Christine Bowyer
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
I own the backlog, the roadmap, and the path to release. Ten years of delivering software and systems in telecom, insurance, and travel technology.
Open to Product Owner roles: remote or Denver hybrid.
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Product ownership across the software lifecycle
Each stage below is work I have done in a real role.
Discover
Gather customer feedback and stakeholder needs, then turn them into clear problems worth solving.
Switchfly, Pinnacol Assurance
Define
Write user stories and acceptance criteria, then prioritize the backlog against business goals.
Pinnacol Assurance, Switchfly, CenturyLink
Plan
Share the vision and roadmap, and run sprint and program increment planning so teams and stakeholders move together.
Switchfly (Scaled Agile Framework), Pinnacol Assurance
Build
Work with engineers on APIs, web apps, and delivery pipelines, and keep the technical vision aligned across three scrum teams.
Switchfly
Test and certify
Coordinate QA, device and firmware certification, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) so releases are approved before they ship.
Spectrum (APEX Systems), Switchfly
Release
Forecast, schedule, and deploy firmware on a quarterly release cycle. I built a release forecasting tool and ran daily reporting and weekly readouts through formal acceptance.
Spectrum (APEX Systems)
Operate and improve
Balance production support with new features, migrate legacy systems, retire what is no longer needed, and feed what is learned back into the roadmap.
Pinnacol Assurance, CenturyLink
Where I have worked
Release Manager, Spectrum (via APEX Systems)
- Led release management for customer premises equipment (CPE) firmware on a quarterly release cycle.
- Built a release forecasting tool to improve planning accuracy and speed.
- Set one release process across QA, firmware certification, UAT, and deployment.
Product Owner, Pinnacol Assurance
- Led enterprise content management (ECM) strategy, system migrations, and legacy decommissioning.
- Prioritized the backlog for an Agile Kanban team using Jira and Confluence.
Technical Product Owner, Switchfly
- Managed backlogs and roadmap for three scrum teams in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
- Aligned work on CI/CD pipelines, QA automation, and APIs with company goals.
System Engineer, CenturyLink, Level 3, and tw telecom
- Wrote user stories for enterprise quoting software and supported financial ERP systems.
- Bridged business users and development teams.
Range
Product
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO). Roadmaps, backlogs, stakeholders.
Delivery
Release management, UAT, firmware and hardware releases.
Systems
Enterprise financial, quoting, and content systems.
Automation and AI
Scripts, queries, GenAI, and prompt engineering.
Tools: Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Miro, Productboard, piplanning.io, Google Workspace. Education: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Computer Science emphasis) and Master of Business Administration, Adams State University.
BlüWaves Advisory
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- Communications & Market PositioningSharpen your message so the right people understand you and remember you.
- Grant Readiness & Fundraising StrategyBuild the case, the plan, and the systems that funders look for.
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