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About Me Gareth Murran


Starting out with the Spectrum 16k back in the day I quickly

knew this was what I wanted to do. No matter what it was I

was going to do, this was it. I rapidly went through

powerhouse computer legends like Commodore, Atari,

Amiga and then of course the PC.

I started creating websites when the Internet was still made

up of text-based sites so dull that you wouldn't even bother

to read the headline if it was today. Remember GeoCities?

Now it’s all about rapidly growing, high-profile internet

service like WordPress.com.

Today I am as dedicated as ever to developing my skills

further as part of the MindLeaders Product Management

team for over 6 years, covering Infrastructure as well as the

wider area of Innovation for the company.

The role has allowed me practice and develop the skills and

strength to design market leading products and services

using the latest technologies covering eLearning and

eAssessment with the best in course content and design.

ABOUT ME

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Continuous

Learning

Who Moved My Cheese? Published in 1998, is a motivational book by

Spencer Johnson written in the style of a parable or business fable.

Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life – whether it is a

good job, a loving relationship, money, or spiritual peace of mind.

Cheese is what we think will make us happy, and when circumstances

take it away, different people deal with change in different ways.

After reading this book I decided that I needed a competitive advantage,

a core set of values to guide and lead me to success!

Change happens. Keep moving the

Cheese Yourself.

Tenacity

Focus

3 VALUES OF SUCCESS


2004 2005 2006 2009

Undergrad 1:1 B.Eng.

Postgrad 1:1 MSC Multimedia

Senior Innovation Developer

Innovation Product Manager

2013 New

Challenges

MY CAREER JOURNEY

2012


The important thing is to never

stop questioning or gathering

data. Curiosity has its own

reason for existing.

User Experience Benjamin Franklin said, “An

investment in knowledge pays

the best interest.” Learn

something new every day.

Innovation The web is being rebuilt around

people. People live in networks.

and those networks determine

how people are influenced.

Social

WHAT INTERESTS ME ?


MY FAVOURITE READS


PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

The Idea User Research and

Wireframes Business Case and Scope Document

Build It and Release Plan

Release and

Version 2.0

Product Management is about multi-disciplinary mastery and laser focus. The job involves making sure everyone is

communicating, pointing in the same direction and doing the boring work that no-one else wants to do As a Product Manager

I’m responsible for what the product should do; other roles are responsible for how the product does that.

As a Product Manager, data tells you what is happening, people tell you why. Without both, my understanding is incomplete.

If I am doing my job well, I can justify decisions, explain my rationale, be transparent.

I’m comfortable with the idea of “good enough” and I’m OK with decisions that may not be ideal for the user but make optimal

use of limited resources.

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Product Management


LET’S TALK SOFT SKILLS

Strong Problem Solver

Process Improvement

Scrum & Project Management

Public Speaking

End-to-End Product Ownership

Technology Product Management

Client Management

Waterfall & Agile Methodologies


LET’S TALK HARD SKILLS

User Experience (UX)

Content Strategy

User Interaction / HCI

Frontend Development

SaaS (Software as a Service)

Backend / Servers

Marketing / Social Media

Visual / Graphic Design / Video / Audio


CUSTOMER RELTIONSHIPS


Ecommerce Application built on the

Facebook platform.

eLearning built in co-operation with the

Facebook Marketing team.

Product Management from initial

meeting through scoping and delivery.

CASE STUDY: FACEBOOK


Repurposing over 4000 eLearning

courses for mobile context across

Apple IOS and Android.

Content Strategy to create, convert,

manage and maintain 4000 plus

eLearning courses across all platforms

and devices.

Helped MindLeaders understand how to

effectively manage mobile strategy in the

organization for increased brand impact,

worker efficiency, and revenue.

CASE STUDY: MOBILE


Learning Management System with full

tracking, reporting and data integration

of all training activities including names

of individuals and customer sites.

Deployment of the eLearning courses

allowing consistent delivery and

anytime access across the business.

Import/export of payroll data for accurate

reports to help reduce administration

time/efforts.

CASE STUDY: AIMS LMS


MOBILE 10B+ DESKTOP

1B+

PC 100M


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