Resume
Leading product teams to generate more user value, be more strategic, productive, and profitable. Author of Exponential Happiness.
I’m a product management professional with more than 20-years of work experience. My career has taken me across the globe to fill a variety of roles in a breadth of industries. My passions include applying technology and innovation to solving traditional problems, sharing my experiences through writing and interviews, and committing to making my community a better place for all who live in it.
My accomplishments include improving the landing experience of +1 Billion users of trivago.com, building a publishing platform for journalists in Central Asia, and being an album photographer for the White Stripes. All of which also makes me a great storyteller.
When I’m not on the job, I spend time engaging with my community through my Rotary Club, traveling as much as possible, blogging about my experiences, playing the drums, and cycling.
My 5-year goals include writing another book, speaking at conferences, and acquiring permanent residency in Germany.
Work Experience
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Senior Product Manager
eBay in Berlin, Germany 2018 – Present
- Discover and deliver seller solutions across multiple brands of the eBay Classifieds Group
- Focus on delivering globally-scalable tools for boosting seller success in the motors vertical
- Manage stakeholder communication in multiple international markets
- Prioritize strategy between user research, design, and delivery teams
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Product Manager
trivago in Duesseldorf, Germany 2017 – 2018
- Find, define and validate opportunities and user problems worth solving on trivago
- Test features in a methodological, hypothesis-driven way using pre-defined KPIs
- Work backward by authoring initiative docs which include press releases and shipment plans
- Present my knowledge and A/B test results learnings with peers and executive leadership
- Work collaboratively and cross-functionally across domains with diverse stakeholders
- Guide agile product management with scrum rituals and artifacts
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Product Marketing Manager for North America
trivago in Duesseldorf, Germany 2016 – 2017
- Spokesperson for trivago business communications in the USA market
- Represent trivago at trade fairs, workshops, and other public functions such as webinars
- Develop relationships with top media, associations, and other influencers
- Established trivago B2B Twitter account in the US market; +200% month-over-month follower growth
- Author of trade articles on trivago's B2B blog: businessblog.trivago.com/
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Operations Manager
Mutual Mobile in Austin, TX, USA 2013 – 2015
- Reduced operational expenses 20% while simultaneously expanding employee benefits
- Constructed a facility in Hyderabad, India, for a workforce of 100 people on-time and on-budget
- Orchestrated 40,000’sq renovation of the corporate headquarters
- Trained and managed 8 employees who were responsible for essential central services promoting corporate culture, event management, space management, and client relations
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Community and Economic Developer
United States Peace Corps in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2011 – 2013
- Established strategic vision to leverage the power of mobile for connecting rural journalists with each other and the world via kyrgyzmedia.kg; secured $500k of funding over 3-years from the United Nations; operates in 20+ communities; receives 15,000 unique web visitors annually.
- Authored and delivered bi-monthly capacity-building trainings to 20+ media organizations
- Designed measuring and evaluation plans per United Nations and USAID requirements
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Executive Director
Kloop Media Foundation in Austin, TX, USA 2013 – 2015
- Raised awareness and funding for journalisim education initiatives in Central Asia
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Assistant Director of Student Affairs
Loyola University in New Orleans, LA, USA 2009 – 2010
- Crafted and taught event management curriculum to student organizations and student leaders
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Manager of Special Events
Paul Cummings World Wide Enterprises in Chattanooga, TN, USA 2008 – 2009
- Produced corporate functions, concerts, retreats and workshops, including a nationally–touring lecture and training series in partnership with international recording artist Beth Hart
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Concert Promoter
Green Machine Concerts in Memphis, TN, USA 2007 – 2008
- Negotiated and coordinated efforts between international talent agencies, artists, universities, venues, and other corporate clients to produce world-class concerts, festivals and tours
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Event Manager
Louisiana State University Athletics in Baton Rouge, LA, 2006 –
- Prepared sports venues for events by constructing and striking specific setups for basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, concerts and graduation events.
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Emergency Response Planner
American Red Cross in Baton Rouge, LA, USA 2005 – 2007
- Authored and coordinated response plans between the Red Cross and other local, state and federal emergency preparedness agencies.
Certifications
Data Protection Basics (GDPR)
Issued by eBay Valid from Nov 2018 – No Expiration Date
Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
Issued by U.S. Department of State Valid from Oct 2014 – No Expiration Date
Zusatzblatt - beschäftigung gestattet
Issued by Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Valid from Jun 2018 – Jun 2021
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Issued by Scrum Alliance Valid from Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Honors and Awards
East-West - The Art of Dialogue
Awarded by M. Shafik Gabr Foundation Awarded July 2015
Paul Harris Fellow
Awarded by Rotary International Awarded March 2015
Organizations
Member of Rotary Club of Austin
In Austin, TX, USA from Aug 2015 – Present
- International Scholarships Committee
- Global Grants Committee
- Youth Committee
President of Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association
In Austin, TX, USA from 2014 – Present
- Promoting Peace Corps activities in central Texas for returned, current and future volunteers.
