HELLO! I’M MARLO ABRAMOWITZ
ABOUT ME
An engineer turned data and customer-driven product person. Dog lover, outdoor enthusiast, and award-winning salsa-maker.
From designing bike lanes and roadways to delighting customers with technology, I'm a problem solver at heart with a passion for leveraging the intersection of data, people, and technology.
Keep exploring my site to learn more information about me, and reach out directly with any questions.
PODCAST INTERVIEW: MBA SCHOOLED
Episode #90: The MBA Product Management Internship Interview Process
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MBA SCHOOLED
Lessons and Learnings from My MBA Product Management Internship Experience
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POETS & QUANTS
Carnegie Mellon Tepper’s MBA Class Of 2021
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CLEAR ADMIT
Real Humans of Carnegie Mellon Tepper’s MBA Class of 2021
Side Projects and Case Competitions
PROJECT SHOWCASE
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MONARC
Finalist in the McGinnis Venture Competition
Monarc is an accounts receivable management platform for the modern professional services firm. Monarc streamlines billing and collections processes through automation while delivering strategic insights around client credit health and cash flows - allowing service-oriented firms to reduce the time spent on back-end financial processes and more time on their most important asset - client relationships.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
I've enjoyed sharing my insights and experiences with others in my profession by presenting at conferences. The following are sessions I've presented over the years.
SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Connecting Coworkers One Cup at a Time
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Leadership Today: Building Your Path and your Personal Brand
HDR TRANSCON
Career Growth as Young Professionals: Path to Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Throughout the years, each of my professional experiences has been an opportunity to learn and grow, and has greatly contributed to the person I am today. Check out my full background below to learn more.
PRODUCT MANAGER, TABLEAU SOFTWARE
April 2021 - Present
My focus is on understanding user needs and analyzing trends to prioritize opportunities that will drive growth through acquisition, engagement, and retention. I work closely with cross-functional partners to define solutions and partner with the engineering team to execute the product strategy and build an experience that people love.
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, PNC HEALTHCARE
As the capstone to my MBA and the Technology Strategy and Product Management track, I worked on a team to develop a Go-to-Market strategy for a blockchain-based financial product that will help PNC's customers in the healthcare industry.
January 2021 - May 2021
PRODUCT GROWTH STRATEGY, MIRA
October 2020 - January 2021
Provided a data-driven and growth mindset to improve the product and user experience.
Focused on growing our customer base while driving decisions through customer insights, quantitative analysis, and A/B testing.
Owned the execution of growth initiatives and provide the organization with learnings and actionable insights from experiments.
PRODUCT MANAGER MBA INTERN, TABLEAU SOFTWARE
May 2020 - August 2020
Designed feature to increase trial activation by 25%. Collaborated cross-functionally to iterate on product requirement documents; partnered with agile development team to uncover risks and refine user stories.
Cut time from user site request to site creation by 70% by developing user journey to understand customer pain points. Analyzed telemetry to devise hypothesis and A/B testing plan for user experience improvements.
Created 6-page narrative strategy to guide Tableau’s SaaS product within the Small and Medium Business segment. Performed market research, analyzed internal sales and marketing funnel data, and conducted customer interviews to form product vision and actionable roadmap for feature recommendations.
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGER, HDR INC.
2016 - 2019
I spent this time working collaboratively with my clients on multi-modal projects throughout the state to improve transportation accessibility and increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. I led teams of engineers and designers to produce high-quality and innovative solutions.
Earned buy-in from CEO to include 3 new company-wide long-term employee retention policies in 5-year Strategic Plan by prioritizing strategies, conducting employee interviews, and analyzing 400+ data points.
Executed 5 project proposals to clients by cultivating marketing, business operations, and engineering teams to build a vision, capture technical requirements, and identify differentiation strategy.
Selected as an annual top 1% of employees to receive a Gold Pathfinders Award by pioneering five office-wide initiatives including a monthly random coffee-chat matching program; participation grew by 300% over 6 months.
CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGNER, PSOMAS
2014 - 2016
I designed transportation infrastructure for clients throughout Arizona to improve access and safety.
Organized coordination efforts and facilitated communication for a multi-disciplined project with four internal teams and three external teams.
Pioneered company’s first program to foster personal and career development. Recognized by the CEO and Director of Engineering while also earning support to replicate in other offices.
MULTI-DISCIPLINED ENGINEER, RAYTHEON
2012 - 2014
Redesigned an org-wide process and accelerated productivity of design-to-production process by 25%. Designed training and presented to 50 engineers. Recognized by leadership as the Employee of the Quarter.
