Joseph Lesko
Product Marketing Manager at Samsung Electronics America
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJoseph Lesko is a results-driven Product Marketing Manager with 9 years of cross-functional experience in retail merchandising, field sales leadership, and data-informed product programs, currently leading product marketing at Samsung Electronics America. He has overseen nationwide teams of up to 90 employees across 1,100+ stores, delivered merchandising projects on time and under budget, and managed multi-project budgets while translating analytics into revenue-driving strategies. His background spans hands-on retail roles at Under Armour and PepsiCo to program management and client-facing consulting, giving him rare fluency in both operational execution and strategic marketing. Joseph pairs an MBA and an MS in Data Analytics with a track record of improving category share and client satisfaction through training, measurement, and precise retailer collaboration. He’s known for turning in-field insights into measurable influencer and retail campaigns and for consistently scaling initiatives from pilot to national rollout. Based in Chicago, he blends tactical merchandising expertise with analytic rigor to drive product adoption in competitive retail environments.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing at University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterBachelor's degree, Business Administration, 3.98 (Summa Cum Laude), Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, 3.98 (Summa Cum Laude) at Southern New Hampshire UniversityKinesiology and Exercise Science, Kinesiology and Exercise Science at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Github Skills (17)
multiplayer10
gdscript10
zelda10
game-development9
godot8
mappings4
backend3
utility-mod3
minecraft3
forge2
targeting2
minecraft-forge2
music2
fork2
rpg1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
loudsmilestudios/TetraForce
Oct 2019 - Jul 2021
GBC Zelda-inspired game with online multiplayer. Built with Godot Engine
Contributions:1 review, 208 commits, 66 PRs in 1 year 9 months
godot4gameonline-multiplayergodotgodot3
fornclake/zelda
Apr 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:29 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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