Brenden Overton

Senior Product Manager, Technical (PM-T)

2022 - Current

Senior PM-T at Woot! (An Amazon Company)

Senior Product Manager, Technical (PM-T)

2022

I am one of 3 Product Managers at Woot, an Amazon e-commerce subsidiary. I lead initiatives across our product/tech stack. Some of my recent projects include revamping Woot's web analytics and A/B testing platforms, spearheading Woot's Prime Holiday Shipping Promotion, migrating Woot to a new platform for carrier and shipping method selection/optimization and label printing, and modernizing the tech stack and UX for Woot's retail website. I seek to deliver new and updated products to Woot customers and internal business teams in a scalable, efficient manner enabled by data-driven decision-making.

Venture Associate

2022 - 2022

Support launch and scale of our cohort companies and conducting founder interviews and due diligence to select our incoming cohort. For cohort company/program support my main activities included investor pipeline development, market research, competitive analysis, customer validation, financial model development, and more. For cohort recruiting, my main activities included conducting founder interviews, application review, due diligence, and writing investment memos.

Board Fellow

2021 - 2022

Board Fellow working on the board self-assessment and resulting board advancement initiatives. Developed self-assessment survey, collected and analyzed survey results, and presented results to the board. Used results of survey and brainstorming sessions to identify advancement initiatives and select top initiatives based on a systematic prioritization matrix. Led implementation of initiatives including LinkedIn optimization and networking training for board members and creation of a board buddy/mentor program.

Senior Product Manager, Technical Intern

2021 - 2021

Senior Product Manager, Technical at Woot! Product manager on Woot’s customer experience (CX) team leading development of a web personalization strategy.

MBA Portugal Global Consultant

2021 - 2021

Created international expansion strategy for a farm management software startup.

MBA Service Corps Consultant

2021 - 2021

Developed initial product and pricing strategy for a cotton certification program.

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer/Technical Lead

2019 - 2021

Spearheaded safety analyses essential to nuclear power plant regulatory approval, construction, and operability. • Developed quantitative risk models to assess operational hazard risk and utilized these models to write safety cases for plant licensing in the U.S. and internationally • Leveraged risk models to propose engineering design improvements to meet regulatory requirements, reduce equipment costs, and increase plant safety • Negotiated with regulators and potential customers resulting in fulfillment of licensing milestones and accelerated international deployment • Orchestrated development of complex schedule of 100+ technical deliverables over two years to support accelerated regulatory submittal and approval • Created strategy with the Plant Services Division to protect $5MM of intellectual property and leverage it to facilitate services and software licensing contracts worth millions of dollars per year

MBA Applied Strategy Consultant, Sustainability

2021 - 2021

MBA Consultant on operational decisions that balance financial performance and sustainability objectives. • Conducted comprehensive assessment of existing sustainability initiatives and identified areas for improvement • Created a financial model that assessed the payback period and ROI of a multi-million dollar infrastructure project that would minimize dependence on natural gas and substantially reduce stadium carbon emissions • Developed marketing strategy which included identification of strategic partners, multi-channel marketing to build awareness of the Mariners’ sustainability projects, and customers for resale of excess energy

Staff Engineer and Project Manager - Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

2018 - 2019

Oversaw probabilistic safety assessment for 2 US nuclear power plants that generated $350k of revenue per year each; managed deliverables of 10 employees in 4 technical areas. Developed proposals and project plans, consulted clients daily on technical issues, and provided technical training. • Key player on client-facing projects that lead to expansion of services; increased revenue from $50k/year to over $1MM/year • Wrote utilities to automate tasks and coordinated software technical specifications development and testing resulting in increased internal company efficiency, license sales, and client projects • Led corporate hiring; developed a technical onboarding package adopted division-wide, enabling new employees to contribute client billable projects more quickly; mentored 8 new employees • Achieved >95% utilization rate every year, maximizing firm profit • Technical innovation and dedication to clients resulted in 4 promotions in 4 years

Engineer IV and Project Manager - Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

2017 - 2018

Engineer III - Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

2016 - 2017

Engineer I - Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)

2015 - 2016