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Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® / Certified ServiceNow System Administrator / Business Systems Analyst / Agile Delivery
Cincinnati, OH
Updated: September 3, 2026


Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)

Summary

Product Owner/Business Analyst with 20 years of experience spanning technical operations leadership and Agile delivery. Currently embedded on Chick-fil-A’s ServiceNow platform team via Amdocs Studios, where I support three client-side Product Owners across requirements gathering, story writing, and end-to-end delivery for ServiceNow and API integration initiatives.

Before Amdocs, I spent nearly 20 years at iHeartMedia leading distributed technical support operations, eventually as Senior Director, Digital Applications Support — building and scaling teams, driving process automation, and keeping digital platforms running across a geographically dispersed organization.

I like taking ambiguous, messy problems and turning them into systems that actually work. My favorite kind of project starts with “nobody quite owns this yet” and ends with a clear, documented process someone else can run without me in the room.

A-CSPO and ServiceNow CSA certified. Bachelor’s in Information Technology (Summa Cum Laude), Southern New Hampshire University.


Work Experience

Product Owner / Business Analyst

Amdocs Studios - Cincinnati, OH (embedded with Chick-fil-A, Inc.)
August 2021 to Present

I’m embedded within Chick-fil-A’s internal ServiceNow platform team, supporting three client-side Product Owners rather than owning a product line independently. My work sits at the intersection of requirements gathering, story writing, and delivery coordination — the BA function underneath a PO title.

Selected work:

Day to day, I also facilitate Scrum ceremonies, train service desk and end-user teams, and coordinate with staff augmentation vendors to scale support capacity.

Senior Director, Digital Applications Support

iHeartMedia - Cincinnati, OH
January 2002 to July 2021

Nearly 20 years leading digital applications support operations across a distributed, multi-site organization — starting as an individual contributor and growing into a senior leadership role overseeing consistent service delivery, rapid incident resolution, and minimal downtime across geographically dispersed teams.


Education

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
Summa Cum Laude
Southern New Hampshire University
August 2015 to May 2020


Core Competencies


Certifications and Licenses

Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® (A-CSPO)

September 2026 to September 2028 Issued by ScrumAlliance

ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA)

April 2026 to April 2027 Issued by ServiceNow

Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO)

September 2026 to September 2028
Issued by ScrumAlliance
Maximizes product value through effective backlog management and prioritization, collaborates with stakeholders to align the product vision with business goals. Develops clear user stories, participates in sprint planning, and fosters a collaborative environment to drive success and ensure team alignment.

Explore Machine Learning

February 2024 to Present
Issued by Big Nerd Ranch
Machine Learning fundamentals, along with its practical use in application development.

React Essentials

December 2022 to Present
Issued by Big Nerd Ranch
Foundations of React development.