About Me

I'm a product leader who believes the future belongs to teams that can seamlessly blend human intuition with AI capabilities. My mission is to build products that don't just use AI—they make it genuinely useful.

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Gavin McNamara - AI Strategy & Product Leader
8+
Years in Product
50+
AI Features Shipped
$100M+
Value Created
10x
Growth Achieved

My Journey

My fascination with AI started not in a computer science lab, but in a coffee shop in San Francisco where I watched a barista memorize hundreds of customer preferences. That's when I realized: the most powerful "intelligence" isn't about processing speed—it's about understanding what people actually need.

Fast-forward through 8+ years of building products at high-growth startups and established tech companies, and that insight still drives everything I do. Whether I'm designing recommendation algorithms that increase engagement by 300% or launching growth platforms that scale from 0 to 100k users, I start with the human problem, not the technical solution.

What sets me apart isn't just my technical background in machine learning and data science. It's my ability to translate complex AI capabilities into simple, valuable user experiences. I've seen too many "AI-powered" features that impress engineers but confuse users. My job is to bridge that gap.

How I Approach Product

Human-First

AI should augment human capabilities, not replace human judgment

Data-Driven

Every decision backed by metrics, every hypothesis tested with real users

Team-Oriented

Great products come from great teams; my job is to enable, not dictate

Impact-Focused

Features that don't move business metrics are just expensive tech demos

Professional Timeline

Senior Product Manager

TechCorp • 2022 - Present

Leading AI-first product initiatives for enterprise SaaS platform serving 1M+ users. Drove 10x revenue growth through strategic ML feature development.

  • • Shipped recommendation engine that increased user engagement by 300%
  • • Led cross-functional team of 12 engineers, designers, and data scientists
  • • Established product analytics framework that improved decision-making speed by 50%

Product Manager

StartupCo • 2020 - 2022

Joined as the first PM hire and built the product organization from ground up. Scaled platform from beta to 100k+ active users.

  • • Designed and launched core growth platform (0 to 100k users in 6 months)
  • • Established product-market fit through systematic user research and experimentation
  • • Built product roadmap and process that enabled 40% month-over-month growth

ML Product Manager

DataCorp • 2019 - 2020

Specialized in computer vision and NLP products for enterprise clients. Managed $5M+ annual product budget.

  • • Delivered CV analytics dashboard processing 10M+ images daily
  • • Led product strategy for NLP platform that automated 80% of support tickets
  • • Collaborated with sales team to close $2M+ in enterprise deals

Skills & Expertise

AI/ML Product Strategy

Machine LearningDeep LearningNLPComputer VisionRecommendation SystemsA/B Testing

Growth & Analytics

Growth HackingUser AnalyticsFunnel OptimizationCohort AnalysisProduct-Market FitExperimentation

Technical Leadership

PythonSQLAPIsSystem DesignData ArchitectureTeam Management

Let's Build Something Amazing Together

Whether you're looking for a product leader, AI strategist, or advisor, I'm always excited to explore opportunities that push the boundaries of what's possible.