Worked with a company-wide team to launch the Innovation Convention providing a platform for employees to pitch ideas for new products and markets. Generated support from the executive team and obtained funding for participants.
MBA
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CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration
Technology Strategy & Product Management Track
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BS
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NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
ADDITIONAL
COURSES,
CERTIFICATIONS, &
LICENSES
Licensed Professional Engineer (CO & AZ)
Licensed Scrum Product Owner (LSPO)
Tableau Specialist Certification
IBM Design Thinking Practitioner Certification
Cognitir Intro to Product Management
MY SKILL SET
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SQL, R, Tableau, SPSS, Google Analytics, Excel
DESIGN
Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Figma, Balsamiq
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Azure DevOps, Scrum, Aha, Miro
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
I've spent much of my career stepping beyond my day-to-day job and finding leadership positions within external organizations or company-wide groups. I attribute much of my career growth and network to these experiences. Each one has given me the opportunity to practice, learn, and grow as a leader in addition to giving back to my colleagues and the profession.
2020 -Â 2021
PRESIDENT, TEPPER BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CLUB
B&T is an MBAÂ club with about 225 members, focused on exposing students to career opportunities in technology functions and industries. As President, I lead a group of 6 Executive Board members charged with developing future industry leaders by engaging with technology experts, exploring the impact of emerging technologies, facilitating business case competitions, and networking with leading professionals at the most innovative companies in the world.
2020 - 2021
VP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TEPPER OUT & ALLIED CLUB
O& A provides a supportive environment to enhance the social, academic, and career experiences of current and prospective LGBTQ students, allies, and partners at Tepper. We equip future business leaders to be advocates in the workplace.
2017 - 2019
VICE-PRESIDENT, HDR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUP
I served as the Vice-President of the company-wide employee resource group aimed at the career growth and engagement of young employees at HDR. In addition, I was the Denver Chapter Chair leading the local YPG.
2017 - 2018
TREASURER, COLORADO WOMEN'S TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR
I served as the treasurer for WTS Colorado managing and tracking the funds for the organization. WTS's programs, events and communications create tremendous connections, all in the name of helping women find opportunity and recognition in the transportation industry.
2014 - 2019
I served on various boards and committees both locally and nationally during my 5-year tenure. Committee tasks included developing younger member programming, coordinating statewide government relations activities, and advancing the civil engineering profession and the professional practice of civil engineers.
2017 - 2019
COLORADO CHAPTER CO-LEAD, ASSOCIATION OF PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PROFESSIONALS
I co-led the reinvigoration of the local chapter of APBP. Our team developed events for professionals who are interested in growing the pedestrian and bicycle profession and its influence.
2014 - 2016
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR, ARIZONA SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
I was the Co-Chair of the Statewide ASCE/ASHE Conference. I planned and executed two annual conferences that brought together 150+ professionals from throughout Arizona.
2012 - 2013
TUCSON SECTION REPRESENTATIVE, SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS
I served on the board to represent our section to the national organization. The Society of Women Engineers is the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology.
RECOGNITION
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD- TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
May 2021
Nominated by the Tepper School staff and administration,
this award is given to students who have made a significant contribution to the mission of the Tepper School duringÂ
their time in the program.
DEAN'S SCHOLAR - TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
2019 - 2021
The Dean's Scholarship was established to honor the past eight Dean's of the Tepper School and is the highest level of recognition awarded by the Tepper School to an incoming student.
FORTE FOUNDATION FELLOW
2019 - 2021
As part of a select group of schools and corporations, the Tepper School partners with Forté, a non-profit working to advance women in business. Through the admissions process, exceptional female candidates are selected to receive this fellowship.
JAMES R. SWARTZ LEADERSHIP SCHOLAR
2019 - 2021
The Swartz Leadership Scholarship is awarded to a first-year MBA student who exhibits an outstanding record of personal and professional achievement. Swartz Scholars possess a high degree of self-awareness of their strengths and areas of development, enabling their personal leadership and management style to be further developed during the Tepper School’s MBA program.
HDR GOLD PATHFINDERS AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP
2018
The HDR Pathfinder awards serves to recognize employees whose dedication to quality, innovation, leadership and productivity goes beyond the norm. Approximately 10% of all nominations are awarded at the Gold Level.
TONOPAH AWARD, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
2016
An Arizona Society award that may be presented annually to an Associate Member of the Arizona Society ASCE who is judged to have provided outstanding service to the Arizona Society.
TOP TALENT AWARD
October 2013
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