MICHAEL SAULNY
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Well-qualified product management professional familiar with Agile and scrum systems and how to effectively manage product development timelines. Effective at making important team decisions focused on moving products through planning, pre-production and production phases. Advanced skills in [Development tools]. Successful at collecting and defining feedback from stakeholders in order to plan effective stories that bring products to life. Exceptional skills in organizing workloads, building relationships and managing product development steps. Dedicated to addressing technical challenges head-on.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Owner
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
New Orleans, LA
09.2023 - Current
- Gathered detailed use cases and requirements through regular on-site visits, virtual meetings and customer advisory board sessions.
- Coordinated with third-party development team on engineering and professional service activities and tasks.
- Advocated for developing critical features in beginning steps to identify and resolve technical issues.
- Partnered with software development team to design custom applications and trackers to meet client needs.
- Provided guidance on best practices in Agile software development processes.
- Communicated regularly with stakeholders to ensure alignment on product strategy and vision.
Vacation Sales /QA Specialist
Bluegreen Vacations
New Orleans, LA
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Negotiated contracts with customers and managed the entire sales process from lead generation to closure
- .Provided guidance on financing options available for timeshares.
- Negotiated prices and closing details with customers.
- Performed Integration testing and ad-hoc testing to test the functionality of the modules
- Managed customer inquiries and provided information about timeshare ownership packages.
- Organized sprint planning sessions to ensure team members understand user stories and acceptance criteria.
Software QA Engineer
Harrahs Casino And Resort
New Orleans, LA
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Participated in daily stand-up meetings to discuss progress on projects and tasks assigned.
- Identified and documented any defects found during the course of testing.
- Conducted functional, regression, performance, integration and user acceptance testing.
- Created detailed bug reports with steps to reproduce identified issues.
- Tested functionality, performance and compliance of each product against design specifications to maintain strong development standards and high customer satisfaction.
Education
Katalon Certification
Katalon Certified
03-2024
AGILE CERTIFICATION -
Course Careers
01.2023
Skills
- Agile frameworks
- Risk Management
- PPAP Submissions
- Risk Assessments
- Information architecture
- Scrum expertise
- User Acceptance Testing
- Product issue resolution
- Business Analysis
- Roadmap development
Timeline
Product Owner
Wyndham Vacation Ownership
09.2023 - Current
Vacation Sales /QA Specialist
Bluegreen Vacations
02.2021 - 02.2023
Software QA Engineer
Harrahs Casino And Resort
06.2016 - 01.2018
Katalon Certification
Katalon Certified
AGILE CERTIFICATION -
Course Careers