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Sam Kulka, Technical Product Manager

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Summary

I build data and AI products from scratch, with enough of an engineering background to work closely with technical teams without slowing them down. Most recently at Charles Schwab I shipped a production data platform and led a migration that saved the company $180M. Outside of that I've built a territory intelligence tool for medical device sales and co-founded a ticketing platform. I'm looking for a PM role where the product is technical and the work starts early.


Education

B.B.A. Finance

Fall 2023

Texas State University

A.S. Computer Science

Summer 2021

Austin Community College


Experience

Product Manager & Co-Founder | Force Majeure

Sep 2023 - Present

Ticketing platform for independent promoters and venues.

  • Define and own the product roadmap for a multi-sided marketplace serving promoters, artists, and customers. Core workflows include event creation, inventory management, and financial settlement.
  • Run regular feedback sessions with promoters and venue operators and use what I learn to drive backlog prioritization and product decisions.
  • Partner directly with engineering on software checkout flows, ticket inventory systems, and the event CMS.

Data Engineer | Charles Schwab

Jan 2024 - May 2025
  • Led an acquisition and data warehouse migration initiative that saved Charles Schwab $180M upon completion of the project.
  • Took a vague regulatory requirement and turned it into a production data product used by non-technical teams to make high-stakes decisions. Acted as product owner and collaborated closely with developers and functional stakeholders throughout.

Product & Data Contractor | Funnel Forge

2025

Territory intelligence for medical device sales teams.

  • Contracted to define and build a territory intelligence engine that matches healthcare organizations to compatible manufacturers using regulatory data and product capability signals.
  • Delivered a multi-stage pipeline pulling from CLIA registries, manufacturer catalogs, and enrichment layers to generate sales targets across 700+ ZIP code territories.

Data Engineer & BSA (Intern) | Charles Schwab

Jun 2022 - Aug 2023
  • Led an acquisition and data warehouse migration initiative that saved Charles Schwab $180M upon completion of the project.
  • Took a vague regulatory requirement and turned it into a production data product used by non-technical teams to make high-stakes decisions. Acted as product owner across eng and business stakeholders throughout.

Technical Skills

Product

Product Strategy · Roadmapping · MVP Definition · Agile/Scrum · UX & Workflow Design · Stakeholder Alignment

AI & Data

AI/ML Systems · RAG Architectures · Semantic Search · Data Modeling · Data Warehousing · BigQuery

Technical

SQL · Python · AWS · GCP · APIs · Distributed Systems · Kubernetes


Certifications

  • Google Cloud Platform Associate Engineer
  • Professional Scrum Developer™ I (PSD I)