Kellen Young Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

• Managed the ongoing, monthly releases of feature and design updates for the in-restaurant Kiosk software product
• Managed stakeholder expectations for marketing programs, design updates, hotfixes, and new features included in releases
• Directly managed a team of five backend/frontend developers, four QA engineers, product owner, and product designer
• Coached the Kiosk team on Agile + Scrum values and best practices helping to mature the team's Agile knowledge and abilities
• Led all scrum ceremonies including daily standup, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint retrospectives, and product demos
• Redesigned the team Jira board and overhauled the general SDLC process in efforts to better illuminate team bottlenecks

Los Angeles, California, United States

• As Sr. Technical Project Manager and Sr. Scrum Master at Fox Sports I was responsible for managing product and process development for the Tubi mobile and OTT apps. I directly managed 2 different scrum teams each.
• Managed ongoing feature releases, design updates, hotfixes, and marketing programs for the ‘Tubi’ Mobile and OTT app(s)
• Managed ten global developers, two product managers, two product designers, and four QA engineers across two scrum teams
• Initiated and managed complete backlog overhauls helping to clarify project priorities, Sprint Goals, and project timelines
• Implemented revised agile/scrum processes and continuously sought ways to improve processes after initial rollouts
• Managed Change and coached teams on Agile + Scrum best practices and helped to better define roles within each team

Greater Los Angeles Area

• As Sr. Technical Project Manager and Scrum Master I managed the full development lifecycle of multiple internal-facing products including 'Bento' and 'Premier'. I directly managed 2 scrum teams which included in-house.
• Managed software projects from conception to launch including
• Directly managed two scrum teams each comprised of up to five developers, four QA engineers, designers, and product owners
• Planned all projects which included resource needs, Gantt charts, risk mitigation plans, RACI charts, and methodologies
• Resolved numerous project constraints throughout the lifecycle of each project including staffing shortages and scope creep
• Helped to foster department culture by gathering feedback and updating team values while managing ongoing project tasks

Los Angeles

• As Sr. Product Owner and Product Designer at Builder, I worked directly with B2C clients to help define product requirements including mobile and web products. In addition, I directly managed the planning, execution.
• Met with prospective B2C clients to define and negotiate product requirements and project budgets aka sales calls
• Created wireframes + mock-ups for web and mobile products to aid in the sales process of each assigned project
• Managed the product development from sale (new contract) through the design, development, QA and release of the product
• Successfully developed and delivered various mobile and web products including eCommerce and social media products
• Managed all change orders and project timeline updates until final delivery

Los Angeles

• Directly managed up to 5 simultaneous software projects including mobile and web products
• Helped B2C clients determine their business goals prior to building their custom software product (product discovery)
• Helped B2C clients finalize product requirements per their business goals
• Produced project plans which included resource needs, budget, milestones, timelines, and risks prior to project initiation
• Presented project plans and project progress reports to large groups including enterprise clients, company founders, and development teams

Los Angeles, California, United States

Playa Del Rey, California

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Mass Media

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneur Club

Associate'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies