Nathan Winters

Current

Founder at FollowNathan.org

Past

Product Manager at Sports Composite DE
Co-Founder at Involved Learning LLC
Founder at Workshop 313 Multimedia Studio

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Nathan Winters’s Summary

By nature I am an ambitious entrepreneur type and have been managing, leading and delivering quality applications and products to both large and small businesses for over 6 years. Building sustainable products and strategic partnerships is my top priority. I enjoy working diligently to accomplish and exceed goals both individually and as a team leader.

Currently I hold a strong interest in entering the non profit landscape in an effort to support a more sustainable, peaceful and healthy planet for the entire human race.

Nathan Winters’s Specialties:

• Project management, organization, control and leadership.
• Modeling product definition and deployment.
• Managing complete application development lifecycle.
• Building strategic partnerships.
• Leading products from whitepaper to deployment.
• Define and writing functional specifications and business requirements.
• Analytical and strategic thinking.
• Designing rapid prototypes and models.
• Passion for understanding market landscapes and competitive matrix.

Nathan Winters’s Experience

Founder

FollowNathan.org

(Fund-Raising industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

A 4,300 mile biking trek across America to raise awareness to the importance of living a more sustainable lifestyle, supporting local farms and the reduction of consumption.

• Rode a bicycle 4,300 miles from Belfast, Maine to Bellingham Washington in severe heat, rain, wind and over mountain passes and I did it all with a big smile on my face
• Captured corporate sponsorship
• Raised over $3,000 via viral online fundraiser to support The Nature Conservancy
• Conducted research project with primary focus on sustainable agriculture and environmental issues
• Satisfied daily blogging duties covering topics of sustainability and communities transforming waste into resources
• Worked closely with sponsor on marketing efforts, PR and collaboration with other partners
• Responsible for production of viral multimedia content
• Accrued over 4,000 online followers using social media in less than 3 months with a $0 budget
• Delivered design and marketing materials
Product Manager

Sports Composite DE

(Privately Held; Sports industry)

April 2008 — November 2008 (8 months)

Managed, lead and deployed multiple fantasy sports applications rolling out to over 150,000 end users in multiple languages and time zones.

• Managed and owned a strategic partnership with major media company in Brazil.
• Analyzed application performance, documented issues, and created action plans to create solutions and ensure quality upon application delivery.
• Defined and created business and technical requirements.
• Lead efforts from marketing to engineering on all phases of application development.
• Controlled and managed QA environment.
• Analyzed, strategized and studied revenue and user flow trends to ensure success.
• Collaborated with executive management in strategic decision making.
Co-Founder

Involved Learning LLC

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

February 2004 — January 2008 (4 years )

Co owned and managed academic software company delivering secure online grading and testing solutions for teachers and academic institutions nationwide.

• Co-Owned and lead everyday operations.
• Lead database and application designer through application architecture and functionality.
• Worked across all phases of SDLC to ensure traceability, quality and requirements fulfillment.
• Responsible for user experience and overall usability.
• Lead QA, sales and customer support efforts.
• Analyzed and developed competitive matrix for academic software landscape.
• Lead marketing and business development efforts.
Founder

Workshop 313 Multimedia Studio

(Internet industry)

2003 — 2006 (3 years )

• Managed designers and developers to deliver quality products.
• Analyzed and assessed clients business needs.
• Designed, defined and developed UI and usability designs and requirements.
• Analyzed client needs and challenges to deliver “tight fit” products.