Rebecca Cellarius
St. Anne,United States
Summary
Dedicated Product Management professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Digital Service Expert/Product Manager
Directorate of Digital Services (DDS); U.S. Department of Defense
01.2023 - Current
- Created Mobile App with the 82nd Airborne Division to automate the flight manifest, delivered prototype 4 days; hackathon style
- Spearheaded a product trio to create an Ammo application to have the right ammo in the right place at the right time, delivered in one month
- Led a product trio to work with WHS is turn digital forms into web forms, delivered a prototype in 2 months
- Collaborate with my teams and stakeholders to develop and communicate the vision for the product
- Uncovers policies, laws, people/relationships needed to move a project forward
- Align and prioritize initiatives with the product roadmap in accordance with the customer’s needs and overall operational goals
- I have deep empathy for my customers, coupled with an approach to solving problems for them within our digital product landscape
- Work closely with engineering and design resources to develop feasible, viable and desirable solutions while incorporating fan feedback through multiple iterations of our products
- Look to better understand our customers and find opportunities to serve them through both qualitative and quantitative insights
- Clearly, communicate the performance of our product utilizing key communication tools like detailed mock-ups, user flows, and prototypes
- Document and organize requirements using Agile methods like themes, epics and user stories with detailed acceptance criteria
- Work with my teams to be able to create and communicate timelines utilizing modern tools and methodologies to drive toward completion.
- Managed stakeholder expectations effectively throughout the entire product development process.
- Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
- Implemented Agile methodologies for more efficient project management and team collaboration.
- Communicated effectively with team members to deliver updates on project milestones and deadlines.
- Optimized product performance with data-driven analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Coordinated design meetings and decisions with internal departments and teams.
- Coordinated beta testing programs to gather early-stage feedback and refine product features before wider release.
Sr. Project Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Developed and directed project management operations and strategic planning to meet organizational goals
- Completed $6.1M (project cost) with $32M ROI projects across 23 systems
- Created and implemented new processes for: new project request, project tracking and reporting, product development velocity and resource management
- Mentored Product Managers, Developers, and Project Managers.
- Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
- Developed and maintained project budgets to control costs and meet organizational and project goals.
- Nurtured strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, building trust and credibility that facilitated smooth collaboration on shared goals.
- Streamlined project management processes by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced costs.
- Oversaw large portfolio of projects to support teams, report progress, and influence positive outcomes for key stakeholders.
Product Manager
Winona IT
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Leader between cross-functional teams and business’ leaders to compile requirements
- Collaborate with Executive management to drive business solutions to business issues
- Define, create, maintain product requirements used by business, development and QA
- Drive scrum and agile cycle to increase bug fix and enhancements by 10%
- Accountable for solution design, feature prioritization and delivery of capabilities to competitively enhance a web and desktop app
- Determine product/development roadmap by industry trends, business strategies and user feedback
- Lead Product Trio for Product discovery, customer interviews, and opportunity mapping with cross-functional teams to deliver any necessary changes to the product
- Drive product/development strategic and tactical execution and implementation of products
- Monitor and analyze how well the product is performing including return on investment, user satisfaction, and reliability
- Help to drive channel strategies that balance demand generation and engagement objectives with relevant, thoughtful end-to-end customer experiences to maximize return on investment
- Executive level reporting, communication and presentations
- Agile methodologies including product backlog management, user stories creation and sprint planning, defect and bug management
- Developed comprehensive go-to-market strategies, ensuring successful product launches and brand positioning.
- Developed product documentation to communicate upcoming features and products to internal teams.
- Improved product functionality with innovative design solutions, resulting in increased sales conversions.
- Implemented Agile methodologies for more efficient project management and team collaboration.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
Manager, Sr. Product Management Group
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2015 - 10.2021
- Manage development teams that maintain in-house web applications, databases, reports, customer solution products
- Managed over 11 product portfolios with offshore development and QA
- Mentored 2 -5 product managers and 10 - 65 development and QA team members
- Created open communications and relationships with 1300 Store Managers, 5 contracted companies
- Leader between cross-functional teams and business’ leaders to compile requirements
- Collaborate with Executive management to drive business solutions to business issues
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with global outsourcing vendors, in-house IT, Business units while implementing performance metrics, contractual compliance, and SOW elements
- Mentor, lead and grow the career path of direct reports
- Maintain balanced workload between in-house and outsourced resources for a $3.5 Million-dollar project, converting a desktop application to a web-based application
- Define, create, maintain product requirements used by business, development and QA
- Drive scrum and agile cycle to increase bug fix and enhancements by 10%
- Ensure product definition and product and development life-cycle roadmap support the business drivers (i.e., revenue, audience, cost savings, strategic value)
- Accountable for solution design, feature prioritization and delivery of capabilities to competitively enhance a web and desktop app
- Determine product/development roadmap by industry trends, business strategies and user feedback
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver any necessary changes to the product
- Drive product/development strategic and tactical execution and implementation of products
- Monitor and analyze how well the product is performing including return on investment, user satisfaction, and reliability
- Help to drive channel strategies that balance demand generation and engagement objectives with relevant, thoughtful end-to-end customer experiences to maximize return on investment
- Executive level reporting, communication and presentations
- Creating and maintain accurate diagrams and documentation
- Helped plan, organize and lead annual Golfing fundraiser for 4 years
- Help plan, organize, lead and was a presenter at Annual Company meeting with 1300 managers, 100 Home office
- Agile methodologies including product backlog management, user stories creation and sprint planning, defect and bug management.
