Hi, my name is

Zac Strande

I'm a product manager

I'm a product manager with technical skills, building exceptional digital experiences.

01.About Me

Hello! I'm Zac, born and raised in Colorado. I am currrently working as a VP, Product Manager for an institiiutional investing platform, Tradeweb. I am a passionate about building software that makes a difference for my clients, whether it's a sleek new feature, a robust API, or an intuitive user interface. I'm always eager to learn new technologies and improve my craft.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, riding my mountain bike, and skiing. On the weekends in the winter I spend my time coaching a group of competitive mogul skiers at Winter Park Resort.

02.Experience

Vice President, Product Management

Jun 2024 - Present

Managed stakeholder relationships and drove product strategy
Led the full SDLC of new features, improving the user experience and increasing revenue
User Experience Design for new features and product improvements
Created functional prototypes utilizing AI tools to validate ideas, gather feedback, and speed up development
Leveraging AI tools, I created internal tools to automate tasks and improve efficiency
Solutioned and assisted on production issues

Business Analyst

Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

Collaborated with product team to define technical requirements and project roadmaps
Analyzed feature requests and prioritized them based on business value
Worked with developers to estimate feature development time and cost

JIRA

SQL

Figma

Agile Project Management

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Tradeweb

Vice President, Product Management

Jun 2024 - Present

Managed stakeholder relationships and drove product strategy
Led the full SDLC of new features, improving the user experience and increasing revenue
User Experience Design for new features and product improvements
Created functional prototypes utilizing AI tools to validate ideas, gather feedback, and speed up development
Leveraging AI tools, I created internal tools to automate tasks and improve efficiency
Solutioned and assisted on production issues

Business Analyst

Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

Collaborated with product team to define technical requirements and project roadmaps
Analyzed feature requests and prioritized them based on business value
Worked with developers to estimate feature development time and cost

JIRA

SQL

Figma

Agile Project Management

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CGI

Senior Consultant

Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

Building and maintaining project team back log. Assessing and determining requirements and priority for backlog items.
Led the Security/Workflow team for the successful implementaion of the HRM/Financial System
Scrum Master of multiple teams for software implementation project
Developed tools to assist across multiple projects
Managed multiple Robotic Process Automation projects
Supported multiple projects simultaneously across the U.S.
Assisted with project and contract decisions
Worked on both technical and functional teams

Consultant

Jun 2016 - Jan 2020

Developed knowledge of a client's industry, customers, organization and business objectives in order to help the client in a problem-solving role.
Assessing user requirements, procedures and problems to create or improve our applicaiton.
Collaborated with system developers and designers to identify, diagnose, and document problems and errors in specific components of the application.
Aligned with business analysts and developers to design applications for client projects.
Created tools for data analysis and data transformation using VBA and SQL
Completed quality assurance testing in an agile environment

SQL

Sketch

Adobe XD

JIRA

VBA

Winter Park Resort

Competitive Mogul Coach

Nov 2013 - Present

Coaching athletes to improve mogul skiing techniques
Fostering a positive and supportive environment for the athletes
Upholding the team values of Integrity, Excellence, and Team

Coaching

Mentorship

Leadership

Organization

03.Projects

Project One

Featured Project

Project One

A full-stack web application that helps users manage their daily tasks and boost productivity. Features include real-time collaboration, calendar integration, and analytics dashboard.

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Socket.io

Docker

Project Two

Featured Project

Project Two

An e-commerce platform with a focus on performance and accessibility. Includes features like product search, filtering, shopping cart, and secure checkout.

Next.js

TypeScript

Stripe

Prisma

Tailwind

Other Noteworthy Projects

Project Three

A REST API service for managing user authentication and authorization across multiple applications.

Node.js

Express

JWT

MongoDB

Project Four

A command-line tool for automating repetitive development tasks and improving workflow efficiency.

Python

Click

Docker

Project Five

A mobile-responsive dashboard for visualizing data from various APIs with interactive charts and graphs.

React

D3.js

Material-UI

Project Six

A browser extension that enhances productivity by blocking distracting websites and tracking time spent.

JavaScript

Chrome API

React

04. What's Next?

Get In Touch

I'm currently open to new opportunities and would love to hear from you. Whether you have a question, want to collaborate on a project, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!

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