Izaic M. Blazzard

izaicmblazzard@gmail.com | St. George, UT | LinkedIn | (435) 619 5454

Work Experience

St. George, UT | Full-time

Introduced innovative offers, enabling artists to receive up to 70% more funding while preserving royalty rates.
Orchestrated the launch of the beatBread Funding Network, doubling available artist funding and boosting close rates by 20% through new marketplace strategies.
Spearheading the creation of an AI-driven comparison tool, leveraging Python and machine learning to clarify financial implications of industry contracts.
Driving initiatives to secure funding for new rights holders, increasing accessibility to synchronization and performance rights markets.

Implemented a new artist valuation model, reducing advance estimation time from 10-90 minutes to less than 7 seconds, and contributing to a 75% increase in traffic conversion.
Led the creation of an accrual revenue recognition framework, aligning with streaming dynamics to boost financial accuracy and provide insight into the company’s financial health.
Implemented and leveraged Segment, Mixpanel, and HotJar to gather and analyze customer journey data, facilitating informed business and marketing strategies.

Collaborated with the CEO to define and execute the investor product strategy, overseeing cross-functional activities that facilitated millions of dollars in investments into artists and significantly enhanced the platform's market position.
Conducted comprehensive build vs. buy analysis to guide the company's strategy for launching a digital two-sided investment marketplace, resulting in optimized resource allocation and accelerated market entry within 6 months.
Directed a 7-person offshore team to build and deploy an investor-facing product, leveraging agile methodologies and delivering ahead of schedule to meet strategic goals.

Automated document reading and data processing for artist distribution reports using Python and AWS Lambda, boosting underwriting efficiency by 50%.
Engineered a scalable solution leveraging AWS (S3, EC2, and Lambda), reducing operational costs during early growth.
Led CRM analysis and A/B testing using SQL and Python, refining messaging and visuals to achieve a 25% increase in user engagement.

St. George, UT | Contract

Developed RESTful API endpoints using Python and AWS Lambda to integrate laboratory management systems with COVID-19 collection sites, enabling real-time tracking and scaling to process thousands of daily requests.

Designed and launched an AI-driven financial assistant, utilizing OpenAI's GPT models and Open Banking APIs to provide real-time insights into spending patterns, transaction analytics, and personalized advice for improved financial management.
Developed a scalable Python API with FastAPI to streamline interactions with the AI assistant, ensuring seamless communication via iMessage and SMS with minimal latency.
Integrated OpenAI’s Real-Time API to enable voice interaction capabilities, providing an intuitive user experience with dynamic, real-time conversational support.

Cedar City, UT

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance | August 2024

Provo, UT

Bachelor of Science Applied Statistics and Analytics | April 2021