THOMPSON ABIOLA

Product Manager
Kogi, NG.

About

Dynamic Product Manager with a proven track record of leveraging AI/Data Science to launch successful digital products, driving significant user engagement and business growth. Expert in agile methodologies, market research, and cross-functional collaboration, dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that align with strategic objectives and exceed customer expectations.

Work

iHatch
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Product Manager

Kogi, Kogi State, Nigeria

Summary

Led product development from concept to launch, aligning vision with market opportunities and driving significant user engagement for a startup.

Highlights

Collaborated with 5 founders to define clear product goals, align vision with market opportunities, and prioritize features for Minimum Viable Product (MVP) development.

Partnered with the 36 Founders Hub Manager team to integrate startup needs and user expectations into product strategy.

Oversaw the complete product development lifecycle from concept to launch, achieving a 35% increase in user engagement within the first four months.

Leveraged hub resources, including mentors, industry experts, and funding opportunities, to accelerate product growth and ecosystem support.

Aikperokha InnovationHub
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AI/Data Science Product Manager

Kogi, Kogi State, Nigeria

Summary

Managed AI/Data Science product initiatives, enhancing sales conversions and driving strategic product development for early-stage startups.

Highlights

Developed and launched a product recommendation engine using collaborative filtering, which boosted sales conversions by 18%.

Partnered with 5 early-stage startup founders to define product goals, validate ideas, and shape MVP development strategies.

Managed comprehensive product roadmaps, sprint planning, and milestone reviews, ensuring accountability and measurable progress across projects.

New Vision Institute of Technology
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Data Scientist Intern

Kogi, Kogi State, Nigeria

Summary

Performed data analysis and built machine learning models, contributing to customer behavior insights and product feature evaluation.

Highlights

Conducted extensive data cleaning, preprocessing, and exploratory analysis on large transaction datasets to reveal critical customer behavior insights.

Developed end-to-end machine learning models utilizing Python and libraries such as pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow to address real-world challenges.

Collaborated with product managers to design and execute data-driven experiments (A/B tests) for evaluating product feature performance.

Learntor
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Scrum Master

Kogi, Kogi State, Nigeria

Summary

Facilitated Scrum processes and ensured team performance, project progress, and timely delivery of user stories.

Highlights

Monitored and reported on the performance and progress of 2 cohort teams, ensuring all project milestones were on track.

Ensured 100% compliance in tracking and reporting of all Scrum activities, maintaining up-to-date and accurate project status.

Facilitated key Scrum framework ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Ensured user stories were fully ordered, clearly defined, and prepared for team development, optimizing workflow efficiency.

Fistob Plastics
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Sales Manager

Kogi, Kogi State, Nigeria

Summary

Managed sales operations, expanding customer base and motivating staff to achieve significant sales growth and customer satisfaction.

Highlights

Successfully expanded market reach by acquiring over 10 new customers across 4 states within the region.

Motivated and trained 10+ sales staff, enhancing customer service, improving efficiency, and consistently exceeding 30% sales quotas.

Cultivated strong relationships with customers and the community, establishing a foundation for long-term business growth.

Education

Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Bachelor

Industrial Chemistry

Certificates

Quality Assurance
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Issued By

IBM

Data Science / Machine Learning (3MTT)

Issued By

NITDA

Product Management (Digital Innovation Fellowship)

Issued By

Digital Innovation Fellowship

Applied Data Science and Engineering

Issued By

New Vision Institute of Technology

Data Science (BrainPals Code Academy)

Issued By

BrainPals Code Academy (3MTT)

Professional Scrum Master 1

Issued By

scrum.org (Learntor)

Skills

Product Management

Product Roadmapping, MVP Development, User Engagement, Market Research, Agile Methodology, Scrum, Jira.

Data Science & Machine Learning

Python, SQL, Supervised Learning, AI/ML, Data Cleaning, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning Models, Data-driven Experiments (A/B testing), Collaborative Filtering, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow.

Cloud & Business Intelligence

Microsoft Azure, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SaaS.

Development & Design Tools

Figma, React.

Projects

Agricultural Produce Digital Marketplace

Summary

Developed a digital marketplace platform focused on agricultural produce.

E-commerce and Marketplace (Benue Market)

Summary

Designed and implemented an e-commerce and marketplace solution for the Benue Market.

Predictive Modelling for COVID-19 in Public Health

Summary

Conducted predictive modeling research related to COVID-19 for public health applications.