Jessica (Malakian) Newton

Product Marketing Specialist, Senior

Progress

Progress Software empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and digital experiences with agility and ease.

Bio Overview

With over five years of experience in product marketing, Jessica has developed a strong foundation in application development and database management software. Her entire career has been at Progress, where she began as an intern in 2020 and have since contributed to multiple products, including the Progress Corticon business rules management system and others.

Jessica specializes in Go-To-Market strategy, execution and management for the Progress OpenEdge platform—leading both campaigns and new product launches, as well as content development, market and persona research and other product marketing activities. She consistently delivers results that drive customer retention and foster innovation. Her public speaking skills have been recognized, notably when she placed first in the Pi Sigma Epsilon South/Atlantic Regional Speakers Competition.

Her goal is to empower customers and partners to fully realize the value of their OpenEdge technology—enabling them to modernize, innovate, and achieve greater business impact by maximizing existing investments and seamlessly embracing new capabilities. Whether it’s migrating to the latest version of the OpenEdge applications or leveraging the Progress Data Platform, she is dedicated to showing organizations how to transform their technology into a strategic advantage. Currently, she focuses on multiple initiatives for the OpenEdge platform, including modernization, expanding the developer base, AI integration, security and more, helping customers and partners succeed in a rapidly evolving landscape. Outside of work, Jessica enjoys writing and reading, which help her stay creative and balanced.

Areas of Expertise

  • Product Marketing Strategy
  • Go-To-Market Execution and Management
  • Content Development
  • Market and Persona Research
  • Public Speaking

Credentials & Publications

  • Pi Sigma Epsilon South/Atlantic Regional Speakers Competition – First Place

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Articles by the Author

Developer Spotlight: Oana Cristea on Internships, Versatility and Finding Her Path with Progress OpenEdge
Oana Cristea’s story illustrates how a well-structured internship, a supportive team and the versatility of Progress OpenEdge empowered her to build a successful development career, inspiring newcomers to embrace learning and community.
Developer Spotlight: From College Grad to OpenEdge Pro —How This 25-Year-Old Developer is Advancing His Skills
A young developer shares how their journey from college to joining FDM4 led to rapid growth as a Progress OpenEdge professional, highlighting the language’s readability, built-in database access, long-term stability, and the abundance of opportunities for aspiring programmers.
Developer Spotlight: Innovating and Building OpenEdge Enterprise Solutions with Passion
This Developer Spotlight highlights how Joshua at FDM4 leverages passion, adaptability, and the Progress OpenEdge platform to build innovative enterprise solutions, emphasizing the unique strengths of OpenEdge and the value of continuous learning and modernization in software development.
Developer Spotlight: Creativity, Community and the Art of Becoming an OpenEdge Developer
Lester Luoma’s journey from music to technology highlights how creativity, community, and hands-on learning shaped his success as an OpenEdge developer at Picas Group, where he values the platform’s stability, supportive environment, and encourages aspiring developers to pursue their passions and build connections.
Developer Spotlight: Celeste Mhlahlo Says OpenEdge Is a Language for Everyone
The blog spotlights Celeste Mhlahlo, a Junior Software Engineer whose journey from medicine to software development highlights how Progress OpenEdge and its ABL language empower newcomers to quickly become productive, emphasizing the value of curiosity, practical learning, and supportive internship programs for aspiring developers.
This Innovative Developer’s Award-Winning Hackathon Journey Is Bringing AI and OpenEdge Together
Carlos Vega’s award-winning OpenEdge AI Hackathon project demonstrates how Progress OpenEdge applications can be modernized by integrating AI, enabling natural-language data queries and inspiring the community to innovate with human-centric, conversational AI workflows.
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