Beatriz Sanchez
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Toptal member since April 30, 2020
Beatriz is a skilled project manager and product owner with nearly 15 years of experience in the software industry. She has a technical background as a software developer and extensive experience working with multicultural teams remotely for small-to-Fortune 500 companies in a variety of industries. Beatriz feels passion for delivering software within agile teams that solves a real customer problem, and she freelances because it gives her exposure to a wide variety of projects.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- API Integration
- Agile Product Management
- Backlog Management
- Data-driven Decision-making
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Project Delivery
- Project Planning
- Technical Project Management
Work Experience
Project Manager
Descriptive
- Facilitated adoption of agile practices for a 7-member cross-functional remote team. Spearheaded sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and daily standups, reducing average sprint cycle time by 20%.
- Oversaw delivery of redesigned booking process for client Puttschack. Aligned key stakeholders, managed an agile backlog with over 200 user stories, and led UX strategy, resulting in a 15% increase in online bookings in the first month post-launch.
- Partnered with engineering leadership to institute improved design review protocols and prototyping standards. Formalized a 4-stage design review process focusing on scalability, usability, and modularity.
Product Owner
Worldpay
- Contributed to the entire product lifecycle delivering solutions under budget that enable online payments in new markets.
- Collaborated with the outsourced development team on planning and executing iterations using SAFe, a set of organizational and workflow patterns for implementing agile practices at an enterprise scale.
- Cooperated with the product team for improvements in processes and procedures.
- Coached other team members on Agile, stakeholder management, and remote work.
Associate Product Manager
Cambridge University Press
- Defined the MVP and created the backlog for the implementation of a platform called Global Go in the UK.
- Contributed to an innovation project, defining the process and implementing the first stage.
- Analyzed and identified trends on big digital survey data using Zoho Analytics.
Technical Product Manager | Product Owner
PSL Corp
- Delivered multiple agile projects, adapting to the clients' SLAs and ways of working.
- Defined and implemented MVPs in collaboration with the product, design, and technical teams.
- Worked on two innovation projects to leverage technical skills within the company.
- Participated in projects using various technologies and frameworks such as React, Java, C#, Node.js, MongoDB, SQL, and Oracle, among others.
Software Developer
Berlitz
- Developed the learning cycle application for all the languages and courses offered for LATAM.
- Contributed to the collaboration with internal and external users on requirement elicitation.
- Implemented software artifacts on C# and SQL Server.
Software Developer
CNT
- Analyzed and designed the database model for a healthcare administration system.
- Supported the QA processes with data creation for security and performance tests.
- Implemented a program that allows migration of the database from SQL Server to Oracle, including test data.
Junior Software Developer
Icesi University
- Implemented modules for the internal administration system that allows for management of teacher, student, and program information.
- Delivered artifacts in Oracle Forms and Reports that support the business needs.
- Taught a SQL Server lab class for three semesters.
Project History
Subscription Service for a Consulting Company.
Implemented the MVP and worked on maintenance releases to adjust the product to other international markets.
Education
MBA Degree in Business Administration
Los Andes University - Bogota, Colombia
Bachelor of Science Degree in Systems Engineering
Icesi University - Cali, Colombia
Certifications
Software Product Management
Coursera
Big Data Scientist
Arcitura Education, Inc.
Certified Tester, Foundation Level
ISQTB
Skills
Tools
SQL, Jira, Confluence, Office 365, Slack, Rally
Paradigms
Agile Product Management, Scrum, Kanban, Agile Leadership, Agile Project Management, Agile, Testing
Platforms
Windows, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Education Technology (Edtech)
Other
Notion, Project Planning, Web, Project Delivery, Data-driven Decision-making, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Technical Project Management, Product Owner, Technical Product Management, Backlog Management, Process Optimization, Project Rescue, API Integration, Data Analysis, Remote Team Leadership, Web Applications, IT Project Management, Best Practices, Mobile App Development, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Consulting, Node.js, React, MongoDB, Systems Engineering, Business Administration, Remote Work, Agile Product Delivery, Startups, Cloud, Cloud Architecture, AWS Cloud Computing Services, Cloud Computing
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