A product enthusiast based in sunny Malta ☀️ with a background in technology and design. Passionate about untangling complex problems and constantly striving to create the best user experiences.

  • Product Lead

    Mar 2019 - Present

    Casumo

    • Recruited, mentored and managed a strong team of 10 product managers.
    • Redefined the product vision in response to external forces from the industry, making it fully compliant and sustainable in the long term.
    • One of my biggest strengths is to step into projects and work with product managers and their teams to re-align and put the project back on track.
    • Implemented Mixpanel in the product which led to invaluable user insights.
    • Lead the re-design and re-write of the product’s core experience which led to faster game discovery for the user and faster product improvements.
    • Delivered an in-product promotional tool for our CRM team enabling them to create weekly campaigns without the need of weeks of development.
    • Seamlessly launched a rebrand of the flagship product across all markets.
    • Launched the product in new markets, including Japan.

  • Product Manager

    Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

    Casumo

    • A main contributor in a major restructure of the product cluster. This led to a 98% satisfaction rate in the new structure and how it was done.
    • Managed an 18-strong cross-functional team, majority of which worked remotely.
    • Kickstarted the re-design and re-write of a core part of the product.
    • Lead a currency migration in one of the biggest markets. This led to an increase in NDCs of 10% and a total of 250k accounts migrated seamlessly.
    • Delivered several compliance projects (Mobile Verification, Player Transactions, AML)
    • A main contributor in instilling a mentality of continuous improvement leading to shipping on a weekly basis.

  • Product Designer

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2018

    Casumo

    • Designed and delivered Reel Races, real time tournaments that disrupted the industry, increased LTV of our players and became the main USP.
    • Defined the vision and roadmap for the gamification / loyalty framwork.
    • Responsible for high profile campaigns, that increased acquisition and retention.
    • Lead campaigns from design to delivery which led me back into the PM role.

  • Product Manager

    Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

    Mr Green

    • Reported to the CEO, shouldering responsibility for the whole mobile product.
    • Designed and led the delivery of the mobile product which led to an increase of 200% GGR within 6 months.
    • Lead a team of 8 developers during an agile transformation.
    • Awarded employee of the year and presented the product vision several times to the board of directors.

  • Product Designer / Frontend

    Nov 2011 - Mar 2013

    GFI

    • Defined, Designed and Developed a cloud faxing solution for large enterprises.
    • Setup and defined user centred design methodology. Built wireframes, conducted user testing and heuristic analysis.
    • Designed and developed promotional landing pages for several products the company offered.
    • Mentored new UX recruits and introduced gamification in one of the products.
    • Worked on internal tools that facilitated day to day processes for the team.

  • Product Designer / Frontend

    Nov 2010 - Nov 2011

    Crimsonwing

    • Developed front end interfaces that are cross browser compliant.
    • Hands on experience with PHP and responsible for skinning ecommerce solutions like Magento, Hybris & Intershop.
    • Optimized e-commerce websites using PageSpeed and Yslow guidelines making them fast and performant.

  • Side Projects

  • stilloff

    🚧 Work in progress

    A travel product to solve the hassle of planning a trip

  • Education

  • MSc. Human Computer Interaction

    University of Hertfordshire

    Specialisation in User Experience and Gamification

  • BSc. Business & Computing

    University of Malta