Simon Neale

Simon Neale has over 15 years of experience in product management and has held various roles in companies such as O'Reilly Media, OpenExchange, Inc., SANS Institute, BI Incorporated, PLS Logistics Services, GlobalTranz, and Alpine Technology Group.

At OpenExchange, Inc., they served as a Senior Product Manager, leading the development of over 50 APIs and key integrations while building an API practice from scratch.

During their time at SANS Institute, Simon organized and managed the digital product vision, conducted user research, and developed customer personas and journey maps.

At BI Incorporated, they made significant contributions to the development of a customer-centric mobile app, delivering it on time and under budget. Simon also led agile project management and scrum master activities.

As the Director of Product at PLS Logistics Services, Simon built and directed a high-performing global product team and mentored product managers in Agile product management processes.

At GlobalTranz, they led a global product team in delivering innovative technology solutions for the logistic management industry while scaling the team by hiring and mentoring other product managers.

Simon began their career as a Product Manager at Alpine Technology Group.

Simon Neale attended the University of Central Lancashire, where they pursued a degree in Business Information Technology B.Sc. Hons, specializing in Computer Science. Their specific field of study focused on computer science within the realm of business and information technology. Additionally, Simon has obtained various certifications related to AI, machine learning, cloud computing, and web development from LinkedIn. These certifications include "AI in Business Essential Training," "Advanced Google Tag Manager," "Amazon Web Services Machine Learning Essential Training," "Azure for Developers: API Management," "Building a Web Application on Microsoft Azure," "Data Science on Google Cloud Platform: Building Data Pipelines," "Data Science on Google Cloud Platform: Designing Data Warehouses," "Data Science on Google Cloud Platform: Exploratory Data Analytics," "Databases for Node.js Developers (2017)," "Google Analytics Essential Training," "Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Essential Training for Developers," "Google Cloud Platform Essential Training for Administrators," "Google Cloud Platform for Enterprise Essential Training," "Google Cloud Platform for Enterprise Essential Training (2019)," "Google Cloud Platform for Machine Learning Essential Training," "Google Cloud Vision API by Example," "Kubernetes Essential Training: Application Development," "Learning Google Cloud IoT Core," "Learning MySQL Development," and "Learning Node.js." The certifications obtained in March 2021 cover a wide range of topics, showcasing Simon's dedication to continuously expanding their knowledge and skills in the technology field.