Job Title: Principal
Company: Break a Pencil Consulting
Industry: Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2023
Will Mentor: Early Career MBA, Graduate Students
Profile
Background
Job Description
For the last 20 years, I’ve been a Product Manager and Product Management Leader in various tech companies. Earlier this year, I decided to take my experience and start a Product Management Coaching and Consulting Business.
Company Description
Break a Pencil Consulting provides Product Management Coaching and Consulting services.
Employment History
Relevant and recent experience includes: Director, Product Management – HERE Technologies VP, Product Management – ProQuest Director, Product Management – T-Mobile Director, Product Management – Qualcomm Director, Product Management – Universal Electronics Senior Product Manager – Sony Corporation of America
Education
BS, Mechanical Engineering - UCLA MS, Mechanical Engineering - UCLA MBA - UCLA
Mentoring Objectives & Scope
My goal is for this mentoring experience to be beneficial to you. Some ideas of how I can get involved include providing career advice, making introductions to people in my network that may be of interest, providing experience in how to network, interview practice, and having relevant industry trends discussions. I am also open to whatever else you may be hoping to get out of this experience.
When and where do you hold meetings with your students?
We will negotiate meeting time and location. I prefer in person, but willing to meet virtually if schedules and geography doesn’t line up.
Additional Information
I am an Adjunct Professor at the Albers School and am teaching Strategic Management in the Fall 2023.