Cole Downing

Own end-to-end product strategy, execution, and vision for Seamless Connect—a next-generation sales engagement suite expanding the platform into calling, emailing, campaign workflows, and AI-driven automation—positioned to compete directly with Salesloft and Apollo. Spearheaded MVP development across three cross-functional teams, aligning product, design, engineering, and GTM to launch a scalable

Oversaw MVP product strategy, research & development, requirements gathering, competitive analysis, prioritization & execution for a new product with a $1B market opportunity. Crafted a 9-month MVP roadmap integrating generative & predictive AI features, addressing market gaps and enhancing product capabilities for a $500 million market opportunity.

Managed product roadmap and strategy for multiple CDC systems, overseeing documentation and backlog throughout the product lifecycle. Improved the efficiency of publishing CDC critical public health information to production from 3 days to 1 hour, increasing the response time for disease surveillance for Ebola & Zika epidemics.

Facilitated adoption of advanced process optimization solutions for CDC stakeholders by leveraging business analysis methodology and fostering strong stakeholder engagement. Executed root cause analysis, troubleshoot, and investigation to ameliorate issues, discrepancies, bottlenecks, and problems within 7 mission critical systems.

Obtained a Product Owner Certification from Salesforce, demonstrating expertise in agile product management methodologies. Developed skills in managing product backlogs, defining user stories, and leading product development teams.

Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, focusing on the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. Gained foundational knowledge in areas such as psychology, linguistics, computer science, and neuroscience.