Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Affiliations
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Carrie Alsvary

Carrie Alsvary

Product Owner
Littleton,CO

Summary

Systematic Product Owner with a detail-oriented and thorough approach to defining requirements, outlining specifications and working with team members to bring to life high-quality products for customers. Good planner and problem-solver with in-depth understanding of Saas and Media products. Ready to offer 20 years of experience and take on a dynamic new position.

Overview

2
2
Certificates
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Product Owner

Starz Entertainment LLC
Englewood, CO
03.2020 - Current
  • Defined the vision and roadmap for the Starz apps that support the global digital media content pipeline.
  • Liaised with product team and development team to help break down requirements.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Managed implementation of new features by outlining plans and specifications such as how, where and when each component would work.
  • Attended Agile ceremonies, demos and production proving activities.

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Starz Entertainment LLC
Englewood, CO
02.2016 - 03.2020
  • Collaborated closely with upper management to drive strategy through development and implementation of new processes.
  • Elicited and clearly documented business and system requirements.
  • Managed vendor relationship, established test plans, wrote test cases, and implemented system tests. Awarded spot bonus twice for improvement of vendor relationship and the transparency of work with the vendor.
  • Served as technical support/user advocate for the user community. Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting.
  • Managed Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Audit requirements by maintaining document traceability, monitored internal SOX rules and regulations, and documentation reviews for the annual audits.
  • Developed flowcharts and diagrams to describe and lay out logical operational steps.

Director Promotion Planning and Scheduling

Starz Entertainment LLC
Englewood, CO
01.2008 - 01.2016
  • Spearheaded market research to identify branding opportunities, cement strategies and sustain loyal customer base.
  • Identified appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns.
  • Orchestrated, executed and monitored performance of promotional campaigns to boost brand and program awareness.
  • Analyzed workflows, business processes and systems used to enhance, automate, and expedite process improvements.
  • Managed team of 5 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.

Manager Promotion Planning and Scheduling

Starz Entertainment LLC
Englewood, CO
01.2001 - 01.2008
  • Managed the channel brand, on air messaging, and promotional campaigns to maximize interstitial reach and frequency across a suite of 17 linear channels.
  • Coached and supervised team of 5 Promotion Schedulers.
  • Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.

Education

Master of Science - Technical and Scientific Communication

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
08.1998 - 05.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Media Studies

Metropolitan State University Of Denver
Denver, CO
08.1994 - 05.1998

Certification

CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) Achieved November 2020

Affiliations

  • Mile High Agile December 2019 – March 2020 Volunteer Program Committee for MHA 2020 Conference
  • Rocky Mountain Cable Association (RMCA) 2018 – March 2020 Member participant and event planner.
  • IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) and IIBA Denver 2016 – 2020 Member and wrote BABOK articles for local chapter newsletter.
  • National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) DENVER Programming Chair 2016 – 2019 Planned, scheduled, and coordinated all event details to encourage an ongoing conversation about diversity and inclusion in the communications industry. Initiated a Professional Mentoring program for local chapter members.
  • Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) 2013 – 2015 Mentoring committee volunteer and Mentor participant.

Timeline

CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner) Achieved November 2020
11-2020

Product Owner

Starz Entertainment LLC
03.2020 - Current
CBAP (Certified Business Analyst Professional) Achieved February 2019
02-2019

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Starz Entertainment LLC
02.2016 - 03.2020

Director Promotion Planning and Scheduling

Starz Entertainment LLC
01.2008 - 01.2016

Manager Promotion Planning and Scheduling

Starz Entertainment LLC
01.2001 - 01.2008

Master of Science - Technical and Scientific Communication

Colorado State University
08.1998 - 05.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Media Studies

Metropolitan State University Of Denver
08.1994 - 05.1998
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