About
Shawn is the Cofounder and CEO of Coworked, the company behind Harmony, an AI project manager designed to handle project management tasks for large enterprise initiatives such as ERP migrations, M&A integrations, regulatory work, and multi-site rollouts. Harmony operates through tools including email, chat, voice, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, and is priced per program rather than per seat, with a Coworked delivery professional supporting onboarding. Before founding Coworked, Shawn spent more than 15 years in strategy, innovation, and enterprise technology roles, including positions at Zebra Technologies, Dell Technologies, and TJX.
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Experience
- CoworkedCofounder and CEOcurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- TBD AngelsMember2021 — 2025Boston, MA
- BLCK VCVenture Fellow2024
- Techstars Boston AcceleratorF'24 Cohort Member2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ultron.AIChief Growth Officer (CGO)2023
- Dell TechnologiesConsulting Chief Technology Officer | Retail Strategic & Enterprise Clients - Field Director2022 — 2023United States
- Forbes Technology CouncilOfficial Member2018 — 2023Greater New York City Area
- Turing AISenior Director, Global Strategy and Business Development2021 — 2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
- Zebra TechnologiesDirector of Robotics Automation, NA & LATAM2020 — 2021Greater Boston Area
- Zebra TechnologiesHead of Customer Partnerships & Strategy, SmartLens, NA2018 — 2020Greater Boston Area
- Zebra TechnologiesGlobal Innovation Strategy Lead, Global Accounts2017 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- Zebra TechnologiesN.A. Retail Industry Sales Lead2014 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
- NyopolyFounder and CEO2011 — 2019Greater Boston Area
- The Terry J. Lundgren Center for RetailingExecutive Board Member2015 — 2018University of Arizona
- A Smarter RetailerFounder and Client Partner2010 — 2014Greater Boston Area
- ECC Life and Style, LLCCo-Founder & CEO2006 — 2010Greater Boston Area
- The TJX CompaniesDirector, Store Systems/eCommerce2001 — 2006Framingham, MA
- Army National GuardInfantry 11B (E-4 Specialist)1993 — 2001
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship72Start-ups51Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Venture Capital2Board LevelSystems ThinkingE-commerce56Retail23Business Strategy8Business Development14Program Management28CRM19
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MarketingConsultingProject ManagementBusiness PlanningProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyInternational Project ManagementSocial MediaSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadershipLanguages English · Japanese
- Black Venture Institute Program — UC Berkeley Executive Education
- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute
- Generative AI with Large Language Models — Coursera
- Generative AI for Everyone — Coursera
- MITx - Verified Certificate for CTL.CFx: Supply Chain Comprehensive Exam — MITx MicroMasters® Programs
- MITx - Verified Certificate for CTL.SC3x: Supply Chain Dynamics — MITx MicroMasters® Programs
- MITx - Verified Certificate for CTL.SC4x: Supply Chain Technology and Systems — MITx MicroMasters® Programs
- MITx - Verified Certificate for CTL.SC1x: Supply Chain Fundamentals — MITx MicroMasters® Programs
- MITx - Verified Certificate for CTL.SC2x: Supply Chain Design — MITx MicroMasters® Programs
- Deep Learning Specialization — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shawn?
- Shawn is the Cofounder and CEO of Coworked, the company behind Harmony, an AI project manager designed to handle project management tasks for large enterprise initiatives such as ERP migrations, M&A integrations, regulatory work, and multi-site rollouts. Harmony operates through tools including email, chat, voice, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace, and is priced per program rather than per seat, with a Coworked delivery professional supporting onboarding. Before founding Coworked, Shawn spent more than 15 years in strategy, innovation, and enterprise technology roles, including positions at Zebra Technologies, Dell Technologies, and TJX.
- Where does Shawn work?
- Shawn is Founder of COWORKED.
- What companies did Shawn found?
- Shawn founded COWORKED.
- Where did Shawn go to school?
- Shawn studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MicroMasters, Supply Chain Management); Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations); Stanford University (Other; Certificate in Machine Learning, Computer Science).
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