Melissa Kirtz

Melissa Kirtz is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in product management and database administration. Currently serving as a Senior Product Manager at Health Catalyst since May 2018, Melissa specializes in refining and prioritizing product backlogs, translating product vision into actionable development strategies, and crafting persona-based user stories. Previously, Melissa held the role of Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Health Catalyst, where responsibilities included optimizing the performance and security of hosted environments, automating developer actions, and implementing SRE methodologies. Melissa's career also includes significant roles at Preferred Credit, Inc. and Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, where expertise in high availability and disaster recovery solutions using SQL Server was developed. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Computer Information Systems from St. Cloud State University.