- Led change management from Scrum framework to Safe Agile
- Aligned with business strategy and managed multiple capital projects with $600k cost and a $3M ROI in 1 year, another $2.5M cost with $85M in ROI in 1 year
Inventory Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Developed and streamlining a new centralized inventory strategy to maximize inventory investments for the company by $23M
- Achieved operational excellence by continuously improving processes, systems, and procedures related to inventory management.
- Reducing Markdowns by $4M
- Innovation - Company award winner for creating a system to reduce and recycle inventory to maximize profits, generating in a savings of over a million dollars in a year.
- Developed accurate forecasting models to predict future inventory needs and inform purchasing decisions.
- Designed and implemented successful inventory control system to track inventory levels and optimize stock levels.
Senior Course Material Analyst
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Create, research, and analyze statistical and financial data to communicate and implement organizational goals and strategies for over 200 stores to positively impact inventory dollars, profit margins, and daily operations
- Mentored, Train and instruct over 200 managers
- Partner with Directors, VPs, and other key operational experts across the company to lead, support, and influence new and current business initiatives
- Forecasting, planning, and allocation proficient
- Work with vendors to coordinate and secure metadata for digital products.
Textbook Manager
College of DuPage
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Responsible for operation of an 8-million-dollar competitive textbook department serving 30,000 students
- Coordinated procurement and sourcing of all course materials in a timely fashion
- Supervised a staff of 5 to 50 employees
- Provided course materials management leadership to 20 textbook managers at other locations
- Mentored, Train and instruct over 20 managers, three trainees, and two store transitions
- Worked with home office associates on constructing new policies and procedures
- Extended excellent public relations on the campus and in the community.
Bookstore Manager
Macomb Community College
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Responsible for the operation of a $3.2 million-dollar bookstore, serving 15,000 students (full-time, part-time, and distance learning)
- Supervised a staff of 15 to 70 employees
- Extended excellent public relations on the campus and in the community
- Developed plans for special events and promotions
- Implemented a bookstore committee, helping educate the campus on buyback and text ordering policies
- Managed a million-dollar construction project for a new store on the college campus
- Received Regional award in 2004 for best financial performance.
Manager
Olivet Nazarene University, Governors State University
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Improved store profit by 5% in one year
- Supervised staff of 5 to 25 employees
- Received regional award in 2003 for highest decrease in controllable investment
- Worked closely with the campus administration and students to keep communication lines open and resolved any problems
- Implemented 30-60-90-365-day planner, floor plans, and seasonal merchandising projects.
Education
Bachelors of Business Administration -
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL09.2014
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- End to End Feature Delivery
- Timeline Management
- Product Vision and Strategy
- Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Planning
- Roadmap development
- Agile Software Development
- Requirements Gathering
- Feature Prioritization
- KPI Tracking
- Product Roadmaps
- Product Development
- Jira, Atlassian,DevOps,Figma, Google Workspace, MS Suite
Certification
- Software Product Management by University of Alberta on Coursera. Certificate earned at December 29, 2023 https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/BJNT3H8WWFKB
Timeline
Digital Service Expert/Product Manager
Directorate of Digital Services (DDS); U.S. Department of Defense
01.2023 - Current
Sr. Project Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
10.2022 - 12.2022
Product Manager
Winona IT
11.2021 - 10.2022
Manager, Sr. Product Management Group
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2015 - 10.2021
Inventory Manager
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2013 - 01.2015
Senior Course Material Analyst
Follett Higher Education Group
01.2010 - 01.2013
Textbook Manager
College of DuPage
01.2007 - 01.2010
Bookstore Manager
Macomb Community College
01.2003 - 01.2007
Manager
Olivet Nazarene University, Governors State University
01.1999 - 01.2003
Bachelors of Business Administration -
Olivet Nazarene University
- Software Product Management by University of Alberta on Coursera. Certificate earned at December 29, 2023 https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/BJNT3H8WWFKB
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