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 • Reset the Product Discovery Process helping to mitigate missing or poorly estimated requirements• Reported to stakeholders on a weekly basis on release risks, sprint accomplishments, team goals, and overall project status • Met with individual team members on a weekly basis to gather process feedback, ensure alignment on overall team goals, and to help maintain team morale

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 comprised of up to 5 engineers including QA, product designers, and product owners. Our shared goal was to continuously improve our agile processes while scoping, developing and releasing new features across both apps. My responsibilities included;• 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 • Led all scrum ceremonies across all teams including standup, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and demos • Prepared project reports, for stakeholders, which included milestones, risk mitigation plans, sprint goals, and sprint accomplishments • Worked closely with product, design, dev, devOps and QA teams to improve overall collaboration and workflow between teams

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 and off shore software engineers, QA engineers, product designers, and product owners. My responsibilities included:• 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 • Planned the successful final delivery and user-onboarding of each product • Implemented and managed user + stakeholder product feedback loops (product support) including capturing and prioritizing feature enhancements and bug fixes

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 and delivery of assigned projects which included the design, development, QA, and release of the final products.My responsibilities included:• 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