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Amanda Schulz
Product Manager
Lake Geneva,WI
Summary
Adaptive, empathic, and detail-oriented Product Manager with a strong technical background and more than eight years of success managing software and product development, ranging from a Fortune 100 manufacturing corporation to a small digital signage startup. Thrives in dynamic, multicultural environments, and highly skilled in virtual collaboration with ten years of remote work experience. Passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Product Manager
UPshow
Chicago, IL
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Collaborated with co-founders, design, sales, marketing, customer satisfaction, and support teams to build roadmap and launch product features.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team lead located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Reviewed usage data and addressed customer concerns to drive business strategy at weekly planning and monthly steering committee sessions.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features using Notion and Jira to build requirements and communicate across teams.
- Conducted product demonstrations, recorded video tutorials, and performed testing and UI reviews for every release.
IT Business Analyst
John Deere
Moline, IL
10.2015 - 08.2021
- Led enterprise project with legal and compliance teams to develop and launch product that would minimize shadow IT and reduce security vulnerabilities to comply with GDPR.
- Developed and consulted on SharePoint sites with automation to promote better functionality and usability.
- Led SharePoint Community of Practice, providing virtual training and support to 7,000 peers around the globe.
- Led training and support activities for M365 enterprise implementation to optimize adoption, including launch and support of VisualSP.
- Collaborated well virtually with team members in the U.S., Mexico, Germany, and India.
IT Project Manager
John Deere Construction Division
Dubuque, IA
04.2006 - 10.2015
- Led technical upgrade project for my department to transition from legacy systems to SAP by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Started as IT Analyst developing, supporting, and automating legacy systems using JCL, SAS, SQL, HTML, COBOL, FTP.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 08.1996 - 08.2002
Skills
Product development
Project Management
Scrum methodology
Story planning
Documentation Management
Agile frameworks
Stakeholder relationship management
Editing and review
Corporate Communications
Software
Spreadsheets
Presentation Tools
Jira
Figma
API Integration
Certification
Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance - 2 yrs
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
Chinese proverb
Timeline
Certified Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Alliance - 2 yrs
10-2021
Product Manager
UPshow
08.2021 - 10.2022
IT Business Analyst
John Deere
10.2015 - 08.2021
IT Project Manager
John Deere Construction Division
04.2006 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science - Management Information Systems
Iowa State University
08.1996 - 08.2002