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Technical Product Manager · Software × Hardware · 0→1 & Scale
I come in when the problem isn't defined yet. I leave with a roadmap, a spec, and a shipped product.
Nanao4su@gmail.com · 813-464-9142 · LinkedIn ↓ Download Resume

WORK EXPERIENCE

Four companies, four different problem spaces, one consistent thread.

E.001
APPLE
2025
Cupertino, CA
Engineering Product Manager Intern · AIML Data Operations
  • Workflow Design
    Proposed solution would reduce workflow complexity by 83% if implemented, validated with SQL analysis.
  • Stakeholder Research
    50+ interviews surfaced process gaps that became a cross-functional PRD.
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E.002
MICROSOFT
2021–2023
Redmond, WA
Program Manager · Azure Driver Platform & Servicing
  • SDLC Ownership
    Owned full SDLC for two driver verification tools through the Windows 11 launch window.
  • Bug Reduction
    Cut driver sample bugs by 70% with Azure DevOps dashboards and weekly cross-team standups.
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E.003
NASA JPL
2019
Pasadena, CA
Research Engineering Intern · Electrochemical Sensors
  • Tool Development
    Sped up sensor command execution 14x with two C++ automation tools for a life-detection sensor.
  • Validation Testing
    Validated calibration across every configuration, enabling full subsystem deployment.
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E.004
DOD
2018–2021
Fort Meade, MD
Researcher · Applied ML
  • Program Planning
    Built roadmap and technical spec for a team of 5 targeting social media disinformation detection.
  • ML Development
    Built a Python tweet classifier using minimum entropy ML with viable detection parameters.
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EDUCATION

Engineering foundation, business lens, built in that order.

UT AUSTIN
MBA · Product Management & Strategy
2024–2026
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SQL for Business and Marketing
Applied SQL to extract, analyze, and interpret business data, building hands-on proficiency in querying centralized data warehouses to surface actionable insights.
Business Analytics and Decision Modeling
Used quantitative modeling techniques to support complex business decisions, applicable to evaluating integration options and measuring enterprise system performance against defined KPIs.
Statistics
Applied quantitative methods including hypothesis testing and regression to business problems, building the data-driven decision-making foundation needed to identify opportunities and measure product outcomes.
Data Storytelling and Visualization
Developed the ability to translate complex data into clear narratives for executive and cross-functional audiences, essential for communicating integration progress, priorities, and results to leadership.
CRM and Database Marketing
Studied how customer data is structured, stored, and activated across enterprise systems, with direct application to data centralization strategy and integration platform design.
AI for Competitive Advantage
Examined how organizations deploy AI to create operational leverage and differentiation, with direct application to identifying where AI-powered tools can automate enterprise workflows.
Operations Management
Studied process design, bottleneck analysis, and workflow optimization across organizations, directly applicable to mapping and improving enterprise workflows across integrated tools.
Financial Management
Built frameworks for evaluating investment decisions and resource allocation under uncertainty, applicable to buy vs. build analysis when assessing third-party enterprise tools.
Analysis of Markets
Examined competitive market dynamics and vendor positioning, providing a structured lens for evaluating third-party integration partners and enterprise software providers.
Performance Management and Control
Examined how organizations define, track, and act on performance metrics, relevant to owning success measures across a data and integration platform and ensuring accountability across stakeholders.
Board Fellowship · Wonders & Worries
Served as a board member at a children's nonprofit, developing an expansion model and improving provider recruitment strategy to support organizational growth.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
B.S. Computer Engineering
2017–2021
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Introduction to Computer Networks
Studied network architecture, protocols, and data transmission across distributed systems, building foundational understanding of how enterprise systems communicate and where integration points break down.
Computer Science I and II
Developed core programming skills in algorithm design and data structures, forming the technical basis for evaluating API design decisions and understanding engineering tradeoffs in integration work.
Artificial Intelligence
Explored machine learning model design and the role data quality plays in system performance, directly relevant to building reliable data pipelines and understanding where upstream decisions affect downstream outputs.
Fundamentals of Signals and Systems
Analyzed how data flows and transforms across interconnected systems, building intuition for how information degrades or gets distorted across integrated platforms.
Embedded Systems Design
Designed and implemented systems under hardware and software constraints, developing an engineering mindset around performance, reliability, and real-time data handling.
Computer Organization I
Examined how hardware and software interact at a systems level, providing grounding for evaluating technical tradeoffs in platform architecture and integration decisions.
Circuit Theory
Analyzed electrical circuits and system behavior under varying conditions, building foundational reasoning skills for understanding how signals and power flow through interconnected components.

