Leah Derry
Product Owner
Sharon,MA
Summary
Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Product Owner
MEDITECH
Westwood, MA
06.2020 - Current
- Gathered requirements, defined scopes, allocated resources and established schedules meeting or exceeding project demands.
- Managed a minimum of 6 projects each quarter while maintaining adherence to budget, schedule and scope requirements.
- Defined the road map and prioritized the backlog of work to meet the vision in a timely manner to meet market and customer demands.
- Drove and owned backlog grooming and management, prioritized the iteration and drove acceptance testing and delivery of iterations
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
Software Designer
MEDITECH
Westwood, MA
02.2008 - Current
- Collaborated with customers, software development, and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
- Designed 4 new products from the ground up, and countless features
- Interfaced with cross-functional teams of business analysts, developers and technical support professionals to determine comprehensive list of requirement specifications for new applications.
- Modified existing software to correct coding errors, upgrade interfaces and improve overall performance.
Supervisor, Development
MEDITECH
Westwood, MA
01.2005 - 02.2008
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
- Monitored employee performance and provided coaching and constructive guidance to address areas of concern.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Oversaw and optimized work of up to 16 QA Testers, then a team of QA Testers and Developers performing high-quality work.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA 09.1988 - 01.1992
No Degree - Human Services
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 09.1986 - 07.1988
Skills
Market and Customer Research
Strategic Planning and Education
New Product Development
Process Design and Reengineering
JIRA software
Timeline
Agile Product Owner
MEDITECH
06.2020 - Current
Software Designer
MEDITECH
02.2008 - Current
Supervisor, Development
MEDITECH
01.2005 - 02.2008
Bachelor of Science - Education
Bridgewater State University
09.1988 - 01.1992
No Degree - Human Services
Northeastern University
09.1986 - 07.1988