Katalina Veal
Business Intelligence Manager at Firefly Aerospace
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Business Intelligence Manager
2024 - Current
Firefly Aerospace is an end-to-end responsive space services company that provides space access for government and commercial customers.
Raised $746,557,023.00 from GiantLeap Capital, Human Element VC and RPM Ventures.
Founder & Product Lead
2023 - 2024
• Partnering with a MLOps engineer to develop an AI-powered meal planning platform focused on health optimization via personalized recipe recommendations; grew to 537 users in 3 months • Reducing churn by synthesizing user needs and enhancing MVP (e.g., Instacart API and weekly meal prep reminders) based on pain point frequency and technical feasibility
Product Manager - AI/ML & Data Engineering
2023 - 2024
AI & ML product leader focused on delivering innovative and personalized products to prospective homeowners insurance customers at point-of-sale. Drove a significant increase in policy conversion rates and decreased preventable losses via predictive analytics.
Founded in 1997, Homesite Group Incorporated offers a wide range of insurance products including home, renters, condo, auto and commercial.
Investor & Product Manager
2021 - 2023
Ensemble is a modern early-stage venture capital firm that leverages proprietary predictive analytics to identify, invest in, and support top 1% teams.
Ensemble is a modern early-stage venture capital firm that is backed by category-defining operators and investors.
Strategy Consultant, Founder
2020 - 2023
- Drove a 35% increase in ARR for lead gen agency by implementing an automated outbound lead qualification tool, and created an embedded self-service tool, personalized to website visitor behavior - Scaled personal trainer's ARR by 200% YoY by expanding to a subscription model (B2B2C)
Private Equity Analyst
2020 - 2021
PinBridge will provide contract, contract to hire, and direct hire placement services.
Private Investments Co-op
2019 - 2019
Financial Analyst Intern
2019 - 2019
Carbonite provides internet-based backup solutions for individuals and businesses.
Raised $191,198,900.00 from IVP.
Investment Operations Co-op
2018 - 2019
Utilized Excel Macros/VBA to achieve an 85% reduction in manual reporting processes, eliminating need for a dedicated resource.
Associate Product Manager Intern
2018 - 2018
InsideTracker features its platform that analyzes and tracks key biochemical and physiological markers.
Raised $18,200,000.00 from BASF Venture Capital, OurCrowd, PeakBridge and Cornucopian Capital.