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Mehrangez Melikova

Newark,NJ

Summary

Detail-oriented Product Owner with expertise in communication and project management. Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in high-pressure environments while delivering results. Recognized for proactive problem-solving and optimizing processes to enhance team performance. Committed to achieving organizational goals through effective collaboration and strategic planning.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Owner

Ivy Pediatrics Medical
05.2023 - 01.2025
  • Collaborated with the product manager, lead architect, and other product owners to achieve program goals outlined in the Product Roadmap.
  • Gathered Business Requirements for migration of operational data from data warehouse to AWS cloud for reporting and analytics.
  • Prioritized and groomed the team backlog to streamline the execution of program priorities.
  • Actively participated in Program Increment (PI) planning every 6 weeks, Sprint planning every 2 weeks, daily Scrum meetings, and Backlog Refinement meetings.
  • Managed Virtual servers (UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux and Windows) on AWS EC2 using Open-Source Server.
  • Implemented and controlled the flow of data to and from AWS.
  • Created Ansible Playbooks as Wrapper to Manage Configurations of AWS Nodes.
  • Identified and documented risks, issues, and blockers, actively working to resolve them.

QA LEAD/Product owner

ST. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Long Island, NY
01.2022 - 02.2023
  • Participated in all phases of the software development life cycle, including developing test plans, test cases, and executing test scripts.
  • Gathered and analyzed business requirements and technical specifications of the application.
  • Conditions for desktop and mobile apps in an e-commerce environment.
  • Generated test data for functional and non-functional test cases based on end-to-end business processes.
  • Utilized SQL queries to design, test, and optimize databases, ensuring data integrity and efficiency.
  • Implemented AWS cloud and gathered requirements from data migration Teradata warehouse to AWS cloud.
  • Developed and automated test scripts aligned with the test strategy to ensure a risk-based approach and validate system integrity.

Product Owner/ UAT

Wells Fargo Advisors
NEW YORK, NY
07.2021 - 11.2021
  • Implemented a mobile financial payment system at a bank in Bangladesh using agile methodology.
  • Replaced the legacy wholesale banking system with a real-time core banking system supporting multi-channels.
  • Managed the implementation of various systems, including DC/DR setup, Internet Banking, automated check clearing system, Credit/Debit Card Management System, and the company website.
  • Integrated the shared ATM network with the new banking system.
  • Oversaw the implementation of the customer onboarding system, the Open Account processes.
  • Successfully launched the retail segment of the website, featuring Internet banking, online credit card applications, retail loan applications, and asset/liability product features.

UAT LEAD / Product Owner

NASDAQ
NYC, Remote
02.2021 - 07.2021
  • Elicited, developed, and documented requirements, Functional System Design (FSD), Detail Level Document Design, and use case flows for enterprise middleware applications.
  • Managed requirements at both project and product levels in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Reviewed and validated requirements with Business and IT stakeholders, participating in JAD sessions (Joint Application Development).
  • Created Agile user stories and acceptance criteria using Jira.
  • Assisted the Project Manager in defining project milestones, schedules, monitoring progress, and updating plans.
  • Reviewed test plans/cases and provided feedback.

Product Owner

Bank of America
Pennington, NJ
05.2019 - 02.2021
  • Owned the Product Backlog for User Experience and Design, ensuring it was well-maintained and prioritized.
  • Managed backlog by creating a prioritized list and product backlog, and assisted the team in breaking down tasks into smaller, manageable pieces for incremental delivery.
  • Led UAT (User Acceptance Testing) with stakeholders and provided training to end users.
  • Gathered requirements from business owners and stakeholders and collaborated with the development team to write user stories and epics.
  • Developed the Product Roadmap in collaboration with the Lead Product Owner and other stakeholders, managing scope, schedule, and cost constraints.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Tajik National University
Tajikistan
01.2011

Skills

  • Cloud computing expertise in AWS
  • Virtual server management with EC2
  • Data storage solutions using S3
  • Database services including RDS
  • Container orchestration via Docker
  • Automation with Jenkins CI/CD
  • Infrastructure provisioning using Terraform
  • Relational databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Teradata
  • Market trends analysis
  • User acceptance testing (UAT) methodologies
  • Selenium for automated testing frameworks
  • Test management through HP ALM tools
  • Regression and smoke test strategies
  • Agile project management in Jira and Rally
  • Collaborative documentation in Confluence
  • Ansible for configuration automation
  • Git for source code management
  • Proficient in Python programming language
  • Shell command line proficiency
  • Java application development skills
  • UNIX system administration

Certification

  • AWS Certified (e.g., AWS Cloud Practitioner)
  • Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
  • RPA & AI for Product Management

Accomplishments

  • Led successful AWS cloud migrations for healthcare and financial clients, streamlining data workflows and significantly lowering infrastructure costs.
  • Pioneered test automation initiatives that reduced repetitive manual testing, freeing up team bandwidth for higher-value QA tasks.
  • Delivered customer-facing digital banking solutions enhanced user experience and drove measurable adoption growth.

Core Expertise

  • Product Strategy & Roadmapping
  • AWS Cloud Migration & DevOps
  • Agile/Scrum Leadership
  • Test Automation & CI/CD Pipelines
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Financial/Healthcare Technology

References

References available upon request.

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Russian
Full Professional
Arabic
Native/ Bilingual
Persian
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Product Owner

Ivy Pediatrics Medical
05.2023 - 01.2025

QA LEAD/Product owner

ST. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
01.2022 - 02.2023

Product Owner/ UAT

Wells Fargo Advisors
07.2021 - 11.2021

UAT LEAD / Product Owner

NASDAQ
02.2021 - 07.2021

Product Owner

Bank of America
05.2019 - 02.2021

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Tajik National University

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