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Sr Technical Project Manager

Project Management

I've noticed a decline in great gear for badass women, and I'd like to help create awesome new products to help women thrive in outdoor sports. 

I balance technical know-how and street smarts. I am an engineer, a snowboarder, a project manager, an artist, a product developer, and an adventurer. 

My bag of tricks: Agile software (Jira, Asana, Basecamp, Merlin, Smartsheets, Rally), Slack, Bugzilla, Splunk, Android & iOS applications, Android & Apple Watch apps, SaaS, AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, Machine shop savvy

* Designed and executed a prioritization process across Global Tech to help align business and tech priorities and create a more streamlined and visible process.
* Created a process across Global Tech to track the capacity, velocity and other team sentiment trends monthly. Results are reported quarterly and used to influence project planning, resourcing and scheduling decisions. 
* Co-founded a PMO group for Global Tech to help standardize the ways project managers communicate, track project work, and plan team roadmaps. 
* Managed complex technical projects across global technical teams to ensure goals and timelines are met.

• Launch manager for the Star+ product, a video-on-demand service with movies, series and live sports launching in 18 countries in Latin America
• Manage the overall delivery timeline from product discovery, back & front end development, to QA testing across all platforms.
• Manage subscription and commerce projects to enhance performance and grow revenue on Disney+ and ESPN+
• Work closely with the launch testing teams to define the process for in-territory, content, localization, commerce and product testing across platforms.


Sr Enterprise Program Manager

•	Manage all product and design requirements across platforms (iOS, Android, connected TV, Xbox, Roku) 
•	Coordinate with internal and external product and design teams to provide all wireframes, designs and assets for platform teams
•	Own the project timelines, from LOE to mapping internal and external dependencies
•	Coordinate with Product Owners and platform Project Managers to ensure all relevant product detail is provided
•	Work with Product Owners and Partner Solutions to align the product roadmap and backlog with client priorities
•	Report risk assessment and dependencies to client

Sr Product Project Manager

• Manage mobile projects from discovery to app launch. 
• Write scope of work and change requests for projects ranging from $80k to $1.5M.
• Manage overseas agile development teams to make awesome apps a reality. 
• The go-to point of contact for the client for all project related matters.

Senior Project Manager

• Track and update project plan, timeline, and budget for digital projects. 
• Collaborate with creative teams to present innovative concepts to clients.

Freelance Produce

•	Managed 4 distinct international teams with upwards of 24 software engineers and QA testers in the development of several cross-platform safety products; emphasis on usability and optimized performance in web and mobile app environments
•	Facilitated effective communications between teams and upper level management to ensure that project deadlines and goals were achieved
•	Enhanced efficiency by refining scheduling processes, streamlining sprint structure, and creating a cross-client deployment schedule 
•	Maintained a positive work environment while balancing efficiency, creativity and innovation

Project Manager

•	Born out of a passion for snow sports, developed a business plan to manufacture sustainable, environmentally friendly snowboards
•	Performed materials research, cost and mark-up analysis for environmentally friendly snowboards
•	Determined product requirements, specifications, and design
•	Manufactured snowboards from core to top sheet, and performed fatigue, stress and applied product testing
•	Created marketing plan and implemented all marketing and branding materials

Owner/Design Engineer

Britta Byer is a Sr Technical Project Manager at Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. in Reno, NV.

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California State University - Sacramento

U.C. Berkeley