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Christian Pena
Owner @ CP Baked Goods Inc
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Christian Pena

Owner @ CP Baked Goods Inc
Zealous customer advocate with a well-balanced set of management, sales and technical expertise. Garnered multiple leadership, collaborative and individual contribution experiences with customers, external vendors and internal stakeholders by holding various positions with a wide range of responsibilities.
The Home Depot
Pragmatic Marketing
Austin, TX, USA

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
  • Profession
    Project / Product Management
  • Fields
    Food Production
  • Work experience
    More than 15 years (More than 15 years relevant)
  • Management
  • Skills
    product management
    marketing communications
    market research
    Sales & Marketing
    cross-team management
  • Languages
    English
    Native or Bilingual
    Spanish
    Native or Bilingual
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Manager
  • Desired work locations
    Austin, TX, USA
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

Order Fulfillment Associate (Seasonal)

Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
4 mos
Responsible for picking, packaging and staging omnichannel (BOPIS, Ship to Store, Will-Call) orders for a high-volume retail home improvement store within a 2-hour SLA Daily review of installation and delivery schedules to ensure merchandise is ready for pick up in accordance with the established SLA Safety Training - Completed Courses for various mechanized lift equipment and proper lifting practices (80lb single person lift) Customer Service - Proactively engaged with customers on the sales floor to assist with locating products, loading merchandise, product recommendations and DIY/home improvement expertise Order Packing - Experienced preparing products for shipment via courier, wrapping bulk items onto pallets or securing odd sized items (lumber, building materials) onto trucks Product Expertise - Quickly gained familiarity with the product offerings, product location, and store layout to efficiently complete orders and assist customers Inventory Management - Replenished products on shelves, corrected inaccurate stock counts and contacted customer to resolve out of stock products on their orders

Owner

Jan 2017 - Apr 2020
3 yrs 4 mos
Managed marketing, customer relations, finance and all day to day operations of business Identified target customers and created brand identity with social media driven marketing strategy to drive sales Forged strategic relationships with local businesses to sell my products and increase brand awareness
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VoIP Product Manager

Jan 2012 - Dec 2017
6 yrs 0 mos
Responsible for management of Voice over IP telecom product lines with over 750M in revenue. Duties include delivering business justifications for investments, define product requirements and roadmap, manage customer relationship, prepare marketing collateral, deliver product training and track project initiatives Created business plan and led team of 65+ employees to enable online ordering and automated provisioning. Reduced quote to cash by 15 days and increased sales by 5M during the first year
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Engineering Tiger Team

Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 yrs 0 mos
Member of tactical team created to quickly solve mission critical issues Identified bug in provisioning application responsible for hundreds of failed customer installs Established new escalation processes providing tier 1 repair access to higher tiers of support Implemented one-touch-provisioning for IP Phones allowing techs to complete service installations autonomously
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Network Operation Center Manager

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 yrs 0 mos
Managed team of 5 Engineers and tracked KPIs for reporting to senior management. Effectively triaged work load, employee scheduling and change management Collaborated with other managers to define company-wide processes and improve efficiency
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Network Engineer

Jan 2005 - Dec 2010
6 yrs 0 mos
Lead engineer supporting network with over 8,000 broadband circuits and 30,000 voice lines. Worked directly with customers and served 24/7 as highest-level escalation point before CTO Participated in the deployment, maintenance and troubleshooting of core network elements
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Tech Support

Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 yrs 0 mos
Managed inbound repair calls for customers voice and internet service Promoted to team lead within providing mentorship to 3 other repair agents

Education

Other
Practical Product Manager (PMC-V)
2015 - 2015
Associate’s Degree
Computer Science
2002 - 2004