Co-Founder of Brazos Technology District
In Austin, TX, YSA from Jun 2013 – Present
- A coalition of tech businesses in downtown Austin, Texas working together to solve common problems. We apply entrepreneurial concepts to these issues, focusing on quick, iterative progress in order to ensure a healthy community that closely aligns with people in technology.
Executive Director of Kloop Media Foundation
In Austin, TX, USA from Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
- Supported journalism education in Central Asia by providing an international exchange opportunity and by acting as international governmental censorship watchdog.
Projects
Cooking Up Cultures
In Austin, TX, USA from Oct 2015 – Present
- Cooking Up Cultures teaches language and culture by way of cooking. I joined the team as lead web developer in 2015. Since that time, I have managed and engineered the e-learning platform, Google AdWords campaigns. I have consulted with the team on topics ranging from email and social media marketing, to design and video production.
Cleopatra to Coretta
In Cairo, Egypt from Nov 2015 – Present
- Empowering voices. Connecting women. Sharing stories. Inspired by powerful Egyptian and American women leaders, Cleopatra to Coretta is an international exchange program supporting the dialogue of female global journalists to build relationships and promote hero narratives of women making an impact in their community.
Community Media Centers Network
In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Dec 2012 – Nov 2014
- Project descriptionAs part of the United Nations / European Union Commission joint project for the Development of Good Governance for Social Justice Program in the Kyrgyz Republic, I conceptualized a partnership between the Kloop Media Foundation and UNESCO-Almaty to create, develop and train community media centers (CMC) and radio stations throughout all regions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Braille Literacy Project of the Kyrgyz Republic
In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Dec 2012 – Present
- Project descriptionThe Braille Literacy program is an effort to show that low-vision students int he Kyrgyz Republic can learn Braille, and improve their literacy by doing so, and to motivate current Braille users through conducting the first national Braille Olympiad. My involvement focused primarily on community outreach, public advocacy and social media marketing of events.
Publications
Update Kyrgyzstan
Published by LSU Alumni Association here
- Updates to the LSU Community about my experiences working and living in the Kyrgyz Republic as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer.
- 10 articles between 2011–2013
Dezmond Meeks Live on Good Day CENLA
Published by KALB-TV News Channel 5 here
- I performed live with Dezmond Meeks on the morning news by providing some rhythem backup on a guitarcase
How to Achieve Silicon Valley Anywhere
Published by recode here
- An article I wrote about my work with the Brazos Technology District where I share lessons learned about building a sense of community among business that share common goals.
Various articles
Published by trivago Business Blog here
- As trivago's product marketing manager for North America, I was a frequent contributer to their B2B blog
- Update - As of June 2019 trivago has removed previous content from the blog and my posts are no longer archived there
Five mobile community media centers launched in Kyrgyzstan
Published by UNESCO here
- kyrgyzmedia.kg is a project I founded. I found funding support from UNESCO and launched the program in 2013 in partnership with Kloop Media in Bishkek.
Select Skills
Languages
- English
- German
- Russian
- Kyrgyz
Software
- Salesforce
- Google Apps
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Logic Pro X
- MS & Mac Office Suites
Webdev
- WordPress Codex
- Google Developer Tools
- CSS3
- Command Line
- Liquid
Other
- Grant Writing
- Project Management
- Auditing
- Budgeting
- Mentoring
- Delegation
Recommendations
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Mr. Moore shows his motivation and professionalism as a trainer and innovator of community information services. kyrgyzmedia.kg became a well-recognized cooperation platform for traditional media outlets including the Public Service Corporation in Kyrgyzstan. [He] has shown broad abilities in the strengthening of media pluralism, building institutional capacities of media NGOs and outlets.
Under conditions which many would consider unbearable, Judson not only found a way to try something new, but he was the driving force behind making it flourish and securing funding from the United Nations, which promises the project's success for years to come.
Judson took active part in pioneering new direction in our journalism activities. Judson started a project of community multimedia centers, which by now received more than $300,000 in funding from UNESCO, EC and UNDEF. Judson understands the country better than many local people. He is also able to lead and report on most complex project according to stringent requirements of international donors.
Judson left a large legacy in Kyrgyzstan. I had a deep respect for Judson's passion and commitment to free speech and social justice in the Kyrgyz Republic. He adapted well to the culture of Kyrgyzstan, learned the languages, and developed many local friends. His accomplishments with local media were substantial and lasting.
At Mutual Mobile, Judson managed several crucial projects for the executive team, using creative strategies to ensure success. When given high-level concepts, he was quickly able to distill them into tactical and actionable items, which provided tremendous value to our company.
Judson was able to lead complex projects with many moving parts, variables and targets. His pursuit of excellence allowed him to execute projects flawlessly and lead others to accomplish their goals and tasks. He has a way to rally people, get them on side and aligned with goals.