Britta Byer

Britta Byer

Sr Technical Project Manager · Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.

Reno, NV

In My Own Words

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

Work Experience

Sr Technical Project Manager

Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.

2021 – Present

* 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.

Sr Enterprise Program Manager

Disney Streaming Services

2018 – 2021

• 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 Product Project Manager

MLB Advanced Media

2016 – 2018

• 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

Senior Project Manager

Monitise Create

2014 – 2016

• 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.

Freelance Produce

Edelman Digital

2014 – 2014

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

Project Manager

Location Labs

2011 – 2014

• 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

Owner/Design Engineer

Sequel Snowboards

2007 – 2011

• 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

Education

Teaching Credential

California State University - Sacramento

2009 – 2010

Teaching Credential

BS Engineering

U.C. Berkeley

1999 – 2003

BS Engineering

Interests

Graphic designCrafting

Industries

BikeCreative AgenciesLifestyleOutdoorSkateSnowSurf

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