Karen Slaugenhaupt
Project Manager / Scrum Master
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Certified Project Manager and Scrum Master with 9+ years leading Agile delivery for enterprise-scale loyalty programs. Adept in project lifecycle execution (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), cross-functional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and PI Planning. Proven success in global software rollouts, continuous improvement, and digital transformation initiatives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager / Release Train Engineer
Kobie Marketing
St. Petersburg, FL
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Directed cross-functional delivery of loyalty solutions across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid models.
- Oversaw 20+ internal team members and 5+ vendor teams across design, development, and QA.
- Managed time-critical launches tied to business milestones with 100% on-time delivery of 7+ major features.
- Spearheaded and Facilitated PI Planning, improving forecasting accuracy by 20%.
Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager
Kobie Marketing
St. Petersburg, FL
10.2016 - 09.2023
- Boosted sprint velocity by 10% via Agile coaching and process optimization.
- Facilitated 10+ sprints, proactively removing blockers and reducing delays by 15%.
- Collaborated with U.S. and India-based teams to ensure 100% on-time rollouts aligned with budget and scope.
- Reinforced Scrum values to drive transparency, ownership, and team satisfaction.
QA / Production Support / Configuration Analyst
Medhok
Tampa, FL
01.2013 - 10.2016
- Executed software rollouts, QA testing, production support, and user training for healthcare system configurations
Education
B.A. - Technology Management
St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FLSkills
- Project Lifecycle Management (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
- Agile Methodologies (Scrum, PI Planning, Sprint Execution)
- Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
- Risk & Issue Management
- Resource & Capacity Planning
- Vendor & Offshore Team Coordination
- Digital Transformation & Delivery Optimization
- Tools: Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Timeline
Project Manager / Release Train Engineer
Kobie Marketing
09.2023 - 06.2025
Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager
Kobie Marketing
10.2016 - 09.2023
QA / Production Support / Configuration Analyst
Medhok
01.2013 - 10.2016
B.A. - Technology Management
St. Petersburg College
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