Alton Wells
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Alton places a strong emphasis on product design and management from market analysis, UI/UX, testing and validation, prototyping, and development, through to managing releases and continuous development. He's designed a drone application from conception to early production, founded a company, and raised the first two fundraising rounds valuing the company over $2 million. Alton has a deep passion for the creative, collaborative, and exciting process of shaping new ideas into tangible reality.
Project Highlights
Expertise
Work Experience
Product Manager
Simpleview, Inc.
- Led the strategy, conception, and development of an enterprise reporting application in the tourism industry, resulting in the first revenues in a new line of business.
- Led the formation of a partnership with a fortune 500 software company for product licensing and solutions implementation into our portfolio.
- Developed a variety of niche, data-driven research problems focused on meetings and events organizations.
- Produced an industry-leading podcast as an additive marketing strategy.
Product Consultant
Vidi VR
- Built a comprehensive product roadmap, budgets, and product strategy for a small team in the Bay area.
- Designed a novel token economy for immersive media the enabled content creators to be rewarded for quality content and viewers to be incentivized to participate in the application.
- Built the company website, including a marketplace for immersive media devices (cameras, headset, gear, etc.).
Founder
Apollo Robotics
- Founded and managed a small agile start-up focused on building drone applications for data collection and analysis.
- Built a cross-functional team of young engineers and managed the development of numerous novel technologies.
- Raised the first two key fundraising rounds valuing the company over $2 million.
Project History
Look App
https://medium.com/ostdotcom/ost-partner-company-case-study-look-by-vidi-vr-201e264350dbCollaborated with an early-stage team to develop an immersive media platform and product roadmap for a venture investment.
Apollo Surveyor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3YNakO9Hqk&tLed the formation, roadmap, requirements, and operations of the small company while spearheading venture financing, partnerships, and early contracting.
Tourism Network
Currently designing and building a low-code professional network for companies and individuals in the travel and tourism space.
Digital Excellence Program
https://www.simpleviewinc.com/future-tourism-group/Built a multi-product offering tailored to tourism organizations that sets a direct emphasis on increasing the destination's overall digital health and sophistication.
Spotify Experiences (Sample Deck)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iO4eUIdFgg2f3bFUJjAZTNx5gTkz8y8G/view?usp=sharingThis is a sample pitch deck I produced in one week to demonstrate potential deliverables to a theoretical client. It's a pretty neat idea.
Education
Coursework towards a Degree in Engineering & Economics
University of Arizona - Tucson, Arizona, USA
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