Jennifer Cary

Development Associate

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Timeline
About me
Senior Business Analyst at Sharecare
Education
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  1998 - 2003
  BS Community Health Education
Experience
- Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
  Sept 2004 - Jan 2007
  Development Associate
- YMCA of Greater Saint Paul
  Jan 2007 - May 2010
  - Member Services
    Apr 2008 - May 2010
  - Teen Program Director
    Jan 2007 - Apr 2008
- HealthFitness
  Nov 2009 - Nov 2022
  Provide cross-functional project leadership for the company's top strategic initiatives. Examples of projects include the development a mobile fitness app, implementation of a virtual corporate fitness product, development and implementation of a contact tracing product for employers, and more. Manage budget, stakeholder communications, status reporting, and facilitation of the project phases. Success at leading projects in both the agile and waterfall methodologies.Two-time winner of the Dina Matson Making a Difference Award -- a prestigious honor within the organization. Show less Ensure the committed work completed by the development teams is of high quality and delivered at a predictable cadence. Leverage a strong relationship with the Product team to continuously complete their highest priority work.Generate iteration and release calendars and timelines. Perform regular backlog grooming with SMEs and Product Owners.Facilitate the Agile methodology, particularly continuous team improvement.Empower team members to do their best work. Ask questions that elicit critical thinking. Additionally, followed Kanban methodology to efficiently work through a technical-issue work queue when Scrum Master of a production support team. Clearly communicated to and partnered closely with the business partners to prioritize work and share progress of issue resolution. CSM. Show less
  - Senior Business Operations Analyst
    Apr 2019 - Nov 2022
  - Scrum Master
    Aug 2014 - Apr 2019
  - Subject Matter Expert
    Sept 2012 - Aug 2014
  - Supervisor - Health Coaching and Advising
    Nov 2009 - Nov 2012
- Sharecare
  Nov 2022 - now
  Senior Business Analyst
Licenses & Certifications
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate
  University of St. Thomas
  Aug 2019
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
  Project Management Institute
  Feb 2021
- Certified Scrum Master
  Scrum Alliance
  Oct 2014
- Certified Professional Project Manager (CPPM)
  University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
  Oct 2019
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Jennifer Cary
  Dina Matson Making a Difference Award Trustmark Companies Apr 2022 Honored as the associate to receive the annual Making a Difference Award, a notable honor from our parent company, Trustmark.
- Awarded to Jennifer Cary
  Making a Difference Award Trustmark Companies Jan 2014 Honored as the associate to receive the annual Making a Difference Award, a notable honor from our parent company, Trustmark.
- Awarded to Jennifer Cary
  The Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich Award for the Outstanding Graduating Senior College of HPERTE May 2003 The award recognizes one graduate from the College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Teacher Education who has shown academic excellence and qualities of leadership on campus and the community.
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer
  Issued by PMI Minnesota on Jul 2021
  Associated with Jennifer Cary
- Health Educator
  Issued by Annex Teen Clinic on Oct 2015
  Associated with Jennifer Cary
- Secretary Board of Directors
  Issued by Voyageur Outward Bound School on Jun 2011
  Associated with Jennifer Cary
- Team Leader
  Issued by AmeriCorps NCCC on Aug 2011
  Associated with Jennifer Cary