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Project Manager / Product Owner
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Summary
Project Manager / Product Owner with 9+ years turning complex, high-stakes operations into systems that actually run, from $10M pipeline construction programs to distributed software delivery teams. Strong track record in cross-functional coordination, vendor and stakeholder management, and building process from scratch where none existed. Open to PM/Product Owner roles as well as logistics and freight brokerage opportunities, including entry-level.
Experience
Project Manager / Product Owner
Oct 2022 – Jan 2026
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- Ran project delivery for a boutique software consultancy across healthcare, tech, and business services clients
- Managed a distributed team of 6 developers (4 offshore, 2 onsite) across 5 active accounts
- Kept sprint completion above 95% across several concurrent client projects
- Built the QA process from scratch; reduced post-deployment issues by 30%
- Owned release cycles, code reviews, and production deployments
- Translated business requirements into specs the development team could build from
Freelance & Contract Work
Jan 2026 – Present
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- Took on delivery and document preparation work to stay engaged and earning while targeting the next full-time PM/Product Owner role
- Maintained consistent reliability and quality across short-term, variable engagements
Construction Project Manager / Pipeline Technician III
Jul 2013 – Sep 2021
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- Delivered 2,000+ miles of pipeline construction, wth up to 8 concurrent projects running
- Managed budgets up to $10M, consistently finishing under budget (7% average savings)
- Coordinated cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, regulatory, and finance
- Identified and recovered $250K in contractor billing discrepancies through improved tracking
- Managed vendor relationships for 20+ contractors
Skills
Project Management: Agile/Scrum, Sprint Planning, Backlog Management, Release Coordination, Risk Management
Leadership: Cross-functional Teams, Distributed Teams, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Relations
Tools: Jira, ClickUp, Monday.com, Confluence, Notion, Git/GitHub, Azure DevOps, Slack
Certifications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance · Software Development Certificate
Community
████████████████████, Fundraiser (Jun 2022 – Present) — organized a 30-hour fundraising livestream that raised the largest single-donor contribution in the organization's history.