and retention focused products. 

I have a passion for taking manual, bulky processes and turning them into powerful, automated, scalable solutions to empower teams 💪

Message me to talk about a tough customer problem, hosting a customer discovery workshop or to brainstorm a wacky product idea 💡 

Skilled in Product Management, Product Design, User Interviews & Testing, Prototyping, Data Analytics, Product Marketing,  Ecommerce, Self Service, Advertising, Sales, Event Management, Market Research, and Account Management.

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Senior Product Manager

CarMax is the way car buying should be. Whether in-person or online, creating the best omni channel experience for our customers.

As a Senior Product Manager, I focus on creating the best in-person car selling experience for customers and associates through expanding self-service platforms and improving communication with tailored notifications.

Wing

Leading product innovation for the world's most advanced autonomous drone delivery platform:

- Spearheaded development and launch of three critical Flight Operations web products, boosting operator efficiency and reducing operator cost per delivery by over 40%, pushing drone delivery towards profitability for retail partners.
- Own the UTM (Uncrewed Traffic Management) interface product roadmap, facilitating global expansion with industry giants like Walmart and DoorDash across the US, EU, and Australia and managing the world's largest autonomous drone fleet.
- Successfully launched new autonomous fleet management products enabling operations at 10+ new sites within 12 months, expanding Wing's global footprint.
- Mentor rotational PMs through Google's 20% projects, fostering innovation across Alphabet companies.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align product strategy with Wing's goal of 100M annual deliveries.

Product Manager II

Dephy, Inc.

Led the development and go-to-market strategy for FASTER, a groundbreaking wearable robotics platform serving academic, medical, and defense markets:

- Drove revenue growth exceeding $500k in the first year of launch through customer-centric sales strategies and tailored software solutions.
- Secured $1.6M in SBIR funding for the development of an advanced ankle exoskeleton, complemented by an Android application and secure cloud storage for DoD users.
- Managed the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch, demonstrating expertise in product strategy, cross-functional team leadership, and business development in wearable robotics.
- Developed and executed go-to-market strategies for B2B robotics products, resulting in market penetration and brand recognition for cutting edge technology.

Product Manager

- Developed embedded software for wearable robotics, enhancing human mobility and user experience.
- Leveraged ML models in Matlab to analyze gait cycles and design smart controllers for exoskeletons.
- Secured two patents for innovative exoskeleton control systems personalizing torque based on individual user gait data.

Software Engineer

US Army

- Led AI algorithm development for automating CT scan processing, predicting knee injury likelihood through machine learning models analyzing joint geometries, contributing to advancements in preventative healthcare technology.
- Conducted and analyzed 5+ human subjects studies in biomechanics and cognitive science, developing data processing pipelines for 1,000+ subjects, resulting in 5 peer-reviewed publications and 17 conference presentations.
- Secured $400k+ in DoD and NSF grants as program manager and technical lead for computational biotechnology research, driving innovation in wearable technologies and influencing a ~$24M yearly budget from 2017-2020.
- Developed user-friendly MATLAB tools for processing SQL databases of human subjects data, enhancing research capabilities for a team of 15+ kinesiologists and biomechanists.

Research Engineer

SMART Scholarship Engineering Intern

Innovative Product Manager with a 10+ years of experience driving cutting-edge technologies from concept to market. Specializing in autonomous systems, AI/ML, and robotics, I'm currently revolutionizing last-mile delivery at Wing, an Alphabet company. My expertise spans:

Autonomous drone delivery systems
Wearable robotics and exoskeletons
AI/ML-driven product development
UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) systems
Cross-functional team leadership
Go-to-market strategy for emerging technologies

Proven track record of securing multi-million dollar funding, driving significant revenue growth, and launching products that reshape industries. Adept at bridging complex technical possibilities with user-centric solutions. Seeking to connect with fellow innovators in AI, robotics, and autonomous systems to shape the future of technology.

#AutonomousSystems #ProductManagement #AI #Robotics #DroneDelivery #Innovation

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