SKILLS

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PRODUCT
PRD Writing RICE Prioritization Roadmapping User Research API Specifications OKRs Stakeholder Mgmt GTM Strategy A/B Testing
TECHNICAL
SQL Python C++ Azure DevOps ML Pipeline Design Data Analysis Tableau
STRATEGY
Market Sizing Competitive Analysis Business Model Canvas 0→1 Products Enterprise Scale Cross-Functional Leadership Amazon Memo

PROJECTS

The resume that couldn't fit everything.

MARKET EXPANSION STRATEGY
Nonprofit Growth
Scored 30 Cities · Delivered Board-Ready Expansion Framework
Turned 30-city market data into a decision the board could act on.
USER RESEARCH MARKET ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS GO-TO-MARKET
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SHORT THESIS
Competitive Moat
Short Thesis: −105% Projected Return · IPO Delayed to 2026
Built the model, ran the numbers, made the case against the narrative.
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS COMPETITIVE STRATEGY MARKET POSITIONING INVESTMENT THESIS
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PRODUCT ANALYTICS
SQL, Python & Tableau
Live Tableau Dashboards · SQL + Python Analytics Portfolio
Analytics built to show how I think, not just what I can run.
TABLEAU SQL PYTHON PRODUCT METRICS
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0→1 PRODUCT OWNERSHIP
AI Resume Builder
Solo-built · Phase 1 Active · 3-Phase Delivery Roadmap Defined
A product built from first principles — three phases, one clear vision.
AI / ML PRODUCT DESIGN GO TO MARKET SOLO FOUNDER
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STRATEGY & ANALYSIS

Every project here shaped how I think about problems, products, and decisions. These are the MBA projects that inform how I operate.

MBA PROJECTS
MBA · TVL Practicum · Case Studies
GTM Strategy · Market Validation · Investment Analysis · Competitive Strategy · 6 Projects
Six case studies that sharpened how I reason about strategy, markets, and risk.
GTM STRATEGY MARKET VALIDATION INVESTMENT ANALYSIS COMPETITIVE STRATEGY
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VISUAL STORYTELLING
Presentation Design
7 MBA Decks, Slide Design · Narrative Architecture · Data Visualization
Decks that turned complex ideas into rooms that actually listened.
SLIDE DESIGN NARRATIVE DATA VIZ
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LEARNING

The work that never ships, it just keeps growing.

SYSTEMS THINKING MAP
Knowledge Graph
Interactive D3.js Knowledge Graph · Live and Growing
A map of how ideas connect across domains, updated as I learn.
SYSTEMS THINKING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE ARCHITECTURE VISUALIZATION
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RUNNING LOG
Field Notes
What I'm Building, Reading, and Figuring Out, Updated as It Happens
Real-time log of what I'm testing, reading, and thinking through.
IN PROGRESS BUILDING READING EXPLORING
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The full picture

EVERYTHING
THAT COULDN'T
FIT INTO ONE RESUME.

— Nana-Akua Ofosu

CONTACT

OPEN TO WORK.

Available June 2026 actively exploring technical PM roles at the intersection of software and hardware. If you're building something complex and need someone who can own the product from zero, I'd like to talk. Reach out directly or connect on LinkedIn.