Michele Yoshikawa

Michele Yoshikawa has extensive experience in product management and design. Michele is currently working at Propel as a Senior Product Manager, where they are responsible for owning the product backlog, priorities, and roadmap. Michele collaborates with various departments to balance customer needs and strategic direction. Prior to their current role, they worked as a Product Manager at Propel, where they defined enterprise product lifecycle management (PLM) software and worked closely with customers to drive innovation.

Before joining Propel, Michele worked at Paradata as a Product Manager, where they acted as the voice of the customer and prioritized the product backlog. Additionally, they conducted backlog grooming sessions to communicate and clarify product stories.

Michele also has experience at Hewlett-Packard, where they held the roles of Functional Architect and Senior User Interaction Designer. As a Functional Architect, they designed and specified a new product offering and served as a liaison between Product Management and R&D. Michele also created detailed functional specifications and user experience designs for the R&D team. During their time as a Senior User Interaction Designer, they designed and managed user interfaces for Agile Software Corporation's Product Lifecycle Management solution.

Their early career includes a role as a Web Application Developer at PhysicianAccess.com, where they developed web-based medical office software as part of a small team.

Overall, Michele Yoshikawa has a strong background in product management, design, and customer-focused work, with experience in various industries ranging from technology to healthcare.

Michele Yoshikawa has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with Computer Specialization and Business Emphasis from UCLA. Additionally, they have obtained multiple certificates from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Michele possesses a Certificate in Object-Oriented Programming Using Java, earned in 2005. Michele also holds a Certificate in Software Engineering from 1999 and a Certificate in Information Systems Management from 1998, both acquired from the same institution.