Brie McInerney, Project Manager in Orlando, FL, United States
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Brie McInerney

Verified Expert  in Project Management

Bio

Brie is a project and product management expert with 10 years of experience creating digital strategies and experiences with users as the focus. Using the Agile methodology, she has overseen the development of software and iOS/Android applications for a range of Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller organizations.

Project Highlights

Disney Cruise Line (DCL) App
Launched and managed several releases of the DCL app including the first commercial features of the app.

Expertise

  • Agile
  • Agile Project Management
  • Kanban
  • Product Management
  • Project Management
  • Scrum
  • Scrum Master
  • Software Development

Work Experience

Senior Project Management

2016 - 2020
Walt Disney World
  • Managed team members and projects as a senior leader within the Digital PMO with the goal of continuous improvement. I oversaw the Disney Cruise Line (DCL) digital portfolio from the PM perspective.
  • Managed the portfolio budget $10-$15 million, staffing plans, and all expenses for all DCL digital projects.
  • Led the PMO team of eight project managers responsible for maintaining project discovery, delivery, inclusive of identified deliverables and milestone, timelines, scope, issues, dependencies, and risks for over 15 projects at a time.
  • Created full-scale master programs, project schedules, and communication plans consisting of multiple projects or tracks, including full work breakdown structure.

Senior Project Manager

2013 - 2016
Promet Source
  • Oversaw all usability work within Promet including site heuristic assessments, data and analytics review, usability testing sessions, and designs and presented all deliverables to our clients.
  • Oversaw the profitability of the user experience division which brought in $750,000 in new projects in the first year of operation.
  • Managed and coached all PMs on activities including resource assignment, budget tracking, scheduling, scope prioritization, and change control.

Project Manager

2013 - 2013
Moving Interactive, Avis Budget Group
  • Managed the redesign of both Avis.com and Budget.com and their mobile apps based on insights gained from UX analysis and user testing sessions with a focus on user-centered design.
  • Created project plans and monitored day to day productivity based on plan and made adjustments as necessary.
  • Prepared and executed multiple rounds of usability tests to expose areas for improvement, unmet customer wants and needs, and roadblocks to sign up.
  • Leveraged user data and analytics to inform purchasing decisions and user behavior to improve conversions in the sign-up flow.

Project Manager of Operations

2011 - 2013
Moving Interactive, Constellation Energy
  • Managed the operations and resources of all Moving Interactive projects at Constellation Energy, up to 25 at one time. Provided support for all projects and was the liaison between project managers and upper management.
  • Provided daily mentoring and support for all project managers for projects ranging from mobile apps, eCommerce sites, internal sales portals, and social media initiatives.
  • Developed weekly status reports and reported directly to the CMO on a weekly to bi-weekly basis keeping executives abreast of the various projects.
  • Created a standard process for project reporting, organization, and file sharing in the Confluence Wiki which was implemented company-wide.

Project Manager

2010 - 2011
Moving Interactive, Constellation Energy
  • Managed the design, development, and support of the residential sign-up funnel, mobile site, and mobile apps for all Constellation residential customers using agile practices.
  • Set up and administered user testing sessions to vet designs and functionality of site prototypes and iterated designs on a weekly basis based on actual user feedback.
  • Ran A/B tests to examine real-world feedback on new designs, content, and functionality and make changes as needed.
  • Developed and implemented live chat customer service functionality on a residential sign-up site as well as training procedures for back-end support.
  • Increased conversion by 33% which equated to a $1.2 million increase in net revenue for the residential segment through design and functionality changes.

Project History

Disney Cruise Line (DCL) App

Launched and managed several releases of the DCL app including the first commercial features of the app.

Managed over 20 designers, developers, testers, and analysts across multiple teams to deliver the DCL App feature enhancements. The new functionality expanded the DCL user base and included the first commercial features within the app.

Education

2006 - 2008

Master's Degree in International Business

University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida

2002 - 2006

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

University of Florida - Gainesville, Florida

Certifications

APRIL 2020 - PRESENT

Professional Scrum Master Certification

Scrum.org

Skills

Tools

Atlassian Suite, Jira, Confluence, Trello, Google Workspace, Slack, Basecamp, Apple Keynote

Paradigms

Agile Project Management, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

Other

Project Management, Product Management, Software Development, Scrum Master, Budget Management, Smartsheet, Microsoft 365

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