Product Owner Β· Fort Worth, TX

Bridging Operations and Product

Strategic product leadership for complex aviation operations

15+ years transforming operational challenges into user-centered product solutions. Deep expertise in compliance-driven environments, cross-functional leadership, and delivering measurable impact at scale.

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15+

Years Experience

100%

Compliance

6

Core Skills

What I Do

Core Expertise

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Product Ownership

End-to-end product strategy, backlog management, and user story refinement. Champion of clear requirements and compliant delivery across complex systems.

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Stakeholder Communication

Translating operational KPIs and technical complexity into clear strategic insights for leadership and development teams. Bridge between users, builders, and executives.

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Risk & Compliance

100% compliance track record using NIST, ISO/IEC, and SDLC frameworks. Expert in regulation compliance and labor agreement navigation. Embedding compliance-first thinking into every decision.

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UAT Leadership

Test data creation, acceptance criteria validation, and cross-functional UAT orchestration in non-prod environments. Ensuring user expectations and compliance requirements are met before production.

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Agile & Scrum Leadership

Sprint planning, refinement, Big Room Planning, and cross-squad coordination. Active participation in all Scrum ceremonies. Keeping teams aligned, focused, and delivering measurable value.

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Production Support & Issue Resolution

Rapid identification, reproduction, and hotfix coordination with dev teams to minimize operational disruption. Turning production incidents into process improvements.

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Cross-Functional Team Alignment

Building bridges between operations, development, product, and leadership. Facilitating collaboration across teams with different priorities and translating needs into actionable work.

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Process Improvement

Identifying bottlenecks and inefficiencies in workflows and systems. Implementing iterative improvements that reduce risk, increase velocity, and enhance user satisfaction.

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Requirements & Testing Oversight

Translating ambiguous needs into precise requirements. Designing and overseeing testing strategies that catch issues early and ensure products meet both technical and business criteria.

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Strategy & Roadmap Planning

Developing product strategy aligned with operational constraints and business objectives. Prioritizing features and initiatives based on impact, risk, and resource availability.

Background

Career Timeline

Current
Product Owner
Fort Worth, TX
Led product strategy and delivery for crew management and operational recovery platform. Managed backlog and user story refinement in Azure DevOps, defining requirements for system detecting crew disruptions from cancellations, connection issues, and FAR legality violations. Led cross-functional teams in developing automated capabilities to reposition crew, resolve scheduling conflicts, and accelerate airline operation recovery. Conducted comprehensive UAT across all environments, ensuring system accuracy for crew legality validation and compliance with federal aviation regulations (FAR) and JCBA requirements.
Capabilities

Technical Toolkit

Product

Agile & Scrum
Backlog Management
User Story Refinement
Azure DevOps
UAT Leadership

Operations

Regulation Compliance
Aviation Operations
Workforce Planning
Labor Agreements

Technical

AWS
GitHub / Actions
Cloudflare
SIEM
HTML & Linux

Frameworks

NIST
ISO/IEC
PCI DSS
CI/CD
COBIT
Credentials

Education & Certifications

Degrees

M.S. Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Western Governors University, Salt Lake City UT
B.A. Communication Science
University of South Africa, Pretoria

Certifications

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Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
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CompTIA Security+
CompTIA
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Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
ISC2
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Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council
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