Kathleen Gannon     

 [email protected]
                (440) 821-5175
                    Chicago, IL

Experience

Associate Product Marketing Manager, March 2017 - Present

Salesforce - Chicago, IL

Technical product marketer for Einstein Analytics responsible for designing and building demos to showcase the best of our analytics platform


  • Created and maintain the demos environments, BRKs, and demo scripts distributed across AMER Account Managers and Solution Engineers for all for the main Einstein Analytics products, including Sales Analytics, Service Analytics, Field Service Analytics, and Einstein Discovery.
  • Attend world tours, basecamps, and other Salesforce events to represent the Einstein Analytics product marketing team and demo our products.
  • Presented at TrailheaDx '17 on Einstein Discovery and showed in a live demo how to setup and integrate Einstein Discovery in any developer org.
  • Support release marketing for Einstein Analytics. Featured in the Summer '17 and Winter '18 release preview videos.
  • Assisted in the relaunch of the Analytics Cloud, where we rebranded from Wave to Einstein Analytics. Supported and built PR demos.
  • Leading the coordination of demos for the Dreamforce '17 campground. Working cross-cloud to storyboard out Einstein Analytics incorporated with other Salesforce platforms.

Senior Demo Engineer, May 2015 - Feburary 2017

Salesforce - Chicago, IL

Consultant for commercial and enterprise Solution Engineers to design and build customer-facing demos that highlight the power and flexibility of the Salesforce platform


  • Completed rapid prototyping of desktop and mobile applications on the Salesforce platform using languages such as Apex, Visualforce, Javascript, HTML, and CSS . 
  • Aligned with Retail & CPG vertical to build industry specific solutions and contribute to the CPG IDO. 
  • Built reusable demo components including the Knowledge Quick Search Lightning component for the Salesforce Demo Org which is now featured in the Napili template. 
  • Presented at Dreamforce '16 in the Developer Zone with a live demo on how to design and build an IoT solution in Salesforce. Worked closely with Xively to showcase how partner solutions can be a resource to speed up time to delivery.

IT Engineer, July 2012 - April 2015

Cisco Systems - San Jose, CA


Responsible for the development, maintenance, and support of the applications and services within Cisco's Sales IT

  • Lead Salesforce developer on sales enablement initiative that migrated sales content and collateral into Salesforce. Designed solution and carried out custom coded work involving Apex, Visualforce, and SoQL/SoSL. Responsible for overseeing and executing deployment. 
  • Converted Cisco's global executive briefing center scheduler to an integrated Salesforce solution. Developer, Salesforce advisor for the team, and responsible for end user training. In the new process, Account Managers were able to save 80% of their time.
  • Transformed Cisco's annual March of Dimes auction fundraiser by designing and executing a solution in Salesforce. Replaced complex system of internal sites, tools, and excel sheets with a Salesforce org that packaged up communications, metrics, and an auction. Setup 50K+ users, and responsible for administration, development, and training. 
  • Member of Cisco Salesforce Configuration Team. Responsible for configuration, custom code changes, and access setup. Performed ongoing management of development environment space for Cisco's sales organization. 
  • Mentored and trained peers in Salesforce learning series, preparing them for achieving Salesforce certifications. The group finished with a 94% success rate. 
  • Led an application rationalization team effort within Cisco's sales proposal and forecasting service that decreased costs by 300K+ per quarter.

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Software Developer Intern, June 2011 - September 2011

OEConnection LLC - Columbus, OH


  • Developed Chinese character validation application for the International team and performed end-to-end integration testing for global products
  • Wrote web-service and stored procedures using Postgres

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Software Developer Intern, June 2010 - June 2011

Goodrich Aerospace Materials Simulation & Technical Center - Brecksville, OH


  • Designed and developed transformational UI for a composite software package 
  • Provided final presentation to team leaders and the VP of Research and Development
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The Ohio State University, September 2008 - June 2012

Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Science





Skills

Visualforce

Apex

SoSL/SoQL/SAQL

JSON

Javascript

jQuery

HTML

CSS

Java


Trainings & Certifications

Salesforce Analytics Brown Belt

Salesforce Dev 401 

Salesforce ADM 201

Salesforce ADM 211

BOST Bronze Certified

Decker's Communicate to Influence

Mandel Communications


Awards & Recognition

Trailhead Honorary Ranger

Cisco Groups of Excellence: Team Spotlight (for Sales Enablement Initiative)