Monique Curtis
Product Manager
NJ
Summary
Experienced and highly determined Product Manager, passionate about developing innovative methods to drive sales. Specializes in leading teams through product design and distribution. Comfortable working in fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Product Manager
Face It, Boo LLC
, NJ
08.2019 - Current
- Review's sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Document's user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Prioritizes roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Coordinates project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Maintains positive vendor relations to build strong partnerships.
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts to bring products to market.
- Monitoring KPI’s including sprint velocity (20% increase), backlog refinement time (25% decrease), and roadblocks encountered (15% reduction), resulting in a 15% improvement in project visibility.
Sergeant/Scrum Master
NJ Turnpike Authority
, NJ
06.2011 - Current
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Facilitates Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Identify problems, impediments, dependencies, and other team dysfunctions.
- Collaborates with team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Co-creates and implemented daily shift schedules for sergeants and collectors, reducing overtime costs by 20%.
- Trains and mentors 20 new toll collectors monthly on procedures, resulting in more efficient workflows and decreased need for supervision.
- Streamlines and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks
Education
Associate of Arts - Visual Communication
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA 03.2009 - 06.2010
Associate of Science - Telecommunications Management
DeVry University
North Brunswick, NJ 07.2002 - 03.2004
Skills
Project Management
Research and trend analysis
Strategic planning
Brand building
Flexible and Adaptable
Risk identification
Customer interaction
Waterfall methodology
Risk mitigation planning
Interpersonal Communication
Attention to Detail
Multitasking Abilities
Training and mentoring
Team Building
Project planning and development
Advanced problem solving
Certification
Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Product Manager
Face It, Boo LLC
08.2019 - Current
Sergeant/Scrum Master
NJ Turnpike Authority
06.2011 - Current
Associate of Arts - Visual Communication
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
03.2009 - 06.2010
Associate of Science - Telecommunications Management
DeVry University
07.2002 - 03.2004