Heather Virga

Heather Virga

Marketing Operations Manager

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
  • Product Marketing Manager at TechRepublic
  • Program Manager/Account Executive at Duel Systems
Education
  • University of California, Davis
Connections
95 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Heather Virga’s Summary

Dynamic marketing professional with 11 years of experience in product marketing, project management, and marketing communications.

Heather Virga’s Specialties:

Product management, project management, program management, marketing communications and product training.


Heather Virga’s Experience

  • Marketing Operations Manager

    Forum One Communications

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    October 2007Present (1 year 10 months)

  • Product Manager

    Fidelity National Financial

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    November 2006July 2007 (9 months)

    Translate market needs into clearly defined product requirements. Work with development to define product development plans and specifications, requirements and functionality. Lead product development projects to ensure the timely release of planned product enhancements and new modules. Coordinate the market rollout of new, expanded and updated products and services. Collaborate with sales and other teams to understand business requirements and key market trends. Monitor changing trends and product functionality to continuously develop new offerings. Write internal processes and procedures for all new products. Support product sales acting as the primary product functional and technical expert. Provide customer support from product beta testing through production release for new products and integrations.

  • Software Product Trainer

    Fidelity National Financial

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    March 2004November 2006 (2 years 9 months)

    Developed audience specific training strategies and training curriculums for two software products. Customized trainings based on clients needs and business practices. Helped the client develop a deployment strategy to ensure a smooth transition into the new software environment. Presented to large and small audiences at product trainings, sales kick-offs and to new prospective clients in online web conferences and on site meetings. Cross-trained all trainers and support staff on two software products.

  • Real Estate Specialist

    Re/Max

    (Real Estate industry)

    January 2002March 2004 (2 years 3 months)

  • Product Marketing Manager

    TechRepublic

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    March 2000June 2001 (1 year 4 months)

  • Program Manager/Account Executive

    Duel Systems

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    June 1997January 2000 (2 years 8 months)


Heather Virga’s Education

  • University of California, Davis

    19951997


Additional Information

Heather Virga’s Websites:

Heather Virga’s Groups:

  •    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Web 2.0
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    Green & Sustainability Innovators & Innovation Network
  •    Bay Area Alumni of UC Davis
  •    Social Media Today
  •    Social Media Marketing
  •    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
  •    GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
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