Teresa Sharp-Barnett Email & Phone Number

Fayetteville, Oh, Us

Milford, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Technical Product Owner with Encore Technologies, servicing Fifth Third Bank

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

✅ SNAPSHOT:I was recruited to this leading freight brokerage firm as Product Owner. Promoted within 3 months to Senior Product Owner to serve as voice of the customer and guide development teams in building software capabilities with the highest business and customer impact. Primary functions include user story development, requirement gathering, sprint planning, prioritization of product backlog, leading agile ceremonies, sprint reviews, strategic technology roadmap development, production support, and cross-functional collaboration.✅ SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS:🔹 Spearheaded turnaround of 9-month stagnated integration product, gaining clarity on requirements to successfully deploy application within 5 months while reducing manual efforts 60%🔹 Drove enhanced focus on cross-functional collaboration, eliminating communication barriers with reluctant business stakeholders through articulating value and consistent delivery on promises 🔹 Promoted within 3 months to Senior Product Owner, leading software development team of 9 while earning reputation for dedication, professionalism, and removing obstacles to foster success of others🔹 Recognized as requirement gathering SME and hand-selected by senior leadership to lead development of project requirement milestones for new ERP solution 🔹 Created foundational infrastructure to streamline processes, increase productivity, and improve collaboration, including developing unified backlogs, data flow mapping, and process flows✅ EXECUTIVE STRENGTHS:Strategic Planning and Execution, Product Management, Agile Methodology, Customer Support, Human Capital Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Change Management, Project Scheduling, Technology Roadmap Development, Requirement Gathering, Project Management, Scrum Framework, Production Support, User Story Development, Sprint Planning, Product Backlogs, Agile Ceremonies

✅ SNAPSHOT:I began with this grocery retail giant in 2003, promoted numerous times throughout career, earning Product Manager/Owner role in 2017. Led 3 cross-functional technology teams (2 offshore), utilizing SAFe Agile methodology, for discovery, planning, and development of products to support long-term strategic technology roadmap. Additional functions included creating, maintaining, defining vision, and communicating product catalog roadmaps, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.✅ SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS:🔹 Served as Project Manager for high-profile, 8-month, $1M commodity conversion project, leading cross-functional team of 35, completing product under budget🔹 Trained and coached over 100 end-users on category management applications and data structure, including curriculum design, creating PowerPoint presentations, and authoring training manuals 🔹 Assumed ownership of neglected mainframe team, rebuilding communication and relationships between software development teams and business users 🔹 Drove operating cost reductions, saving over 1200 hours annually through improved data availability, simplifying processes, and automation tools 🔹 Led end-to-end development and implementation of robust product restriction management tool, the company’s first web-based Azure application✅ CAREER PATH:Product Manager/Owner, 2017 – 2022 Lead Application Analyst, 2010 – 2017 Support Center Analyst, 2006 – 2010 Purchasing Administrative Assistant, 2004 – 2006 Order Processing/Data Transfer, 2003 – 2004✅ CERTIFICATIONS:Certified Scrum Master (CSM)Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner (A-CSPO)Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL 1)Professional Scrum Product Owner I and II (PSPO II)SAFe 6 Scrum MasterSAFe 6Product Owner/Product Manager Azure FundamentalsSix Sigma Yellow Belt IBM Enterprise Design Thinker – Practitioner

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology

Associate Of Science - As, Business Information Technology