Sean Brady

Current

User Experience Designer at CourseSmart,LLC
Product Manager (Independent Contractor) at Health Workforce Solutions
CEO at Agile Design Labs

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Past

Director, Product Management at The Advisory Board Company
Associate Director, New Product Development at The Advisory Board Company
Senior Associate at Ernst & Young

Board of Directors at U Penn Student Federal Credit Union
Vice President at U Penn Student Federal Credit Union

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Education

University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

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Connections

241 connections

Industry

Computer Software

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Sean Brady’s Summary

Entrepreneur with proven track record offers expertise in market research, user experience design, new product launch, agile product life-cycle management, and usability research.

Sean Brady’s Specialties:

Agile product management & development. Market & user experience research. Product design & launch. Business formation,strategic transactions & pro forma financial analysis. Technical: xHTML strict, CSS, XML, JavaScript, PhotoShop, Visio, Excel, MySQL

Sean Brady’s Experience

User Experience Designer

CourseSmart,LLC

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Managed the company's mobile device products in addition to designing & testing user experiences that lower bounce rates, increase sales conversions, and encourage viral growth.
Product Manager (Independent Contractor)

Health Workforce Solutions

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Expanded LaborMarketPulse.com revenue by 200% through a revised revenue model, marketing strategy and sales approach. Implemented agile development methods to improve gross margins by 40% points.
CEO

Agile Design Labs

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Incubator for social media applications including Tweet Satisfaction
Director, Product Management

The Advisory Board Company

(Public Company; ABCO; Hospital & Health Care industry)

September 2004 — October 2008 (4 years 2 months)

Introduced ethnographic research, user centered design and wisdom of crowds approach to elevate user satisfaction and improve gross margins by more than 25% points. Gained significant expertise in agile product development and product management best practices.
Associate Director, New Product Development

The Advisory Board Company

(Public Company; ABCO; Hospital & Health Care industry)

April 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 6 months)

Lead world class product, operations and marketing teams to gather market requirements, test product concepts, launch and grow software, web and enterprise service products that contribute $30+ million annual revenue at 85%+ unit renewal rates and serve 200,000+ users.
Senior Associate

Ernst & Young

(Partnership; Financial Services industry)

December 1998 — October 2002 (3 years 11 months)

Advised entrepreneurs and middle market companies on funding sustainable growth navigating the path to liquidity (IPO, LBO/MBO, mergers and acquisitions).
Board of Directors

U Penn Student Federal Credit Union

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 1999 — January 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Developed business case, functional specifications and launch plans for interest bearing checking, Visa Check Card, and Online Banking products. Lead market segmentation, branding and process optimization efforts responsible for 25% growth in assets under management despite significant competition from national/regional banks.
Vice President

U Penn Student Federal Credit Union

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 1997 — August 1999 (2 years )

Recruited 60+ student volunteers each semester and developed training programs to transform the best and brightest into vice presidents and directors within 2-3 years.

Sean Brady’s Education

University of Pennsylvania

BS , Economics , 1996 — 1999
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Accounting, Strategic Management 1996 — 1999

Education partially funded through full-time, professional employment

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Sean Brady’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, innovation, golf, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, kick boxing, motorcycles, wine tasting, good restaurants, great coffee, decadent desserts, economics, urban planning, community development

Sean Brady’s Groups:

National Foundation for Teaching Entreprenuership, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, Product Development and Management Association, Wharton Alumni Club of Northern California, Wharton Private Equity Alumni Network, BayCHI