Skills data platform for work & learning

Summary

Principal business leader and product owner of SkillsEngine, a skills-based workforce analysis and labor market alignment platform. SkillsEngine is a commercial startup venture born from the Center for Employability Outcomes (C4EO) at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) — the only public US college funded based on student career outcomes.

My role: Principal business and product owner leading 0 to 1 development and GTM for commercial startup venture developed from college IP.

Led the strategic pivot from B2E to B2B, including reimagining the SkillsEngine technology architecture, product strategy, and business model — from custom software + services to SaaS/DaaS platform + APIs.

First of its kind skills data modeling and industry demand alignment platform for work and learning communities.

Outcomes

• Successfully took over and pivoted business and product strategy
• Built revenue to from $0 to $200k+ ARR
• Rebuilt team of 10-15 engineers, designers, and PMs emphasizing high output, low meeting culture — including all hiring, firing, and team building
• Personally developed early MVP functional prototypes for key AI features
• Established new brand, market presence, GTM strategy and business model

Introducing SkillsEngine

Skills shouldn’t be scary

Made with RunwayML, Eleven Labs, and MidJourney

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Skills data curation, management, and distribution for large scale organizations serious about aligning industry talent demand and training provider supply.