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Dena A.
Gebelius.

Technical Product Manager with 15+ years delivering SaaS products, AI capabilities, enterprise platforms, and complex systems integrations. Turning customer and business problems into scalable products people rely on.

Atlanta, GA · Open to remote

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15+

Years leading technical delivery

50K+

Users scaled across iOS and Android

$70M

Cost savings contribution at GE

Within the work / Career highlights

Outcomes that scale.

01

Built & Scaled ScoutMapp to 50,000+ Users

Founded and built a mobile recruiting platform from concept to launch, leading product development, engineering, UI/UX, integrations, growth, and operations. Grew the platform to 50,000+ users across iOS and Android before the company was acquired.

02

Built Multiple SaaS Products from the Ground Up

Built and launched PermitNerd and Orbyt, taking both from an idea through product strategy, technical architecture, development, integrations, testing, and launch. Developed AI-powered features, API integrations, databases, automation, and solutions to real customer problems.

03

Led a Major Enterprise Technology Transformation at GE

Led a global VoIP and infrastructure transformation supporting GE's IT service desk, coordinating technical teams, systems, vendors, and deployments across the organization. The initiative contributed to $70M in U.S. service desk cost savings.

04

Led Technology Delivery for Chewy's Nationwide Expansion

Led end-to-end technology delivery for new 300,000+ sq. ft. fulfillment centers nationwide, translating operational needs into technical requirements and coordinating networks, telecommunications, hardware, enterprise systems, vendors, and stakeholders from planning through launch.

01 / Selected work

Products built.

Complex problems shaped into practical, production-ready experiences.

PermitNerd construction permit tracking software01

PermitNerd / Permit intelligence

Permit management, made legible.

Built and launched an AI-powered permit intelligence platform centralizing fragmented municipal data for construction teams across 15 U.S. cities.

1,000+Platform users
83%Less permit research time
  • Reduced typical research from approximately 30 minutes to 5 minutes through centralized search, automated filtering, mapping, and permit intelligence.
  • Saved permit coordinators an estimated 5–10 hours per week by eliminating repetitive searches and manual monitoring.
  • Architected pipelines and API integrations supporting millions of permit records and processing hundreds of thousands on an ongoing basis.
  • Designed multi-source normalization, automated caching, permit-expiration logic, AI capabilities, databases, APIs, and production infrastructure.
  • Delivered permit discovery, project tracking, saved permits, mapping, and municipal contact information.
Multi-city data syncVerified fee estimationAI document analysis
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Orbyt / Calendar orchestration

Every calendar. One orbit.

Built and launched a multi-calendar productivity SaaS platform preventing scheduling conflicts for consultants and professionals managing multiple client environments.

2,000+Signups
3 hoursEstimated weekly time saved per user
  • Architected Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and Apple/iCloud integrations for up to 5 connected calendars in one platform.
  • Consolidated availability, automated busy blocks, and cross-calendar conflict detection to reduce scheduling and administration.
  • Led customer discovery, product strategy, requirements, UX, architecture, OAuth/API integrations, and database design.
  • Owned testing, compliance, pricing, and production launch.
Real-time calendar syncIntelligent auto-schedulingUnified time & earnings
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Orbyt multi-calendar productivity platform02

02 / Experience

Built across
every scale.

2020—PRESENT

Independent Contractor

Technical Product Manager

Build and launch SaaS, AI, automation, and systems-integration products from discovery through production.

  • Own product strategy, requirements, technical architecture, development coordination, testing, and launch.
  • Leverage LLMs and AI tools to develop product capabilities, automate workflows, accelerate prototyping, and improve user experiences.
  • Built and launched PermitNerd and Orbyt; detailed product outcomes appear above.

2018—2020

ScoutMapp (Company Acquired) 

Lead Technical Product Manager

Founded and scaled a recruitment application to 50,000+ iOS and Android users, then successfully exited through acquisition.

  • Led the full product lifecycle: wireframing, UI/UX direction, backend system design, API integrations, and platform optimization.
  • Managed engineers, product managers, and marketing staff.
  • Built scalable backend infrastructure for real-time user interactions and data processing.
  • Oversaw product analytics, user growth strategies, and monetization models.
  • Successfully positioned and exited the company through acquisition.

2016—2018

General Electric (GE) 

Sr. Technical Project Manager

Led a global VoIP and infrastructure transformation contributing to $70M in U.S. service desk cost savings.

  • Led technical planning and delivery for large-scale enterprise initiatives, translating business requirements into implementation plans across technical teams and stakeholders.
  • Coordinated systems, teams, vendors, and global deployments supporting GE’s IT service desk.

2015—2016

Chewy.com

IT Project Manager

Led end-to-end technology delivery for new fulfillment centers exceeding 300,000 square feet nationwide.

  • Translated business and operational needs into technical requirements across networks, telecommunications, hardware, and enterprise systems.
  • Owned a portfolio of concurrent technology initiatives from planning through launch.
  • Aligned technical teams, vendors, stakeholders, dependencies, and priorities to ensure successful delivery.

03 / Capabilities

Strategy meets execution.

Technical product managementProduct strategy & roadmapsProduct discovery & requirementsSaaS product developmentAPIs & systems integrationsAI / LLM product capabilitiesWorkflow automationPlatform & systems architectureAgile / SDLCUser stories & acceptance criteriaCross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementProduct launch & production readinessCloud & SaaS platformsProject managementRequirements gatheringPRDsUAT / release managementJiraFigmaPostmanProduct analytics

Platforms & technologies

REST APIsOAuthSQL / databasesSupabaseGoogle Workspace APIsMicrosoft Graph / Microsoft 365Salesforce / CRMLLM / AI toolsSmartsheetLovableBase44CodexClaude CodeRenderMonday.comBalsamiqGitHubResendMapboxOpenAI API Platform

Master of Science

IT Project Management

Keller Graduate School of Management

Bachelor of Science

Sport & Business Management

University of Tampa